Pest Management & Plant Health

UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Page

Master Gardener Radio Show

#409 (365, 267) Lisa Page explains how to plan your vegetable garden. #408 (307, 254) Lisa Page interviews Debbie Elinger - Pruning Roses. #407 (356, 304, 250) Scott Oneto Oblong Spurge, Lisa Page Seed Catalogs.
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UC Master Gardeners of Butte County: Page

Tips and Guides

Garden tasks by month and season. Vegetable planting guides for the valley and the foothills. Get answers to your timely questions. Explore our monthly editor's pick for outstanding plants, interesting insects, a fun places to visit, new techniques, and helpful tools.
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Rangeland with oak trees and cattle.
UCCE Central Sierra: Page

Central Sierra: Oaks & Rangeland | Archives

UC Cooperative Extension provides information about weed control, native grasses, oak woodland conservation and ranch water quality to landowners, ranchers and others concerned with rangeland conservation in the Central Sierra Foothill Counties.
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Seedlings, sunflower, and pomegranates represent spring, summer, and fall in the garden/
UC Master Gardeners of Butte County: Page

Garden Guide & Three-Year Journal

The Butte County Garden Guide and Three-Year Journal is compiled and edited by the UC-trained Master Gardeners of Butte County. This county-specific book contains tips for every home gardener.
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Page

Solving Plant Problems

No matter how long youve been gardening months, years, or decades, sooner or later, just about every gardener will encounter a plant problem. While many are easily eliminated, there might be occasions when a pest or disease reaches a level where some sort of control measures is warranted.
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Seedlings, sunflower, and pomegranates represent spring, summer, and fall in the garden/
UC Master Gardeners of Butte County: Page

How to use the Garden Guide & Three-Year Journal

The Guide is full of information to help you on your gardening journey. Besides a wide range of articles, the weekly journal layout includes information pertinent for that week. The appendix is a helpful reference on planting, insects, and orchards. Get tips on how to customize and to use it.
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Page

Garden Pests

Photo: N Londeree Pests in a garden or landscape can include all kinds of different life forms. From the microscopic disease-producing bacteria to large foliage-eating deer, they come in many types, sizes, shapes, forms, and destructive abilities.
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UC Master Gardener Program: Page

Pest and Weeds

The UC Master Gardener Program understands that pests and weeds can pose significant challenges for gardeners. However, with ecosystem-based integrated pest management (IPM) approaches, you can effectively manage these garden intruders while promoting a thriving and sustainable garden.
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UC IPM on the South Central Coast: Article

Tolerance of lettuce varieties to Fusarium wilt – 2024

February 24, 2025
By Alexander I Putman, Yu-Chen Wang, Christopher A Greer
Tolerance of lettuce varieties to Fusarium wilt 2024 Alex Putman, Yu-Chen Wang, and Chris Greer Summary Fusarium wilt of lettuce, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOL), is an economically significant disease on the Central Coast of California.
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