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Growing Avocados on the Central Coast

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Apr 24 2025

Did you know you can grow great avocados in our cool foggy summers?Join our online workshop to learn all about avocados!Find out which varieties do best in our Monterey Bay area, how to choose a good tree and how to plant it properly, how to care for and fertilize your tree as well as protect it from pests…
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Companion Planting in Your Vegetable Garden

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Apr 5 2025

Companion planting is the practice of arranging plants in proximity to one another so that they attract beneficial insects and pollinators, deter unwanted pests, and offer shelter and food for beneficial insects.
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Olives in a bin
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Olive growers, enthusiasts invited to UC olive webinar April 4

March 14th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Growers and others interested in growing table olives or olives for making olive oil are invited to a California Statewide Olive Seminar on Friday, April 4. The online seminar, a series of presentations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and UC…
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Green and black olives in a bin.
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Olive growers, enthusiasts invited to UC olive webinar April 4

March 14th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Growers and others interested in growing table olives or olives for making olive oil are invited to a California Statewide Olive Seminar on Friday, April 4. The online seminar, a series of presentations from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and UC…
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Rows of date palms
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Date production workshop set for April 23 in Palm Desert

March 5th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2025 California Date Palm Workshop will be held on April 23 in Palm Desert at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. Anyone who is interested in growing dates is welcome to attend. "This workshop brings together researchers, growers and stakeholders to discuss recent research data on the ‘state of the…
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