Few experiences can match the pleasure of savoring homegrown vegetables. The flavor and number of varieties that you can grow far exceed what you can buy at a grocery store. Growing vegetables does ...

Many new hybrids of stone fruits have been appearing in catalogs and on supermarket shelves in recent years resulting in a plethora of new terms many of which are defined below. Apricot, Used as a ...

Welcome to the Calaveras County 4-H Program, we have approximately 300 youth enrolled in local 4-H programs and nearly 70 adult volunteers engaging youth in varied learning experiences. There are ...

Invasive species are arriving in California with increasing frequency. The best time to stop them is before they arrive, and federal, state and local agencies are keeping their eyes out for new ...

Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays. Is the name ...

The University of California Cooperative Extension Bay Area Livestock and Natural Resources Program conducts applied research and outreach to promote working landscapes that conserve biological ...

How (and How Much) to Water Too much water is the most common cause of decline in landscape trees and shrubs, either through directly killing plants or making them more prone to disease. Too much ...

Invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are two closely related species of small, non-native, beetles that bore into trees. ISHB introduce fungi that cause a tree disease called Fusarium dieback (FD). The ...

Not long after starting as a University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) area director, Emily Jane Freed saw, firsthand, the immense respect that Central Coast growers have for UCCE advisors ...

Money Talks is a hands-on, interactive, on-line program, available in English and Spanish. Our resources consist of colorful learner guides, comprehensive leader's guides, along with supplementary ...

Perched precariously on the steep hillside of an avocado orchard in San Diego County, Ali Montazar began to form a theory as to why there are so few studies of irrigation for avocados. “Perhaps no one ...

UC Cooperative Extension advisors are on the front line and get the most interesting questions from our community. Someone brought some wasps into our office, and was worried they were invading her ...