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The Cymbidium (sym-BID-ee-um) orchids are known for their beautiful, long-lasting sprays of flowers and they do well outside. There are two main typesstandards and miniatures. Miniatures only grow where summer nights are above 70F.

Cardamine californica, or Milkmaids, is an herbaceous flowering perennial plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California. It is common in a variety of habitats including shady slopes, open woodlands and grasslands.

As you know, we have been monitoring armyworm flights with pheromone traps across the valley since 2018. This year, the first set of traps were put out on 4/10 near Princeton, and today we put out a few more. We checked the first traps today, and we got an average of 2 moths per night per trap.

In this weekly blog, Dr. Annemiek Schilder, Director, UCCE Ventura County and Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center, shares her observations about the natural world across the seasons. As she says: "Gently observing your surroundings with curiosity will teach you some amazing things.

Bacterial Disease of Onions...

You don't need to have a large area to garden--try container gardening.

She's an doctoral student in entomology now, but look for Olivia Winokur to be a professor engaging in research, teaching and public service. She's been making her mark in all three since enrolling in 2016 in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Ph.D.

California Naturalists are getting ready to participate in and around their homes for the City Nature Challenge 2020! If you want to participate, find out if your city is on the list this year. They told us using the survey what they are looking forward to seeing in their city this year.

Now is the time to start your vegetable garden.

California Naturalists are getting ready to participate in and around their homes for the City Nature Challenge 2020! If you want to participate, find out if your city is on the list this year. They told us using the survey what they are looking forward to seeing in their city this year.