Part No. 486680 eXact® Strip Micro Total Alkalinity 570 (486680) Range: 25 – 250 For use in Marine water with the eXact® iDip 570 (Freshwater testing coming soon) Bottle 100 simple 20 second dip Price: $15.99 Quantity: [Read More …] Plant Earth Water

Yes folks, we have another rainy Monday morning here in Orange County. Crazy as our weather has been, 100 degrees one day, 65 degrees the next; it may be time to start thinking about adjusting your irrigation controller if you haven’t done so already. With the rainy season upon us (fingers crossed), why waste water that you are being charged […]

UC Cooperative Extension, collaborating with various organizations such as OC Vector, Target Specialty Products, Univar, Orkin, Bell, BASF, Syngenta, and WECO to name a few, hosted the inaugural West Coast Rodent Academy at the South Coast REC demonstration landscapes. The three day workshop on urban rodent management provided attendees an opportunity to develop skills in staged, real-life scenarios and lectures […]

Register today, then help spread the word and share this with your networks! Join us for FIT+ (Forestry Institute for Teachers PLUS), a two-day workshop that provides training in K-12 environmental educationand special access to guest experts and unique California sites. All participants receive Project WET certification and a FREE K-12 curriculum guide. In addition to water and forestry topics, […]

We are in the midst of a new and changing era of Worker Protection Standards (WPS). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) recently published the revised WPS, which is meant to increase protections for agricultural fieldworkers and pesticide handlers from pesticide exposure when they’re working in farms, forests, nurseries and greenhouses. The […]

Part No. ph200 • Measures pH & Temperature with Time and Date display • Waterproof (IP-67/floats) • 50 data point storage • 1, 2, or 3 point calibration • Replaceable electrode • pH Range: 0.00 – 14.00 • pH Accuracy: +0.02 pH • Temp. Range: 32° F – 211.8° F (0°C – 99.9°C) Price: $129.99 Quantity: [Read More …] Plant […]

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National Invasive Species Awareness week: February 27 – March 3, 2017 —Stephanie Parreira, UC Statewide IPM Program Invasive species are plants, animals, fungi or microbes that are not native to an area, but can quickly establish, multiply, and become pests. These species can hurt the environment, agricultural production, and even human health in some instances (e.g. the mosquito Aedes aegypti). […]

Be sure to capture your garden in all it’s glory this spring and enter the Over Watering is Out 2017 Photo Contest for the opportunity to win one of three great prizes…. [Read More …] Plant Earth Water

Looking to learn new gardening skills or maybe hone old practices? Don’t miss out on the Cultivating Gardening Skills Workshop series sponsored by the UCCE Master Gardeners Orange County and the UC ANR South Coast Research and Extension Center. Remaining classes include: March 25 Garden Edibles – Watering Wisely April 1 Irrigation Valves, Irrigation Clocks and Sprayheads April 5 Backyard […]