Gardening Content

Fighting Climate Change with Bee-utiful Pollinator Gardens

Malia N Reiss — May 09, 2024 - 1:44pm

From daisies and lavender to sunflowers and orange blossoms, flower gardens not only result in beautiful table centerpieces, bragging rights and a joyful hobby. They can also be hugely beneficial to local pollinators and, by close extension, food security and biodiversity.

Alessandro Ossola Named Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research

Katherine E Kerlin — April 24, 2023 - 7:00am

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Assistant Professor Alessandro Ossola is a recipient of FFAR's 2022 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award.

Survey: People Turned to Gardening for Stress Relief, Food Access During Pandemic

Amy M Quinton — March 17, 2022 - 9:00am

�°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis survey finds people turned to gardening during COVID-19 to relieve stress and grow their own food as a way to avoid the virus.

Microbes Grow in Hummingbird Feeders But Do Not Likely Pose Health Hazard

Katherine E Kerlin — March 06, 2019 - 4:25pm

Many people set up hummingbird feeders in their yards to nurture and watch these high-energy pollinators. But could the sugar water they provide be impacting these tiny feathered friends?

A study led by the University of California, Davis, is one of the first to address the potential for sugar water from hummingbird feeders to act as a vector for avian — or even zoonotic — pathogens. It found that the majority of microbes growing in feeders do not likely pose a significant health hazard to birds or humans.

Hummingbird Health: Appreciating the Little Things

Robyn Frances Huey — April 21, 2015 - 8:00am

Manfred Kusch’s garden is loud, in an idyllic sort of way. Birds tweet and flit, bees buzz, and the air hums with the wings of one of America’s most beloved creatures: the hummingbird.