Yard and Garden

eScholarship stats: History by Item for July through October, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-10	2026-09	2026-08	2026-07
4hk107cq	Slugs: A Guide to the Invasive and Native Fauna of California	1,841	259	742	755	85
7dw6g71p	Lawns ‘n’ Dogs	1,135	110	392	535	98
07s161kw	Poisonous Plants	811	175	302	257	77
3sw8r1f4	Pistachio: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	705	203	291	151	60
4rm9t05t	Mowing Your Lawn and Grasscycling	694	87	200	337	70
9zn3s4n7	Selecting Lumber and Lumber Substitutes for Outdoor Exposures	663	150	243	207	63
7419v4x5	Adjusting Soil pH in California Gardens	649	154	221	168	106
2k82x07j	Efficient Urban Water Management: Science-Based Plant Selection for Inland Southern California Landscapes to Optimize Landscape Water Use and Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect	605	149	178	194	84
07m7z761	Fruit and Nut Varieties for Low-Elevation Sierra Foothills	587	167	163	195	62
6qv87416	Tried and True or Something New? Selected Citrus Varieties for the Home Gardener	578	150	187	150	91
5z80w412	Reducing the Vulnerability of Buildings to Wildfire: Vegetation and Landscaping Guidance	555	141	159	168	87
1hb435gw	Turfgrass Traffic and Compaction: Problems and Solutions	546	103	173	222	48
9xg6f5zg	Walnuts: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	522	92	152	233	45
4z42s6m8	Turfgrass Selection for the Home Landscape	498	139	170	162	27
93d732cj	Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden	481	42	157	234	48
5hh528qp	Frost Protection for Citrus and Other Subtropicals	466	159	139	143	25
9753d71g	Organic Amendments for Landscape Soils	462	155	125	130	52
61v653vc	Extending the Freshness of Cut Flowers at Home	461	100	178	146	37
72t3431t	Managing Turfgrasses during Drought	441	86	158	160	37
5q11641w	Growing Seed Sprouts at Home	422	104	138	148	32
99c5f13t	No-Mow Fineleaf Fescue Grasses for California Urban Landscapes	417	64	172	136	45
3jc3222x	Fruit Trees: Training and Pruning Deciduous Trees	403	92	113	166	32
0fx3b4mt	Bees in the Neighborhood: Best Practices for Urban Beekeepers	393	56	126	155	56
7v27n4m9	Practical Lawn Fertilization	366	80	191	66	29
2jk5g2zr	Drought Tip: Keeping Plants Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions	335	32	95	161	47
0mw0883j	Fruit and Nut Tree Pruning Guidelines for Arborists	330	101	82	104	43
1x3263pd	Benefits of Plants to Humans and Urban Ecosystems	320	73	82	96	69
3bm7b93j	Lavenders for California Gardens	315	76	86	123	30
5sz8p672	Peaches and Nectarines: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	313	58	117	122	16
2mp022mx	Harmful Chemicals in Urban Soils: A Step-by-Step Guide to Soil Testing and Risk Reduction for Urban Food Growers	307	83	80	86	58
3v37x7kx	Fruit Trees: Planting and Care of Young Trees	306	114	80	88	24
6q44h5v5	Efficient Urban Water Management: Smart Soil Moisture Sensor-Based Irrigation Controllers	278	65	60	80	73
3db7c9c6	Plums: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	270	61	78	106	25
6xt1s6j5	Drought Tip: Use of Graywater in Urban Landscapes in California	260	37	78	99	46
9rk2c8dm	Lawn Watering Guide for California	246	64	48	79	55
3dw47730	How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden	240	60	68	94	18
8k57t2rr	Navel Orange Split	239	72	94	58	15
16h8q728	Compost in a Hurry	236	50	75	91	20
2fg9r19k	Fruit Trees: Thinning Young Fruit	235	61	72	78	24
5pm5t6x7	Urban Trees and Ozone Formation: A Consideration for Large-Scale Plantings	234	40	57	88	49
4787f845	Managing Lawns in Shade	224	46	83	69	26
6gw8t43m	Managing Lawns on Heavy Soils	212	40	73	68	31
4v38j04m	Almonds: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	208	64	76	50	18
6dq9h2rj	Selecting Fruit, Nut, and Berry Crops for Home Gardens in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties	208	96	43	50	19
7h31c1gh	Fruit Trees: Pruning Overgrown Deciduous Trees	207	66	66	58	17
9jq6q8zb	Fertilizing Landscape Trees	200	58	54	64	24
2xg41968	Sustainable Landscaping in California	189	39	54	69	27
7nx8h3mx	Soils in Urban Agriculture: Testing, Remediation, and Best Management Practices	187	43	44	75	25
2bm3j1sj	Coastal California Rain Gardens	185	58	49	51	27
2x8713zh	Gardening with Straw Bales	184	59	59	43	23

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