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Those enrolling in the Wax Working, Honey and Hive Products, a first-of-its-kind class offered by the Elina Nio lab at the University of California, Davis, will learn how wax is made, how to collect it, how to process it, and how to make their own wax products such as candles and wax reusable food w...

It's quite interesting how certain plant geneses received their names; did the person discovering said plant in the wilds gives it their own name? Was the plant family named after a colleague or a friend or, perhaps, even after a loved one?

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State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Project Funding up to $100,000 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - UCCE Kern County 1031 S. Mt.

State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Project Funding up to $100,000 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - UCCE Kern County 1031 S. Mt.

Posted on October 6, 2019 by jaylund by Jay Lund Here is a partial collection of truisms on water management. These are common ideas that seem obviously true (particularly in the western US), but still offer insights and perspective.

So here are all these milkweed bugs clustered on a showy milkweed leaf, Asclepias speciosa. It's early morning and the red bugs are a real eye opener.

Like many Master Gardeners, Christy Gray came to the program with a range of experiences and a strong affinity for her San Bernardino community.

Even though summer has ended, there's still a ton of tasks for gardeners this month. In October you should continue to clean up any fruit that has fallen to the ground and to remove any fruit mummies left on the tree to help minimize diseases.

Its not too late to register for the San Joaquin Valley Spray Application Short Course (November 12-14). Here's a link to the webpage: https://ucanr.edu/sites/SJVSprayApplication/Home/ Here's a link to the full agenda: https://ucanr.