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Recipes from the Garden: A Taste of the Season

March 30, 2023
Spring brings to mind light bright dishes and opens the gateway to some of the best in-season produce. So as you rely on some of your tried-and-true favorites, remember also, to be inspired to try something new! The crustless spinach quiche couldn't be easier.
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April – Heavily Flowering Shrub – Blue Mist Spirea
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Spring Garden Chores: April, May, and June

March 28, 2023
April Ideas ONE Check all of the sprinklers and drip lines to be sure they are working properly and not wasting water. There is a comprehensive spring tune-up guide for sprinklers in the 2010 April - June Master Gardener Newsletter which can be found at https://vms.ucanr.
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Powder Post Beetle Frass Photo by Cheryl Carmichael 2021
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Horticultural Terms - Frass

January 10, 2023
FRASS: noun. A term meaning debris or excrement left by the larval stage of insects especially caterpillars and wood boring insects. It can be visible to the naked eye depending on the size of the insect leaving its' debris.
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The Garden Gate…..Opening Doors in the Community

January 9, 2023
Eating Local The tree has been dismantled, the ornaments packed away, and the Christmas sweater you have worn too often lately is now hiding in the closet. It has been a season of too many cookies, candies, and holiday parties.
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