Test PB Collection: FTE

Problem: There was a Valencia farmer in Ojai, farming on a rocky loam. More rocky than loam, on a 10 % slope, where he had been spraying the weeds down, the soil had gradually washed away and all he had left was scattered cobbles.

A new season of Master Gardener Workshops is underway! The series kicked off with Fall Vegetable and Seed Starting on August 23, and will conclude on December 6 with Gardening for a Lifetime. In all, this Fall Series totals 18 workshops, covering eleven all-new topics and seven important basics.

After returning from a lovely 10-day vacation in the greener Pacific Northwest, I went to check on the usually prolific Avant Garden share plot and was dismayed and disappointed to see our once-healthy, sturdy zucchini and squash plants covered with the evil powdery mildew! Leaves were paper thin an...

Remember the alarm, the anxiety and the agony when news first surfaced about colony collapse disorder (CCD)?

Some seeds don't take much to germinate but others may take a little coaxing. Key is consistent water (soil moisture). Learn from the best here on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners. Learn more and listen to "In The Garden" radio show podcasts.

Training courses are now available online at UC Learning Center (LMS site at UC Davis) for the University of California's new Common Chart of Accounts.

Yesterday (Aug. 24) President Biden announced an executive order to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for all borrowers with an individual income below $125,000 ($250,000 for joint tax filers).

Climate Change Resources for Horticulturists and UCCE Master Gardeners Updated by Janet Hartin jshartin@ucanr.edu 8/17/2022 University of California UC ANR Green Blog (Climate Change and Other Topics) https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Green/index.

I walk to and from work every day, and while the walk is short, there is frequently a lot to see and think about. A big apartment construction going on, the people living and not in the cemetery and the comings and goings around the markets on either side of Freedom Blvd.

As the sun begins to get lower and our shadows become longer, it's a reminder that even in the midst of summer, fall is not far behind. With that in mind, our August gardening takes a turn toward care-taking and preparation for the seasons to come.