Just how does compost happen? Nature, as it recycles by decomposition, provides us with garden gold. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will teach you why it is important to recycle organic waste, ...

Literacy in agriculture and animal science is an important part of the 4-H program. The Fresno County 4-H Livestock Achievement Program encourages members enrolled in the Beef Cattle, Sheep, Swine, ...

A unhappy Ficus lyrata The common name “Fiddle leaf fig” can refer to the “Ficus lyrata” or a “Philodendron bipennifolium”. Quite often the same common name can be referenced to more than one plant, ...

Roger Duncan, shown talking with Ken Shackel, UC Davis pomologist, and Helen Dahlke, UC Davis hydrologist, in an almond orchard for a groundwater recharge project, collaborated with numerous UC ANR ...

The strawberry is not a true fruit since the botanical fruits are the small, hardened achenes that everybody refers to as “seeds” distributed on the outside of the ripened receptacle that contains all ...

Some citrus fruits are grown not to be consumed fresh like an orange, but for use in cooking. One such citrus is the sudachi (Citrus ichangensis X.C. reticulata var. austere), a very tart sour citrus.

One of the amusements a garden can provide is watching the birds, bees, butterflies and other critters drawn to it. Most of us have seen honeybees flying from flower to flower, sipping nectar or ...

I recently learned that my favorite flowers are linked to my Greek heritage and Greek mythology [1]. Unbeknown to me, my favorite flowers and the ones I grow in my garden are daffodils, lilies, ...

USDA NIFA is soliciting proposals for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The primary goal of BFRDP is to help beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States and its territories ...

UC California Naturalist course participants from Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District in the Bay Area deliver an interpretive trail program as their capstone project. Photo by Greg Ira Climate ...

Did you know that all pumpkins are winter squash, but not all winter squash are pumpkins? It is a bit confusing, but as far as growing, harvesting, and storing goes, they are treated the same. They ...

Learn why your fruit trees fail to bear fruit and what you can do about it.