Ongoing research

Happy New Year everyone. Let's see that we have a good season coming up here. Just rolling through old Powerpoint presentations looking for some information on herbicides for a local grower put me on to this presentation I made on leafroller control in 2008.

Next Wednesday, January 8, is the South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting.

Carolynn Culver, a research scientist at UC Santa Barbara and an California Sea Grant extension specialist, is researching whether native sunfish can be used in place of toxic chemicals to reduce invasive mussel larvae and other pests in Southern California lakes and reservoirs, reported Sonia Ferna...

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This year we will cover a wide range of topics related to water and nutrient management, including food safety, pesticide toxicity, organic nitrogen management, drip germination, weather-based irrigation scheduling, as well as ground water management in the Salinas Valley.

Where's the first bumble bee of the year in Solano and Yolo counties? It's not a $64,000 question, because there's no reward--just bragging rights.

Happy New Year! I hope 2020 and this new decade is good to all! It seems like it has been a while since we last worked. While vacation is always a nice change in pace, I'm glad to be back to work with all of you.

While sitting in my garden after a recent rain, I became deeply aware of its beauty, sounds, fragrances, and textures. I realized with a sudden clarity how the garden encompasses birth, growth, death, and regeneration.

On the last few days of Year 2019, where do you find a foraging honey bee? Well, if the temperature soars to 50 or 55, you might see honey bees slip out of their hives and head for a winter flowering plant commonly known as the "red hot poker" or "Christmas cheer" (genus Kniphofia).

Katrina Kirkeby and Teena Spindler are both Gold Badge holders which indicates that they have each committed and performed 1,000 hours of volunteer service for the gardening community as Master Gardeners. And both have fantastic home gardens they maintain on their own.