Extension Service Site Publications

• (2023) Country Living Newsletter August 2023 In this issue vegetable problems, termites, native meadows and so much more!
• (2023) Country Living Newsletter June 2023 In this issue...soils are really dry, bolting cabbage family transplants, purchased soil mixes for raised beds still causing problems and so much more!
• (2023) Country Living Newsletter May 2023 In this issue... tomato topics, late spring fever, ants on the move and more!
• (2021) My cabbage is bolting in this heat, anything I can do?
• (2020) Does vinegar help with controlling weeds?
• (2020) Why is our coastal fruit dropping?
• (2020) How can I use my garden snails?
• (2010) Irrigation management basics
• (2009) Introduction to post-harvest food handling Serving customers willing to pay for top-quality produce is a niche small farmers can fill. But delivering consistent quality isn’t easy. It takes careful attention to detail from planting decisions through final sale.
• (2016) Is glyphosate (Roundup) toxic?
• (2015) Does sweet corn reproduction need a helping hand?
• (2021) What Can I Do with My Small Farm? Selecting an Enterprise for Small Acreages Covers the many factors involved in making decisions related to the use of small-farm property. Discusses the small farm as a hobby, an agricultural tax deferral, and a family income. Explains how to match crop choices to the farm's physical resources, such as soil type, irrigation potential, and climate, and how to choose a production technique, select traditional or specialty crops, and market crops. Emphasizes the importance of considering the family's financial resources, credit options, strengths, and goals. Includes lists of additional resources.
  
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• (2018) Grow Your Own Tomatoes and Tomatillos Learn how to grow tomatoes and tomatillos in your home garden. Topics include site and soil preparation, propagation, planting, pruning, harvest and storage.
  
  
• (2014) Cultive sus Propios Tomates y Tomatillos Da ejemplos de variedades de tomates y tomatillos (jitomates y tomates) que rinden bien en los huertos del Noroeste. Describe las condiciones de suelo idóneas y cuándo y cómo de debe fertilizar. Trata los principios básicos de la propagación, la plantación, la cultivación, el riego y el control de insectos y enfermedades. Explica los beneficios del uso de mantillos de plástico, cubiertas y soportes o estacas de plantas, y sugiere métodos de usarlos y construirlos.
• (2012) Will owls hurt my chickens or my pets?