Ongoing research

Transitions are happening. Natives are slowing down and tropicals are taking off. Weed out volunteers where they do not belong. Look ahead and plan for that Giant Pumpkin for the fall. Gardening is all about seasons.

A reposting from: https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

BEST IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE LOW DESERT CARROTS PART I HEALTHY SOILS GRANT ZOOM WORKSHOP FLYER LIVESTOCK RESEARCH BRIEF PROMOTING HEALTHY PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH GARDENING UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION UPDATE, IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 BACTERIAL WHEAT STREAK/BLACK CHAFF WHITE BLISTER...

Invasive shot hole borers in avocado May 20, 2020, Wednesday, 3-4 PM Dr. Akif Eskalen, Plant Pathology Specialist in UCCE, will discuss the shot hole borers attacking avocado trees and their management.

The news stories and social media comments about the Asian giant hornet detected last year in British Columbia and Washington state and labeled the murder hornet, are drawing the ire of entomologists throughout the world. And well they should.

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I was out in the field today and drove by this fallow field and did two things. First, since I'm a weed scientist, I stopped to take a photo of this weedy streak. Second, because I know the site manager and know he hates weeds, I called to give him a hard time about "missing one".

I was pleasantly surprised to find Myanmar rich in village culture. Since I was there during the same trip I was in Cambodia, where Angkor Wat dominated, I wasn't sure what to expect.

Stinknet (Oncosiphon piluliferum, aka globe chamomile) is a winter annual that is spreading across Southern California and poses threats to wildlands, rangelands and agricultural areas. Stinknet was first found in western Riverside County in the early 1980's.

Just picking one of my strawberry trials this morning (yes, yes, I pick by myself, usually the nearest person is like a quarter of a mile away - it's pretty therapeutic actually) and I happened across this little guy wandering about on top of the bed plastic.