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Garden Notes: Article

Horseradish: The Bold Root of History and Heritage

October 8, 2025
By Marceline D Sousa
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is a hardy perennial in the mustard family  (Brassicaceae, or Cruciferae) admired not only for its pungent character but also for its deep cultural and botanical roots. Though most often thought of in its culinary context, horseradish’s story spans geography,…
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An orange flower grows in a greenhouse
Green Blog: Article

California nursery industry grapples with plastics, water, nutrients

October 8, 2025
By Caroline D Champlin
Nursery owners and landscapers are anticipating a slew of new environmental regulations to impact business as usual. Scientists from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources brought these hot topics, and many others, to business owners’ attention at the 2025 California Nursery Conference…
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Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey explaining the importance of labeling. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bugs for All, All for Bugs

October 8, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, themed "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and Curate,"  drew scores of insect enthusiasts.Held from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, the event attracted visitors from as far away as Arizona and as…
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Benicia Library Fall Gardening Series! Bokashi: the indoor alternative to outdoor composting! #ucmasterg
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

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Nov 15, 2025

Benicia Library Fall Gardening Series!Bokashi: the indoor alternative to outdoor composting!#ucmastergardenerssolano #ucanr #solanolibraryevents #bokashicomposting
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County
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Garden Notes: Article

Recipes from the Garden: A Taste of the Season

October 8, 2025
By Marceline D Sousa
After a cool, crisp fall day, there is nothing as comforting as a warm, hearty meal. One-pot meals are an answer to the perfect fall dinner. With no use of multiple pots and pans, there is the additional bonus of cleanup being a breeze. You can just toss all your ingredients into one pot, sheet pan, skillet,…
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Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’
Garden Notes: Article

My Favorite Plants

October 8, 2025
By Marceline D Sousa
Here are a few plants that are blooming in my garden now or were until very recently.   Layia platyglossa, or tidy tips, is an annual California native with a sweet scent and sunny innocence. It is easy and quick to grow and you will be rewarded with a profusion of  2-inch blooms…
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Peeling Manzanita bark
Garden Notes: Article

Manzanita—“Little Apple”

October 8, 2025
By Marceline D Sousa
 “I hate manzanita!” is the sentiment of a friend of mine who in the early 90s, while working in the U.S. Forest Service with archeologists, was on the lowly field crew, surveying areas scheduled for logging. They were hunting for historic and prehistoric artifacts, often spending way too many hours…
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Close up of sunflowers
Garden Notes: Article

Horticultural Terms—Tropism

October 8, 2025
By Marceline D Sousa
Tropism (trow-piz-em) n. in botany. An involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth and is a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation. Out of curiosity, I looked up the word for how sunflowers…
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Growing Knowledge: Designing, Planting, and Using a Therapeutic Garden

October 8, 2025
By Marceline D Sousa
Designing, Planting, and Using a Therapeutic Garden by Sue Jeffries In the classic 1970 folk song, “Woodstock,” Joni Mitchell opined “…and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden.” In fact, data suggest that 60% of us spend less than 30 minutes per day outdoors, 30% of us less than one…
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Huitlacoche or corn smut
UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Hispanic Heritage Month - ¡Viva el Maíz! Celebrating Corn, Culture, and Community

October 8, 2025
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
 Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month offers us a chance to pause and celebrate the rich traditions, resilience, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities in California. For the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County, this celebration is rooted in the land — in the stories, seeds, and…
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