Ongoing research

Irrigation Welcome to March! If you didn’t do this last month, it is time to check your irrigation. Make repairs if it is not working correctly. My garden is strictly on drip. Yes, I did go through every emitter to make sure it was an adequate size and working, and cleaned out the valves to make sure…

Vice President Glenda Humiston, Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension Darren Haver and a delegation of UC ANR members and supporters traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual CARET and Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities’ Board on Agriculture Assembly…

As I researched information on planting bare-root fruit trees, the words of the County Fruit and Nut Crop Advisor came to mind. He said to a new class of  Master Gardeners, "Consider carefully your motive for planting fruit trees in a home garden. They require lots of work year-round: irrigating,…

 Recent California news reports have highlighted tragic cases of fatal mushroom misidentification. These cases involved species such as the highly toxic Amanita phalloides (commonly known as “death cap mushroom”) and can naturally spark fear. However, these headlines focus on worst-case scenarios and…

Spotted-Wing Drosophila Team won a PBESA award, David E. Block will receive the American Society for Enology and Viticulture Merit Award for 2026., and Justin Valliere has been named to the board of directors for the nonprofit Calflora Wild Plant Database.