Ongoing research

In thinking of what I want to share with my fellow master gardeners this month I realized it's not a gardening tip, an invasive pest or really anything educational. This post is more for the soul. This is my gardening playlist.

In This Issue: Riverside Countys Project on the Soboba Tribes Cultural Garden Wins Grand Prize! Search for Excellence Award (SFE); Pam Elias recognizes Soboba SFE Team; Susan Krings updates us on the new Palm Desert Grow Lab; Cynthia Morris-Sotelo shares 2022-2023 MG Data; Vern Shuttuck explains the...

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The authoritative source for current knowledge of ISHB/FD is the UC IPM Pest Note on Invasive shothole borers (ISHB), authored by Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County; Akif Eskalen, UC Davis Plant Pathology; Stacy Hishinuma, USDA Forest Service; Shannon Lynch, State Univ.

Get off my turf! The native bees known as Melissodes, the longhorned bees, start stirring in the early morning. First, they settle on a leaf or flower to warm up their flight muscles. Once ready to fly, they don't let up until late afternoon.

Soil health refers to the ability of a specific soil to perform multiple functions, including nutrient cycling, sustaining plant and animal growth, maintaining diversity, regulating water dynamics, moderating climate and a whole slew of other attributes we expect of soils.

Three weeks ago my colleague and I were discussing the successes and challenges with our Teens as Teachers programs. Teen participation in Sacramento 4-H YES and Cooking Academy projects exploded this year as we had 69 high-school youth delivering these weekly sessions at afterschool sites.

August 12th at the Kern County Fairgrounds-Goat Ring See attached for Schedule, Entry, Class sheet, and Hydrate the Homeless...