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In your childhood, somebody probably gave you a jack-in-the-box toy, a music box that you crank up, and then the lid springs opens and out pops a wildly dressed clown, startling you and everyone around you. A praying mantis sighting is something like that, but without the music box.
November 5-7, 2024 Visalia Convention Center, Visalia, CA Designed for orchard decision makers, the Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course includes presentations from UCCE Farm Advisors and Specialists, covering pistachio production topics, such as pistachio cultivars, field preparation, plan...
Learning outdoors is a key element of student excitement and engagement! The sense of pride when the students see their garden's bounty featured in the school cafeteria is immeasurable! The surrounding community also benefits, and contributes, when they help with the funding as consumers of the prod...
It's beginning to look a lot like...Halloween. If you haven't noticed, stores are gearing up for Halloween with assorted ghosts, goblins and ghouls for you. We remember Halloween 2023 when a female migratory monarch fluttered into our pollinator garden.
Next week, Thursday, Sept. 19th, the advisors will be presenting their research during the "Advances in Southwest Desert Agriculture Research, Organic Production and Food Safety Symposium" Attached is the most recent agenda. The event will be free of charge, pre-registration is preferred.
Informational Videos Covering Fertilizer Application through Irrigation Water Now Available in English and Spanish Nicole Nunes FREP Grant Program Through a grant from the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), Cal Poly's Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) has developed a seri...
Lantana, the Laroda plum tree, and Red Hot Poker are just a few of my favorite plants in my -acre garden. SHRUB: Although there are 150 different species of lantana, those most widely available to home gardeners are Lantana camara and modern hybrids.
Question: I am buying some fruit trees this fall for a small backyard orchard. What trees are best to buy and how do I prune the trees to get them started correctly? This is a great question and I have had a lot of experience with backyard fruit trees.
The Lifelong Gardener, by Toni Gattone, offers lots of practical information on gardening as we age. The author is retired from the garden manufacturing industry with four decades of experience.
Clay pots aren't just for growing your plants anymore. With some creativity and craft supplies, they can be transformed into fun home and garden decorations. Clay pots, also referred to as terra cotta planters, make wonderful containers for outdoor potted plants or houseplants indoors.
