When you get your plant, don't disturb the roots. Cut out the bottom of the pot, put the pot in the planting hole—with sandy, ...

Growing up in rural Alabama, Kimberly Sinclair Holmes – the new statewide director of California 4-H – experienced firsthand ...

Chandra Richards, University of California Cooperative Extension land equity academic coordinator for the Southern California ...

Maddalena reflected on her path from participating in California 4-H in Tuolumne County – in a town with a population of 540 – to college, a successful career in the Army and the Olympic medals podium ...

The Invasive Weed & Restoration Ecology Lab at UC Davis is currently exploring the use of “competitive planting” as a method for weed suppression in restored grassland communities. As part of a ...

One of the many things that make University of California Cooperative Extension in Imperial County unique is its close proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border. Its geographic location, with a border town ...

To celebrate, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be recognizing the significant benefits to local youth provided by the UC Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program in San Diego ...

Folks, we have unfortunately had a confirmed detection of the invasive shothole borer (ISHB) in the Felton area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, near East Zayante Road and Graham Hill Road. This is the ...

There are all kinds of expressions: “We stand on the shoulders who have come before us.” “No One is an Island.” “We learn from those around us.” I made that last one up, but it really is true. And ...

It all began with insects and an entomology graduate student's curiosity of how caterpillars turn into butterflies. Bruce Hammock, now a UC Davis distinguished professor who holds a joint appointment ...

When hot weather persists into fall, gardeners must continue giving our plants extra water and shade. This extra watering takes time and energy and encroaches upon our other seasonal garden chores. My ...

In case you haven't heard or been outside lately, it's been real warm in the Watsonville-Salinas area the last few days. A lot of effects, like sunburn and softness of the fruit, have been pretty ...