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Lisa Tate is coming into her own in helping manage her family's farms in Ventura County. In addition to avocado and citrus, she is one of the pioneers of coffee growing in the coastal California, a fledgling industry in specialty crops.

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Southern California's mild Mediterranean climate makes it ideal for growing fruit trees in backyards, community gardens and school gardens. The trees provide wholesome fruit along with shade, beauty and enrichment for families and communities.

September 8, 2019 In conjunction with CASI's public educational field day on soil health and climate-smart agriculture that will take place on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the farm of Gary and Mari Martin, the following online reference materials may be accessed that have relevance to the content o...

If you like or grow citrus, you ought to be worried about the worldwide threat of the deadly citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing or HLB) caused by infected Asian citrus psyllids (ACP). The global economic toll is already estimated in the billions.

Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell Date: September 25, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Contact: Petr Kosina (pkosina@ucanr.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Hi. I live in East County. I have a bunch of Gerbera Daisies that I'd love to overwinter, but I'm getting conflicting information online on the best way to keep them alive.

Only 3 hours spent on yard work this weekend and we had skipped last weekend. I think we've turned a corner and now have the gardens under control! For a while, it seemed that would never happen, but after many, many hours of hard work, it looks like the effort is going to pay off going forward.

The global horticultural trade in ornamental plants is well known to be a primary source of non-native invasive plant introductions worldwide. In the United States, non-native species make up as much as 80% of the ornamental nursery stock and account for most nursery revenue.