🌱 How Laytonville growers keep gardens thriving through Mendocino’s harsh July heat

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• How Laytonville growers keep gardens thriving through Mendocino’s harsh July heat

Today's riddle: Which is faster, heat or cold? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Luminous sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• July gardening in Mendocino County means keeping up while you look ahead • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com) — Local farms in Laytonville, including Happy Day Farms and Weathertop Farmstead, frame this practical July gardening guide tailored to Mendocino County’s dry summer and fire season. You’ll find clear tips on deep watering, drip irrigation, deer fencing, and starting fall crops now so your Laytonville garden keeps producing well into autumn.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday July 5

• Sunday Brunch at Little River Inn
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Little River Inn, 7901 N. Hwy 1 Little River
  8:00 am
• Mendocino Dog Park Benefit Bake Sale on July 5
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Harvest at Mendosa's at 10501 Lansing Street in Mendocino
  11:00 am
• Flynn Creek Circus- The Cricket & the Wren
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Mendocino, CA July 2-12, 2026 FRIENDSHIP PARK - UNDER THE BIG TOP TENT 998 SCHOOL ST, MENDOCINO, CA 95460
  2:00 pm

Monday July 6

• (LOCALS NIGHT) Flynn Creek Circus- The Cricket & the Wren
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Mendocino, CA July 2-12, 2026 FRIENDSHIP PARK - UNDER THE BIG TOP TENT 998 SCHOOL ST, MENDOCINO, CA 95460
  2:00 pm
• Mendocino Jazz Society
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Tall Guy Brewing, 362 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday July 8

• Library at Farmer’s Market →
  Fort Bragg Branch of Mendocino County Library, 499 E Laurel St, Fort Bragg
  2:30 pm
• UC Application: Activities & Awards
  Willits High Willits, CA 95490
  5:00 pm
• Gloriana Dance Company
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Gloriana Studio at the Boatyard
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 9

• Scribble & Splash - Suzi Long Watercolor Class
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Blue Pelican Gallery, 401 North Harbor Drive in Fort Bragg.
  10:30 am
• Ceramics with Nancy New →
  Willits Center For the Arts, 71 E Commercial St, Willits
  1:00 pm
• Crochet Club at Flockworks Creative Center →
  Cobalt Gallery, 430 N Main St, Fort Bragg
  5:30 pm
• (21+ ONLY) Flynn Creek Circus Adult Show- The Cricket & the Wren
  Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Mendocino, CA July 2-12, 2026 FRIENDSHIP PARK - UNDER THE BIG TOP TENT 998 SCHOOL ST, MENDOCINO, CA 95460
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Round Valley Unified School District posted a job opening for Math Teacher- Round Valley High School 2026-27 in Covelo. Apply here.
• Adventist Health posted a job opening for RN, ICU - Night Shift, Full-Time in Willits. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laytonville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Covelo

• Mendo Local Weekly Roundup — July 4, 2026 (mendolocal.news)
• MCT: Sunday, February 3, 2019 (theava.com)

Willits

• Willits Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Suspended Driver (kymkemp.com)
• Roadwork planned in Mendocino County: 7/3 – 7/10 (willitsnews.com)
• Great Redwood Trail Agency deploys $12.4M in climate bond funds for first segments (krcrtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Heat, you can catch cold!! (Thank you Michael S. for sending it in!)
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