Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

What flavors do you detect in a sip of lemon water? Are there notes of sweetness, sour, off flavors or fresh citrus taste?

While conducting surveys across Merced County, I have noticed diverse ways growers secure the ends of irrigation tubing. Many are attached using some type of stake made of wood or PVC in which the tubing is tied. Other orchards have the lines wrapped around a tree and used as an anchor for the line.

"Drones are male bees that contribute only in the perm production for the queen." So wrote an undergraduate student in one of Lynn Kimsey's entomology classes at the University of California, Davis. The student meant "sperm." But it came out "perm.

The swarmers are attracted to lights and tend to expose themselves in the evenings. That's how a University of California, Davis undergraduate student described mayflies in a class taught by Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology and director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

Attached is a presentation on the economics of controlling invasive aquatic weeds in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This was presented by Karen Jetter at the Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weeds Program (DRAAWP) stakeholders meeting in October 2018.

California forests are overstocked with conifers, and California residents want to decorate their homes during the holiday season with Christmas trees. The smart harvest of Christmas trees can kill two birds with one stone, according to UC Cooperative Extension forestry advisor Susie Kocher.

Poinsettia By Leslie E. Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) Planting Areas: Sunset Zones 13, 16-24 or indoors. Poinsettias prefer temperatures above 60 degrees but can survive lows to 50 degrees. Size: Most poinsettias are grown as indoor potted plants.

Toyon - Christmas Berry By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Heteromeles arbutifoila Size: 6-8 feet high, 4-5 feet wide Bloom: white flowers in summer, red berries in winter Pruning needs: tolerates only light pruning or shaping. Exposure: full sun to full shade.

...

Family Mealtime; Recipe - Refried Bean Soup...