Ongoing research

It was a long awaited process, but it's a girl! And she's beautiful! It all began with finding two anise swallowtail chrysalids clinging last July to the fennel stems in our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif.

About now, when the triple digits hit, this question sometimes crosses my mind. This month it crossed my mind in both my home garden and in our San Joaquin County Learning Landscape (demonstration garden) when some things began to look a little haggard after our first hot week.

Citrus And Avocados By Leslie E. Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Do my citrus and avocado trees need any special care in the summer? Carol P. Arroyo Grande It's a good idea to keep an eye on these valuable trees, making sure they have sufficient water and aren't overwhelmed by pests and diseases.

Unlike other varieties in the Allium genus, garlic doesn't bulge from the ground when it is ready for harvest. Instead we give garlic time and watch for changes in the leaves. Last fall, late in the season, I planted approximately 30 garlic cloves of 'Music' a hardy soft-neck variety.

As a sheep producer and an extension educator, I'm often asked which breed of livestock guardian dog (LGD) I prefer. Some have heard that Great Pyrenees dogs are more likely to wander. Others have heard that Akbash and Anatolian Shepherd dogs can be more aggressive with humans.

University of California Cooperative Extension Grafted Fresh Market Tomato Field Day Farmington, CA Friday, July 27th, 2018 9am to noon, come and go as you wish This event is free and open to the public Boxed lunches. Please RSVP to Brenna (bjaegerter@ucanr.

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It may be widely understood that most aquatic and wetland weeds are spread by water currents, but the patchwork of colonizing exotic plants can be puzzling.

In marketing circles there's incessant hype about being culturally relevant to the vast Hispanic market here in the U.S., which is 59 million strong. It is great to see examples of it done right.

Invasive plants don't get much coverage in the news, especially at the state and national level.