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This week, they discuss setting your irrigation settings, potential fire hazards, mulching, what's flowering in June, and even great herbs for barbequing! Don't forget to feed your summer veggie garden too. Learn more and listen to "In The Garden" radio show podcasts.

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is soliciting proposals for new soil conservation management practices to be considered for future inclusion in their Healthy Soils Program.

If you missed UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey's well-attended seminar on "California's Fruit Fly Invasion: A 70-Year Struggle Nears Critical Mass," it's now online on YouTube.

La recolección de fresas, arándanos o cerezas, los paseos por rancheras para visitar cultivos de flores, la estancia en pequeños hoteles rurales e incluso las catas de vino son algunas de las actividades del agroturismo que muchos pequeños agricultores están incorporando a sus negocios.

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Ricinus communis also commonly known as the castor oil or castor bean plants which are flowering perennials in the Euphorbiaceae family. They are native to the Mediterranean basin, East Africa and India.

I've never been a fan of garden art. I get a kick out of it in other people's gardenstwee fairy abodes, a face attached to an oak tree like a huge Mr. Potato Headbut in my own garden, plants are serious business and there is no time for whirly birds or bunnies sporting blazers.

Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is an invasive, aquatic weed that can be found in many slow-moving fresh water bodies in California. The plant forms large mats that can crowd out native plants, restrict water flow, and interfere with boating and fishing.

Essential warm season irrigation checklist for Alameda County gardens. Test sprinklers, drip systems & timers to keep plants thriving all summer.