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It's Giving Tuesday, and we hope you will consider making a gift to our program. Last week we highlighted the exciting demonstration gardens our Master Gardeners are planning. Today is the day we are raising funds to make them possible! We appreciate any amount you can give.

From the Master Gardeners to your family, we hope you have a wonderful holiday. The Master Gardener Program staff and volunteers are thankful to Stanislaus County! Thank you to our CEO's Office and Board of Supervisors for believing in our program and supporting it since 2018.

Greetings newsletter subscribers, Giving Tuesday is next week! Please join us in this opportunity to give to your local Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program.

The San Joaquin Valley continues to face many air quality challenges as it strives to meet federal air quality standards for PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) and ground-level ozone.

[From the UC IPM blog Pests in the Urban Landscape] Citrus trees need care throughout the year, including cultural practices to keep trees healthy and pest management. During the fall season, several pests can attack citrus trees in many California regions.

Light is probably the most important factor for indoor plant growth. In most houses, it's probably the most limiting factor as well. To add to the problem, light levels begin to dwindle in fall as the days become shorter.

The Autumn Equinox signals a time of change in the seasons. The weather becomes cooler, the days shorter, skies turn a softer blue with occasional clouds, summer vegetable gardens are finishing up, and deciduous trees change colors and drop their leaves.

Hello, we hope to see you at our Seed Saving class next Tuesday. This will be our final class for 2021. Learn which vegetable seeds you can save to plant next year, how to save them, and how to store your seeds for the future. Registration is open now.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory recently in response to increased reports of illness associated with products containing the pesticide ivermectin.

One of the most troublesome and difficult to control insect pests of ripe peaches, nectarines and figs is the dried fruit beetle, sometimes called the sap beetle. The pest is common this time of the year, feeding at the stem end of peaches and nectarines, causing the fruit to drop to the ground.