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UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

Garden with the Masters - Summer Fruit Tree Pruning for the Home Gardener

Jun 12, 2025

Learn how to control the size of your fruit trees, improve tree structure, increase fruit quality and production, and control disease and insect problems through summer pruning. Join us for this workshop presented by CommuniCare + Olé and UC Master Gardeners of Napa County.  When: Thursday, June 12…
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

New - Avocado Research Reports

May 27, 2025
By Ben A Faber
The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) has created The Avocado Sustainability Center which has collected recent research papers from around the avocado world concerning such topics as tree water use, pesticide use, carbon capture and a range of other topics.  Check it out:https://sustainability.hassavocadoboard…
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Event

Fruit Tree Summer Pruning

Aug 2, 2025

Fruit Tree Summer PruningA research-based presentation by Santa Barbara County Master Gardeners covering why we prune in the summer. We will discuss pruning to control the size of plants and to promote fruit quality. Hands-on pruning practice will follow in the garden. Please bring gloves and pruners if you…
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ANR Employee News: Article

UC ANR Giving Day 2025 donors give over $75,000

May 26, 2025
By Emily D Delk
On UC ANR Giving Day 2025, generous donors and sponsors gave $75,288 to UC Cooperative Extension and the statewide programs, institutes and research centers that make up UC ANR.
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Monarch butterfly on an American flag. (Poto by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Memorial Day: A Somber Day

May 26, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Memorial Day: A somber dayToday we honor and mourn our U.S. military who died while serving in our Armed Forces.It was first known as Decoration Day."The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868," Wikipedia tells us. "Then known as Decoration Day and observed on May…
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Patio gardening
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

June 2025: Patio Gardening

May 26, 2025
By Melissa McLean
 This past month EDG volunteers created a small “patio” in the garden to demonstrate how edibles can be successfully grown in limited space. Too often gardeners are discouraged from growing edibles, believing that it takes a large back yard with room for long rows of plants. However, with the…
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Foxtail weeds
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Weed Identification

May 26, 2025
By Help Desk Team
It’s been said that a weed is any plant that grows by itself in a place where people do not want it to grow. That probably covers a lot of plants in many of our yards. To be able to control weeds effectively, it helps to know what kind of weed it is. Fortunately, the University of California has good…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Page

Garden Help

Below is a collection of resources just for the home gardener from the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County and other research-based resources. If you have a specific gardening question, we'll respond to your request when you fill out our Ask a Gardening Question form. Placer PestsGardening…
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Vertebrate Pest Conference: Page

Submit Abstract

ABSTRACTS accepted until Dec 5th, 2025 The body of the abstract should be 300 words or less. Your presentation may describe work currently in progress.Submit Abstract HereIf you have questions about abstract submission, please contact Program Chairperson Laura Snell. Phone: (530) 233-6400E-mail:…
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