Ongoing research

In August we featured an article by former Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Ed Perry, called "Save the Right Seeds." This article discussed how to successfully choose which vegetable seeds to save to plant in your garden next year.

A virtual forage and alfalfa field day - our insect pest contribution This year, the Kearney Research and Extension Center Alfalfa and Forage Field Day went virtual.

Remember when UC Davis Professor Jason Bond discovered a new genus of trapdoor spider on a sandy beach at Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County, and launched a naming contest for the species?

Dear Colleagues, The Bureau of Cannabis Control is accepting proposals from public universities in California for research projects related to the implementation and effect of Proposition 64, the voter initiative passed in November 2016, which legalized the non-medicinal adult-use of cannabis.

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San Andreas Senior Center participants and Calaveras High School students learn to create a nutritious in-season meal from the garden.

Editor's Note: Good Day Sacramento featured Professor Bond and the spider on a segment Oct. 7. https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.

You'll hear about most everything that will help you maintain your garden this month. Oooh . . . Pumpkins! Would you like to get updates from the Orange County Master Gardeners? Hear about what we are doing in the community Receive the "Garden Beet". A quarterly gardening newsletter.

In today's world, we have too much information, too much pressure, and too much to do. Many people would like to contribute to their community. Still, they cannot find time in their busy schedules to volunteer.

Click here to view the article. The article is posted as a pdf instead of directly in the blog because it has a lot of tables and the blog does not handle tables well. This is a companion article to the Costs of Compost Addition article about the same project.