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Coming October 16, 2021

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Living with Deer as a Foothill Gardener

Saturday, October 16, 2021 9:00 am via Zoom

Although there are no guarantees when gardening in deer country, there are ways to live with these browsers and, have a lovely landscape and garden veggies as well. To learn more about managing deer in foothill gardens, join us to learn facts about the deer in our area and ways you can defend your gardens and landscape.

Join Zoom Meeting by opening this link: Click here

Meeting ID: 847 5660 0894 Passcode: 313940

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Thank you to all who attended our Fall Plant Sale on September 25 - and who purchased plants, brought great questions and toured the Demonstration Garden! It was so great to be back in person again!

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New! What we can do to combat the impact of heatwaves and wildfire smoke on vegetable crop yields:

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List of Recorded Workshops

Click here to see a list of 2021 workshop recordings.

Click here to see a list of 2020 workshop recordings.

To access recordings, click here: Workshop Recordings.

Integrated Pest Management Monthly Webinars

The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Urban & Community Program is excited to present a new monthly webinar series that is free and open to the public. Presenters will share helpful pest management information for California residents. Topics will vary each month, covering landscape pest management, household pests, rodent identification, understanding pesticides, management for weeds, invasive pests and more.

All webinars will be held on the third Thursday of the month beginning at 1:00pm PDT and run for one hour. See the webinar website for more information and upcoming webinar topics: https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucipm-community-webinars/

October 21: Controlling Ants Around the Home
*New Time: 12:00-1:00pm PDT
Ants are one of the most common pests in urban areas. Most ant species live in colonies which enables them to quickly exploit any food resources around or inside homes. They also tend landscape pests such as aphids and scale insects contributing to garden pest problems. In this presentation, I will cover the diversity, biology, and management of some of the most common ants in California. Presenter: Dr. Siavash Taravati, Area IPM Advisor for Los Angeles County
Click here to register for this webinar.

November 18: Understanding Pesticides
*New Time: 12:00-1:00pm PST
Pesticides can be a part of integrated pest management efforts to control pests around the home and landscape. However, it is important to understand how to use them safely and effectively to protect human health, nontarget species, and the environment. This webinar will cover pesticide basics of including types of pesticides, understanding pesticide labels, and how to use them safely. Presenter: Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/Area IPM Advisor
Click here to register for this webinar.

Pests in the Urban Landscape

NEW Resources for Herbs and Vegetables

Just published by UCANR - pest management resources for cool season vegetables! Click here to access the information!

Author: Elaine Lander

Published on: October 6, 2021

Now is the time for planting cool-season vegetables like broccoli, carrots, and spinach. We are pleased to share new pest management resources for other cool season vegetables including beets, chard, radishes or turnips. If you're planting herbs, we've also added basil, lavender, mint, oregano, and rosemary to our collection of pest management tips and cultural controls.

Looking for other vegetables or melons? Check out our full collection of vegetable growing tips on our website or visit the California Garden Web for more information.

Event Name	Date
No Sun- No Problem: Gardening in the Shade	10/23/2021
The Art and Science of Pruning Fruit Trees- Part 1	10/30/2021
The Art and Science of Pruning Fruit Trees- Part 2	11/6/2021