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In this issue: -Central Area Youth Summit -Drive Thru Dinner -Updated PDR...

Book of the Month Lasagna Gardening Ornamental Plant of the Month Vermillionaire Firecracker Plant Edible Plant of the Month Chard Recipe of the Month Autumn Harvest Salad with Pomegranates Events Second Saturday at the Library - November 9 Garden Chat - November 26 Wreath Workshop - December 7...

Driving through Canada was quite beautiful and since we were on vacation, we stayed on rural roads, mostly in the Rockies. The first thing that struck me was the beautiful orange-red hue of the distant hills very widespread and quite striking. We immediately wondered what plant it was.

From Deakin University in Australia...

Saturday November 9 10 am to noon Colusa County Library, Colusa Topic: Planting Spring Bulbs...

The very fact that avocados can be grown in hard to get to places means that the trees are also in areas that are subject to wildfire damage. Recently several hundred acres of avocado burned in the foothills. The fire was fanned by high winds and low humidity.

Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Gardener's Request: Thank you for contacting the UC Master Gardener Program Help Desk about the ant pests in your recently installed raised bed vegetable garden.

The week has flown by. The fall is flying by. It's all good but hard to keep up. Others have made the same comment. I hope this isn't a sign of age. Monday turned out to be one meeting after the next, but all good meetings.

The emerald ash borer, a wood-boring beetle native to northeastern Asia and now invasive in much of the United States, doesn't just target ash trees. The jewel beetle engages in host shifting.

Summary Note Mechanical cultivation is a useful tool in controlling herbicide-resistant Italian ryegrass individuals in a rainfed wheat system but is only about half as effective as Axial in reducing overall pressure from Italian ryegrass (expressed as a percentage of total groundcover).