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Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Gardener's request: I've just caught and identified what looks like a California Angle-wing Katydid.

I woke up on my seventeenth birthday to find my parent's juvenile maple tree had magically converted to a banana plant overnight and had a resident monkeyand no, I was not dreaming.

In this Issue: Costs vs. Benefits: The economics of using livestock guardian dogs.

Back in February, butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, told a monarch butterfly summit on the UC Davis campus--organized by the Environmental Defense Fund--that the monarchs are "on life support.

Over 3,000 Corpsmembers graduate from the California Conservation Corps (CCC) every year. Some jump right into the workforce, but many enroll in college courses or seek additional training and professional development.

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

We are recruiting the 2020 Colusa County Master Gardener class! If you are interested come to our "Meet the Master Gardeners" orientation and learn more about the Master Gardener program. Friday November 15 1 pm 100 Sunrise Blvd.

A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that is more cost effective than anything currently available and responds to the global need to regulate water consumption in agriculture. https://today.uconn.

By Donna Woodward, UC Master Gardener of Napa County When is a plum a prune? Short answer: When it's dried. That's what the dictionary says, but common terminology is not always so straightforward. A few years ago, I planted a plum cultivar called Improved French Prune.

A short drive around Chico's various neighborhoods will convince you that people love their front lawns. They must, because the lawn is the most prominent landscape feature for the vast majority of homes. And yet, we seldom see people outside actually using their front lawn spaces.