Have you noticed the amount of poison oak lately? One of the bike trails in Vacaville that I often walk with my dogs is surrounded by it. Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) exists throughout a good part of the state minus the desert.
Our Master Gardener Coordinator forwarded a link to the Pollinator Party 2022. My daughter and I watched the classes with each being a little over one hour a day for 5 days. It is on YouTube now. These programs were presented by several power companies in the country.
Of the roughly six thousand different plants once consumed by human beings, only nine remain major staples today. Just 3 of these rice, wheat, and corn provide 50 percent of all our calories.
Looking for a drought-tolerant, fast-growing, plant that likes clay soil? Plant a ceanothus. Many species of Ceanothus are California Natives. The California Native Plant Society lists 136 ceanothus species native to California.
