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Garden Checklist for October
Photo credit: Lyonshall Nursery
October is when we should finally feel the shift to cooler temperatures and shorter days. It's a great month to purchase native plants from nurseries, plant cool season edibles, select your bulbs for spring color, and plan for the upcoming fall and winter winds, which typically run from October to June. Mums and marigolds are a great way to add fall color! |
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It's Friday Fly Day!
It's Friday Fly Day, and time to post an image of a fly that masquerades as a bee.
That would be "the bee fly," a fly so named because it resembles a beeOrder: Diptera. Family: Bombyliidae.
In its adult stage, it's a pollinator that feeds on...
UC Davis Seminar: 'Using Power of Food to Confront Climate Change'
Have you ever been asked: "Do you BELIEVE in climate change?'
The more pertinent question, scientists say, is "Do you UNDERSTAND climate change?"
Wikipedia defines climate change this way: "In common usage, climate change describes...
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