Fresno Gardening Green

By Jeannette Warnert While tending your landscape and garden this spring, keep an eye out for pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), an invasive insect that has already been found in parts of Southern California. PHM could make its way to the Central Valley and cause significant damage to crops, landscape plants…

Fresno County gardeners can juice up their tomato yield in 2025 by planting grafted tomatoes, which are grown using a complicated and labor-intensive process that confers greater vigor and disease resistance.

Recent rainfall in Fresno County has created puddles and stagnant water. With the temperature warming up, this combination offers the perfect situation for mosquitoes to breed. The UC Integrated Pest Management program encourages residents "drain after the rain" to prevent mosquito-breeding sites.

Take a drive along the Blossom Trail. March is the time to put winter's planning into action as spring comes to the garden. Tasks Continue fruit tree spraying and spray fungicide on apple and cherry trees.

Some may say that rats shouldn't be classified as pests, but most would agree they aren't good neighbors. In residential areas, rats damage garden crops and eat tree fruit; they can transmit diseases to humans and generally convey a sense of uncleanliness.