Test PB Collection: FTE

You've probably read the children's book, "Where's Waldo?" Waldo wanders around the world, gets lost in the crowd or scenery, and it's your job to find him. Where'd he go? If you have a praying mantis in your yard, you probably play "Where's Waldo?" a lot. In our yard, it's "Walda.

Join the UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners for a fun, IN-PERSON CLASS where you will: Learn tips for saving water in the landscape. Become enlightened about drip irrigation Hear about attractive, low-water use plants.

In This Issue Native Ground Covers................. 1 Unusual Edibles: Lotus................ 2 Mammalian Pests........................ 3 Gardening Guide and Calendar .. 4 All-Star: St. Catherines Lace ...... 5 Hotline FAQs: Fall Watering ........ 5 Garden Ghoulishness .................

Guest author Chloe Van Loon is a certified Grassroots Ecology California Naturalist, and writes about the Mojave Desert Biogregion for California Biodiversity Week 2021. You can follow more of Chloe's writings posted on Chloe Van Loon's Nature Blog.

It's an extra short week for me. I am having a no meeting' Friday to take care of a few personal meetings and then catch up before the weekend hits. I look forward to cooler temperatures to make yard work a bit easier. I envy David's trip up north this week where the temps are more comfortable.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Can you believe it's already September and we're headed into fall gardening season? It's time to assess what you would like to grow this autumn.

So, here you are, a honey bee nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. All's right with the world, at least in your world. You're sipping nectar to take home to your colony and suddenly...a buzz.

News from USDA. Also check out the Livestock Forage Program (LFP) at: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/livestock_forage_program_lfp-fact_sheet.pdf WASHINGTON, September 8, 2021 In response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, the U.S.

Beware of Mexican Feather Grass very popular but is now considered invasive and are being removed by the best plant nurseries and dead palm fronds up in the canopy. Oily plants like cypress are drought-tolerant but very flammable. Brush clearance out to 100 feet from structures is rule of thumb.

One of my very favorite treats is a nice bowl of buttery salty popcorn! I meanhas anyone gone to a movie WITHOUT eating at least a small bag??