UncategorizedOn the Topic of Diversity, Part 2!
As expressed in the title of the prior posting, I am feeling diversity is of key importance! I have been encouraged by recent articles and
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UncategorizedOn the Topic of Diversity…
I remain very interested in the idea of diverse plantings in our orchards and gardens. Reading research about the benefits of flowers in orchard systems
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UncategorizedGypsum and Calcium
Cork spot and bitter pit on my apples (a sign of insufficient calcium) has led me down the path of exploring calcium and micronutrient deficiencies.
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UncategorizedFruit Tree Physiology
It has been a long time since I was in school, but I still made an attempt at reading a textbook on fruit tree physiology
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UncategorizedQuorum Signaling
I listened to some interesting podcasts recently, with soil scientists Dr. Christine Jones, and Nicole Masters discussing microbial interactions in the soil: Diversity is the
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UncategorizedTime to Consider Spraying for Peach Leaf Curl Prevention!
In Santa Clara county, and in most of California, our past winter season was unusually wet. Who knows for sure what this coming winter will
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UncategorizedEuropean Plums – a Rare Fruit!
Santa Clara CRFG held an in-person meeting on September 9; our first meeting at Emma Prusch park in the several years of Covid limitations! And
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UncategorizedPerennials for IPM
File this note under something I am thinking about and hope you will too… When I first started growing a garden, I figured that if
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UncategorizedBlueberries!
Locally grown blueberries are a delight, and depending on the varieties planted, can provide a harvest over a long season. At our home in Sunnyvale,
Read More »July 17, 2023No Comments
UncategorizedPeach Leaf Curl – What you need to know
So You Have Peach Leaf Curl (PLC) . . . many CRFG chapter members reported great signs of there being no peach leaf curl (PLC), until
Read More »April 19, 2020No Comments