Garden Notes

More and more home gardeners are discovering the joys of raising backyard chickens. Beyond the delight of harvesting fresh eggs at your doorstep, there's an added bonus top-notch fertilizer for your garden.

If you love to garden, have an interest in lifelong learning, enjoy sharing your knowledge and are committed to community service, the Master Gardener program might be the place for you.

California's San Joaquin Valley, often referred to as the nation's salad bowl, is a cradle of agricultural abundance. This region, with its fertile soil and temperate climate, has been instrumental in feeding not only the state but also the nation and beyond.

This last year of unpredictable weather of up and down temps, hot and cold, some rain and dry weather, did not bode well for this gardener and maybe not for others.

WEEDS: Broadleaf weeds Once they take over your yard, weeds are difficult to manage or eradicate.