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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Salvia Spathacea

July 30, 2021
Common Name: Hummingbird Sage, Pitcher Sage Planting Zone: Sunset 7-9, 14-24 Size: 1-2 ft.
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A honey bee begins cleaning her proboscis (tongue) before landing on a blossoming artichoke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Retractable Landing Gear: Bee Approaches an Artichoke

July 30, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you're a honey bee and you're packing pollen and approaching your landing--an artichoke thistle--it's a good idea to clean your proboscis (tongue) first. Caught in flight: a honey bee doing a little grooming.
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Updated UC ANR mask protocol

July 30, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Recent changes in CDC and CDPH guidance and some County Public Health Orders have required a reassessment of UC ANR's Mask Protocol.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocados and Cover Crops

July 30, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Alli Rowe-Fish and Ben Faber Cover crops offer an important opportunity to build soil health in avocado orchards. A cover crop is a crop seeded or encouraged as natural plant cover as an investment in soil fertility and not as a cash crop.
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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Elderberry

July 30, 2021
Elderberry By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Sambucus nigra subspecies caerulea syn. Sambucus mexican Size of tree: 10-25 feet high and wide. PH: 5-9, will tolerate alkaline soils USDA hardy zone: 6-10 Bloom description and season: flat topped clusters of tiny, creamy-white flowers.
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Vole, Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
The Real Dirt: Article

Serious Garden Pests: Voles, Moles, and Gophers

July 30, 2021
It's an exasperating experience. You go to the nursery, pick out a flowering plant, shrub, or tree and bring it home only to have some critter damage or destroy it within the first week. Pests cause damage and waste time and money.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Vacation preparation

July 29, 2021
By Wendy Powers
I am heading out on vacation tomorrow. That means I spent much of the week trying to check things off the list that aren't due until early August.
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