Lambsquarter/Flickr Wait. Before you head out to the vegetable garden to get rid of those pesky weeds, Cathy Isom tells you about a common weed that you actually want in…
Beck’s, Stine, Seek Further Dicamba Restrictions
…drifting would stop if the Environmental Protection Agency restricted its use to killing weeds in fields before crops are planted. Last year, drift issues from dicamba herbicides sprayed on resistant…
Growing Elderberries, and How to Utilize Them
…soil from drying out in the sun and the weeds from challenging the plants. Dead or otherwise, distorted canes should be removed in the spring. When the berries get large…
Help Your Summer Garden Survive the Heat Wave
…water less often. Stay on top of pruning and also tackle weeds as soon as they crop up. And summer heat isn’t just dangerous for your plants, it’s dangerous for…
Celebrating National Weed Your Garden Day
…directly to plants and not weeds; keeping plants together – so less room for weeds to move in; and, pull the weeds when they’re young before they have time to…
Celebrating National Gardening Exercise Day
…it does for any athletic endeavor. Whether you’ll be pulling weeds or planting seeds, get your muscles moving. Use the hashtag #GardeningExerciseDay to share on social media. I’m Cathy Isom……
Crop Protection Companies Readying for Robot Sprayers
…identifies weeds, and zaps them with blue liquid from its mechanical tentacles. A Reuters report says the Swiss robot is undergoing its final testing before the blue liquid is replaced…
Planting and Cultivating Your Very Own Forage Garden
…such as rosemary or evergreens, mint and oregano. Berries are also great foraging plants, such as blackberries, strawberries and raspberries. Weeds that are nutritious and delicious include: dandelion, chickweed, and…
Almond Matters: Establishing an Early Spray Strategy
…a particular orchard, which will rely on effective monitoring. “We’re looking for insects, we’re looking for disease, we’re looking for mites, we’re looking for weeds, so it’s a time of…
Monitoring for New Problematic Weed Species in Rice
…other is known as coast cockspur grass (Echinochloa walteri). The discovery of the weeds came after two growers having difficulty controlling weeds reached out to University of California researchers for…
Converting Your Lawn to a Garden
…or picnic table… rather than creating a monoculture grass lawn, let the weeds merge with the grass. It’s still green. It can still be cut regularly and still look nice….
Almond Matters: Springtime Mite Monitoring Heats Up with Temperatures
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, temperatures in California are beginning to warm up, increasing the importance of springtime mite monitoring. Mites will overwinter on winter weeds,…
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…control invasive pests and noxious weeds on Tribal lands; Phytophthora ramorum and related species: $1,772,429 in 16 states and nationally for survey, diagnostics, mitigation, probability modeling, genetic analysis, and outreach;…
Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers
…weeds and weed seeds. The food supply attracted roof rats away from urban environments out to farms where they were able to quickly reproduce. Roof rat damage is being reported…