Let's grow veggies!Spring is here and it's time to find out how to prepare your garden beds for high productivity, learn what to plant when, know what to plant from seed versus starts, and discover tips to keep your plants thriving through the summer months. Our class will be taught by a group of…
Join UCCE Imperial County extension adviser's as they present theVegetable Production and IPM for Conventional and Organic SystemsThis workshop will feature presentations on various aspects of agriculture in Southwest desert region including vegetable disease updates and management, emergent…
Ready to start your FIRST vegetable garden? Or IMPROVE upon your previous efforts? Join us for our . . . NEW Vegetable Gardening Class Series giving less experienced vegetable growers the informationthey need to succeed. Class 2 - Planting & Caring for Your Vegetable…
Ready to start your FIRST vegetable garden? Or IMPROVE upon your previous efforts? Join us for our . . . NEW Vegetable Gardening Class Series giving less experienced vegetable growers the informationthey need to succeed. Class 2 - Planting & Caring for Your Vegetable…
Companion planting is the practice of arranging plants in proximity to one another so that they attract beneficial insects and pollinators, deter unwanted pests, and offer shelter and food for beneficial insects.
General situation, thrips population developmentPlanting is in full swing. Temperatures and precipitation this spring are close to historic norms, and the thrips population predictions are very similar to those we saw last year. We’re currently at the peak of 1st-generation adults; they’ll be laying their…
Summary: This limited study indicated that a slight deposition of metals (Copper and Manganese) may have occurred in one agricultural field, but the increases measured in the surface samples were likely insignificant relative to normal background levels for these soil types. Other sites showed no increase in…
Asparagus, Cynara scolymus, is a perennial, cool-season edible flower. Grows three to four feet tall and wide. Thrives in Marin's coastal climate, where it can produce two crops of tender flower buds a year for five plus years.