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Spider plant indoors. (photos by Karen Metz)
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Spider Plant Triptych

August 31, 2020
I've always loved spider plants, Chlorophytum comosum; although I grew up calling them airplane plants. They are such fun and easy houseplants to grow. Spider plants have long narrow green leaves that radiate from a central area. They can be solid green or variegated with a white stripe.
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Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. This image was taken at April 2017 in a field on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Show Me the Honey: Two UC Davis Events

August 25, 2020
Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. It's also been called "the nectar of the gods." "The bee hive is the ultimate home sweet home," says Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center at the Robert Mondavi Institute.
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Create a Drought-Tolerant Dry Garden

August 24, 2020
Following is a summary of a Library Talk by UC Master Gardeners on July 2, 2020. by Carrie Strohl I was recently grateful to be able to get out of town for a few days.
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Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, leads a discussion at a recent honey sensory workshop. The Oct. 22 sensory workshop will be virtual. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Honey and Pollination Center Gearing Up for Two Events

August 23, 2020
The UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center at the Robert Mondavi Institute is gearing up for two virtual events, one in September and the other in October: "Sips and Bites: The Hidden World of Honey" from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 on Zoom. Honey Sensory Workshop from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Perennial pepperweed on ditchbank near Tulelake, California
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Noxious Weed Alert--Perennial Pepperweed/Tall Whitetop

August 5, 2020
By Thomas J Getts, Robert G Wilson
Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) also known as tall whitetop is a root-creeping perennial weed. It is commonly found along roadsides, ditches, and drains. It is also a big problem in pastures, non-cropland, and even cropland that is not tilled on a yearly basis.
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Perennial Pepperweed or Tall Whitetop
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NOXIOUS WEED ALERT - PERENNIAL PEPPERWEED/TALL WHITETOP

July 29, 2020
By Thomas J Getts, Robert G Wilson
Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) also known as tall whitetop is a root-creeping perennial weed. It is commonly found along roadsides, ditches, and drains. It is also a big problem in pastures, non-cropland, and even cropland that is not tilled on a yearly basis.
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A New Threat to California's Oak Trees

July 20, 2020
The Mediterranean Oak Borer (Xyleborus monographus) is an ambrosia beetle that was found infesting several valley oak trees in Calistoga, (Napa County) California in 2019. The extent of its distribution within Napa County and neighboring Sonoma and Lake Counties is currently undetermined.
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