Grow Veggies Anywhere – Straw Bale Gardening
Submitted by Tery Susman, UC Master Gardener of Mariposa County MARIPOSA–With Spring right around the corner, it’s easy to imagine…
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History Mystery #121: Time Book From 1876
This week’s History Mystery is a time book from 1876. It appears to have been used to track work hours…
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Over the Garden Fence: What Happened to My Tomatoes?
By Helen Willoughby-Peck, UC Master Gardener of Mariposa Most home gardeners who grow tomatoes have experienced a problem or two…
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Over the Garden Fence: Heritage Roses & Mariposa History
By UCCE Master Gardener, Christina Oborn. The just-concluded Coulterville Heritage Rose Tour in North County is a good time to…
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History Mystery #119: Antique Metal Object
This device was submitted by Jon Norby. We would like to know what this was used for and any other…
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How a Gold Rush Era Lumber Town Struck Gold a Second Time
Article written by Laurie Waskin of the Reel Cowboys. Special thanks to Kathryn Ellis, Chairperson of the North Fork History Group,…
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History Mystery #118: Cast Iron Object From 1859
Submitted by Karen Morris, Coarsegold Historical Society Chairperson COARSEGOLD — This object belongs to one of the members of the…
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History Mystery #116: Sam “Long Knife” Clark
By Debby Carter, Sierra Historic Sites Association Sam Clark and his wife, Trudel, were fixtures in Oakhurst for many years….
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History Mystery #115: Antique Homestead Tools
Submitted by Lynn Northrup, Raymond Museum. These two items were recently donated from two different homesteads near Raymond. We would…
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Over the Garden Fence: To Seed or Not to Seed?
By Tery Susman, UC Master Gardener of Mariposa County. Our human tendency is to fix what we perceive as a…
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Over the Garden Fence: Give Trees a Chance
By Michele Nowak-Sharkey, UC Master Gardener of Mariposa County. MARIPOSA — The impulse after a fire is to remove all…
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Over the Garden Fence: Scorched Earth and Soil Rx
By Tery Susman, UC Master Gardener of Mariposa County. MARIPOSA — Wildfires can create immediate and potentially long-term soil erosion….
