Posts Tagged: Napa
'The Secret Life of Vineyards' Mural Is No Longer a Secret
With the unveiling of the UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, life in a...
UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Big or small, a ceanothus for us all
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County For me, the great question at the plant...
Ceanothus Concha(Pixabay)
Ceanothus(wikimedia commons)
Ceanothus parviflorus(Wikimedia Commons)
Ceanothus Velutinus (Flickr Matt Lavin)
Lettuce be thankful for year round lettuce
By Yvonne Rasmussen, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Did you know you can grow lettuce...
Summer crisp (Batavia) (johnnyseeds.com)
Speckled trout (fuition seeds.com)
Red sails (pinterest.com)
Red sails organic (pinterest.com)
Little gem (groworganic.com)
Summer crisp (oldworldgardenfarms.com)
More about Tomatoes!
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County The crown jewel of summer's edible...
Tomato on the vine. (Shalev Cohen on unsplash.com)
Small and large tomatoes. (pexels.com)
Sungold tomato. (ucanr.edu)
Bodacious tomato. (reponim.com)
Gardener's Delight tomato.(organiccatalogue.com)
Be -sure- soil temp is 60 or above before planting. (blog.winchester.com)
For container growing, choose determinate.varieties. (hubpages.com)
Crop rotation. (whittierfertilizer.com)
Make them or buy them, make sure they are very sturdy. (balconygardenweb.com)
Tomato variety. (rezel-apacionado on unsplash)
Tomato Small Talk.
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Spring is imminent, so it is time to be...
Tomato in wine barrel. (ucanr.edu)
Cherry tomato in clay pot. (theplantguide.net)
Check the potting soil bag for phosphorus and potassium, and pH. (clipart-libray.com)
Put container where it will get plenty of sun. (freeiconspng.com)
Tomatoes in pots need consistent watering, and soil checks for water penetration. (aridagriculture.com)
Make sure there is room for a support cage. (pinterest.com)
Try a hanging planter! (pinterest.com)