Test PB Collection: FTE

Given the current economics of rice, you may be planning on not topdressing. If there is enough N up front as aqua, this should be fine. The question is how to determine if you have enough. One easy, practical way to confirm that you do not need a topdress is to set up a small overfertilized area. To do this…

 "Better autograph that right now. That could be a valuable piece of art some day!"So said an onlooker when youngsters were creating maggot art at the recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. The theme: "Insects: Life Stages."Doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim of the lab of Professor Jason Bond,…

Article by Peg Smith -  When working in the garden, it is wise not to presume that what looks like a collection of garden debris on a branch or limb is of no consequence. It may be of great value to a non-human cohabitant of the garden. Bushtit nests, from a casual look, appear as a collection of…

  Article by Kathy Hill -  Nearly seven years ago at the beginning of fall, I thought to myself “today is the day.” The apple tree had been lovingly watered, fertilized, pruned, and the fruit had been thinned. It was harvesting time. The excitement was palpable. I had carefully picked…

 Article by Mike Kluk - This is Part I of an article that will be published over two months. Scientists currently estimate that one billion years ago, plants and animals diverged from a common ancestor to form separate kingdoms. Since then, plants and animals have evolved radically different…

Article by Joy Humphrey -  Before I developed an interest in gardening, I thought there was only one type of lavender—just, you know, lavender—and that it made a really nice scent for hand lotion. After I became a gardener, I discovered there is a whole world of lavender out there in numerous…

 Article by Cheri Meyers - As a recent graduate of the UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County, this is my first attempt to share my gardening experiences in the Yolo Gardener Newsletter and Savvy Sage Blog. I hope you find it worth the read.It’s a lovely but warm spring day here in West…