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The Coastal Gardener : Article

Recycle, Renew, Reuse

September 14, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
Do you recycle, reuse, or renew? Many homeowners simply use the local refuse company to haul away empty boxes, yard trimmings, and other unwanted.
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Rain Garden
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Have you invested in Bioretention Cells?

September 14, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
Everyone knows the rainwater cycleocean water evaporates, clouds form, wind blows clouds inland, rain falls to the ground, seeps in and replenishes the aquifer and excess ultimately returns to the ocean to start the process again. But mankind has interrupted the cycle.
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Electronic records day Oct 1
ANR Employee News: Article

Electronic Records Management webinar Oct. 1

September 14, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Are you concerned about all of the things you are using to create and receive records while you are working from home? Do you know what you need to manage and how?
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Sept. 18 deadline for multi-factor authentication enrollment

September 14, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
All UC ANR employees must be enrolled in UC ANR's DUO Multi-factor Authentication by Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. This is an additional enrollment specifically for UC ANR, which is separate from UC Davis DUO enrollment that happened few years back.
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Variety of colorful bell peppers
Food Blog: Article

Drying peppers

September 14, 2020
By Susan Mosbacher
If you have more fresh peppers than you can possibly use right now, you can dry them for later use. It does not matter if they are chili peppers, bell peppers or other varieties. And it does not matter if you have an electric food dehydrator or not.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

UCCE Field Corn Variety Trial - No Meeting in 2020

September 14, 2020
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
As the Covid-19 pandemic persists, and as government and University recommendations maintain that we should limit social gatherings, I have come to the conclusion NOT to hold the annual Delta field meeting at the corn variety trial this year.
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Ash on Petunia. (photos by Michelle Davis)
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Ash

September 14, 2020
Ash is raining down on us and our gardens. Have you checked your outdoor plants lately to see just how much ash is coating the leaves? Ash can sometimes be beneficial in small amounts contributing trace elements to plants, but a slightly thicker layer can interfere with photosynthesis.
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Rugged, mountainous terrain blanketed in a smoky haze.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

How is Smoke Affecting my Plants?

September 14, 2020
Living in California, we inevitably get smoke from wildfires in our yards and gardens and this year is no exception. Over 7,400 fires and 3.1 million acres have burned across California so far this year, making 2020 an extreme year for fires on top of COVID-19, protests, an election, and heat waves.
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This migrating monarch flew from a vineyard in Ashland, Ore. to a garden in Vacaville, Calif. in 2016. This amounted to 285 miles in seven days or about 40.7 miles per day, according to WSU entomologist David James, who studies migratory monarchs.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A 'Very Poor Year' for Monarchs in Pacific Northwest

September 14, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's been a "very poor year" for monarch butterflies in the Pacific Northwest. So, folks, if you're in their migratory pathway and anticipate seeing them head toward their overwintering sites in coastal California, don't get your hopes up. They're not coming.
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