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It's beginning to look a lot like...Halloween. If you haven't noticed, stores are gearing up for Halloween with assorted ghosts, goblins and ghouls for you. We remember Halloween 2023 when a female migratory monarch fluttered into our pollinator garden.
Next week, Thursday, Sept. 19th, the advisors will be presenting their research during the "Advances in Southwest Desert Agriculture Research, Organic Production and Food Safety Symposium" Attached is the most recent agenda. The event will be free of charge, pre-registration is preferred.
Informational Videos Covering Fertilizer Application through Irrigation Water Now Available in English and Spanish Nicole Nunes FREP Grant Program Through a grant from the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), Cal Poly's Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) has developed a seri...
Lantana, the Laroda plum tree, and Red Hot Poker are just a few of my favorite plants in my -acre garden. SHRUB: Although there are 150 different species of lantana, those most widely available to home gardeners are Lantana camara and modern hybrids.
Question: I am buying some fruit trees this fall for a small backyard orchard. What trees are best to buy and how do I prune the trees to get them started correctly? This is a great question and I have had a lot of experience with backyard fruit trees.
The Lifelong Gardener, by Toni Gattone, offers lots of practical information on gardening as we age. The author is retired from the garden manufacturing industry with four decades of experience.
Clay pots aren't just for growing your plants anymore. With some creativity and craft supplies, they can be transformed into fun home and garden decorations. Clay pots, also referred to as terra cotta planters, make wonderful containers for outdoor potted plants or houseplants indoors.
The fall season is a time of transition, marked by vibrant foliage, cooler temperatures, and the gradual shift from the growing season to dormancy. While this period offers a respite from the intense summer heat, it also presents unique challenges for gardeners and farmers in San Joaquin County.
Wherever you go in California, you are likely to see oak trees. They are so common that we might take them for granted, but once we learn about the extensive contributions they make to wildlife, people, and our environment, it's hard to look at them in the same way.
So, here you are, a newly eclosed Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, eager to sip some nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. It's a warm, windless day, and you're anxious to score, score, score.
