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Last January I decided to pull out the thicket of wild blackberries that took up 25 percent of the backyard.

The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County invite you to join us for a free, online Garden Talk on Monday, June 6th from 7:00-8:00PM. UC Master Gardeners Janet Rogers and Trudy Adair-Verbais will share a research-based presentation, Chickens in the Garden and the Cycle of Soil.

If you are mystified by your irrigation system, curious about the steps to convert your landscape to drip irrigation, and want to see gorgeous photos of low water use plants, please join our FREE, in-person class! Where: Stanislaus County Agricultural Center, Harvest Hall, OUTDOORS.

Here is your spring garden and landscape to-do list ...

From the Editor ...

In this issue: Pam Elias describes the composting project at West County Grow Lab; Susan Bookman posts Composting on a Balcony from the West County Helpline Archive; Mary Ann Egan recounts how Desert MGs Learn to Compost; Brad Hardison explains volunteering options for Youth and School Gardens; Marc...

Numerous endemic and invasive pests threaten all kinds of crops, and the application of synthetic pesticides is the most common control option in many cases around the world.

A recent two-hour Bumble Bee Walk," sponsored by the California Bumble Bee Atlas in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, proved fruitful.

Beginning in school year 2022-2023, California will become the first state to implement a statewide Universal Meals Program for school children.

Whenever we visit the coast, I admire the various succulents flourishing in front yards of homes, businesses downtown, the Mendocino Botanical Garden, and at the nurseries.