- Author: Tammy Majcherek
While your landscape plants will fair pretty well with intermittent rain storms, your potted plants may have a tendency to dry out. It's not too late to purchase a rain barrel or two. Take advantage of the rain, by capturing it (even if it is only drizzle, you will be surprised at what you will collect), and using it to water those thirsty container specimens saving a few dollars while you are at it too.
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Rain in Southern California? Yes it really does happen.
It was so pleasing to wake during the middle of the night only to hear rain on the roof. What is especially nice is that it is coming down very slow. This constant light mist/drizzle is allowing any moisture that we are receiving to hydrate the soil and the roots of our thirsty plants.
While you can give your irrigation a break for the next day or two, BEWARE - we are in for a big change. The weather service is predicting temperatures in the 90's-100's with Santa Ana winds by Wednesday.
While I know that we typically receive a small amount of rain in October, I, for one, like to think this was a gift from Mother Nature nourishing our plants and protecting our hillsides helping to curtail damage from any imminent fire danger and warm, dry winds.
For now, enjoy the much needed seasonal weather while it lasts!
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
http://www.cw6sandiego.com/newly-discovered-beetle-decimates-trees-tijuana-river-valley/
Newly discovered beetle decimates trees in Tijuana River Valley - CW6 San Diego
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Over 100 attendees representing the Farm Bureau and other organizations were on hand to witness the ribbon cutting on this landmark moment. Traveling from Northern California, UC ANR VIPs included Glenda Humiston, Chris Greer, Lisa Fischer, Wendy Powers, and Bill Frost.
Beautiful weather, good food, great company, and a truly promising vision for the future of South Coast REC made this an unforgettable evening.
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Viewing a recent video from USA Today demonstrating the potential that drones have to help farmers manage water use in the fields, it makes one start to think about the open spaces in urban areas - parks, conservation lands, green belts, etc. and how we could really start to micromanage irrigation maintenance and pest issues without extra labor costs for scouting such concerns.