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Pore Variety Increases Soil Carbon Storage

July 29, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The more different the root architecture, the greater potential to store more carbon The greater the diversity of the rooting network, the greater diversity of pores It's not just the biomass that stores the carbon, it's the diversity of the pores So plant a greater diversity of plants to increase s...
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Ceanothus (L) & Fuchsia (R)
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Fuchsias & Ceanothus Problems

July 29, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have another garden question. We have a fuchsia and an unknown green plant (to the left of the fuchsia in the photo) in dire need of serious pruning in our West County yard.
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Sample of label instructions indicating where not to use a particular herbicide.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Herbicides for the Homeowner: Frequently Asked Questions

July 28, 2019
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Are you tired of hand-pulling weeds from your yard or garden, and want to use an herbicide? Seen your friend's post on social media for a quick and easy guide to make your own herbicide but aren't sure if it's really a good idea to use? So many questions, so little time.
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Geronimo over Rottnest
ANR Adventures: Article

On to our next stop

July 28, 2019
By Wendy Powers
We've moved on to our second destination, leaving Perth behind. The only clue I have to provide for our new location is that we are in a different time zone, an hour and a half away. This might be the first time I have experienced a half time zone'.
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

CloverLines July 2019

July 27, 2019
In this issue: Events Calendar--don't miss out on important due dates Seeking People with Passion for Management & Program Boards Belt Buckles Cowboy Poetry Contest Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers Fair Booth--Help Wanted! Fair Contacts & Barn Chart (page 6) Record Books Officer Training--sign u...
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

CloverLines July 2019

July 27, 2019
In this issue: Events Calendar--don't miss out on important due dates Seeking People with Passion for Management & Program Boards Belt Buckles Cowboy Poetry Contest Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers Fair Booth--Help Wanted! Fair Contacts & Barn Chart (page 6) Record Books Officer Training--sign u...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT :: Rice Weed Course 2019

July 27, 2019
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
UC Rice Weed Course Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 8:00 AM-4:10 PM Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.
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"Moth Man" John DeBenedictus (left) shows Professor Jason Bond the insects on the sheet in the Bohart Museum's blacklighting display last year. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Like a Moth to a Flame: Moth Night at Bohart Museum of Entomology

July 26, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Like a moth to a flame... That's what it will be like when folks flock to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday night, Aug. 3 for its annual Moth Night. It's free and family friendly--and it's all in keeping with National Moth Week: Exploring Nighttime Nature, July 20-28.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Plants to Foil Gophers.

July 26, 2019
By Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County For the last three years I have been battling gophers in my garden. They have pulled artichoke plants down their hole and last summer took out my peppers and eggplants. A young fig tree had only a chewed-on place where its roots had been.
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