Fruit Gardener -- November/December 2003

Volume 35, No. 6 - November/December 2003

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Photo by David Karp.

CRFG's Thirty-Fifth: Paul Thomson is still active in CRFG and in his pursuit of knowledge about fruit, as Clytia Chambers reveals in this fine and fitting account of our surviving founder.
A Journey to the Garden Isle: Jeff Baublits lives in California, but his heart is in Kaua’i, as his story and wonderful pictures of his family's Christmas vacation on that verdant island clearly show.
Worm Castings Can Provide Insect Repellency: In the fourth of his series of articles about vermiculture, George Hahn provides
insight on research into the phenomenon of insect repellency of worm castings.
Ancient Masters of Efficiency: Cereus peruvianus: What works naturally in Southern California's desert environment made sense to Chantal Toporow, so she looked into that and came down with edible-cactus fever.
Navel Oranges: The Splendors and Miseries of a Noble Fruit: What remains today of Southern California's navel orange empire interested David Karp, so he decided to take a closer look. He tasted, too. Sometimes less is more.
Geographical Misnomers: Have you ever been flummoxed by the oddities and disagreements in nomenclature
among plants and animals? Juan A. Rivero gives a glimpse of some of them.
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Targeted: Marcia Wood gives an update about research into controlling the glassy-winged sharpshooter. High-tech is the term that would best apply to the current science.
American Biocontrols May Tangle with Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter: In a sidebar to the article on the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Alfredo Flores tells of the search for biological controls: little stingless wasps that devastate the pest.
Fruit Brief: Kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis by Alfredo Chiri
News & Notices: Fruit News Flashes; CRFG membership application; CRFG membership card; CRFG volunteer opportunities; Organization contacts; Roger Meyer Kiwi Pruning Demonstration; Submission and advertising information
Departments: Ask the Experts-KIWI, PAWPAW, SURINAM CHERRY; Container Gardening-WINTER IN THE HINTERLANDS; CRFG Kitchen-SUN-DRENCHED CITRUS; Organic Gardening-THE SECRET LIFE OF FUNGI; President's Message; Seed Bank; The Marketplace MERCHANDISE, CLASSIFIEDS