Monterey

A mid-life chrysalis? Well, maybe not mid-life, but definitely out of season. A female monarch butterfly eclosed today in our little indoor butterfly habitat. Two weeks ago, we rescued the caterpillar from a narrow-leafed milkweed plant in our Vacaville pollinator garden and brought it inside.

Capturing Precipitation - How much rainfall do I need to capture? Managing precipitation to your advantage is really a three step process (Lal and Stewart, 2012).

Recently I was asked why an irrigation schedule could be projected for almond and citrus in the Central Valley (Almonds:http://cekern.ucanr.edu/Irrigation_Management/Almond_Drip_-_Microsprinkler_- _Flood_Weekly_ET/Citrus: http://cekern.ucanr.

From the Cooperative Extension Monterey County Crop Notes newsletter :: Mar-Apr 2015 The Apiaceae or carrot family includes important vegetable crops such as carrots, celery, cilantro, dill, fennel and parsley. All of these crops have a distinctive inflorescence known as an umbel.

Diseases, disorders and other plant problems are critical concerns for the wholesale nursery.

Weed control in cool-season vegetables can be quite challenging. However, there are a number of practices that provide growers with certain advantages: Short-season crops such as lettuce and spinach that allow for rapid turnover of the crops (e.g.

There is an increasing use of high stature plastic tunnels (macro-tunnels) to grow high value crops, such as raspberries, blueberries, vegetables and flowers. This is even in relatively frost free environment, such as coastal California.

Her research pursuit of a tiny beetle that is wreaking havoc on walnut and butternut trees throughout the United States has led to a major honor.

From the UC Davis News Service January 21, 2015 Controlling weeds could soon become more effective, affordable and sustainable for vegetable growers in California and beyond, thanks to a system under development at UC Davis that will help plants communicate with a robotic cultivator.

New Organic Herbicide Registration for California Richard Smith, Farm Advisor University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey County A new organic herbicide, Suppress, from Westbridge Company is now in the 30-day waiting period with the California Department of Pesticide Registration and sh...