Problems may include skin cracking, split pits, and skin russeting. The last one is the easiest, so I will start there. Russeting of nectarine fruit is usually caused by the feeding activity of thrips ...

Register and attend a workshop in your local area and follow the instructions provided to you via email after. All workshops are in-person and indoor unless otherwise noted. This workshop is best for ...

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All commercially grown avocados are grafted or budded in the seedling stage. When plants are grown from seed, they usually do not produce fruit which is true to the parent variety. Therefore, a ...

More and more Californians are finding it difficult to feed their families. Recent statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate that over 3 million California residents ...

Rootstocks not only provide below ground protection from pests, but can also influence scion growth. Dwarfing rootstocks reduce tree height by producing a less vigorous canopy. A reduced canopy can be ...

Starting in 2015, landscape plants and the water they use began to experience unrelenting attack as California continues struggling with drought conditions and limited water supplies. The intense ...

Amond or Almond? You decide! Have you ever farmed almonds, worked in the almond industry, or are just a huge fan of almonds? Then you've most likely heard that there are two ways of pronouncing the ...

(858) 822-6910, it's FREE! This page is devoted to showcasing some of the Advanced Education Workshops that the San Diego County Master Gardeners put on. More information on various gardening topics ...

At UC IPM we recognize pesticide safety education every month, but February in particular is National Pesticide Safety Education Month! Below are some simple tips for using pesticides safely to ...

Honey bees are one of the few insects that have a social structure, a caste, which consists of a single reproductive queen (only egg layer in the colony), numerous drones (males) depending on time of ...