Ongoing research

CropManage: Online Irrigation and Nutrient Management Tool: Article

CropManage Hands on Workshop May 10th, 2022

April 21, 2022
By Michael D Cahn
Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 1pm 5pm Location: Watsonville Public Library 275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076 We will hold a hands-on training on CropManage.
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

CropManage Hands-on Workshop on May 10th, 2022

April 21, 2022
By Michael D Cahn
Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 1pm 5pm Location: Watsonville Public Library 275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076 We will hold a hands-on training on CropManage.
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Boston ivy growing at the Hickey Gym on the UC Davis campus
Green Blog: Article

Can vines speed urban cooling?

April 21, 2022
By Michael Hsu
Perhaps trees aren't the only green solution when it comes to cooling urban spaces and reducing energy costs. Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, pink trumpet and other vines could be a fast-growing substitute in climate-smart cities of the future.
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From Soil to Science: Article

2021 UCCE Sonoma Annual Report

April 21, 2022
Dear Colleagues & Community Partners, The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE Sonoma) team is proud to present our 2021 Annual Report, highlighting the department's accomplishments through our innovative programs in Sonoma County.
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Little Fires: Landowners Learn to Burn

April 21, 2022
By Susan D Kocher
Reposted from UC Davis News Rebecca Wayman, a UC Davis associate specialist of forestry, participates in the prescribed burn. (Tim McConville/UC Davis) Smoke billows over the forest like a slow-moving fog. Dried oak leaves singe, crackle and curl into ash.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring aphids in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Who Doesn't Love a Ladybug?

April 20, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who doesn't love a ladybug? Call them ladybugs, call them ladybirds, call them lady beetles, call them Coccinellidae, or just call them aphid eaters or deluxe aphid eaters. Or Joey Chestnut. Or Josephine Chestnut.
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Photo by Lynn Young
Garden News & Views: Article

Nasturtiums: Jewels in the Garden

April 20, 2022
These jeweled toned beauties are wonderful in the garden. Nasturtiums are quite easy to grow and usually planted in the Spring after the last frost has passed. I have seen Nasturtiums begin to grow from the previous season as early as January.
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