Ongoing research

Arundo or giant reed (Arundo donax) is invasive in riparian areas in much of central and southern California, as well as other parts of the U.S. In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, arundo grows on islands and along the edges of sloughs and canals.

Register now to learn how to increase profit on your ranch! This is a workshop not to be missed.

Pueden las frutas y verduras caber en su presupuesto?

Can Fruits and Vegetables Fit into Your Budget?

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Recently, two evaluation trials of crop biostimulants in Patterson were harvested. These two trials involved a Calcium-based and fungi-containing products, aiming to maintain yield and plant health, and protect crop quality. Ten and eight plants were hand harvested from the respective trial.

September 13, 2019 About forty people took part in the public educational event that was held at the farm of Gary, Mari, and Daniel Martin just north of Mendota, CA on the 13th of September to tackle the very timely and important topics of soil health and climate-smart farming techniques.

Loquat is an evergreen tree with delicious fruit. Too bad some varieties have big seeds, but in some countries like Spain and China they are a big deal. At one point, Orange County had 500 acres of trees Big Jim', Gold Nugget', Victory', Mammoth'..

Please welcome Cindy Renee Kron who started today as an IPM Advisor, based in Santa Rosa, with programmatic responsibilities in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. Cindy fills a position that is one of the last from the 2016 Position Call.

Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I purchased a Yellow Rainbow Beefsteak Tomato Plant at your annual sale in Walnut Creek this year. The plant has grown quite big and has about four tomatoes on the plant.