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The Coastal Gardener : Article

Help - What is Eating My Rose Bush?

August 3, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
"Something is devouring my rose bush! It looks like a tiny caterpillar. I have tried picking them off, but they are so tiny it is hard to see them. I have sprayed it with BT but that doesn't seem to be helping. Once it was a beautiful rose bush, now the leaves look like Swiss cheese.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Budget update and strategies

August 3, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
As you know, the University is experiencing severe fiscal challenges across all locations because of COVID-19 and its economic fallout. UC ANR is facing a possible 12.7% budget reduction for the 20-21 fiscal year.
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A bowl of today's lettuce-leaf basil harvest.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Lettuce-Leaf Basil

August 3, 2020
By Dustin W Blakey
Basil is one of my favorite things to grow in the garden. It's easy, mostly pest-free, and best of all: I like it. I usually go overboard and grow more than one kind of basil in the garden. This year I grew sweet basil, Thai basil, and Mammoth' lettuce-leaf basil.
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Photo by Diane Galvan
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Preserve Your Tomatoes

August 3, 2020
Preserve Your Tomatoes By Carol Michael UCCE Master Food Preserver Our tomato vines are heavy with fruit. We have plenty for sandwiches, salsa and salads. Can you give suggestions to safely preserve them for winter? Jason R., San Luis Obispo There are many methods to preserve tomatoes.
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A honey bee encounters a lady beetle, aka ladybug, on mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Is Not Our Planet. Whose Planet Is It?

August 3, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mention "beetles," and most folks think of that iconic English rock band from Liverpool. You know, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr? But to entomologists, "The Beatles," means "The Beetles.
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Nathanael puts up fencing for the sheep. Photo from https://fibershed.org/2019/09/04/california-cotton-fields-nathanael-siemens-on-a-10-acre-model-toward-regeneration/
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Grower Profile #3: Nathanael Siemens, Fat Uncle Farms

August 3, 2020
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
Practices: No-till, animal integration, alley cropping, poly cropping, composting, and cover cropping Nathanael Siemens is an organic grower juggling a variety of crops, fields, and systems across California. He has a 150 acre farm in Modoc County and another 10 acres in Kern County.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New report by NPI researchers describes schools' challenges, needs and priorities before reopening in Fall 2020

August 3, 2020
By Danielle Lee
In May 2020, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers Suzanne Rauzon and Hallie Randel-Schreiber collaborated with Kaiser Permanente, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and other national school health partners to survey educators across the nation about overall readiness to return to learning for t...
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