It's one thing to want a water-wise lawn and another thing entirely to commit to one. Most of my backyard has been under woodchips for two years now and I have become restless for grass. The space is set aside. The question is what kind of grass to put there. I don't want a sod lawn.
I've never grown heirloom tomatoes before but have always been fascinated by the different varieties, colors and sizes of these beauties. I see them at our local Farmers Market during the summer season but never buy any because they're expensive. I always get the regular cherry or Roma variety.
The UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County (MGSC) Garden Sense program via its sponsoring organization, Sonoma Water, was named the recipient of the Smart Water Application Technologies (SWAT) Outstanding Public Engagement Award on October 29, 2020.
by Matthew E. Navarro According to the American Horticultural Society, Opuntia are a genus of perennial cacti, ranging from small, alpine, ground cover plants to large, evergreen, tropical trees, with at times insignificant glochids.
Californians have been dealing with wildfires, the pandemic, power shutdowns, excessive heat and drought, sometimes all at the same time. In every county, UC Cooperative Extension is there to assist community members.
Californians have been dealing with wildfires, the pandemic, power shutdowns, excessive heat and drought, sometimes all at the same time. In every county, UC Cooperative Extension is there to assist community members.
If you vacationed at Doran Regional Beach, Bodega Bay, on a Wednesday last year (pre-COVID-19 pandemic), chances are you saw scores of dedicated volunteers pulling out the invasive ice plant, Carpobrotus edulis, along 201 Doran Beach Road. It's hard work but it's rewarding.
With the emergence of shelter-in-place directives at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, California's small-scale direct-marketing farms and agritourism operations faced drastic and immediate disruptions to operations causing major losses in revenue and layoffs for staff.
