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People sometimes think that native plants are boring, colorless and require a lot of maintenance. Nothing could be further from the truth! My garden is filled with many native plants which once established seldom need watering during the hot summer days.

I have a potted Meyer lemon tree (Citrus Meyer) that I have regrettably neglected these past few months. I recently took some time to give it some tender loving care and was relieved to discover that my tree was doing well and even sprouted some new growth.

September in the Master Gardeners' Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing deadheading and cleaning out any suckers that grow up from the root ball.

A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stretches beneath a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. Ms.

I have gotten quite a few calls about blister beetles this year. There was a newspaper article up in Modoc that caused some stir, and was picked up by a lot of social media pages. So, what are blister beetles and why do we care? Blister beetles get their name for a reason.

On July 17 and 18, the Modoc County Department of Agriculture in conjunction with Modoc County Farm Bureau and UC Cooperative Extension hosted an agricultural tour to highlight some of the agricultural issues in Modoc County and how they relate to Sustainable Pest Management, a new strategic plan un...

Dear UC ANR Community, As we begin the 2024-2025 year, I want to reaffirm our UC ANR Principles of Community and ensure that all members of our community understand both the rights and the responsibilities of free expression in the UC ANR context.

View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Date: September 4, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Contact: Cheryl Reynolds, creynolds@ucanr.edu Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk In this webinar, Dr.

It is time again for the Rice Diseases Survey. The objective of the Survey is to document the incidence of rice diseases in Sacramento Valley rice fields so that the Air Resources Board agrees to continue to allow the rice industry to burn up to 25% of the acreage.

Los productores de zarzamoras de la costa central de California podrn calcular el costo y potencial rendimiento de sus cultivos, gracias a un nuevo estudio que dieron a conocer recientemente investigadores de la Universidad de California.