Garden Corner: Stink Bugs
Stink bugs are a nuisance but the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is more than a nuisance. In 2013, large populations were found in Sacramento...
Garden Corner: Ordering online plants and seeds
Earlier this year many people across the United States receive unsolicited packages of seeds from China. You may ask “what is the harm”? California...
Gardening Corner: Popular Pandemic Pest Notes
Pest Notes are UC IPM publications written for people who want information about pests in homes, office buildings, schools, gardens, urban landscapes, and more....
Garden Corner: Winter Vegetable Gardening
Have you ever planted a winter vegetable garden? When do you start a winter garden? Why would I have a winter garden?
It’s September! Why...
Garden Corner: Milkweed and Monarch Butterflies
Milkweed is a drought-tolerant and deer-resistant perennial plant named for its milky latex sap. It is a great host plant for many beneficial insects...
Garden Corner: Using mulch in the landscape
Anything used to cover the surface of the soil is called mulch. It may be inorganic, like rock or chipped rubber; it may be...
Gardening Corner: Rosemary
Rosemary officinalis, maybe not the most exciting plant on the planet, but maybe one of the most useful and versatile out there. Water is...
Gardening Corner: Mosquitoes
At last count, 53 species of mosquitoes exist in California (compare that to about 3,500 worldwide). In addition to the itchy bites, they are...
Gardening corner: Hummingbirds
Attracting hummingbirds to your garden is as easy as either planting certain flowers and/or putting up a hummingbird feeder. The diet of hummingbirds requires...
Gardening corner: Field Bindweed
Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, was first documented in California in 1884. By the first quarter of the twentieth century, field bindweed was proclaimed the...
Gardening corner: Grasshoppers
Leafhoppers feed on many different fruit, vegetable, flower, and woody ornamental hosts. Most species of leafhoppers feed on only one or several closely related...
Gardening Corner – Hairy Fleabane
Hairy fleabane, a common summer annual or biennial broadleaf weed.
Mature plant
The mature plant can reach almost 4 feet (1.2 m) tall. It is well...
Yellowjackets
Yellowjacket wasps prey on other insects and scavenge on human food and garbage.
First, do you have yellowjackets?
They are ½ to 1-inch-long with jagged bright...
Gardening corner: Aphids
Almost every plant has one or more aphid species that occasionally feed on it. Although aphids can curl leaves and produce stick honeydew, they...
Gardening corner: Tomato disease and insect problems
Blossom End Rot usually occurs in the spring. It is caused by a calcium deficiency but it does not mean calcium is deficient in...
Gardening Corner: Growing Tomatoes Part 2
Tomatoes thrive with water, especially in the early days. Make sure to give them enough that the water soaks deep into the soil. This...
Gardening Corner: Heirloom tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated varieties which were either introduced commercially before 1940, or grown from seeds that have been passed down at least 50...
Gardening Corner: What is IPM?
Integrated pest management (IPM) involves the use of environmentally sound yet effective practices to keep pests from invading or damaging your home, garden, or...
Master Gardener’s Corner Peach Leaf Curl
In the spring did your peach or nectarine trees look like someone threw hot oil on it and the leaves blistered? You have peach...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Inspect your Landscape Trees for hazards
Even if you watered your trees throughout the summer, our trees have suffered for a few years. This can cause our trees some problems.
November...
Gardening Corner: Hairy Fleabane
Hairy fleabane, a common summer annual or biennial broadleaf weed.
Mature plant
The mature plant can reach almost 4 feet (1.2 m) tall. It is well...
Gardening Corner: Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)
This virus can affect dozens of plants, but tomatoes, being so common, are the most usual victim reported.
The easiest symptom to recognize is the...
Gardening corner: The leaves are falling; The leaves are falling!
Gerry Hernandez |Â Colusa County Master Gardeners
Have you noticed the leaves falling from your trees? Why are they doing that? Is this an indication of...
Master Gardeners Corner: Bagged soils
What is the difference between potting soil, garden soil, and other bagged soils? Please be aware that not all packaged soils are the same....
Master Gardeners Corner: Unusual herbs
Fresh herbs add depth of flavor to food. We’re all familiar with parsley, sage, rosemary and dill. But there are many less-common herbs you...
Master Gardeners Corner: Spiders
Spiders are mostly beneficial because they feed on pest insects. However, many people think that all spiders are dangerous and aggressive. In California, the...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Plan your Summer Garden
It’s time to start planning your summer vegetable garden.
Be sure the area where you intend to plant your seedlings gets enough sun. Six to...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Mushrooms in lawns
Wet soil and warm temperatures lead to mushrooms in your garden.
Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the visible reproductive structures of some types of fungi....
Master Gardener’s Corner: Fruit Tree Pruning
Fruit trees provide us with a bounty of fresh food and need only a little care. Four things are needed to keep your fruit...
Coffee grounds for your garden
Many of us have heard that coffee grounds are good for plants. People recommend adding used coffee grounds to the garden, either directly or...
