Test PB Collection: FTE

Occasionally plants show up in our office for identification and no one in the office knows what it is. So it's sent off to others who might know. This was the case of a perennial amaranth, also called goosefoot for some reason. This is Chenopodium californicum, also known as Blitum californicum.

So far, so good in Ontario. I have some homework as a result of the PAC meeting that was held on Monday, but it was something I really needed to do anyway. My responsibilities' for the statewide conference 2018 are over.

The black-tailed bumble bee wasn't flying very well. You wouldn't, either, if you were trying to fly with a backpack on your back. Except this wasn't a backpack but sticky pollen.

Twice a year the Tractor Supply Company sells Paper Clovers for $1 at all of their stores. The proceeds go to each store's local county 4-H program and is used to help youth go to 4-H camps and leadership conferences.

Professor Diane Ullman of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will speak on Winds of Change: Bridging Art and Science at a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology on Wednesday, April 25 in Meyer Hall. The seminar will take place from 3:45 to 5 p.m.

April issue of Avocado Notes - Old and New Smart Agriculture. See attached flyer for meeting details. Please note the alternate meeting location for the San Luis Obispo meeting: Cal Poly Crops Unit, Building 17, Room 101/102; corner of Highland and Mt.

Interesting farm call here that at first piqued my attention as a possibly serious disease situation but in the end turned out to not be. See the photos below. Affected strawberry plants presented with discolored leaves and stunted growth typical of nutrient deficiency or viral infection.

Some months ago, I was reading about the opening of a cafe/restaurant in San Francisco which served Paleo-oriented, non-GMO, and mostly grain-free cuisine, and that article referenced Mission Heirloom Garden Cafe in Berkeley, CA, as being the only other restaurant of its kind in the Bay Area.

Spring is here, flowers are blooming and wildlife abounds.

What's better than a yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) on yellow mustard? Not much. Both are signs of early spring. Mustard is popping up all over, along with oxalyis and wild radish. The earth is warming. Spring is here. Get ready.