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Bok Choy Seedlings
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Growing Bok Choy

October 8, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk Request: While I'm not a new gardener, I'm trying to grow a cold-season vegetable garden this year for the first time. One veggie I've also planted for the first time is Bok Choy.
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The Asian citrus psyllid, about the size of an aphid, is a major threat to the multibillion dollar citrus industry in the United States.(Photo courtesy of the California Department of Food and Agriculture)
Bug Squad: Article

Targeting the Asian Citrus Psyllid

September 25, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
While you're peeling and segmenting your orange at breakfast or spooning orange honey on your toast, you're probably not thinking about the Asian citrus psyllid.
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greenhouse
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Growing Winter Tomatoes in a Greenhouse

September 24, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I've just set up a small garden greenhouse. It has a heater, warming mats, fans, etc. I'm thinking about growing tomatoes during the winter.
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Shirley Luckhart, ESA Founders' Memorial Award recipient
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Shirley Luckhart to Deliver ESA's Founders' Memorial Award Lecture

September 13, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Molecular biologist Shirley Luckhart, a former UC Davis professor who joined the University of Idaho faculty and administration in 2017, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2018, the joint annual meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, a...
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A hungry monarch caterpillar chewing on a milkweed stem this morning in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monarch Madness: Thanks, Monarch Mama!

September 10, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Thar's gold in them thar hills? Probably not. But thar's definitely gold in that there pollinator garden--our little pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. Gold, black and white--as in the iconic monarch caterpillars. We've been waiting all year for Mama Monarchs to lay some eggs on our milkweed.
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winesap apple
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Picking Ripe Apples

September 10, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: How do I know when to pick the ripe apples off my backyard tree? Help Desk Response: Thank you for contacting the UC Master Gardener Help Desk.
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