🍑 Prune Growers — mark your calendar!Join UC Cooperative Extension for the South Sacramento Valley Prune Grower Meeting on Wednesday, February 18 at the Sutter County Veterans Hall starting at 8:15 AM (8:00 AM registration).Hear the latest on: ✔️ Orchard system developments ✔️ Rest-breaking trials ✔️ Disease…
We are excited to announce a series of one day workshops focusing on virtual fencing. Workshops will cover different topics related to virtual fencing, including livestock management, funding opportunities, targeted grazing applications, and more. Each workshop will be different so we hope you will…
SOLANO COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS WILL share:*principles for a fire resilient landscape*home safety strategies*defensible space*reducing structural riskEvent flyer
In this informative presentation with UC Master Gardener, Laura Westley, we’ll talk about an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. You’ll learn how to handle all manner of pests in your garden, as well as attract and…
By Peyton Ellas, UC Master Gardener of Tulare/Kings County
February can feel like spring. Early wildflowers appear. Some trees leaf out. But we might have frost, fog, rain, snow, and even hail. I fell behind in my garden tasks last fall and missed pruning some spring-blooming shrubs, and now they are getting ready to bloom again. Oh, well. It's nice to notice how…
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By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Acanthus is one of my favorite plants. Right now, when my yard is mostly dormant—except for camellias and wild onions—it is a pleasure to see the acanthus unfurling its shiny dark green leaves .I see acanthus all over my neighborhood. It is an easy…
