Ongoing research

You may have heard us say at our information tables, workshops or on social media that UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are here to help! So to bring in the new year I wanted to talk about all the ways we are here to help you in your gardening adventures and with your community gardening ef...

How about bringing a new plant home to cheer up these dark winter days? For the avid gardener, houseplants can be an excellent source of greenery and even flowers when the outside garden has gone gray and dormant in the doldrums of mid-winter.

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Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new funding opportunity: RESEARCH TO REDUCE CONSUMER FOOD WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES.

You wanted to know all about Frost, well it's all here. Emeritus Rick Snyder put it together over the years and it's at your finger tips.

The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2022. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag).

The New Year is less than a week old, and Lepidoptera (aka Lep) species are scarce. Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, has spotted only one moth and one butterfly since Wednesday, Jan. 5.

There was cause to celebrate recently when the astronauts on the International Space Station began harvesting the most sumptuous looking chiles.

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