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This week on In the Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners, UC Master Gardener and KUCI Staff Host Katrina Kirkeby will talk with Ernest Miller about ways to preserve your garden bounty and save all of the nutritional benefits from your fresh vegetables.

Like most Southern Californians, especially residents of Orange County, there is a good chance that you have been seeing trails of ants searching for water or sugar and looking for a place to nest.

Farmer Vang Thao has been managing a successful farm south of Fresno for nearly 30 years, producing a spectacular array of vegetables heirloom tomatoes, purple bell peppers, water spinach, bitter melon, Thai eggplant and dozens of others.

By Mary von Aue June 3, 2018 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now using data collected from the first NASA satellite mission dedicated to measuring the water content of soils.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Hi. We have a beautiful, delicious, amazing plum tree in our backyard. Every year, we've had so many plums that we've been able to share them with friends and neighbors.

Typhoon Maria made it to Guam a day ahead of me. While I missed out on the main event of the natural disaster, I've witnessed the uprooted trees, flooding, and residual heavy rainfalls. The sun came out this morning and the Philippine Sea was calm enough for some snorkeling.

When you see spiders in your garden, you may wonder if they can hurt you or your pets. The good news is, most spiders are not likely to bite or cause lasting harm if they do.

A baby bird's gape is the huge open part of the mouth, often brightly colored, it is thought, to induce feeding from adults. Gape can also be used as a verb to describe begging behavior.

It's time for the newest issue of What's Growing On, and its full of some great summer gardening tips as well as info about our next Master Gardener Training (and the Master Food Preserver Training too!) Go out and get your morning garden chores done and then pour yourself a cold drink and click on...

[Article modified on April 13, 2019 to correct inaccuracies.] New label changes will alter how fipronil is applied by pest management professionals (PMPs) in urban environments, particularly between November and February, during California's typical rainy season.