Spill the Beans Blog
Spill the Beans Blog
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Growing Tomatoes in Containers Trial Update
Summer is winding down and the produce from our gardens is starting to wane. I just cut down my Prairie Fire tomato that I had planted as part of our experiment with growing tomatoes in containers. Our Napa Master Gardeners Field Test Group...
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Last Master Gardener Mini-Tour of the Season
The last tour of the year occurred on August 4th and there was a great showing of Master Gardeners interested in learning from each other. We started off at a prolific property on Congress Valley Road where vegetable gardens are...
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Plant Pollination: Plants for Pollinators
A garden with a variety of plants with colorful blooms that produce pollen and nectar attracts and helps to support a variety of birds, butterflies, moths, and beneficial insects year-round. These visitors play a critical role in sustaining our...
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Plant Pollination: Beyond Bees
There are around 350,000 pollinator species in the world. Though they are the most recognizable, bees are not the only plant pollinator team in town. Other insects that help to carry this responsibility are. butterflies, flies, moths and...
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Some Like it Hot: Sunburn in the Garden
Did you know that the largest organ of the human body is...the skin? You have three layers of skin. The skin protects you from mechanical, thermal, biological, or chemical hazards. It prevents loss of moisture and protects you from the effects of...