April 2024 – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County

House plants seem to be super popular now

April 26, 2024Container, House Plants

Houseplants seem to be more popular than ever. Are there benefits beyond their appearance? By Linda Stewart Do you have houseplants? One? Five? Ten? More? Did you know that the average home has between two and five houseplants with the most frequent number being one. Since I have about twenty, I skew these statistics. […]

California’s honeybee swarming season is moving in

April 13, 2024Bees, Insects, pollinators, Swarming

As colonies of crucial pollinators scout out new nesting sites, residents have options for how to handle them in a beneficial way By Leah Taylor (This article was originally published in the April 13, 2024 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune.) As spring blooms across the Golden State, an annual spectacle unfolds in the orchards […]