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Fresno County 4-H: Article

August/September 2020 Guidelines

September 8, 2020
In This Edition: Fresno County 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Meetings, Pg. 2 Leaders Council, Pg. 2 CCLS (Community Club Leaders) - Need to Know!, Pg. 2 Achievement Night 2020, Pg. 3 National 4-H Week-Window Display Pg. 4 Girls Health Project-Lone Star 4-H Open to All Clubs, Pg.
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A Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, laying an egg on Labor Day weekend in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Happy Labor Day from a Gulf Fritillary

September 7, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Happy Labor Day! And what an appropriate time to post an image of a Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, depositing an egg! The females lay their eggs on the tendrils and leaves of the butterfly's host plant, the passionflower vine (Passiflora) but we've seen them depositing eggs on nearby fences whe...
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Weed Control and Microbial Amendments

September 7, 2020
By Ben A Faber
If you didnt hear or you want to hear again Here's your opportunity Speakers: Sonia Rios: Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor for both Riverside and San Diego Counties.
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Finished Salt in Storage Containers
Master Food Preserver SLO/SB Counties: Article

Cabernet and Salt-A Perfect Match

September 7, 2020
Photo credit: Debbie George What to do with all those bottles of wine? Well the obvious is to pour a glass and enjoy! The other would be to use in cooking a fabulous coq au vin or create a rich burgundy stew. But I digress...
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Spill the Beans: Article

Shelter at Home Garden Projects

September 7, 2020
by Barbara Campbell Like many gardeners, UC Master and otherwise, I've been busy in my yard these last five months. In fact, I started last November, when I completely cleaned out a 100 foot square patch in my front yard for a California native garden.
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Removing avocado suckers with glyphosate

September 6, 2020
By Ben A Faber, Brad Hanson
From the Topics in Subtropics newsletter (8/26/2020) *********************** This is not good. You find an avocado tree with sun blotch or it is time to thin the orchard and you remove the offending tree.
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Sunflowers.

September 4, 2020
By Julie Pramuk, UC Master Gardener of Napa County At this time of year, you can spot sunflowers growing in many gardens and along roadsides in Napa Valley. Sunflower stems can grow nine feet tall, producing large. stunning flowers.
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