HOrT COCO: UC Master Gardener Program-Contra Costa-Blog
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Got a Plum Gall on your Fruit Tree?
Client's Request: I'm a trapper in the Ag Department. We have been looking for plum bud gall mites in the county. I recently came across this plum tree with a huge growth or gall, it's 8"...
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Another Cockroach Moves Into the Neighborhood
Advice for Home Gardeners from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Home Gardener's Request: I found 2 of these little beetle like bugs about 1/4-inch long in...
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Sudden Oak Disease (SOD) Still Here
Advice for the Home Gardener from theHelp Desk of the UC Master Gardener Programof Contra Costa CountyGardener's Request: We just moved into a 30-year-old house in the East Bay hills, and we...
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When to Remove Garden Monterey Pines
Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Programfor Contra Costa CountyWhen to Remove Garden Monterey Pines Client's Request:I live in El Sobrante near the San Pablo Reservoir. On...
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Identifying the Maytens Tree
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Identifying a Mayten Garden Tree Client's Request: Hello Master Gardeners, could...
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Heirloom Tomatoes Not Ripening
Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa CountyClient's Request: I purchased a Yellow Rainbow Beefsteak Tomato Plant at your annual sale in Walnut Creek this...
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Gerbera Daisy
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of theUC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa CountyClient's Request: Hi. I live in East County. I have a bunch of Gerbera Daisies that I'd...
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Oh! Oh!...Black Soldier Flies in your Worm Bin?
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of theUC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa CountyClient's Request: Hi Master Gardeners, I live in Oakley and have had a worm bin in the...
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Leaf-Footed Bugs Eating YOUR Pomegranates!
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client Request: Hi...I am looking for some help. I have a pomegranate tree that I have...
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Using Sand in Your Garden
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have some sandbags that we filled at a City facility. A few of...