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Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

Benefits of Plants to People, Communities, and Urban Urban Ecosystems: Part 1

November 4, 2021
By Janet S Hartin
Benefits of Plants to People, Communities and Urban Ecosystems: Part 1: The link between horticulture and health and well-being and to urban ecosystems has been scientifically documented for centuries. In 1812, psychiatrist, professor, and Declaration of Independence signer Dr.
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The newly constructed HIVE, owned by Z Specialty Food, Woodland. (Photo by Elizabeth Luu)
Bug Squad: Article

A Taste of Honey--and a Sip of Mead!

November 3, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You may associate tasting room with wine in the Napa Valley, or olive oil in Fairfield, but now there's a tasting room in Woodland to sample honey and mead (honey wine). That's Z Specialty Food's newly constructed The HIVE, located at 1221 Harter Ave. Woodland.
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Livestock & Range: Article

Job Announcement - Fire Advisor Position on the Central Coast

November 3, 2021
By Devii R Rao
UC Cooperative Extension will be hiring a Fire Advisor on the Central Coast: https://ucanr.edu/about/jobs/?jobnum=1934. The position will be headquartered in San Benito County (Hollister) and will also cover Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties. Applications are due January 10, 2022.
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The Backyard Gardener: Article

Desert Globemallow: Beyond Apricot!

November 3, 2021
Desert globemallow or apricot mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) is a local favorite, brightening the roadsides and hillsides of the Eastern Sierra region dependably every year.
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UC Small Grains Blog: Article

Check out UC resources for small grain management in 2021-22

November 3, 2021
By Mark E Lundy
We're off to a good start to the rainfall year! As farmers begin to turn attention to fall-planted small grains, be sure to check out UC's extension resources on the UC Small Grains Research and Information Center and the associated UC Small Grains Blog.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Sheet Composting by Layering.

November 3, 2021
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Fall and winter are great times to do sheet composting in your garden. So just what is sheet composting and what are the benefits? Some people call it smothering, sheet mulching or lasagna composting.
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photos by Brenda Altman
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Once in a Lifetime Bloom

November 3, 2021
Is it a telephone pole? Is it giant asparagus? Just what is it? A few months ago these two agave plants started sending out these giant spears. They resembled asparagus spears. Agave is related to asparagus but a distant relative.
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