Recently, Mark Bolda and Yu-Chen Wang visited an apple orchard exhibiting trunk canker symptoms. Noticeably, the trunk canker is widespread and mostly present only on the southeast side of the lower ...

Today on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, Master Gardener and KUCI Staff host Bill Brooks talks with an expert on one of the most ubiquitous features of Southern California landscapes. The ...

The Black and Allied Employees (BAE) Resource Group invites you to celebrate 2025 Black History Month with UC President Michael Drake, M.D., at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb 28. President Drake will lead a ...

Fusarium wilt of lettuce, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOL), is an economically significant disease on the Central Coast of California. We conducted field trials to evaluate 30 ...

Never lift or carry the tree by grasping the trunk or stake, and be sure the tree is lowered into, and correctly set in the planting hole before you slit the poly container and plant the tree. Water ...

This site provides extensive horticultural information for the home gardener on 20 fruit and nut tree crops, plus a number of vine crops such as grapes, berries and kiwifruit. Content was developed by ...

We got a chance to visit the Kula Botanical Gardens in the upcountry of Maui in January 2025. I had been charmed by the lush gardens on previous visits. I had especially remembered the displays of ...

Recent rainfall throughout much of California has created puddles and stagnant water. With the temperature warming up in many parts of the state, this combination can create the perfect situation for ...

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a morning of outdoor fun at the Monarch Nature Trail in Huntington Beach! Learn about Orange County's butterfly population as well as the native plants ...

Excitement is building for the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, to take place Saturday, Feb. 8 on the UC Davis campus. The "Super Science Day" is an opportunity to explore, discover and ...

Heirloom plants, by definition, have some history behind them. Some say an heirloom variety must be at least fifty years old, some say even older. Heirloom seed is described as being from a plant ...

Before considering pesticides, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) teaches us to identify the pest or disease process before taking the actions of least harm. The IPM website has tools that you can use ...