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Updated links and republished Oct 2019. Many residents in Sonoma County live in or near fire danger. For those who do live in a high fire area, knowing what to do when conditions are ideal for a forest (or urban fire) is essential.

This is issue contains the Sabbatical Report II, with information about 4 possible cultivars for California and information about the upcoming meeting in Arizona.

What is a moon garden? It is a garden that incorporates reflective surfaces, light-colored flowers, fragrant plants, and peaceful sounds, all meant to be enjoyed by the light of the moon. It is the perfect garden spot for busy professionals who don't have time during the day to enjoy their gardens.

by Penny Pawl, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County Over the years, many people have attended compost workshops conducted by the City and County of Napa and the Napa County Master Gardeners.

A couple of weeks back, I had a chance to see the Hispanic Heritage Month video that featured DREC director, Jairo Diaz. I meant to find other videos, but I lost track of the thought. Today I had a chance to see those videos featuring Fe Moncloa, Maria de la Fuente, and Aileen Carrasco Trujillo.

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Consider the tsetse fly. The blood-sucking insect, which transmits the parasite that causes human and animal trypanosomiasis, has wreaked havoc in African countries.

Continue planting your winter vegetable garden. You'll hear about most everything that will help you maintain your garden this month. Oooh . . . Pumpkins! Would you like to get updates from the Orange County Master Gardeners? Hear about what we are doing in the community Receive the "Garden Beet".

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).

Reposting from UC Small Grains Blog (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=31431) ... Results for the 2018-2019 fall planted UC Statewide Small Grain Variety Trials are now available at: http://smallgrains.ucanr.