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Bee observation hives attract attention at the annual California Honey Festival. Visitors delight in pointing out the queen bee and checking out the workers and drones. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

California Honey Festival Is the Place to 'Bee'

April 26, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Show me the honey? Show me the California Honey Festival. The annual event, which emphasizes the importance of bees, and promotes honey and honey bees and their products, will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 4 at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, 1250 E. Gum St.
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Propogate geraniums and other soft wood perennials this month. For instructions, see the link at the end of this post. (Photo: Pixabay)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: April 26 to May 2

April 26, 2024
Whether the pest you face is plant or animal, remember safety first. Read labels thoroughly before opening containers that hold garden chemicals. Tasks Check drip and sprinkler systems clean filters, check emitters, fix leaks and re?set timers. Watch for Western grapeleaf skeletonizer.
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Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Spotlight on SWEEP - NAPA Farms, LLC

April 26, 2024
By Caddie Bergren
In 2021, Nav Athwal, of NAPA Farms, LLC received funding through the CDFA Statewide Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). He has 140 acres of young pistachio trees in Merced County, and wanted to build an irrigation system as efficiently as possible.
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Fire blight inhibits fruit development on pear. Jeanette Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

It’s Fire Blight Season!

April 26, 2024
If you are noticing droopy, dried-out flower clusters on your pears, Asian pears, quince, apples or crabapples, fire blight may be the cause. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium and is a common and frequently destructive disease that shows up in April and May.
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