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Prioritize your trees

by UC Master Gardener Rebecca Jepsen Knowing soil types and water requirements may help us grow healthy vegetable gardens and flowers, but it is also...

Healthy bees make a bountiful garden

by UC Master Gardener Rebecca Jepsen Reports of Africanized bees in Contra Costa County, which turned out to be ordinary European honeybees, has people...

Adding Edibles to a Landscape

  By UC Master Gardener Kate Russell Ornamental shrubs, trees, lawns, and countless unknown plants fill most landscapes. These plants provide...

Garden Fertilizing 101

by UC Master Gardener Cayce Hill   Feed Your Plants What They Need OK, who's hungry? Depending on when you're reading this article, your...

Secrets to Growing Tomatoes

It's time to grow tomatoes, and we have tips to help you grow them. Remove all lower leaves, keeping just the top two to three sets. Allow the wounds to heal...

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