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Eschscholzia caespitosa Sundew
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Commercial Nurseries

February 27, 2019
It's raining once again. Because I'm a plant enthusiast and I loooove going to see the little plants growing. My favorite thing to do is to visit wholesale plant nurseries. ESCHSCHOLZIA caespitosa 'Sundew' Most wholesale nurseries buy pre-ordered plug starts.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day - Thursday, February 28, 2019 Email Extra

February 27, 2019
Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Veterans Memorial Hall, 1425 Veteran's Memorial Circle, Yuba City 12:00 pm Registration 1:00 pm Welcome & Moderator 1:05 pm 2019 Pesticide regulation updates 2:30 pm - Break 2:50 pm - Working for the Future 3:35 pm - Irrigat...
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avocado root rot no mulch
Topics in Subtropics: Article

P Confusion in the Avocados

February 27, 2019
By Ben A Faber
It is such a simple little letter, P. It stands for the element phosphorus. It is often misspelled as phosphorous which is an adjective, but even in technical literature it is misspelled. But that's not the end. Phosphorus is an element that takes many forms called oxidation states.
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Natural history photographer Clay Bolt photographs Wallace’s Giant See in its nest. The bee nests in active termite mounds in the North Moluccas, Indonesia. (Copyright Simon Robson)
Bug Squad: Article

In Search of the World's Biggest Bee: How It Came to 'Bee'

February 26, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Imagine you're in an Indonesian rainforest and a humongous bee, with a wingspan of two and a half inches, flies over your head. The world's largest bee, known as Wallace's Giant Bee (Megachile pluto), considered extinct since 1981, lives. It's not extinct, after all. You probably read the news.
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