Test PB Collection: FTE

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than having to transition from potting mix into dissimilar native soil).

It's that time of year again Asian persimmon (Diospyros kaki) harvest time! If you're unfamiliar with persimmons, they're orange colored fruit native to China. Asian persimmon seeds were first import in 1863 by William Saunders of the USDA.

A devoted gardener would rather give or receive tools, plants or a unique garden treasure than gold, diamonds or pearls Monitor ground moisture, especially in beds and under eaves and patios Store unused fertilizers and pesticides in a dry place Dig and divide overcrowded dahlia tubers and store in...

Few plants outperform pink knotweed, Polygonum capitatum, in the fall. The plant blooms throughout the spring and summer, but it's in autumn when most things in the garden are finished that pink knotweed really shines.

Sometimes overlooked as pollinators are the syrphid flies, also known as "hover flies" or "flower flies." Unfortunately, they are often mistaken for honey bees. Hey, if it's a critter on a flower, it's a bee, right? Not necessarily! Syrphid flies are easily distinguished from honey bees.

One UC Davis doctoral alumnus and 10 current or former members of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology are listed as among the world's top two percent of entomologists in a database announced by Stanford University with data from Elsevier's science-wide author databases of standardiz...

34th ANNUAL FALL DESERT CROPS WORKSHOP AGENDA 2023 WESTERN ALFALFA & FORAGE SYMPOSIUM IMPERIAL VALLEY CIMIS REPORT AND UC WATER MANAGEMENT RESOURCES...

Publication Number: 8696 Copyright Date: 2023 Length: 76 pp. Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-62711-173-7 DOI: 10.3733/ucanr.8696 Author: E. E. GRAFTON-CARDWELL, ET AL.

A recent research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute illuminates the experiences of participants newly enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childrencommonly known as WIC.

Airblast sprayers are the most used equipment for pesticide application in perennial specialty crops in the San Joaquin Valley and across California.