Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

From August 2023 to March 2024, UC Cooperative Extension in San Bernardino County provided interactive classes and demonstrations in English and Spanish for ethnically diverse and limited-resource residents that led to increased food security and reduced food waste.

Join the UC ANR Moves event on Wednesday, May 1, from 1:15 to 2 p.m.

State and County Profiles are now available. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the profiles Mar. 27, 2024.

If you are noticing droopy, dried-out flower clusters on your pears, Asian pears, quince, apples or crabapples, fire blight may be the cause. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium and is a common and frequently destructive disease that shows up in April and May.

Most of us who grow fruit trees think of pruning as a winter practice, done when the tree is dormant and leafless, and the tree skeleton can be better observed.

In this issue: County Ambassador Application deadline Nominations for Council positions Foothill 4-H Baking/Garden Project Report Fuzzy Goat Show Inter-Mountain Favorite Foods Day Results 4-H Thriving Model State Field Day Registration is OPEN ! Inter-Mountain Home Ec & Ag Stills Results Flag Instal...

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Free Monthly Zoom Garden Talk What: Barn Owls & Integrated Pest Management When: Monday, May 6, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Master Gardener Dave McDonald will give a research based presentation on Barn Owls & Integrated Pest Management.

In the Master Gardener's Rose Cycle, May is when we fertilize with organic products, start deadheading and check our irritation systems. Last year we had a section of irrigation tubing that was chewed through by rodents in the garden.

This year brings several new chemical tools to California rice. With many herbicide-resistant species as well as emerging problematic weed species, the new chemistries are a welcome tool for managing resistance and preventing the selection of resistant biotypes.