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Client Provided Photo. Help Desk solves the mystery of client’s bug invasion on her salvia bush. The culprit is cottony cushion scale.
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Help Desk Solves Mystery of Client’s Pest Invasion

January 21, 2025
By Robin Harper Recently, a client sent this question to the Help Desk, I was pruning my Salvia bush last week and came upon these pests. I have scoured the IPM site and my pest management books and cannot find what this is or how to treat it.
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Customers load up on the offerings at Our Garden at the Walnut Creek GTPS. Photo by Greg Letts.
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

GTPS Dates Finalized – Help Needed

January 21, 2025
By Mary Jo Corby Hello UC Master Gardeners. The Great Tomato Plant Sale is in full organizational swing.
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Eric Middleton (izquierda) y Lindsey Pedroncelli (derecha). Fotografía por Saoimanu Sope.
Blog de Alimentos: Article

Los terrenos baldíos: una oportunidad económica en potencia

January 21, 2025
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Cientficos de UCCE estudian la viabilidad de cultivos especializados para pequeos cultivadores urbanos Los terrenos baldos de su vecindario podran albergar cultivos de frutas y verduras y facilitando su acceso a ellas a la misma vez que reducen la necesidad de transportar y distribuir estos aliment...
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purple sweet potatoes in a box

Sweet Potatoes

January 21, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Michelle DavisHolidays are upcoming, and so are the foods we associate with them. One that I love to eat during the holidays and year-round is Ipomoea batatas, or sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes may well have been the earliest food crop. Archaeological evidence dates it as far back as 2500 BCE in Peru…
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Eastern Sierra Community and Economy: Article

Welcome to the Eastern Sierra Community and Economy Blog!

January 21, 2025
By Aaron Wilcher
Welcome to our journey exploring the vibrant communities and economy of the Eastern Sierra. In the next weeks and months I will be posting articles on currents in the field, interviews with experts and local community members, and observations as I travel around California and nationally.
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

Advances in Irrigation Tools & Technologies Workshop

January 21, 2025
Join us for the upcoming Advances in Irrigation Tools and Technologies Workshop Date: February 27, 2025 Time: 8:00am - 2:20pm (PST) Location: Barbara Worth Country Club, 2050 Country Club Dr.
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Investigadores de UC Davis insertan un dispositivo que recolecta muestras de agua subterránea continuamente, ofreciendo información de tiempo real sobre el movimiento del contaminante nitrato. Fotografía por Isaya Kisekka
Blog Verde: Article

El clima extremo acelera la contaminación del agua subterránea con nitrato

January 21, 2025
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
El clima extremo estimulado por el cambio climtico, incluyendo las sequas y fuertes lluvias, puede aumentar el riesgo de que los nitratos que contienen los fertilizantes terminen en las aguas subterrneas, segn un estudio reciente realizado por investigadores de la Universidad de California en Davis.
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Cedar Waxwing, Richard Brown.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Cheerful Birds in Winter Gardens

January 21, 2025
By Anne E Schellman
We are now in the midst of winter with its often foggy and dreary days. Many trees are bare, most insects are dormant, and numerous bird species have flown south, so our gardens can seem gray, bare, and quiet. However, some birds spend winters here, so there are still some bright spots.
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