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When growers are considering a new crop to plant, and penciling out their expenses and income, cost estimates from the University of California may help.

Stone fruit trees like apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plum, and prune are a staple of many backyard gardens and landscapes. Unfortunately, there are a variety of pests that can weaken trees and spoil fruit.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Garden Notes! INSIDE THIS ISSUE Irrigation Optimization Garden Chores Community Connections: Insight Garden Program Pests and Plants of the Season Front Yard Vegetable Gardening Beneficials: Syrphid Fly Growing Knowledge 8 From the Garden Demo Garden Gardening Tips fo...

Pozo Blue Sage By Jackie Woods UCCE Master Gardener Planting areas: does well in alkaline soil, clay and sand; tolerates seaside conditions. Size: can grow 3-6 feet tall and just as wide. Bloom season: blooms for about 6 weeks starting late spring. Exposure: full sun.

Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Worms are not native to North America. About 20,000 years ago, our continent experienced an Ice Age, along with Europe and Asia. The phenomenon decimated the worm population, with the only survivors in parts of Turkey and the Mediterranean.

(See PNAS paper) A newly published study by a team of scientists at Chiba University, Japan and at the University of California, Davis shows that inhibiting an enzyme, the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), plays a key role in curbing the inflammation associated with the development and progression of...

Please see the attached flier with information about the upcoming Beef Quality Assurance Transportation Workshop on May 23, 2018.

I saw an advertisement for the California Honey Festival last year and was unable to go. Fortunately, the opportunity arose again this year and I was able to attend this past weekend.

Native Bees and Bee Nests workshop Saturday May 12 10am to noon $10 You will learn about native bees (they are way different than honey bees) and how to attract them to your garden. You will also be making a bee nest like the one on the flyer. We only have materials for 20 bee boxes.