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It's Tomato Time!/Ventura

Event Date
Apr 5, 2025

It's Tomato Time! Please join the Ventura County Master Gardeners at this talk about growing your own tomatoes. Learn about the different types and classes of tomatoes. Learn how to plant and grow tomatoes from seeding to transplanting, fertilizing, is pruning necessary, and harvest.
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Avocado Irrigation Workshop

Event Date
Oct 16, 2024

Avocado Irrigation Workshop Tuesday, October 16, 2024 2:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Workshop registration link: Registration For more information about the workshop please see agenda attached here. Approved Continuing Education Units (CEU's) CCA (Tracking #CA 61696 - 2.5hrs.) & VCAILG (20hrs.
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Dotted paropsine leaf beetle adult and larvae on a leaf. Chris Shogren
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Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle Threatens California’s Eucalyptus

June 30, 2025
By Christopher J Shogren
The dotted paropsine leaf beetle (Paropsis atomaria), an invasive pest native to Australia, was first discovered in California in 2022 and is rapidly spreading throughout Southern California targeting eucalyptus trees. Both adult beetles and their larvae feed on eucalyptus leaves, causing significant…
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View over the tops of avocado trees from a tower with scientific instruments
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UCCE advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

May 15, 2025
By Michael Hsu
Crop coefficients are numbers used to calculate the amount of water a particular crop needs. In an unprecedented study, Ali Montazar, UC Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management advisor, set out to develop more reliable crop coefficients for avocado based on real-world data.
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