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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mystery Tree

August 5, 2020
About a couple of years ago, a volunteer plant started growing next to the back fence line, inside the retaining wall.
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Photo by Leslie Stevens
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Parrot's Beak

August 5, 2020
Parrot's Beak By Leslie Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Lotus berthelotii Size: 8-12 inches high with 2-to-3-foot long trailing stems Bloom season: Spring through summer Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Pruning needs: shear to maintain shape, size and bushiness Water needs: Relatively drought tolera...
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Perennial pepperweed on ditchbank near Tulelake, California
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Noxious Weed Alert--Perennial Pepperweed/Tall Whitetop

August 5, 2020
By Thomas J Getts, Robert G Wilson
Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) also known as tall whitetop is a root-creeping perennial weed. It is commonly found along roadsides, ditches, and drains. It is also a big problem in pastures, non-cropland, and even cropland that is not tilled on a yearly basis.
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Occupied! A praying mantis, a female Stagmomantis limbata occupies a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Portraits of The Predator and the Prey

August 4, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Heads will not roll. The Hunger Games will not begin. Preying does not always work. It's Aug. 2, 2020 and a praying mantis decides to occupy a specially stunning Mexican sunflower. Specifically, it's a female Stagmomantis limbata occupying a Tithonia rotundifolia.
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marestail and avocado
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Webinar - Weeds and Biostimulants

August 4, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Wednesday, August 12 9 - noon Avocado Grower Webinar Weeds and Biostimulants Speakers: Sonia Rios (UCCE Farm Advisor, Riverside/San Diego Counties Subtropical Horticulture) will talk about how to identify different weeds and the various methods that can be used to control them.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New NPI study of voluntary kids’ meal healthy default beverage standards in California fast-food restaurants shows promising effects and room for improvement

August 4, 2020
By Danielle Lee
A recent study by Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) researchers assessed differences in quick-service, or fast-food, restaurants with and without voluntary healthy default beverage standards for kids' meals. Voluntary standards' are restaurant commitments to offer healthier drinks with kids' meals.
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Orange and yellow tomato on the ground, partially eaten by a rat.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Rats in the Garden

August 4, 2020
If you are growing tomatoes in your garden, you may not be the only vertebrate going for your hard earned harvest. Are rats feasting away in the garden? We have a couple resources we can share to help you reduce or prevent rat damage to your tomatoes.
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Enough of the honey, check out your new world.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Oh Lady Bug! Oh Lady Bug! Won't You Come Visit Me Again?!

August 4, 2020
Spending days in the garden and finding treasures within! Everyone loves a ladybug! I find myself spending hours watching them do their thing! I happened to notice a couple of containers of Ladybugs on sale at our local nursery, Morningsun Herb Farm, and what the heck, I'll buy them! The key was not...
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