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Land cover 2100 ft mountain
I'm am currently clearing black berries and poison oak on 7 acres with a seasonal creek through it. After clearing I want to plant a grass for soil cover. I have read that will help curb the regrowth of poison oak.
Placerville California
El Dorado County California about 1 month ago
Size Is Not The Issue
From https://homeguides.sfgate.com/yellow-squash-green-92287.html, can you please update your article at https://ask.extension.org/questions/138176 so that your discriminatory anti-artist phrase, "use a small artist's brush to transfer," reads, "use an artist small brush to transfer," so that your such grammatical error does not scare the bees away from the squash, as the yellow squash, zucchini, and sweet onions at the grocery stores are growing, perhaps from reduced pollination, painful needles? I do not really know how such an error on your part might be making the bees avoid the squash in the farm fields, but, just in case, can you please correct such error, anyway, as I would certainly enjoy getting back to including plenty of assorted fresh raw vegetables in my fat loss diet?
Kern County California over 1 year ago
Bugs in house!
I see bugs on the beds around the house! There was also a ton of different bugs in a second hand carpet I had for about 5 months. Are they bed bugs? What are they? How can I get rid of them? The 1st and 3rd photo are the before and after I killed it. The middle one is the one I see most often, but when I kill the middle one it is just black not orange.
Ventura County California almost 2 years ago
Tiny black bugs in my house!
I have a bunch of these bugs around my house. I also found some in the bed. We found a bunch in our carpet. Does anyone know what they are and or know if they bite. Btw the last photo is the bug in water.
Los Angeles County California almost 2 years ago
Rebuilding a Deck
Hello, The deck I'm re-building has some larger lumber 4x12 holding the deck up, cantilevered from the house, My main question is about the stairs: Doubled up 2" x 12" ea. side for stairs stringers, is there a rating system for structual beams under stairs or joists that could be assigned to a class A , B , C
Three sides of the house are standard stucco walls, a barrier between house and deck.
High fire zone. Any Ideas would be appreciated
Santa Cruz County California about 2 years ago
problem solved, have answer
We had a 10 lb package of chicken that was thawed due to freezer malfunction. It has been thawed in a sealed bag for 48 hours. Is it safe to use?
Riverside County California about 3 years ago
Which plant is this
I suspect that this was planted by squirrel in one of my pot.
Can you please identify this.
Santa Clara County California over 3 years ago
Do Apples Absorb Toxins from Soil?
Hi - I am living in Oakland California. The apple tree in my yard produces wonderful apples. I don't know much about the quality of the soil in which the tree is planted. The area has been used for some parking over the years (probably just for the four unit building on the property) and, because the house is turn of the century, I'm sure the house and surrounding houses were painted with lead paint.
I read that the apples don't absorb the toxins and that the toxins are caught in the stems. Sound fishy to me. Any soil or fruit testing I should do, or do you think the apples are okay to eat?
Thanks so much.
Alameda County California apple trees soil toxins over 3 years ago