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Indeterminates Live up to their moniker... They'll overwinter! While determinates Only lasts for one season They flower, fruit, die. My sweetest heirlooms Four mighty plants still standing Two years in a row! My wishful desire For next year's harvest season... Keep growing, growing.

Forecasts are for a mild La Nina which usually means low rainfall, cooler temperatures and relative humidities, all of which usually means greater conditions for freeze events.

My summer garden is done producing. I've removed all the old plants except for my basil which continues to thrive. I've weeded, turned the soil, and amended my soil with several inches of organic matter, which in my case was raised bed soil and some compost.

Sunflowers bring out the best in us. They bring us joy, happiness, hope and unity. But wait until you watch the newly released PBS Deep Look video, "Why Do Sunflowers Face the Sunrise?" that spotlights the research of UC Davis and UC Berkeley scientists.

If you are thinking of planting a tree, now is the time. Early autumn allows the plant to successfully settle into its new home and for its roots to sink into and spread out into the hopefully, cooler, damper earth.

Earlier last month, when it was in the triple digits, I was enjoying a few days' reprieve in Mendocino.

ATTENTION... The UCCE Riverside County office is looking for volunteer's for the upcoming harvesting of okra.

A recent NYT article joins a handful of other popular news outlets to highlight what they see as the failure of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion efforts. In this particular NYT Magazine article, The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I.

Tomatoes are among the top summer crops in the Edible Demo Garden and each year there are decisions to be made about which varieties to grow.

University of California's Research Consortium on Beverages and Health released a new fact sheet to help educate community members and decision-makers on added-sugar consumption in sugary drinks as a leading cause of tooth decay.