Author: Mark Koehler

Hello, garden friends. Let’s welcome the month of September. It’s our ninth month of the year and in the Northern Hemisphere it’s the beginning of autumn.  Even though it doesn’t feel like autumn here in Los Banos with...

Hello garden friends, let’s discuss agronomy.  First of all, what is agronomy? Agronomy is the study of soil conservation, the study of plant breeding and study of fertilizer. In this article, we will concentrate on...

Hello, fellow gardeners. We have entered the “the dog days of summer.” I am not sure, about you all but I’m dreaming of shorter days and cooler weather.  By now our gardens are showing stress from the long hot windy...

Hello, my garden friends. Let’s discuss summer lawn maintenance today. As we all know, maintaining a healthy green lush lawn can be challenging here in the valley.  Our lawns start to become stressed from the first...

Well, we made it, through the middle of July, with scorching temperatures.Our trees, whether by the street or on your property, are probably stressed, due to the heat and prolonged drought. We really can’t afford to lose...