Project Board Help

Test PB Collection: FTE

Test dynamic

Colusa County: Article

b December 2025

December 17, 2025
By Karyna Barrera
In This IssuePlant of the Month - The Mighty Oak TreeActivities at the Donna Critchfield Demonstration GardenRecipe of the Month - A Knock Your Socks Off Holiday FeastSafety Notes - Pruning SafetyGarden GuideScience Word of the Month - atmospheric riverLink to Constant Contact: https://conta.cc/47kz9HY …
View Article
Primary Image
Tiger Slug with a cluster of white eggs in a sandbox.
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Slugs of Winter

December 16, 2025
By Keyt Fischer
Here on the North Coast, we are blessed with moderate winter temperatures and abundant moisture in the form of fog, rain, mist, spritz, drizzle, downpours, and the occasional bomb cyclone. All that moisture and our abundant plant growth make for some terrific slug habitat. Now is the time to search out their…
View Article
Event Primary Image
fruit tree pruning
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Pruning Fruit Trees with Nancy Brown AP

Event Date
Jan 7, 2026

Program: Winter pruning of trees is the time to look at the tree structure and adjust it; since, without the leaves you can see the structure more clearly.  Pruning keeps the trees small and encourages production.  Importantly you should know the tree type and whether the fruit is born on new…
UC Marin Master Gardeners
View Event
Primary Image
Jeff Smith, curator of Lepidoptera collection, Bohart Museum of Entomology

A Tiny and Beautiful Moth from Texas

December 16, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Not everything is big in Texas.If you're used to seeing the huge Texas longhorns, with horns spanning eight feet in length from tip to tip, then this is quite the comparison.Entomologist Jeff Smith, the volunteer curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, just…
View Article
Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Pilot study suggests text messages to SNAP shoppers may improve awareness of farmers’ markets

December 16, 2025
By Danielle Lee, Sridharshi C Hewawitharana, Ron Strochlic, Samantha Sam-Chen, Wendi Gosliner
The California Nutrition Incentive Program, or CNIP, matches Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—or SNAP and also known as CalFresh in California—dollars spent on fruits and vegetables at certified farmers’ markets and other retail locations. This program is known in many places as Market Match…
View Article
Primary Image
Orange and yellow dahlia with a frog nestled in the petals
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Dahlias - Identifying Crown and Leafy Gall

December 16, 2025
By Karen Burgesser
 By Karen BurgesserDahlias are bushy, tuberous herbaceous perennial plants and belong to the Asteraceae family. There are only 42 species but over 57,000 cultivated varieties. Dahlias, native to Mexico, are designated as the national flower. Dahlias produce a starchy root tuber and originally were grown…
View Article