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May's Herb of the Month was Calendula. Known as the pot marigold, Calendula officinalis has little in common with the more familiar French marigold. However, its culinary uses as well as its existence go back thousands of years.

Summer is finally upon us, and it is obviously going to be a hot one! Your garden will have to deal with many environmental issues as well as the normal insects and vertebrates which love to invade our space and enjoy our efforts often well in advance of harvest day.

Perennial: Gaura: Gaura lindheimeri. This perennial is a shrubby herbaceous native of southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Mexico. It is also known as apple blossom grass, bee blossom, wand flower, or white gaura.

It's summertime and the living is easy. It is time for some simple recipes for the long days ahead. If you've grown your own zucchini, hit the farmer's market or been gifted zucchini from a neighbor, the breakfast quesadilla recipe is perfect.

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So here's this Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. It's National Pollinator Week. All's right with the world. The butterfly had visited a passionflower vine, Passiflora, its host plant. Now for a little fuel. The nectar is enticing.

Wildlife gardens require five things food, water, cover, a place to raise young, and an overall healthy habitat. Learn how to create your own no matter what size space you have.

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Un grupo de 120 estudiantes de quinto y sexto grado de la Escuela Primaria Cherryland, localizada en la Ciudad de Hayward, participaron recientemente, en el taller de 11 semanas del programa 4-H Water Wizards que incluy adems un viaje de aprendizaje al Centro de Educacin Ambiental UC Elkus Ranch, en...

Broomsedge Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus L.) is an increasingly problematic weed in irrigated pastures in the Sierra foothills. We've grazed several pastures with fairly significant infestations - and we're seeing it spread.