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The Latest Dirt - Sept 2023

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Photo by UC Master Gardener CoCoMGs Bob Archer, Sunil Deo, Terri Takusagawa and Greg Doyle at the San Ramon Farmers Market.
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An Interview with Terri Takusagawa

September 18th, 2023
By David George When it comes to volunteering hours, no one does it more often these days than Terri Takusagawa. Terri has gone Triple Platinum in hours volunteered to the program (7,500+), a level that has never been reached.
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Illustration courtesy of Bayside Fog Collectors.
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Water, Water: Everywhere and Nowhere, All At Once

September 18th, 2023
Reporting from Oslo, Norway By Liv Imset Lately, it seems like water, in one way or another, makes headlines every day. There are reports of either not enough or too much at once. Some recent examples: October 2019 to 2022 were three of the driest years on record in CA.
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Photo by Help Desk Terri Takusagawa identifies client’s tomato bugs from a recent event at Our Garden.
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Bug ID: It Takes a Team

September 18th, 2023
By Sheila Weston In July, a client brought specimens of an insect to the Ask A Master Gardener table at Our Garden that he thought were damaging his tomato plants. They looked like flies but were actively moving around in the container. AAMG team members couldn't examine them at the table.
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Photo by Greg Letts.
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News From Our Garden

September 18th, 2023
By Janet Miller Photos by Greg Letts The summer season at Our Garden has been one of our busiest and most productive. The year started out with more challenges than we have ever experienced.
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