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Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have another garden question. We have a fuchsia and an unknown green plant (to the left of the fuchsia in the photo) in dire need of serious pruning in our West County yard.

Are you tired of hand-pulling weeds from your yard or garden, and want to use an herbicide? Seen your friend's post on social media for a quick and easy guide to make your own herbicide but aren't sure if it's really a good idea to use? So many questions, so little time.

We've moved on to our second destination, leaving Perth behind. The only clue I have to provide for our new location is that we are in a different time zone, an hour and a half away. This might be the first time I have experienced a half time zone'.

In this issue: Events Calendar--don't miss out on important due dates Seeking People with Passion for Management & Program Boards Belt Buckles Cowboy Poetry Contest Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers Fair Booth--Help Wanted! Fair Contacts & Barn Chart (page 6) Record Books Officer Training--sign u...

In this issue: Events Calendar--don't miss out on important due dates Seeking People with Passion for Management & Program Boards Belt Buckles Cowboy Poetry Contest Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers Fair Booth--Help Wanted! Fair Contacts & Barn Chart (page 6) Record Books Officer Training--sign u...

UC Rice Weed Course Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 8:00 AM-4:10 PM Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.

Like a moth to a flame... That's what it will be like when folks flock to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday night, Aug. 3 for its annual Moth Night. It's free and family friendly--and it's all in keeping with National Moth Week: Exploring Nighttime Nature, July 20-28.

By Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County For the last three years I have been battling gophers in my garden. They have pulled artichoke plants down their hole and last summer took out my peppers and eggplants. A young fig tree had only a chewed-on place where its roots had been.

In the space of several days in early June, I received phone calls from two foothill cattle producers about an unusual number of dead and dying blue oaks on their annual rangelands.

Here is the August 2019 4-H Spirit- includes information on project completion rules, Fair news, enrollment, and more.