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Fourteen varieties of cucumbers were compared for flavor and production. Stallion White and Japanese Climbing ranked top in flavor. Marketmore 76 was top in production.
Water is a precious resource: use it wisely. Photo: Amritanshu Sirdar, Unsplash A well-designed landscape can not only add beauty to your home, but also can reduce your heating and cooling costs.
Established in 2003, this 7,300-square-foot garden has two distinct areas—the “Edible” Garden and the Water Wise Garden. The former demonstrates edible landscaping using a wide variety of seasonal vegetables, fruits, and flowers, while the latter showcases beautiful landscaping with native and low…
The UCCE Entomology Research and Extension program is entrusted with developing and implementing targeted research and education programs on managing insect pests of vegetables, forage crops, field crops, and specialty crops in Imperial County.
Plants can dry out quickly when exposed to constant wind. Photo credit: UC Regents The force, direction, and persistence of the wind determine the type of damage plants may suffer. Most damage occurs with winds above 30 miles per hour.
Drought Tips Drought Tips from UC Davis CA Institute for for Water Resources - Tip Sheet Series Irrigation Scheduling Tools Information on crop water requirements for blueberries, Dr.
Planting guide to help Sonoma County home gardeners understand how and when to plant food crops in their gardens including planting dates, direct seeding and transplanting, gardening tips and time to maturity information.
Until potatoes arrived from the New World, parsnips and their carrot relatives were the most important Old World root crops. Besides an important food source, they were also used as a sweetener.
Lettuce has been cultivated and selectively bred for several centuries, first in the Middle East, then by the Romans who named it latuca or milk because of its white sap. The name became lettuce in English. Few vegetables are as easy to grow year-round with such a multitude of varieties.
