Checklist can help you avoid injury in garden

Examine your setting, tools and your own form to ensure that you’re gardening safely By Jodi Bay & DeLayne Harmon (This article originally appeared in the February 8, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Gardening is good for the mind, body and soul: It provides exercise, mental stimulation, community and beauty. The Centers for […]

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Plan your pest control tasks with IPM Seasonal Landscape Guide

UC site maps out a month-by-month checklist on preventative measures and management techniques By Jodi Bay (This article originally appeared in the January 11, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) It’s the beginning of 2025 and the cusp of another year of gardening. Gardening has seasons where plants grow best, flowers bloom, vegetables provide […]

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“Like a Box of Chocolates”

By Suzanne Mullins Have a garden, landscape, or botanical question ?  Contact the San Diego County Master Gardeners Hotline.  Their answers are research-based, free, and available 24/7.  Anyone can submit a question by phone (858 822 6910) or by email, using this link: Hotline – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County.   Typical queries […]

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Feeding culinary heritage celebrations from around the globe

By Barb Sands (This article originally appeared in the December 14, 2014 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) How do you celebrate your family holiday and heritage at this time of the year? Perhaps your traditions were handed down over generations, may have been shared from families overseas, or may have been adapted depending on […]

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