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Why do I love dahlias so much? They are the perfect summer flower blooming in a wide range of forms and colors, from brilliant reds and purples to variegated pinks and lovely whites.

This season may be a late-planted one due to the potential for a wet and cool spring. Our research has shown that delayed planting reduces yield potential (yields tend to be about 5 sacks/acre less when planted at end of May compared to beginning of May).

David W. Cudney, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away in Riverside on March 30. He was 82. Cudney joined UCCE in 1964 as a farm advisor for Imperial County. In 1978, he became a UCCE weed science specialist for Southern California, based at UC Riverside.

In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Club Attendance Winner 2- Record Book Reminders 3- 4-H Fair 3- Sheep & Goat Camp 3- Color Me Green Run 4- Clover Fest 5- Summer Camp 5- 4-H Sheep & Goat Show 6- Horse Project Updates .

Did you know that California is home to more than 1600 species of undomesticated beesmost of them nativethat populate and pollinate our gardens, fields, and urban green spaces?--Source: California Bees and Blooms, a Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists.

Professor Irene Garcia Newton of the Indiana University Department of Biology, Bloomington, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Seminar on "Friends with Benefits: Protective Microbial Symbiosis in the Honey Bee" on Wednesday, May 10.

Native bees will join the celebrated honey bees at the California Honey Festival. The annual event, free and family friendly, takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland.

I recently harvested 'GEM' avocados and found that some of the fruit was splitting. The split fruit was just turning from a bright green to one with dark tinges. There were also gobs of snails and slugs on the fruit.

In This Issue New Orchard Advisor Walnut Management Considerations Healthy Orchards with a Careful Approach to Irrigation Thinking About Skipping or Shorting Nitrogen This Year? Prioritizing Sprays When You Cant Afford Them All Strategies for orchard weed management hard economic situations.

Regional Meat Supply Meeting | Roots of Change | Organic Livestock Parasite Study | Free Anaplasmosis Herd Testing | Forest Stewardship Workshop | Cone & Seed Collection Webinar | Forest Legacy Program Webinar | Top 10 Tools for New Forest Landowners | Preserving Forestland | Forest Stewardship Fiel...