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Olive Notes - Olive Culture

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May 2025Archived

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Pest Notes
- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Article

Helpful Garden Tips November 2025

November 1, 2025

By Peyton Ellas, UC Master Gardener of Tulare/Kings County

We've had a perfect start to autumn this year, and in November the season is in full gear. We can feel the transition: gone is summer; winter is coming. This is a great time to plant almost any tree, shrub, perennial, ground cover, wildflower seeds, and the last of spring-flowering bulbs. It's also a good…

Plate filled with plant-sourced foods

Healthy Central Sierra: Article

Celebrate Plant-based eating in November!

November 1, 2025

By Kitty Oppliger

You may be thinking about Thanksgiving Turkey this month, but November is also World Vegan Month. More Plants, Less Meat“Vegan” refers to a lifestyle that does not use any animal products, which includes following a plant-based diet. Plant-based diets have been associated with numerous benefits, both…

UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Understanding pH and Why it's Important in Food Preservation (November 2025)

October 31, 2025

Earl Weak, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer In simple terms, pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline (basic) a solution is. A pH below 7 indicates an acid solutionA pH above 7 indicates an alkaline (basic) solutionpH 7 is considered neutral In the context of food…

UC Master Food Preserver: Article

All About Apples: Which are Best for Your Recipe? (November 2025)

October 31, 2025

Tim Long, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer Red Delicious apples at the market (Photo caption: Tim Long, used with permission). If you’re looking for a native apple tree, you’ll to be disappointed. Apples, other than three varieties of crabapples, aren’t native to the Americas…

UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Applications Now Open for 2026 UC Master Food Preserver Training Program! (November 2025)

October 31, 2025

By Travis R Alexander

Henry Shaw, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer Your Name Here MFP Badge (Photo caption: Henry Shaw, used with permission). Do you want to learn more about safe food-preservation techniques? Do you have a passion for sharing your knowledge with others? Are you willing to donate your…

UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Pasting and Saucing Chile Peppers: Exploring Flavors from New Mexico to Peru (November 2025)

October 31, 2025

Robyn Barker, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer If you have a sunny spot in your garden or on your patio, chili peppers are fun and easy to grow. The plants don’t get too large; they can even be grown in a container. They are relatively disease and pest free. With limited space and…

UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Spotlight: Mary Nazara, Class of 2025 MFP Volunteer (November 2025)

October 31, 2025

Mary Nazara, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program VolunteerCounty of residence: Los Angeles Mary Nazara, used with permission. I started preserving in the summer of 2022 after a phone call from my sister. She had a tree full of ripe plums and didn’t want them to go to waste. I already had…

Five people seated on stage

ANR Employee News: Article

UC ANR shares ideas at California Economic Summit

October 31, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Several members of UC ANR participated in the California Economic Summit, Oct. 21-23 in Stockton, organized by CA FWD in collaboration with the California Stewardship Network.

UC Cooperative Extension Trinity County: Event

Master Gardener Joss House Project Presentation

Nov 20, 2025

UC Cooperative Extension Trinity County

Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Document

Vine Nutrition Workshop

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