Tag: home & garden
Time to fertilize rose bushes and keep them well-watered
Frank BrinesARS Master RosarianI always enjoy looking back to last year's care column for the month. According to weathercurrents.com, the “normal” (30-year average) for...
When the fruit disappears: Local residents battle critters, thieves, and heartbreak in backyard harvest...
As the warm summer sun has ripened backyard peaches, nectarines, figs, and plums across Northern San Diego County and Southwest Riverside, neighbors are discussing...
From toothpicks and 2x4s to telephone poles and pencils – all come from trees
Roger BoddaertSpecial to Valley NewsDo you ever look around and wonder about the bounty that trees give us daily?Around our planet, approximately 3 trillion...
Tarantula mating season begins across Southern California hillsides
It’s that time of year again in Southern California: male tarantulas are on the move in search of mates. Late summer through early fall...
Feathered friends: How to attract birds to the garden
Here’s how to create a backyard wildlife refuge complete with quality food, fresh water, and shelter
Sandy LindseyThe Epoch TimesColorful and ornamental, migratory and resident...
Save water, save money: Rancho Water offers free landscape evaluations
As a standard benefit for all customers, Rancho California Water District (Rancho Water/District) offers complimentary landscape irrigation system evaluations to promote water conservation and...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for January 2025
Frank Brines
ARS Master Rosarian
Happy New Year—let's hope for ideal rose growing weather for 2025. Last winter was wetter than the two previous winters (2022-2023...
How to improve the soil of your garden organically
Improving your soil health organically is a sustainable way to boost your garden's productivity without the use of commercial fertilizers. Here are several tips...
Feeding the pandas at the San Diego Zoo
Roger BoddaertSpecial to the Valley NewsWith the new arrival of the international giant pandas, their dinner plate is in the making with various species...
County Waste Department to provide free Composting/Vermicomposting and Make Your Own Worm Bin class...
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will host a free Backyard Composting class and Make Your Own Worm Bin workshop on Saturday, Aug....