Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

In this issue: Unusual Vegetables for the Foothills, Disease Prevention Tip, Movie Creepy Crawlies, Poison Oak, Can a Compost Pile Spontaneously Combust?, Characteristics of Drought Tolerant Plants, Nevada County Fair, Events Calendar

In this issue: Biological Fungicides, Insect Trivia Quiz, Vegetable Gardening with Less Irrigation, Iris douglasiana 'Canyon Snow', Trees and Drought, Events Calendar, About Master Gardeners

by Cindy NewtonOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998California black walnut is found only in southern California and offers important habitat for many of California’s vertebrate and invertebrate species. Leaf production and flowering occur at approximately the same time in the spring, and…

by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998One of the main obstacles to establishing oaks artificially is weed competition. Much of the hardwood rangeland in California has a dense understory of introduced Mediterranean annuals. Unfortunately, these annuals are vigorous competitors…

In this issue: Cruciferous Vegetables, The 12 Bugs of Christmas, Growing in a Greenhouse--Air Circulation, Humidity and Watering, Dormant Season Pest and Disease Management for Fruit Trees, Santa Barbara Daisy, Houseplants & Air Quality, Events Calendar

by Jeff OpermanOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998Riparian corridors are systems of high biotic, structural, and functional diversity. They serve as critical links between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and play an integral role in maintaining healthy streams. Riparian vegetation…

In this issue: Edibles in the Landscape, Brussels Sprouts, Weeds and Compost, Protecting Your Winter Vegetable Garden, Tomato Tasting, Calendar/Gardening Guide, Fall Plant Sale, Pomegranates, Hummingbird Sage, The Frugal Gardener, Events Calendar

 by Jean Knoops and Walt KoenigOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997Intermittent seed production, also known as mast seeding, is a widespread phenomenon among forest trees. One of the defining features of mast seeding is that it is a population phenomenon. In other words, a single…

In this issue: Trail of Treasured Trees, Buckwheat, Can Bees Have Heart Attacks?, Your Winter Vegetable Garden, Fireblight, Walking Iris, The Frugal Gardener, Events Calendar

by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996Common land management practice in California in the 1960s was the removal of all woody vegetation on hardwood rangelands to promote increased forage production for livestock. This practice was particularly prevalent in the northern part of…