A position is available at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), Oakland, Calif. for Director of the NPI CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit.
I think I finally figured out how to grow tomatoes. This is my fourth year growing tomatoes in the backyard, and two months into the season it feels like the first time I'm having real success. It's not that the first three seasons were complete failures, though at times it felt that way.
Ever seen a crab spider hanging out on a flower? Yes? Ever seen a crab spider hanging out with two male longhorned bees that are sleeping overnight on a flower? No? Such was the case last night when a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, drew two Melissodes agilis and one crab spider.
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IN THIS ISSUE: Pre- & Post-Harvest Almond Orchard Management Considerations When do you shake almonds? Protecting Sacramento Valley Waterways from Pyrethroid Exceedances Is it time for a closer look at alternative nutrient sources?
Lewisia Elise By Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener Common name: Lewisia Elise Scientific name: Lewisia cotyledon 'Elise' Planting area: perennial in USDA zones 3-8 Size: 4-6 tall and 8-10 Wide Bloom Season: spring, summer. Exposure: full sun; in very hot climates, place in shade.
Marigolds also known as Cempoalxochitl are associated with ancient offerings to the dead, it played an important role in Aztec ceremonies dedicated to deities within the Tlaloc rain-agriculture-fertility complex.
Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata) Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern California Click Here to Download the "Pest Alert" PDF Overview Fig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple co...
Serotiny, n, (Botany) In botany, serotiny means following or later. Serotinous leaves follow flowering on plants: ex. redbud trees leaf out after the flowers on the branches fade.
Aren't native plants supposed to survive on rainfall? Should I water them during the summer? If so, how much? The answer depends on which plants are living in a particular site.
