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Glenn County: Article

Prune Notes - March 2018

February 27, 2018
In this issue: Dry, Warm Winter Raises Questions about Irrigation Thinning Prunes Evaluating New Rootstocks: Whats the Latest?
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Backyard Poultry Egg Study UCANR 2 preview
From Soil to Science: Article

Citizen Science project: Backyard Chicken Egg Study

February 27, 2018
Introducing Dr Maurice Pitesky, the Chicken Whisperer. Maurice has a great opportunity for egg-loving residents to have their backyard chicken eggs tested for FREE! Request to you: If you have egg laying chickens, this is the project for you.
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Kern County: Article

Volume 16, Winter 2017-2018

February 27, 2018
South American Palm Weevil is threat to Coachella Valley Date and Ornamental Palm Growers Template for Estimating Value of Tree Loss After the Fire and Before the Rain, What to Do...
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Timers
A Garden Runs Through It - UCCE Master Gardeners of Colusa County: Article

Repair Worn or Broken Irrigation Components

February 27, 2018
By Gerry Hernandez
Both sprinkler and drip irrigation systems should be checked regularly for broken components for leaks that may otherwise go undetected. Examples are clogged nozzles, worn nozzles, tilted sprinkler heads and heads in the same zone with varying output rates.
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photos by Betty Homer
Under the Solano Sun: Article

SOMA Camp 2018-Introduction to Mushroom Identification

February 27, 2018
During Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend in January 2018, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a mushroom camp put on by the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) at the Catholic Charities CYO camp in Occidental, California (I assume SOMA leases the space for the mushroom camp).
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