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Truck bed filled with colorful, harvested vegetables: beets, eggplants, tomatoes, acorn squash, spaghetti squash, pumpkins, carrots and butternut squash.
UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Winners of the 2023 UC Master Gardener Search for Excellence

June 23, 2023
By Lauren L Snowden
I am thrilled to share the winners for the 2023 UC Master Gardener Search for Excellence competition. The exceptional projects that have risen to the top truly captivated the judges and inspired them with their innovation, engagement, and commitment to service.
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Puncturevine flowers. Jeanette Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

Ouch! It’s Puncturevine!

June 23, 2023
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an attractive green plant with small yellow flowers commonly seen growing prostrate along the side of the road. A native to Southern Europe, it's also referred to as goathead. However, underneath its foliage lies danger: spiky seedpods with needle-point spikes.
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photos by Bernadette Thomas
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Poem for Our Poppies

June 23, 2023
No one can compare to your brilliant brightness Your wild expressiveness encourages me to live life with a reckless abandon Your softness and how you way in the wind reminds me to live carefree You are bold and yet gentle Loud but peaceful Beautiful yet purposeful These are all the things you inspir...
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"Open up!" A honey bee attempts to enter a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Sorry, Bee, I'm Closed for Bees-Ness

June 22, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A honey bee heads for a patch of California golden poppies. She finds a blossom she likes. Bee: "Hey, Goldie Locks, I'm here to collect some nectar and pollen." Goldie Locks: "You're what?" Bee: "I want to collect some of your nectar and pollen.
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Codling Moth Larvae
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Joan vs. The Codling Moth

June 22, 2023
In 2013 I declared war against the codling moth. Why? I have two beautiful apple trees and by July 80% to 90% of the apples are riddled with nasty, little worms. Know Your Enemy: The codling moth life cycle is pretty basic. Moths emerge mid spring, fly into apple, pear, walnut trees.
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photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Spicing It Up

June 22, 2023
It seems every day of the year has a celebration linked with it. June 10th is National Herbs and Spices day. Herbs are leaves that can add flavor to a dish, scent a space or be used medicinally or for religious rituals.
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An intact green house with no vegetation in front. Several singed trees behind the house.
Green Blog: Article

How can we navigate changes in the home insurance market?

June 21, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A wildfire shockwave recently hit California. Maybe you missed it. While there were no large wildfires threatening homes, and the air wasn't thick with smoke like in the Northeast from the wildfires in Canada, a shockwave did hit.
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