- Author: Judy Quan
Container gardening is enticing. We love the option to grow plants where space and sunlight might otherwise limit our choices. Most perennials, shrubs and trees are better off planted in the ground, but, with care, we can maintain our larger woody plants in containers.
Container plants need more monitoring
We must carefully monitor and nurture our container plants since nutrients and water are confined to what is available in the container. Woody plants such as trees and shrubs need larger containers and more care over the years since they have larger root systems than most annuals and perennials.
The importance of repotting
The periodic repotting...
- Author: james bethke
- Editor: ryan krason
As frustrating as pests can be, there's nothing worse than finding a solution to that pest problem and rejoicing in your short term success, only to find that your "solution" is no longer doing the trick. In the pest control industry, this is called pesticide resistance.
This new online course was created primarily for pest control advisors and other licensed pesticide applicators and highlights how pesticide resistance develops among pests. It also describes the mechanisms of resistance in pathogens, insects, and weeds...
- Author: Ramiro E. Lobo
Pruning is critical for the management of blueberry plants. It helps with the growth and development of younger plants and is needed to create a structure that will maximize vigor and productivity, minimize insect and disease problems, and help maintain strong bushes that will produce large fruit size and quality for many years. Blueberry bushes should be pruned annually to continuously renew the plant in order to sustain their productivity.
Depending on the number or varieties grown, blueberry bushes should be pruned immediately after harvest in Southern California, usually during the summer months. University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Manuel Jimenez demonstrates how to prune juvenile blueberry bushes to...
