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This monarch caterpillar was reared from an egg collected on a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Welcome to the World of Monarchs, Greta!

September 1, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Welcome to the world of monarchs, Greta! We don't normally name the monarch butterflies we rear, but we decided that the first one reared from an egg "The Greg Way" would be named for Greg--naturalist Greg Kareofelas, associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis.
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Gaultheria pseudonotablis -Courtesy of June Walsh
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Gaultheria pseudonotablis Jam

September 1, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
This has been a special year at the Moss Family Temperate Woodland Garden in the Humboldt Botanical Garden. The Gaultheria pseudonotablis bloomed beautifully and bore fruit.
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Meyer Lemons - Photo courtesy of Jennifer Bell
The Coastal Gardener : Article

When Life Gives You Lemons - Make Pesto?

September 1, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
Lemons taste like summer. I have great memories of picking lemons from my grandmother's tree in Oakland, cutting them in half, sprinkling them with sugar and sucking the juice out.
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Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 08-31-2020

September 1, 2020
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 08-31-2020" ET Report 08-31-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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