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Reference links from the Davis Garden Show

Historic data of rainfall, ET, and more throughout California:
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/weather/index.html

Davis:
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/calludt.cgi/WXSTATIONDATA?MAP=yolo.html&STN=DAVIS.A

Current rainfall, flood warnings, and more:
https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/

Chilling hours for fruit trees:
http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/Weather_Services/chilling_accumulation_models/

Plant ratings for water use are available at
https://ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/

Ongoing assessments at the UC Landscape Plant Irrigation Trials:
https://www.facebook.com/UCLPIT/

Some weather sites:
California Nevada River Forecast Center
Interactive weather maps managed by NOAA

Daily Reservoir Storage Summary
State reservoir data managed by
CA Department of Water Resources

Lake Berryessa water level
Monitored by Solano County Water Agency

June 07 2018:

Sun tolerant Japanese maples?
Lakes Nursery
List of Japanese maple varieties
that tolerate more sun

February 08 2018
The Yard Posts by Greg Alder

A gardener in Ramona
Southern California,
Sunset Zone 20, USDA Zone 9

Current topic: tomato cages
Some weather sites:
California Nevada River Forecast Center
Interactive weather maps managed by NOAA

Daily Reservoir Storage Summary
State reservoir data managed by
CA Department of Water Resources

Lake Berryessa water level
Monitored by Solano County Water Agency

September 15 2016
Life After Lawn!

A great resource from the UC Davis Arboretum

September 01 2016
Art Shapiro's butterfly tips
for Northern California gardeners
/> Fruit tree quick reference guide

Fruit trees: quick answers
June 16 2016:
Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven:
great resources for bee plants!

About tomatoes! May 26 2016:
Recent articles about summer vegetables.
Summer veg tips!
About tomatoes! May 05 2016:




Common tomato diseases

April 07 2016

Fireblight 24 hours after infection


Fireblight later in the season

March 24 2016:


Weather, rainfall, and reservoir links
UC Davis IPM site weather data by station
Chilling hour data
California DWR precipitation data
California DWR reservoir storage data
Lake Berryessa lake level updates

November 19 2015:


Special program interview with
Robert Kourik, author of
Understanding Roots

More information: RobertKourik.com







August 13 2015:

My Top Ten Garden Mistakes

Davis Enterprise link
to Don's garden columns




April 30 2015:




Common tomato diseases

February 19 2015:



August 14 2014:



Fred Hoffman's "green halo" watering technique
for young trees during a drought!


May 15 2014:

Water efficiency information
from the CA Dept of Water Resources


May 08 2014:



Syrphid fly larva
eating aphids!



Syrphid fly
aka hoverfly!

May 01 2014:



Fireblight on a
calleryana pear

January 09 2014:



Lecanium scale on pluot



Fruiting spurs on plum



Fruit buds on peach



Fruiting spurs on apricot
Citrus leaf miner
November 07 2013
Dept of Water Resources
low-water landscape guide
(pdf, large file!) August 15 2013
Photo gallery:
Some flowers for August!

Photo captions
July 25 2013:


some vines for shade
July 11 2013

Sunburned peach leaves


leaf disorder on cucumber




Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite'
Dynamite crapemyrtle showing
cool weather color change

List of accent plants (pdf)
April 04 2013

Fireblight 24 hours after infection


Fireblight later in the season


Comparing wasps and yellowjackets

March 21 2013
Guide to Estimating
Irrigation Water Needs

large pdf file!
Department of Water Resources
March 14 2013
IPM site about soil solarization
Don's long list of drought-tolerant plants!
February 14 2013
Don's articles about
low-water landscaping

fruiting wood on apricot


fruiting wood on apricot


fruiting wood on plum


December harvest
in the Sacramento Valley