Ongoing research

Happy New Year in the rose garden! I can't believe another year has come and gone. It feels like it sped by so quickly. It is finally winter here in the valley. It is not quite time to prune your roses. That will come in another month or so.

There have been many changes in the sources and availability of plants and transplants over the last five to ten years. Several economic downturns as well as the pandemic forced the closures of many independent, locally owned nurseries.

Who will find and photograph the first bumble bee of the year in Yolo and Solano counties and win the fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest? In 2024, Fairfield resident Nancy Hansen won the contest with a video of B.

In this issue: Mandatory Steer Tagging Jr / Teen Leader Training YQCA Certificates Calendar Holiday Wreaths for Heroes Valley Favorite Foods Registration Local stories from Foothill, Happy Valley, Lone Tree, Palo Cedro and Westside 4-H Clubs January Cloverbud Meeting 2024-25 Record Book Manual Ambas...

This edition includes the following: Preparing Frost Protection Measures The National Clean Plant Network, with emphasis on the National Clean Plant Network Citrus Development of integrated pest management for huanglongbing (HLB) in Florida...

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How do entomologists apply research in a Cooperative Extension program?

My mother adored pepperblack, red, green, hot, sweet, any kind. She used so much cracked pepper in our meals that most of them looked as if they were dug out of a gravel pit. I used to sulkily scrape it off while she told me I didn't know what was good. Times and tastes have changed, though.

Hearing a queen bee piping is music to her ears. So is the shimmering sound of the harp.

A wide variety of citrus fruits brighten winter gardens and winter menus this month. Tasks Control cool-season weeds before they mature and go to seed. Plants planted last spring and fall may need water if rainfall has been inadequate.