Napa Master Gardener Column

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Spring flowers (Photo by teresa villalobos on Unsplash)
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Think, Summer Garden.

April 24th, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It's a wonderful time of year to be in the garden. Flowers are everywhere and cool-season vegetables are still yielding their bounty. There are too many shades of green to count, and the weather is nearly perfect for enjoying the outdoors.
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Weed, annual bluegrass (UC ANR). This has fibrous roots.
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Roots.

April 17th, 2020
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County As my garden helper and I pull weeds this springand there are so manyI look at the different roots of the various weeds.
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Forest bathing, (sylwia-bartyzel-unsplash)
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Finding Respite in Green.

April 15th, 2020
By Julie Pramuk, UC Master Gardener of Napa County About a year ago Master Gardeners of Napa County received a request to provide a speaker for a nursing home.
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Blog, wisteria in bloom (Free-Images.com)
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Wisteria.

April 3rd, 2020
by Penny Pawl , U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County As I sit down to write this article, my wisteria is in full stunning bloom. No leaves are present yet, but as the blooms fade, the leaves will appear. This plant and cuttings from it have been in my family for many years.
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Seed packages, select your favorites. (Clker)
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Start Vegetables from Seed.

March 27th, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It's almost the end of March, and we're getting close to the planting season for summer vegetables. At the same time, we're supposed to avoid any non-essential contact with other people.
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