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Summer Heat Miku
Extreme heat is on
Golden hills are ripe for fire
So garden wisely
UCCE report: Local forest restoration teams effective at rapid response
Quickly planting trees after wildfires crucial for communities, ecosystems, carbon...
Cobwebs Everywhere?
Are you noticing an abundance of cobwebs outside, on plants, fences, homes, or outdoor...
Heat Stress in the Rose Garden Corral
It has been a great summer, the monster rainfall of this past winter and spring a distant memory,...
Add Color to Your Garden with Beautiful Bulbs – Join Our Free Workshop
Bulbs add beauty to any garden but have the unfair reputation of being difficult. Join Master...
Invite Nature into Your Backyard – Join Our Wildlife Habitat Event
No, not the lions-and-tigers-and-bears kind of wildlife! More like the small critters such as...
Master the Art of Growing Roses – Join Our Roses 101 Workshop
If you have roses, this presentation is a great refresher on the basics such as selection,...
Turn Yard Waste into Garden Gold – Learn Composting with UC Master Gardeners
Don't throw away those grass clippings, leaves and other yard waste! Compost them and enrich your...
Upcoming Citrus Meetings
Citrus Extension Outreach Meetings at LREC
Author: Sandipa Gautam
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Children's Party at the Vacaville Museum: A Honey of an Event
The Vacaville Museum Guild's annual children's party--for Vacaville children ages 3 to...
AUGUST LIBRARY TALKS - Salad Bar Gardening
Gardeners who grow vegetables throughout the year are always looking ahead to the next season and...
The Genetics of Livestock Guardian Dogs (Past and Present)
Folks new to the world of working livestock guardian dogs (LGDs), whether they are producers or...
Love in a Mist
I have always had a love for wildflowers and cottage garden favorites. One in particular that I...
Irrigation Resources
In a recent meeting the topic of where to go for irrigation information came up. Well there's...
Beat the Heat with Shade Cloth
It's summertime! Our gardens are in full swing, tomatoes are beginning to ripen, berries are mostly...
Sage advice regarding Salvias
Here is this week's plant quiz: What plant genus has square branches, comes in an enormous variety...
Let Us Prey
So here's this female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, camouflaged on a narrow-leaf...
2024 Fusarium wilt of lettuce variety trial field day
Register here: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=43345
The Bug Bureau: The Case of the Wilting Tomato Stem
The victims:
In late June, wilting was observed above one stem near the top of the...
Avocado Phenology
Farm Advisor UCCE Ventura County
Plants, therefore avocados, go through different growth stages,...