There is much we can learn from a friend who happens to be a horse. Aleksandra Layland Training mustangs is just so much fun, said Aubrielle, as a chestnut-colored filly named Zuri nuzzled the 4-H member from Shasta County. Six months earlier, the young wild horse was wary of being touched.
If you have eucalyptus trees, you might have noticed white, crusty growth on the leaves. Or maybe you saw a sticky, blackened mess of fallen leaves under a eucalyptus tree. These are signs of the redgum lerp psyllid, one of the most common psyllid pests that damages eucalyptus trees in California.
Right outside of my kitchen window is a lacecap Hydrangea. It is 7 feet tall and at least 7-8 feet wide. Starting in the late spring it starts to bloom and by July the shrub is loaded with blossoms.
Kym Pokorny - Oregon State University Destructive Pest of Cherry, Grapes, Peaches, Blueberry, Fig and Lots of Other Fruit to Come Under Wasp Control? Corvallis, Ore.
Did you know there is a direct link between soil and climate change? How we treat the soil in our home gardens and landscapes can either contribute to global warming or help decrease the effects of climate change.
Our Master Gardener Coordinator forwarded a link to the Pollinator Party 2022. My daughter and I watched the classes with each being a little over one hour a day for 5 days. It is on YouTube now. These programs were presented by several power companies in the country.
![Leaves of a river red gum eucalyptus tree covered with redgum lerp psyllids. The white growths are the “lerp” produced by the immature (nymph) stage of the insect. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_square/public/2022-07/blog92910.jpg.webp?h=7fbb61e8&itok=bhssjX0o)
