Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

TREE: Pecan (Carya illoensis) can provide you with some delectable nuts and there are varieties that will work for you here in the northern San Joaquin Valley, if you have room for a backyard orchard. They will also provide fairly dense shade if that is needed.

Broadleaf mistletoe (Phoradendron macrophyllum) Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that absorbs both water and nutrients from a host tree. Healthy trees can tolerate a few mistletoe branch infections.

PULSE, n. from the Latin word puls meaning porridge of beans, peas, etc. 1. the edible seed of peas, beans, lentils or any similar plants producing pods. 2. any plant producing pulse. A legume is a category of plants that produce seeds in pods that split open on two sides to reveal the fruits.

Fall is the time to think about planning for the coming bare-root season when fruit trees and other plants are available in the bare-root stage which makes them cheaper to purchase and handle.

This Article is Reprinted from the 2014 Fall Garden Notes Newsletter Creative gardening with succulents allows you to free up your creativity and channel your inner artist in some easy, pretty much fail-safe projects using low maintenance succulents as the centerpiece.

Fall soil remains warm enough for planting trees, shrubs, most ornamentals, and cool season edibles. If we are fortunate, rain will provide all the water gardens need over the next few months. Working in our gardens can provide serenity, exercise, produce, and beauty that changes with the seasons.

It's a daunting task for a non-scientist to review a book steeped in science, history, evolution, and philosophy.

Gretchen Heimlich-Villalta, UCCE Master Gardener and PhD student at UC Riverside What Is IPM? If you've never heard of IPM, you're not alone. I get this question from folks ranging from new gardeners to graduate students in plant pathology.

Richard Smith is the University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey County Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Farm Advisor. He also covers Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. Weeds are an important host of Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) in the Salinas Valley.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Some gardening advice seems so sensible or obvious, or has been repeated so often, that we know it to be true. As gardeners, we need to be careful about falling prey to myths.