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		<title> The Truly Remarkable Dragonfly</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[One sunny, warm afternoon, as I worked near my backyard pond, a bit of red flew by me and then on to a metal butterfly decoration. I followed it and saw that it was a large red dragonfly (aka Flame Skimmer). I had noticed it fluttering around for a few days and realized that it intended to lay eggs in my fishpond.
Dragonflies have been part of the natural world longer than we can imagine. Dragonfly fossil records date back 300 million years. One fossil is about two and a half feet across and,......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=784096013&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=The%20Truly%20Remarkable%20Dragonfly&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:10:16 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Now is the Time to Buy Spring Bulbs</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s almost mid-September, which means that autumn is looming.&#xa0; But instead of thinking about fall leaves, I&#8217;m contemplating spring flowers.&#xa0; More specifically, some of the iconic blooms of spring&#8212;purple crocus, yellow daffodils, sweet-scented freesia, purple hyacinths and colorful tulips&#8212;are on my mind.&#xa0; Despite blooming in spring, these are called fall bulbs. With little effort now, you can add beautiful splashes of spring color to your garden.&#xa0;
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:07:48 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Dissapearance of Bees is Troubling</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Val Whitmyre, U.C. Master Gardener
This year, the balmy August days were a joy to most gardeners. Tomatoes took their time ripening, but chores were more pleasant without the usual searing heat. Bees love balmy days, too.&#xa0; My garden teemed with bumblebees early in the morning, with honeybees arriving just as the sun peeked through the mist.
Sofie, my small white Lab, and I enjoy watching bees float from hollyhocks to abutilon to roses, as they wriggle deep into the blossoms for nectar.......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=477802536&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Dissapearance%20of%20Bees%20is%20Troubling&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:05:43 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Is this your Year to go Native?</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Have you been thinking about going native? Are you ready to replace your lawn with plants that evolved in this area?&#xa0;&#xa0;
&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0; There are many reasons to do so. I was recently reading an article on milkweed (Asclepias sp.) in Wings, the magazine published by the Xerces Society. The society was founded to save invertebrate populations. The article gives several examples of insects and plants not working together because they did not evolve together. In contrast, the Monarch butterfly and......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=189534875&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Is%20this%20your%20Year%20to%20go%20Native%3F&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:04:06 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Attracting Pollinators to your Garden</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Attracting and helping honeybees thrive is always good for the garden, but other pollinators deserve your attention and appreciation, too.More than 80 percent of the world&#8217;s food and flower crops need pollinators to produce crops. Luckily, the honeybee isn&#8217;t the only pollinator responsible for such a herculean task. Ants, bats, other types of bees, beetles, wasps, butterflies, animals, flies and gardeners with paintbrushes can also fulfill the function of fertilizing the many plants we depend......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=888141665&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Attracting%20Pollinators%20to%20your%20Garden&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:02:03 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Saving Tomato Seeds</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been growing the same tomatoes for several years and I don&#8217;t buy new plants. These tomatoes are varieties I have liked over the years, and I have saved the seed for planting the following season.&#xa0; It is easier than you think.&#xa0;
To save tomato seeds, I first select a nice-looking tomato. I cut it open and spread the seeds on a dry, clean paper towel. Then I pop the meat of the tomato into my salad.&#xa0; I write the name of the tomato and year on the towel and set the seeds out to dry in a shady......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=379015585&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Saving%20Tomato%20Seeds&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:00:11 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> There will be Peas in the Valley</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Gayle Nelson, U.C. Master Gardener
Every year, the Napa County Master Gardeners&#8217; field-testing committee selects a vegetable crop or two to trial in their own home gardens. The objective is to determine which varieties perform well in Napa County, with good flavor, high yield and few pest or disease issues. This year, the committee decided to test peas and selected three varieties: &#8216;Oregon Sugar Pod II,&#8217; a snow pea; &#8216;Sugar Bon,&#8217; a snap pea; and &#8216;Green Arrow,&#8217; a shelling pea.
Remember the......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=507244091&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=There%20will%20be%20Peas%20in%20the%20Valley&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:57:10 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Sharing the Garden with Grandchildren</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[I recently learned an important lesson: it is virtually impossible to child-proof a garden. One day last month my granddaughters, ages five and six, woke up with angry red welts and blisters covering their beautiful little faces. Despite gentle probing from their mother and grandmother, they insisted they had not put anything on their faces or touched or eaten anything unusual.
My daughter had not used any new products in the home, nor had the children been exposed to any unusual environmental......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=619128971&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Sharing%20the%20Garden%20with%20Grandchildren&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Switching from Warm to Cool Season Vegetables</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Pat Hitchcock, U.C. Master GardenerFor the gardener, it helps to think of vegetables as either warm-season or cool-season crops. The warm-season plants (think tomatoes, corn, squash and beans) like our sunny summer days and thrive when night temperatures stay above 50 F. Cool-season plants get stressed when the weather is too warm, preferring daytime temperatures in the 70s and nights below 50 F. Many survive our winter lows beautifully; some even improve in flavor if touched by......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=266192556&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Switching%20from%20Warm%20to%20Cool%20Season%20Vegetables&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:10:50 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> The Basics About Basil</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Val Whitmyre, U. C. Master Gardener
When I saw &#8216;Pesto Perpetuo&#8217; basil at the local farmers&#8217; market, you can&#8217;t imagine how thrilled I was. A basil that is almost guaranteed not to bolt is a potential treasure.
&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0; My luck growing basil isn&#8217;t spectacular. It looks great for a few days after I purchase it, but then for some reason, it usually droops and decides my garden isn&#8217;t the place to be.
&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0; Several other edibles bolt when summer heat arrives. Lettuces, parsley and cilantro are among......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=680381870&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=The%20Basics%20About%20Basil&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:08:04 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Include Fire Resistance in your Landscape Plan</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master GardenerWhen it rains throughout May and June starts with unseasonal deluges, it can be hard to remember that fire season is right around the corner. But the extra rain fueled rampant green growth, so it is time to take action.Several years ago, when catastrophic wildfires hit Southern California and thousands of acres burned, we saw remarkable photos of homes that seemed to have been miraculously spared. A closer look revealed, not miracles, but......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=407333620&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Include%20Fire%20Resistance%20in%20your%20Landscape%20Plan&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:05:48 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Climate Zones in the Napa Valley</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Darla Dangler, U. C. Master Gardener
Ask gardeners in the Napa Valley what climate zone they live in and most will say that they are in Sunset Zone 14. They would be correct if they lived on the valley floor. Zone 14 is the smallest of four zones in Napa County, as determined by Sunset&#8217;s Western Garden Book. The other three are Zone 7, called &#8220;Foothill-Digger Pine&#8221;; Zone 14, &#8220;Coastal Warm&#8221;; Zone 15, &#8220;Coastal Cool&#8221;; and Zone 17, &#8220;Marine&#8221;. The margins of all climate zones are inexact. Each......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=52565109&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Climate%20Zones%20in%20the%20Napa%20Valley&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:04:07 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> When it Rains, It Pours</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master GardenerWhen it rains throughout May and June starts with unseasonal deluges, it can be hard to remember that fire season is right around the corner. But the extra rain fueled rampant green growth, so it is time to take action.Several years ago, when catastrophic wildfires hit Southern California and thousands of acres burned, we saw remarkable photos of homes that seemed to have been miraculously spared. A closer look revealed, not miracles, but......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=163583449&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=When%20it%20Rains%2C%20It%20Pours&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:01:59 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Tips on Fertilizing</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[by Darla Dangler, U.C. Master GardenerThe weather during the past three months has been unusual. March brought monsoons. April had record high temperatures, causing winter crops like parsley and leafy greens to bolt early. May was about normal for daytime temperatures, but the nights were unseasonably cool. And we had some spectacular hail storms.
June is the start of the prime growing season for Napa Valley. Your soil still needs attention to provide nutrition and moisture for plants. Apply......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=926106419&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Tips%20on%20Fertilizing&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:00:58 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Monkey Flowers</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[by Jane Callier, U.C. Master Gardener
Some of the prettiest woody native plants I have in my garden are monkey flowers, probably named after the blooms&#8217; resemblance to monkeys. The sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus or Diplacus aurantiacus), or bush monkey flower, is a subshrub species successful in the Napa Valley. Profuse yellow to orange blooms begin appearing in March and don&#8217;t let up until August. Leaves are about one inch long, dark green and resinous.
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:55:42 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Caring for Hydrangeas</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[In a cool, leafy corner of her garden, my grandmother had a hydrangea bush with deep cerulean-blue flowers. This was my favorite plant in the entire garden, and an air of mystery surrounded it.&#xa0;
More than once, I saw my grandmother go out in the evening and direct my grandfather to dig carefully around the roots. She would kneel down and dig something I could never quite see into the dark soil close to the roots. Then she would carefully replace the leaf mulch and my grandfather would help her......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=250689334&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Caring%20for%20Hydrangeas&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:23:41 PST</pubDate>
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		<title> Plant Families</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Families are important, even in the garden. And while resemblances are easy to see in some families, in others seeing the connection might be a little tough.
In the Amaryllidaceae (Allicaeae) family, onions clearly resemble shallots and garlic. But Brussels sprouts, growing two to three feet tall and looking like little knobbed trees, bear little likeness to the purple and white turnips that grow mostly underground and are part of the same cabbage family, called Brassicaceae.
Families are......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=940265337&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Plant%20Families&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:19:00 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> svdeitrick@yahoo.com(Valerie S. Deitrick)</author>
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		<title> Trees &amp; Shrubs can bring a Dull Garden to Life</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[You can spend a lot of time and money on your garden only to have the result look more like a nursery display than a garden. A satisfying garden has a sense of unity, usually achieved through repetition. Using individual plants or groups of plants repeatedly in a landscape helps tie the garden together.&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;
Trees in particular are useful for this purpose. They provide a vertical line that attracts the eye, but they can overwhelm the garden if they grow too large. Distinctive trees that......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=906852865&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Trees%20%26%20Shrubs%20can%20bring%20a%20Dull%20Garden%20to%20Life&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:16:49 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> svdeitrick@yahoo.com(Valerie S. Deitrick)</author>
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		<title> How to Plan a New Garden</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[My Master Gardener friends call me a nursery junkie. I have trouble passing by a nursery without stopping to see what they have. I love to search for new and exciting plants or for better versions of those I already have.
If you are planning a new garden, you have some decisions to make before you head for the nursery.&#xa0;
Are you planting a perennial garden for the long term, or do you want a colorful, showy garden for the current growing season? How much sun or shade does your garden receive?......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=260614292&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=How%20to%20Plan%20a%20New%20Garden&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:16:07 PST</pubDate>
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		<author> svdeitrick@yahoo.com(Valerie S. Deitrick)</author>
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		<title> Putting Lettuce in the Tulips</title>      
		<description><![CDATA[Why do we hide edible plants in our gardens? Who says they aren&#8217;t beautiful? Many contemporary gardeners are welcoming the diversity of textures and colors that edible shrubs and trees give to their surroundings.&#xa0;
There are also some practical reasons for mixing fruits and vegetables with ornamental plants. Flowering plants attract pollinating and beneficial insects. So interspersing food crops among plants such as lavender, butterfly bush and clematis that draw bees and butterflies can mean a......<img id="trackingimg" src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmwv=4.6.5&utmcs=UTF-8&utmac=UA-6570449-3&utmccn=RSS%2BFeed&utmcsr=RSS&utmn=382339938&utmhn=ucanr.org&utmdt=Putting%20Lettuce%20in%20the%20Tulips&utmp=%2Fblogs%2Fncmgblog%2F" style="width:1px; height:1px; border:none;"><br clear="all">]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:06:05 PST</pubDate>
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