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Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Fruit Tree with Edible Stalks

February 14, 2019
If you like growing unusual fruit trees, you may want to consider growing a Japanese Raisin (Hovenia dulcis) tree. The actual fruit produced by the tree is small (only about a inch), hard, dry, brown and inedible.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on a spiked floral purple plant, Salvia indigo spires (Salvia farinacea x S. farinacea). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bee My Valentine!

February 14, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Remember receiving valentine cards that read "Bee My Valentine?" Well, every day can be Valentine's Day when there are bees in your garden.
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Sacramento Valley Field Crops: Article

Wheat Field Day and Spanish Language Training for Field Workers

February 14, 2019
By Sarah E Light
UC Cooperative Extension is Pleased to Announce Two Upcoming Events: Wheat Field Day in Colusa County Tuesday, March 12th ~ 9:00-11:00 am Topics Include: -Small Grains Variety Testing and Resources -Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Small Grains -Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demo Contact Sarah Light, Agr...
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Field Bindweed
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

A Valentine's Day Blog Post: Weeds With Pretty Names (Re-Posted)

February 14, 2019
You just KNOW that some plants are considered weeds. Their common names give them away. They sound awful. Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum). Ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus). Devil's claw (Proboscidea lutea). Smellmelon (Cucumis melo). Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis).
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Palmer amaranth, a fast growing summer annual weed, along the edge of a corn field
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

A Valentine's Day Blog Post: Weeds With Pretty Names

February 14, 2019
You just KNOW that some plants are considered weeds. Their common names give them away. They sound awful. Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum). Ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus). Devil's claw (Proboscidea lutea). Smellmelon (Cucumis melo). Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis).
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Noticias: Article

¿Qué puedo hacer para que mi niño desayune?

February 14, 2019
En la carrera diaria por llegar a la escuela a tiempo, el desayuno no es prioridad para millones de estudiantes. Te quita tiempo, no me da hambre tan temprano, prefiero dormir, son algunos de los argumentos frecuentes de nios y adolescentes en medio de las prisas.
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The Cowtown Chili Boys of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club--from left, Xander Lovell, Matthew Agbayani, Ian Weber and Francis Agbayani--test the temperature of their chili at the Solano County 4-H Chili Cook-Off. They went on the win the competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California 4-H Grown: Article

Solano County 4-H Grows Great Cooks!

February 13, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
The Solano County 4-H Skills Day is an opportunity for 4-H'ers to show what they've learned in their projects and demonstrate their showmanship skills.
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