by Jean Knoops and Walt KoenigOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997Intermittent seed production, also known as mast seeding, is a widespread phenomenon among forest trees. One of the defining features of mast seeding is that it is a population phenomenon. In other words, a single…
In this issue: Trail of Treasured Trees, Buckwheat, Can Bees Have Heart Attacks?, Your Winter Vegetable Garden, Fireblight, Walking Iris, The Frugal Gardener, Events Calendar
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996Common land management practice in California in the 1960s was the removal of all woody vegetation on hardwood rangelands to promote increased forage production for livestock. This practice was particularly prevalent in the northern part of…
In this issue: Glorious Dahlias, Insect Trivia, Heuchera 'Lillian's Pink', Growing in a Greenhouse--Sanitation and Lighting, Monarch Butterflies, Mother's Day Garden Tour, Scotch Broom, Events Calendar
In this issue: Fruit Trees, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Blueberries, Clean Your Garden Tools, Luffa, Goldenrod, Sweet Insect Trivia, Greenhouse Pest Control, Sequoias, Events Calendar
In this issue: Growing Cactus and Succulents from Seed, Lawn Removal with Sheet Mulching, Soil Solarization, California Pipevine, Memories of Flowers, Blackberries, Seeds Contain the Past and the Future, Events Calendar
In this issue: Daffodils, Butterfly Trivia, From Lawn to Water-Smart Landscape, California Lilac, Spring Plant Sale, What is a Soil Blocker?, Air Plants, Garden Faire, Events Calendar
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 1 – June, 1996As part of an effort to reduce wildfire hazard at the Empire Mine State Park near Grass Valley, California, crews have been cutting and removing dense thickets of large, old manzanita. This material is subsequently placed into piles and burned…
In this issue: Attracting Pollinators, How to Grow Garlic, Citrus Quarantine, Replanting After Conifers Die, Why Are My Oranges Splitting, All-Stars for Hummingbirds, Multi-Purpose Herb Garden, Events Calendar
Insects – they’re everywhere! With nearly a million named species, they make up about 90% of all species of animals on the planet and more than half of all living things on Earth. Yet it is estimated that only about one to three percent are truly harmful. Most insects go about their daily business…
