…fertilizer, especially for orchids and African violets. On tomorrow’s program I will talk about how much light you should and shouldn’t be exposing to the orchids you’re caring for. Listen…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…growers from the experiences of collaborators at the two sites. Evaluation of winter cover crop species for their ability to mitigate soil compaction in an annual rotation, $100,000 Sara Light, UCCE…
Time to Start Growing Beets for Your Fall Garden
…They do especially well in cool weather, and they are light feeders. Beets are pretty resilient in drought, and they prefer to follow soil that has been drained a bit…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…Farmers Feeding Families Food Box Program video or on the image below to watch a highlight video of USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program in action across the United…
Fall Veggies You Should Plant in Your Garden Right Now
…about overhead watering. It often causes soil to crust, making it more difficult for young plants to emerge. You can prevent this by applying a light sprinkling of peat moss,…
Low Maintenance Plants for Indoor Gardening
…filtered light is important. As with any ivy, these plants love climbing. Keep them in a pot with a vertical structure they can grow around or in a hanging basket…
Sudden Vine Collapse Becoming Better Understood
…issue can cause mature vines that have growing canopies to collapse and die within a relatively short period of time. The preliminary research is beginning to shed some light on…
What to Cross Off Your Gardening To-Do List This Month
…fresh mulch is always a good thing to do around this time. Pull out the scissors and deadhead flowering annuals so they’ll produce more blooms. Remove spent blooms. A light…
How to Grow Eggplants in Containers
…of light and set up your pots. Choose a container at least 4 to 5 gallons in volume. Growing Eggplants in containers require different care needs than those growing in…
Reminder: New Nighttime Lighting Requirements Take Effect July 1
…agricultural was successful in urging Cal/OSHA to adopt a more functional rule. Some of the initial proposals lacked sufficient clarity and did not differentiate between area lighting and task lighting….
Fictitious Pickups Strike Again for California Nut Crops
…to light. From a theft summit in 2016, WAPA developed a checklist for any operation to use when drivers are coming to pick up loads of crops. The list includes…
Prescribed Burn Association Coming to Central Coast
…about permit requirements, liability associated with burning,” Rao noted. The interest in prescribed burning has grown in recent years in light of the increased severity of wildfires in California. According…
Pet Friendly Ways to Eliminate Weeds
…top of weeds by pulling them by hand. Smothering weeds with mulch, especially when out of the sight of any sun. Weeds need sunlight to thrive, and if you limit…
Organic Produce Summit Postponed Until 2021
The 2020 Organic Produce Summit has been canceled in light of challenges presented by COVID-19. Originally scheduled for July 8 and 9 in Monterey, the fifth-annual summit organized by the…