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Invasive pest species threaten California's natural environment and can have an impact on public health. UC Master Gardeners can help spread the word about these invasive species and how to limit their introduction, spread, and harm.
Change of Date! Change of Date! Change of Date! Open Garden Saturday August 20, 9 to 11 am Donna Critchfield Demonstration Garden 499 Marguerite, Williams...
It was a tough day for a Tettigoniid on a Tithonia. When a katydid (Tettigoniid) encountered a crab spider on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in our garden, the katydid didn't last long. The spider administered a venomous bite and it was all over.
Lisa Morehouse https://www.kqed.org/news/11919000/ojais-famous-pixie-tangerine-struggles-to-survive-wildfires-and-a-hot-real-estate-market On his organic orchard in Ojai in May 2022, Jim Churchill picks the last of the season's Pixies.
Recently, I donated a box of pears I had grown to the Concord location of the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties. I was impressed with the Food Banks facility and operation.