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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_23756811/master-gardeners-spreading-word-about-pollination">http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_23756811/master-gardeners-spreading-word-about-pollination</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><font size=5 color="#333333" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#333333'>Master Gardeners:
Spreading the word about pollination<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=byline style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><i><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333;font-style:italic'>By Jane Scurich<br>
UC Marin Master Gardeners<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.2pt;background:white'><font size=1
color=gray face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:gray;text-transform:uppercase'>POSTED: </span></font><font size=1
color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray;text-transform:uppercase'> </span></font><font size=1
color=gray face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:gray;text-transform:uppercase'> 08/02/2013 01:00:00 PM PDT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><span
class=articleimage><font size=1 color="#888888" face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#888888'><a
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=1 color="#333333"
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>Julia Heliconian, Dryus iulia, or Julia Butterfly is sipping
nectar at the Conservatory of Flowers. This butterfly loves to feed on lantanas
and the leaves of passion vines including Passiflora affinis and yellow
passionflower. Photo by Jane Scurich<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=dropcap3raggedright style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font
size=1 color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:#333333'></span><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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word-spacing:0px'>
<p class=dropcap3raggedright style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font
size=1 color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:#333333'>BIRDS DO IT, bees do it "... Pollinate, that is.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=bodytextragright style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:6.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font
size=1 color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:#333333'>While I was working at the Master Gardener tomato sale
in April at Greenbrae's <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Air</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Shopping
Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, a gentleman approached me to chat. This
passionate tomato enthusiast explained to me in detail about his process of
planting in containers on wheels, which are easily mobile to catch the most
sun. I was fascinated to speak with such a determined tomato grower. It seemed
he had all the answers, so I was a bit surprised when he said, "So, I do
have one question. I see all these flowers on the plants, but no tomatoes ever
grow."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>"I think they may not have been pollinated," I
immediately said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>"Tomatoes don't need to be<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><span
class=articleimage><font size=1 color="#888888" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#888888'><a
href="http://www.marinij.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=5301119"
target="_new" style='transition: 0.1s ease-out;-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out'><font
color="#5278ae"><span style='color:#5278AE;text-decoration:none'><img border=0
width=300 height=400 id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE91CD.1D5AB490"
style='max-width: 100%;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;
border-right-width:0px;border-top-width:0px;height:auto;vertical-align:middle'
title=""></span></font></a></span></font></span><font size=1 color="#888888"
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=1 color="#333333"
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>A swallowtail caterpillar grows large eating his favorite
host plant, dill. Sowing extra dill seeds in your garden insures there is food
for everyone. In about a month, it will become a pollinating butterfly. Photo
by Jennie Strobel<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>pollinated," he said. "We don't have any bees!"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>He was only partially correct, because most tomatoes are usually
self-fertilizing, but that is not the whole answer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>Tomato plants have both male and female organs. Normally, the
wind will self-pollinate the tomato flowers sufficiently. However, if the temperature
is too low (below 55 degrees or above 75 degrees), there will be interference
with pollen tube growth and fertilization might be below normal and fruiting
may not result. Other plants may need the actual movement of a physical
pollinator like a bee, bird or butterfly to move the pollen and fertilize the
plant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>So, what is pollination and why is it important?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from
the anther, the male organ in the stamen, to the female reproductive part of a flower
known as the stigma, the pollen-receptive apex of the pistil.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>Pollinators come in many shapes and forms: hummingbirds, bees
and butterflies are probably the ones we see most often in action. We may not
see mites, fleas, some moths and flies, or nectar-seeking bats as often, but
they all play a part in the pollination process. One nonliving pollinator, of
course, is wind. It is also the least efficient form of pollination, but it is
the common pollinator for grasses, most conifers and many deciduous trees.
Humans can also engage in hand-pollination — a time and labor intensive
process, but often used to fertilize rare species when their natural
pollinators are not present.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>These pollen-distributing critters have very basic needs in
mind: to get sugary nectar and sometimes the pollen itself to meet their energy
requirements. Flowers and pollinators have developed a symbiotic relationship
in which sticky pollen from flowers is transferred on the bodies, feet, wings
and tongues of pollinators to nearby plants as the pollinator's nutritional
needs are met.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>We are nearing a crisis situation — pollinators<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><span
class=articleimage><font size=1 color="#888888" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#888888'><a
href="http://www.marinij.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=5301117"
target="_new" style='transition: 0.1s ease-out;-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out'><font
color="#5278ae"><span style='color:#5278AE;text-decoration:none'><img border=0
width=400 height=395 id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE91CD.1D5AB490"
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title=""></span></font></a></span></font></span><font size=1 color="#888888"
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=1 color="#333333"
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>Bees enjoying flowering thyme in the author's garden. Bees
are attracted to blue, purple and yellow flowers. They cannot see the color
red. Photo by Jane Scurich<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>are disappearing because of a multitude of challenges, including
indiscriminate use of toxic pesticides, fungicides and lack of native habitat.
Let's face it: when was the last time you encouraged a bee to populate your
garden? Have you provided resources for caterpillars to grow or do you
exterminate them with toxic chemicals? Have you thought about adding a few more
insectary plants as your contribution to the hungry caterpillar?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>How can everyday folks help nature's pollinators to — well
— pollinate? Here are some suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Plant bird, butterfly, and bee friendly plants.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Group those plants together to make it easier for the
pollinators to do their work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Plant a wide range of colorful, fragrant flowers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Pick plants with long blooming cycles.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Integrate flowers into our vegetable garden.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Let vegetables flower after harvesting to allow
pollinators to get the pollen and nectar they require.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Allow native plants to prosper in a section of garden
where pollinators can find refuge and fresh water.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Do not use toxic chemicals in your garden.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>Looking to see pollinators in action? Hopefully, you can find
butterflies, bees and birds active in your own home garden or nearby park. For
more concentrated action, check out these exhibits:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• Butterflies & Blooms at the Conservatory of Flowers
offers an opportunity to get up close and personal with more than 20 butterfly
species as they flit around the Special Exhibits Gallery, enjoying nectar from
the colorful flower collection. Go to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://conservatoryofflowers.org/" style='transition: 0.1s ease-out;
-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out'><font color="#5278ae"><span
style='color:#5278AE'>conservatoryofflowers.org</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>• The San Mateo Arboretum Society recently opened a <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Butterfly-Hummingbird</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:City w:st="on">San Mateo</st1:City>'s <st1:place w:st="on">Central Park</st1:place>.
Go to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://tinyurl.com/k7ocng2" style='transition: 0.1s ease-out;-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out'><font
color="#5278ae"><span style='color:#5278AE'>tinyurl.com/k7ocng2</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>For fascinating research on all manner of pollinators, including
plant lists, visit<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://pollinator.org/" style='transition: 0.1s ease-out;-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out'><font
color="#5278ae"><span style='color:#5278AE'>pollinator.org</span></font></a>.
The website strives to promote the health of pollinators critical to food and
ecosystems through conservation, education, and research. National Pollinator
Week is one of their major projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt;
margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:#333333'>The Great Sunflower Project also needs all of our help to record
bee populations in our home gardens. Visit<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://greatsunflower.org/" style='transition: 0.1s ease-out;-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-out'><font
color="#5278ae"><span style='color:#5278AE'>greatsunflower.org</span></font></a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-bottom:6.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.6pt;background:white'><font
size=1 color="#333333" face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:#333333'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California Marin Master Gardeners</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
are sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension. For questions about gardening, plant
pests or diseases, call 473-4204 from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays,
or bring in samples or pictures to <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1682
Novato Blvd., Suite 150B</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Novato</st1:City></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jennifer Tsang</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Pollinator Partnership</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</a> </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>423 Washington St.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> 5th Fl.</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>San Francisco</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94111</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>T: 415.362.1137</span></font><font
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color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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