Ongoing research

Some 45 of my Master Gardener friends and I recently went on a field trip to Berkeley's UC Botanical Garden and Alice Water's Edible Schoolyard. And, yes, we were just as excited and enthusiastic as a bunch of school kids.

I've had questions recently from friends about problems with their prized Japanese maples. Unfortunately, maple dieback seems to be a common problem of late throughout the Bay Area.

It was the fall of 2009 when a half-acre bee garden on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus, sprang to life. Headlines on colony collapse disorder dominated the news media, as scientists declared "honey bees are in trouble.

You probably don't think much about the blood-sucking tsetse fly--unless you're living in Africa or are planning to travel there. But if you're UC Davis entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, you do. He led landmark research published Sept.

UC Cooperative Extension is conducting a survey of rice diseases this fall. The objective of the survey is to document the incidence of rice diseases in Sacramento Valley rice fields so that the Air Resources Board agrees to continue to allow the rice industry to burn up to 25% of the acreage.

Saturday September 14, 10 am to noon Colusa County Library, Colusa Fall Vegetable Gardening...

Fall Festival Fun By Ardis Neilsen UCCE Master Gardener Have you ever wanted to create a succulent mini-garden? Do you have plant questions? Want to learn how to safely manage garden pests?

Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.

Got holes in your leaves?

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, September 17th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the Ag Conference Center, 1432 Abbott St, CA 93960.