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Meetings and Announcements Fall Color Development in Trees and Shrubs Galls of Oak Leaves...

Post-Harvest Clean up Zinc and Boron review Almond Variety Planting trends Potassium Management...

SAVE THE DATE! Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase Farm Call Summary 2019 Weed highlight: Branched broomrape Differentiating wilt and crown rot diseases in field SAVE THE DATE South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting...

Soil 101 By Leonard Cicerello UCCE Master Gardener I have lousy soil, but I want to learn how to garden. Deb, Los Osos The UC Master Gardeners Advice to Grow By workshop this month will be outstanding for beginning and experienced gardeners.

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills aimed at improving California's wildfire prevention, mitigation and response efforts.

Eye catching headline aside, the grass fly depicted in the first photo below has caught the attention of sharp eyed observers in area bathrooms. I've seen one too, and, yes, you guessed it, in a bathroom next to a fruit field.

So they don't infest neighboring areas with loads and loads of flies. Remember that time from egg to adult vinegar or spotted wing drosophila fly is something over two weeks when the conditions are right, so big piles of culls like these need to disappear fast.

SAVE THE DATE Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase November 6, 2019 | 9:00 am - 11:00 am (Registration begins at 8:30am) Meridian, CA More details coming soon! If you have any questions, please contact Sarah selight@ucanr.edu or 530-822-7515.

SAVE THE DATE! Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase Farm Call Summary 2019 Weed highlight: Branched broomrape Differentiating wilt and crown rot diseases in field SAVE THE DATE South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting...

When we moved into our home in Vacaville quite a few years ago, we discovered that the previous owner had done some amazing things with the landscaping. There were beautiful mature fruit trees, a gorgeous palm tree, and some lovely areas of the yard that had their own separate gardening areas.