…of Ours. There are many trees with leaves that you can actually eat. For example, Linden trees. Commonly used to line streets and act as windbreaks. Their leaves are said…
Hold The Line Against Huanglongbing: The Time Has Come to Meet ACP Head On
…phloem tissue, blocking the flow of nutrients through the plant. If not managed, citrus trees will die within 3 to 5 years. Effective control of ACP reduces the chance that…
Attract Ladybugs to Your Garden
…fruit trees, Morning glories, and Passion Flowers. Since insects get thirsty too, place a shallow plate of water in the garden for your ladybugs to drink from. A garden fountain…
Slow and Steady Progress in Gene Editing for HLB Resistance
HLB Infected Citrus Varieties Using CRISPR technology to edit genes in citrus trees to be resistant to Huanglongbing (HLB) can be a slow process, but researchers are making progress. Postdoctoral…
Additional Funding Available for Two Air Quality Incentive Programs
…the Valley Air District. The on-field alternatives to open burning of agricultural materials pilot incentive program and the low dust nut harvester pilot incentive program will each be receiving an…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-12-19
…Census, old iron showcased at the 2019 Antique Farm Show, how the Citrus Research Board is using dogs to detect HLB and how nut industries are pulling together to keep…
Citrus Research Board to Employ Dogs to Detect HLB
…use specialized dogs to help with the identification of trees infected with Huanglongbing disease (HLB). The process of utilizing dogs is one of the many methods currently being implemented and…
The Basque Sheepherders in the West
Basque sheepherder on horse back herding large flock of sheep on mountain side with yellow changing Aspen trees on fall afternoon Do you remember sheepherder wagons? I recall seeing them…
April is Get Your Garden Springtime Ready Month
…wearing thin, its time to re-apply it. If you have an orchard, now is the time to remove excess fruit from your trees. This will leave room for your…
Almond Matters: Effective Mite Control with An Insect Growth Regulator
…trees going with a high volume of water, making sure the sprayer is calibrated and delivering what you think it’s delivering just to make sure that that coverage is optimal.”…
Growing a Grafted Multi-Fruit Tree
…the “stock”. Any cutting that you surgically attach onto this is called the “scion”. For a successful grafting, you’ll want your stock and scion to be similar plant species. Trees…
Growing Your Own Persimmons
It’s time to think about planting some trees. Cathy Isom lets you know about growing your own Persimmons. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Growing Your Own Persimmons…
California Citrus Growers Face Existential Threat in HLB
…bacterium that causes the disease, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, has destroyed tens of thousands of acres of trees in Florida, says Andrew Meadows, spokesperson for Lakeland-based Florida Citrus Mutual. “We are…
California Climate Investments Make Progress on Emissions Goal
…acres of land. More than 343,000 individual projects have been implemented as part of the program and more than 50,000 trees have been planted in urban areas. California Climate Investments…