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Lavender Plant Care Jackie Woods UCCE Master Gardener Planting areas: prefers mild winters, warm, sunny summers and well-drained soil Size: 1' to 4' wide depending on variety Bloom season: summer Exposure: prefers full sun Pruning needs: prune after flowers are spent or in early fall Water needs: wa...

It is easy to take for granted the improvements to our current produce selections made possible by decades and centuries of careful observation by farmers, nurserymen, plant breeders and even plant hobbyists.

Sandy Szukalski and I enjoyed a visit to the McKinley Elementary School Garden this past week.

In this issue: Sustainable You! Camp State Field Day Ventura County Fair Entries Information Club Happenings: Mupu 4-H and Mira Monte 4-H...

HAREC education season ended June 29th with a memorable 4-H Sustainable You! Summer Camp for ages 9-12. The week long camp, now in its fifth year, is fun, interactive and focuses on the environment. Each day centers on a theme: air, land, food, energy, water..

Fall Horticulture Class-Tehachapi Xeriscape Principles for Water Conservation Early Announcement - 2019 Horticultural Study Tour: Thailand...

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Fulford joins UCCE as soil quality advisor Anthony Fulford joined UCCE on June 18 as an area nutrient management/soil quality advisor in Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin counties.

Agronomy and Weed Science Advisor, Merced County It's getting hot and dry in the Central Valley and the movement of equipment in and out of fields/orchards/vineyards has the potential to stir up a significant amount of dust.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have a 5+ year old bamboo plant in a pot (14" wide by 15" tall) that is probably root bound and appears ready to transplant to a larger pot or maybe into the garden.