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Do you wonder what seasonal gardening tasks should be done month-by-month? Or what seasonal pests to be looking out for? The Humboldt/Del Norte Master Gardener Help Desk Team is providing you with some tasks that will help you maintain and grow beautiful edibles and landscape plants.

LINKS TO RESOURCES UCANR California Backyard Orchard Website Pruning Fruit Trees UCANR California Backyard Orchard Dave Wilson Nursery Fruit Tree Information and Videos UC IPM Website Cultural Care, Pests and Diseases Cultural Care for Apple, Pear, Quince Schedule of Care Fortunately, in many areas...

Why Compost? Handful of Compost It is nature's way to turn fruit, vegetable, and yard trimmings into soil amendment. Benefits the environment by recycling organic resources and extending the life of landfills. Improves water holding capacity of soil, and helps prevent water runoff and erosion.

Plum trees can be grown almost anywhere in California. They are easy to grow. Most plums require cross pollination. There are two basic kinds of plums: Japanese (Prunus salicina) and European (Prunus domestica). Both require 140-170 days to mature the crop.

The jumping worm, Amynthas agrestis, is an invasive earthworm that has been recently reported in a yard in Arcata. The local extent of this invasive organism is currently unknown. It is typically introduced and spread via potted plants, potting mixes, or mulch.

Pierce's disease is a disease of grapes caused when the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa colonizes the water-conducting system (the xylem) of the host plant and creates a significant blockage. It is spread from plant to plant by sap-feeding insects, such as sharpshooters and spittlebugs.

New Pests in our Region! What to know & How to help (follow the links): Jumping Worm Pierce's Disease...

Under the Hood: The Silent Invasion The Mediterranean Oak Borers Threat Grows by Tim Carl, Napa Valley Features, 2/1/2025 Mediterranean oak borers detected in Lake, Napa, Sonoma counties Morning Ag Clips, 8/6/2020 Attention to oak woodland conservation does not wane amid COVID-19 crisis by UC ANR,...

The Beetle Learn more about the Mediterranean Oak Borer The Disease Learn more about the pathogenic fungi behind the disease Host Trees MOB attacks at least 12 species of oak Distribution MOB has been found in Amador, El Dorado, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sacramento, Sonoma and Yolo Counties Counties Impact MOB…

Signs & Symptoms Identifying the presence of MOB infestations Look-alikes Other pests with similar symptoms Waste Disposal How to handle infested wood and green waste Reporting How to report an infested tree...