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Garden Checklist for December
Photo credit: San Diego Home and Garden Lifestyles Magazine
December often means schedules are altered and social activities fill our calendars. Don't forget to enjoy time in your garden. Talk of a La Nina weather pattern indicates we will experience dry Santa Ana winds, often accompanied by fire, and possible frosts. Your garden may require some extra care and attention. Find out what you can do in this month’s garden checklist.
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Santa and the Monarch
Santa Claus and the monarch butterfly share a commonality.
Both are icons, easily recognizable. One may become extinct.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Dec. 10 its plans to add the monarch butterfly to its list of threatened species under...
2024: Revisiting 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas'
Back in 2010, UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and yours truly, department communications specialist, wondered why no insects appear in "The Twelve Days...
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