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Puya. photos by Melissa Sandoval
Under the Solano Sun: Article

UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

July 11, 2022
I thought I had been to all the public and Botanical Gardens in the East Bay. But late in May, my sister asked to visit the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley to help celebrate her birthday. What a treat.
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Bryan Brown, integrated weed management specialist for New York State Integrated Pest Management, stands in a soybean field that lost 50% of its yield to weed competition, even after several herbicide applications.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Timing is everything for weed management

July 10, 2022
By Gale Perez
From the Cornell Chronicle--June 22, 2022 Farmers can tailor their efforts to control weeds more effectively by pinpointing when a particular weed will emerge, according to a new Cornell study.
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Article

Correction: FREE Garden Talk @7PM Monday, 7/11

July 9, 2022
The previous announcement mis-stated the event date in the header. This event is occurring on July 11, 2022. The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County invite you to join us for a free, online Garden Talk on Monday, July 11, 2022, 7-8pm.
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Oakleaf hydrangea in all it's blooming glory
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Oakleaf hydrangea- a drought tolerant variety!

July 9, 2022
Every year I have a different favorite plant. Last year it was brugmansia, the year before that monarda, but this year--which has already had a couple of scorching days--it is the oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).
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Pampasgrass infestation in a coastal area.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Pampasgrass & Jubatagrass

July 8, 2022
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes, Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Pampasgrass and jubatagrass facts Pampasgrass (Cortaderia selloana) is a common ornamental landscape plant that readily naturalizes throughout California's coastal areas and some interior regions.
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A male California dogface butterfly, Zerene eurydice. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
Bug Squad: Article

Ready to Learn About the Flying Pansies at the Bohart Museum on July 16?

July 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You won't want to miss this. It's an opportunity to learn more about the biology and history of California's state insect, the California dogface butterfly. The Bohart Museum of Entomology will showcase and celebrate the butterfly at its open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 16.
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Mature plantain plant in a lawn.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Controlling Weeds Webinar, 7/21

July 8, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Looking for ways to manage weeds in your lawn or landscape? Join us on July 21, 2022 at noon for UC IPM's free monthly webinar to learn about how to control weeds using mostly nonchemical methods.
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Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Compost Field Meeting

July 8, 2022
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program field meeting on compost. The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 28th from 10:00am to 11:30am. The meeting will take place off of S. Landi Road, on Roberts Island in the Delta.
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The egg of the California dogface butterfly. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Open House to Celebrate California Dogface Butterfly, the State Insect

July 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology will showcase and celebrate the state insect, the California dogface butterfly, at its open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 16. This year is the 50th anniversary of the year that the State Legislature designated Zerene eurydice as the state insect. Gov.
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