Test PB Collection: FTE

You may see leafhoppers in your garden or landscape this time of year as they hop about feeding on a variety of plants. You can distinguish these small, wedge-shaped insects from other pests by their tendency to quickly jump or crawl rapidly sideways when disturbed.

I hope everyone had a good long weekend. Email traffic seemed light on Friday so I suspect some were able to get a head start. I had big plans to make the most of what many consider the last weekend of summer. In addition to summer things', I planned to spend some time on a creative hobby.

You hike it, bike it, and sight-see it. You exercise the dog (and yourself), meet up with friends...and take images. That would be at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, and now the officials want to see your images--or up to five of your best images.

by Leslie Stevens, UCCE Master Gardener...

by Jackie Woods, UCCE Master Gardener...

by UCCE Master Gardener...

by Polly Nelson UCCA Master Gardener...

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: My Bougainvillea is five years old, but it has never bloomed.

A recent page one article in a major American newspaper lamented the declining number of skilled botanists in the US.

CORRECTION: I stated that you could soil apply Solubor at 50 lbs/acre, when I should have stated Borax, which is approximately 10.5% boron (Solubor is 20%), and added the pounds of actual boron/acre.