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Despite the cool wet start to spring, it was time to plant summer veggies. The straw bales were fully seasoned and waiting for plants and the seedlings in the greenhouse were ready for planting...

It might be tempting to pass on this one, sometimes dismissed as a weed, at the garden center, but that would be a mistake. Erigeron karvinskianus, or Santa Barbara Daisy, is a tough, almost carefree perennial and so useful in the garden.

It's California Wildfire Preparedness Week 2023 (May 1-8), it serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of preparing home landscapes to help mitigate wildfire risks.

UC Davis faculty are among those scheduled to speak when the annual California Honey Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland.

It shouldn't be much of a surprise that we've picked up some cases of downy mildew, Peronospora sparsa, in a variety of proprietary blackberry up and down the Central Coast. In both cases, the blackberries were uncovered during the rainstorms of March.

California Board of Forestry & Fire Protection's Range Management Advisory Committee Presents ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FIRE-PRONE LANDSCAPES MAY 16TH, 2023 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM LEARN ABOUT THE OJAI VALLEY COMMUNITY SUPPORTED GRAZING PROGRAM Join us on a field-day to learn about the OV Fire Safe Council...

TARGETED GRAZING FIELD DAY & SAN BENITO WORKING LANDSCAPES GROUP MEETING Friday,May 5th, 2023 MORNING FIELD TOUR: Evaluating the Effects of Targeted Grazing Liz Reikowski, Willow Creek Land and Cattle, has conducted her own research on grazing leases in south San Benito County with funding from a Su...

CalFresh Benefits & EBT at Farmers' Markets...

In April I visited Pismo State Beach's Monarch Butterfly Grove. I knew there wouldn't be any western monarchs who overwintered remaining there (though I saw three flying around!), since they left a few weeks prior to begin their annual migration north.

On April 1, 2023, the La Loma Native Garden held its 3rd annual Pollinator Festival. Participants stopped by the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener booth to spin our Pollinator Wheel and learn about native insects and best landscaping practices to protect them.