The Field Day "Controlling Italian Ryegrass in California Small Grains" has been postponed to Friday, April 22nd (previously a day earlier), to avoid rain. When: Friday, April 22, 2022, 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Location: Intersection of Road 13 and Road 85 Capay, CA 95607 GPS: 38.795851, -122.
The CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Riverside (CFHL, UCCE) has been working with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe to advance policy systems and environmental change (PSE) and the health of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla people since 2013.
Imagine my delight when I found these tiny dragons on my Helborus hybrid. They are of the order Coleoptera, and the larvae of Ladybeetles, or Ladybugs, scientifically known as Hippodamia convergens. The larvae are more voracious aphid slayers than the adult.
Alternate bearing is a condition not unique to the avocado but many other crops as well. Citrus, pears, apples and apricots are just a few other crops which struggle with this problem.
by Melody Kendall From an early age growing plants from seeds has been a continual source of awe, amazement and satisfaction for me. Those tiny little bundles of life emerge into cute green sprouts and then into larger, sometimes mind bogglingly huge plants.
Jaspreet Sidhu is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor in Kern County. Glyphosate, a popular non-selective herbicide is widely used in agriculture to provide cost-effective, broad-spectrum weed control in more than 100 crops.
When I was in the 6th grade, we were given an assignment to read books from several different topics (i.e. history, famous people, a classic) and write a book report on each. Being a voracious reader since pre-school, I quickly went through all the assigned topics but one. . .science.
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County For me, the great question at the plant nursery these days is whether to buy the little plant or the big one. The small Hot Lips' salvias I bought two years ago are fat and fluffy and covered with flowers today.
A feature story spotlighting former UC Davis entomology senior, Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena, received the gold award or first place, in an international writing competition sponsored by the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE).
