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When Richard Smith tells you that he is impressed with efficacy of an organic herbicide you better take notice. Richard shared his results on this blog site last year and showed good weed control with 'Suppress' from Westbridge.

Growing Hops on the North Coast of California, but Could Apply to other Parts of the State Learn what it takes to produce hops for the micro-brew industry Saturday March 26th - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm SRJC Shone Farm Pavilion 7450 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville, CA 95436 $45 when registering on-line in ad...

Wildlife and people have been in the news lately. Perhaps you've heard of coyotes wandering in your neighborhood. You might have also read about how you shouldn't feed wildlife.

Recently some 'W. Murcott' mandarins were shown to me. Brown spots in the core of the fruit. Another problem caused by drought and lack of leaching rains.

Of the approximately 200 tree species that can be attacked by the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer, about 100 of those species can be colonized by the Fusarium fungus that actually goes on to kill the tree. This from a host of researchers at UC Riverside.