Ongoing research

South Coast Research and Extension Center Cherimoya Tasting 2019 The South Coast Research and Extension Center hosted visitors coming from all over Southern California attending the annual Cherimoya Tasting on January 18, 2019.

UC Cooperative Extension cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell is issuing a standing invitation to the public to visit the site of an ongoing conservation agriculture research project and see for themselves the results of long-term soil-building practices.

Sauerkraut By Diane Galvan UCCE Master Food Preserver I've noticed fermented foods like sauerkraut are popular. While I'm casually familiar with sauerkraut, what makes it fermented', and is it difficult to prepare? -Angela B.

Attractions in the UC ANR tent at space 137 on I Street, just west of Pavilion A, include the opportunity to meet researchers, enjoy fresh citrus from the Lindcove Research and Extension Center, taste moringa tea, and enter to win a poster-size satellite image of one's own farm. TULARE, Calif.

I spent much of the weekend working. Although I wasn't able to login to Project Board, I know I have many dossiers to review. For those who prepared the documents and successfully uploaded them by Friday, close of business, I suspect you may have taken the weekend off.

This is the time of year when you will see mushrooms popping up all over, and with all this rain we are having in the Bay Area you're likely to see even more until the weather starts warming up in March. It really pays off to learn about our local fungi especially if you have children or pets.

If you are looking for a special gift for that gardener on your list, one of these books will be a great addition to the tool shed I mean bookshelf. Rodale's Basic Organic Gardening: A Beginner's Guide to Starting a Healthy Garden, by Deborah L.

It's official. Registration for the seventh annual International Pollinator Conference, billed Wednesday, July 17 through Saturday, July 20 in the UC Davis Conference Center, is now underway. You can register online on the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center site.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Fruit trees provide us with a bounty of fresh food and need only a little care. Four things are needed to keep your fruit trees healthy and productive: proper irrigation, fertilization, pest control and pruning.

In this issue: - 2019 Poultry Show News - County Event News - Camp News...