July is commonly our hottest month with periods of several days with temperatures in the high nineties to well over one-hundred degrees. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) records, the year 2024 holds the record for the most one-hundred-degree days in Davis…
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are a common visitor to backyard gardens in the summer months. As gardeners and beekeepers, my family loves seeing our hard-working bees moving from flower to flower. In Davis, you might see honeybees pollinating, looking for water, swarming, or traveling back and forth…
Question: What is Integrated Pest Management?
Answer: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a science-based approach to managing pests that combines multiple strategies to keep pest populations at acceptable levels while minimizing risks to people, beneficial organisms, and the environment. A key feature of…
When thinking about health, many of us think first about our bodies. We understand a healthy diet, physical activity, and quality sleep to be main pillars of health. But another kind of health is foundational to our own well-being, and it so often goes unnoticed: soil health!Soil health is defined by the…
Summer is the travel season for many, and as gardeners, we often see plants as we travel that we would like to add to our garden or indoor plant collection. Although it would be tempting to pinch off a piece or leaf to propagate when returning home, it is an urge we should resist. Much of the spread of…
