Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Part 1 BREATHTAKING would be the word I used for Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden which was one of our destinations during our Thailand Vacation. Over 2,500 acres, this garden is situated at the edge of the Doi Suthep-Pui National Park in Chaing Mai.

Invasive plants can stay dormant for decades or even centuries after they have been introduced into an environment before rapidly expanding and wreaking ecological havoc, according to a new study led by the University of California, Davis.

The Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative (SFS) panel has openings for two new members. The SFS Initiative is one of five UC ANR Strategic Initiatives that help unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do across UC ANR.

The UC Master Gardener's February meeting was enlivened by Gordon A. Walker, Ph.D., otherwise known as the fungus guy. Walker has a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from U.C. Davis and worked in the wine industry for a time.

UC Master Gardeners across the state are on a scouting mission for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), combing their communities and the local countryside to find the undesirable but common tree-of-heaven.

As I pondered a topic for this article, brilliant rays of sunlight penetrated the dark rain clouds, bathing my garden with a beautiful rosy glow. What perfect and timely inspiration.

Those Jerusalem crickets aren't as scary as some folks imagine them to be.

Please join us for a Cover Crop Field Day and Open Farm Event to be held in Meridian at Park Farming Organics on March 26th. Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested.

Each year on March 17th, the death of Saint Patrick, known as the Apostle of Ireland is observed in Ireland and throughout the world wherever there are Irish people.

The current emphasis on water-wise gardening has created an interest in succulents. All succulents are able to store water and food in their leaves, stems and roots. These stored nutrients can be released when needed. This makes them drought tolerant.