Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Spring planting season begins next month. Work on your garden plans and be ready to start next month. Tasks Peruse seed catalogs looking for disease resistant strains. Shop now for bare root grape and berry vines. Deeply water trees and native plants if rainfall has been light.

A new season of Master Gardener Workshops is about to start! The series begins Saturday, February 1 with a timely session on starting summer vegetable plants from seed and concludes in early June with a workshop on wildlife attracted to garden areas planted with natives.

Young artists learned about the importance of blow flies last Saturday at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house as they engaged in maggot art.

Join UC Cooperative Extension for North Sac Valley's 2025 Olive Day. Hear updates on management strategies, current research, changes to laws and regulations, and market conditions. The information pertains to both table and oil olive production.

UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).

This is a reminder that UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).

Sustainability focuses on supporting biodiversity and protecting the bees, birds, butterflies, caterpillars, and other wildlife in our gardens and back yards. By understanding water flow dynamics, we can learn how actions in our gardens and backyards affect other important outdoor spaces.

With exceptionally dry conditions persisting in many parts of California, residents should double their efforts to prepare homes, families, businesses and communities for potential wildfire and smoke impacts, according to University of California fire experts.

Grapefruit and pummelo contain compounds called furanocoumarins that may affect the blood levels of more than 100 prescription drugs, so that people taking these medications are advised to remove these fruits from their diets.

As of January 1, 2025, pesticides containing neonicotinoids will not be available for sale in retail nurseries and garden centers in the state of California. In addition, this group of pesticides cannot be possessed or used by unlicensed applicators.