Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Drive by beauty in Vallejo! Rain makes the Flowers grow Poppies are hardy survivors They are back! A little traffic island on Georgia Street in Vallejo is again a home for the California State flower: the Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)! Every year this brilliant eruption of orange poppies a...

While the current stretch of warm weather in Woodland is welcomed by many, it's also a warning that the likely 100-degree summer days are not too far off.

It's National Save-a-Spider Day. I did not save a spider today. I did not save one yesterday, either. Or the day before. That's because I did not see any that needed saving. I frequently see them in our pollinator garden, however, and I always stop to take their image. Nationaltoday.

Check out the nursery, online websites and garden books for new plant varieties that use less water. In a drought year, consider native plants suitable for our area. Tasks Remove thatch and aerate warm-season lawns (Bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine) to allow better water penetration.

Within the past decade a wood decay fungus with no prior record in North America has emerged as a pathogen of almond, prune, and peach (rootstock) in the San Joaquin Valley.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 03-11-2024" ET Report 03-11-2024 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

California red scale season has started in the SJV Sandipa Gautam - Citrus IPM Advisor Based on traps placed at LREC citrus blocks, California red scale season began with Biofix on March 10.

Yep, we're talking about vegetables and fruits and the joy of homegrown food. Read on about vegetarian eating, getting the kids on the veggie train, a bit of food history, and recipessome tried and deemed true by kids themselves.

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our World, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake. New York: Random House, 2022. The California Master Gardener Handbook (2015) introduces us to fungus in chapter six, which is titled plant pathology.

When do you most love to be in your garden? A spring or summer morning comes to mind, or maybe a fall afternoon.