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UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

Online Ordering

Event Date
Jun 4, 2025

Learn about:Ordering plants and tress online-is it worth it or not? It depends...Shipping "problems" and how to avoidUsing online tools on different websitesYouTube and gardening groupsThe importance of knowing your zone and your microclimatesActivity: Website exploring together
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County
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Identifying Mechanism to Citrus Greening

April 15, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Scientists decode citrus greening resistance and develop AI-assisted treatmentPeeChinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersYE JianInstitute of Microbiologyjianye@im.ac.cn Cell: 86-10-64807363 image: Decode natural resistance against citrus greening disease and Develop AI-designed disease…
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UCCE Siskiyou: Event

Transition to Certified Orgaic Workshop

Event Date
Apr 26, 2025

“10 Steps to Organic Certification” Katharina Ullmann, UC Organic Agriculture Institute“Livestock Health in Organic Agriculture -- Focus on Prevention” Gabriele Maier, UCDavis"Soil Health and Nitrogen Management in Organic Production” Joji Muramoto, UC Cooperative Extension Organic Agriculture…
UCCE Siskiyou
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Joy of Zoo Gardens

April 15, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Erin Mahaney, UC Master Gardener As a gardener, one of the charms of visiting zoos is not only seeing the animals, but the zoo plantings as well.  Even now that the children are grown, we have continued our family tradition of visiting a local zoo on the last day of a big trip when everyone…
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Managing Pesticides

April 15, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Nature’s plan for delaying pest resistance decipheredA new study cracks the code for increasing sustainability of the pest-killing proteins in genetically engineered crops.University of ArizonaElena LopezUniversity of Arizonapelopez@arizona.edu Cell: 5203428712 Farmers in dozens of countries have…
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UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County: Event

Hummingbird Gardening

Event Date
Apr 15, 2025

Learn about these fascinating pollinators, what species you might see in our area, and how you can attract them to your garden.  
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Event

CropManage Hands-on Workshop

Event Date
May 8, 2025

2025 CropManage Hands-on Workshop - VenturaDAY/DATE: May 8, 2025TIME:1:00 - 4:30 PMLOCATION:United Water Conservation District. 1701 Lombard Street. Oxnard, CA 93030 CropManage is a free online decision-support tool for water and nitrogen management of many crops.In Ventura County, the…
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
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UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County: Event

Hummingbird Gardening

Event Date
Apr 22, 2025

Learn about these fascinating pollinators, what species you might see in our area, and how you can attract them to your garden. 
UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County
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UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County: Event

Hummingbird Gardening

Event Date
Apr 23, 2025

Learn about these fascinating pollinators, what species you might see in our area, and how you can attract them to your garden. 
UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County
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Butternut squash planted without tillling the soil after cutting down cover crop. Jeanette Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

“No Till” Gardening

April 14, 2025
In the wild areas on our planet, trees, bushes, and grasses grow on ground that has continual additions of new layers of dead and dying plant matter. Leaves fall from trees and shrubs, grasses dry in the summer: these materials cover the soil and gradually decompose. No Till gardening takes its cue from…
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