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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: Questions about Winter Growing of Beets, Snap Peas and Brussels Sprouts Hello! Reaching out for a little help with my fall/winter garden.

The first step in developing an effective weed management program is being able to properly identify the weed species that are infesting a field. But why? Why is weed identification so important? Simply stated, because not all weeds are created equal.

It's time to revisit the "13 Bugs of Christmas!" Back in 2010, two innovators with the UC Davis Department of Entomology (now the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology) decided that "The 12 Days of Christmas" ought to be replaced with insects.

The House and Senate have passed the compromise Farm Bill, sending the legislation to the president for his signature. Capital Public Radio's Julia Mitric asked Glenda Humiston, UC vice president for agriculture and natural resources, what the Farm Bill holds for UC ANR and California.

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - November 23, 2018 - Herbicides have been instrumental in managing Italian ryegrass, a weed that frequently competes with perennial crops in California.

You may have heard about the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), a tiny insect that spreads a disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. Infected citrus tree fruits remain green and do not ripen, and the fruit tastes bitter. Diseased trees decline and eventually die. There is no cure.

Thinking about becoming a UC Master Gardener of Colusa County? Meet the Master Gardeners information meeting on January 3 at 1 pm. 100 Sunrise Blvd., Colusa We are trained by the University of California in research based horticulture practices. What do we do? We teach workshops.

I said goodbye to an old friend this week. We had been friends and sometimes not so friendly but I always loved my friend. My old friend was a Salvia greggi (red), yes a plant. We had been together here at this house over 25 years. But as time passed my friend started to age and look old.

Just call these "something sweet" and "something neat." Yesterday on Bug Squad we featured holiday gifts available at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis--from calendars, t-shirts and sweatshirts to books, jewelry, posters, and insect-collecting equipment.

The Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension Center (COAREC) invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position.