Backyard Orchard News
Bohart Museum: Ready to Learn More About Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids?
You won't want to miss this Bohart Museum of Entomology open house! Themed "Grasshoppers,...
A katydid munching on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded-wing grasshopper, family Acrididae, settling on rocks in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'How Flies Control How They Walk by Knowing When and How to Stop'
What a catchy title for a seminar: "How Flies Control How They Walk by Knowing When and How to...
Frank Zalom: Lifetime IPM Achievement Award
His name is synonymous with integrated pest management (IPM) and his achievements during his...
UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Frank Zalom takes an image of a Willamette vineyard showing grapevine red blotch virus in the fall.
UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Frank Zalom is highly honored for his work on almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Louie Yang: From Monarchs and Milkweed to Mentoring and More...
Professor Louie Yang's monarch and milkweed research at the University of California, Davis,...
Community ecologist Louie Yang, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at a Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Monarchs and Milkweed." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Highly successful grafting workshop held at Kearney.
UCCE Small Farms Fresno hosted a very well attended grafting workshop at Kearney REC on Thursday, February 22nd. Attendees rotated through four stations and spent the day learning grafting techniques from local experts and UCCE specialists. Burling Leong is a well known nursery owner in Visalia and she was instructing grafting of rose cultivars to rootstocks. Industry grafting professional Manuel Calderon was there to lead groups though techniques for grafting stone fruit. Citrus expert Rock Christiano worked with attendees on grafting citrus and from UCCE Stanislaus County, Fayrouz Buojaylah was in the greenhouse showing the crowd her method of grafting tomato seedlings. After a full day of hands on learning, attendees from small farms and home gardens were eager to get home and incorporate grafting into their spring plans.
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Manuel Calderon demonstrates grafting of stone fruit.
Rock Christiano demonstrates citrus grafting technique.
Burling Leong shares rose grafting tips.
Fayrouz Buojaylah holds audience captive while grafting tomato seedlings.