Test PB Collection: FTE

Question: Why is it not advised to use overripe tomatoes for home canning? Response: Using overripe tomatoes in home canning is not recommended for several important reasons, primarily related to safety and the quality of the canned product.

Did you know that disinfectants and sterilizers are pesticides? Any substance that claims to kill, destroy, prevent, or repel a pest, including germs, is considered a pesticide. So cleaning products that claim to sterilize or kill germs on surfaces or be effective against bacteria like E.

QUESTION: Is there any instrument that can be bought to measure the pH balance for home canning? What about a high quality litmus paper or a pH gauge?

To achieve groundwater sustainability under California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, demand management policies that encourage water conservation will be necessary, says Ellen Bruno, University of California Cooperative Extension specialist in quantitative policy analysis at U...

Summer is winding down and the produce from our gardens is starting to wane. I just cut down my Prairie Fire tomato that I had planted as part of our experiment with growing tomatoes in containers.

Happy Monday all, I have had the pleasure of visiting numerous Research Extension Centers (South Coast, Hopland, Sierra Foothills, Intermountain, West Side, Lindcove, and Kearney). I have also visited UC Irvine, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley. I soon will visit UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz.

I've had fun experimenting with growing smaller pepper varieties such as jalapeos, padrons, cherry peppers, and Japanese shishito peppers.

One of the best things about being a gardener is the joy of seeing new plants sprout from seeds. With some planning and effort, gardeners can grow plants from seeds they've saved from their own gardens, adding another dimension to the gardening experience.

Cover crops are crops that are put into the ground to enhance and renew the soil with nutrients and organic matter. It is used mainly in the spring and the fall, often to cover the soil rather than for a cash crop.

There is so much to discuss when this subject presents itself which way do you go? If you choose the road most traveled, you will find yourself immersed in a plethora of information to which others also have access.