Yard and Garden

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

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-07	2026-06	2026-05	2026-04
5z80w412	Reducing the Vulnerability of Buildings to Wildfire: Vegetation and Landscaping Guidance	565	86	97	195	187
7419v4x5	Adjusting Soil pH in California Gardens	539	105	126	141	167
07s161kw	Poisonous Plants	436	77	99	155	105
6q44h5v5	Efficient Urban Water Management: Smart Soil Moisture Sensor-Based Irrigation Controllers	417	72	67	130	148
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	392	84	55	115	138
4hk107cq	Slugs: A Guide to the Invasive and Native Fauna of California	362	83	64	85	130
1x3263pd	Benefits of Plants to Humans and Urban Ecosystems	342	69	73	114	86
2mp022mx	Harmful Chemicals in Urban Soils: A Step-by-Step Guide to Soil Testing and Risk Reduction for Urban Food Growers	332	58	66	129	79
7dw6g71p	Lawns ‘n’ Dogs	318	96	89	82	51
9753d71g	Organic Amendments for Landscape Soils	284	53	75	80	76
9rk2c8dm	Lawn Watering Guide for California	280	54	102	101	23
07m7z761	Fruit and Nut Varieties for Low-Elevation Sierra Foothills	275	62	85	69	59
0fx3b4mt	Bees in the Neighborhood: Best Practices for Urban Beekeepers	241	56	46	79	60
6qv87416	Tried and True or Something New? Selected Citrus Varieties for the Home Gardener	230	91	53	52	34
4k99k0rs	Ranching Infrastructure: Tools for Healthy Grasslands, Livestock, and Ranchers	186	25	36	77	48
4rm9t05t	Mowing Your Lawn and Grasscycling	186	69	31	38	48
9zn3s4n7	Selecting Lumber and Lumber Substitutes for Outdoor Exposures	182	63	48	34	37
1hb435gw	Turfgrass Traffic and Compaction: Problems and Solutions	172	47	26	68	31
93d732cj	Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden	172	48	32	49	43
3sw8r1f4	Pistachio: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	170	60	24	50	36
0mw0883j	Fruit and Nut Tree Pruning Guidelines for Arborists	165	43	22	59	41
0x86m5bg	California Bee-Friendly Garden Recipes	165	27	33	79	26
2jk5g2zr	Drought Tip: Keeping Plants Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions	151	45	30	45	31
72t3431t	Managing Turfgrasses during Drought	150	37	42	50	21
6dq9h2rj	Selecting Fruit, Nut, and Berry Crops for Home Gardens in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties	146	19	43	52	32
99c5f13t	No-Mow Fineleaf Fescue Grasses for California Urban Landscapes	144	46	21	40	37
3dw47730	How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden	143	18	24	62	39
9729c4d0	Recovering from Wildfire: A Guide for California's Forest Landowners	143	18	25	55	45
5q11641w	Growing Seed Sprouts at Home	142	32	34	43	33
5pm5t6x7	Urban Trees and Ozone Formation: A Consideration for Large-Scale Plantings	141	49	22	39	31
3jc3222x	Fruit Trees: Training and Pruning Deciduous Trees	140	32	32	58	18
2bm3j1sj	Coastal California Rain Gardens	137	27	34	49	27
2xg41968	Sustainable Landscaping in California	132	27	28	48	29
6xt1s6j5	Drought Tip: Use of Graywater in Urban Landscapes in California	132	45	20	43	24
16h8q728	Compost in a Hurry	131	20	33	53	25
0x66c8n3	Home Landscaping for Fire	129	22	22	59	26
5hh528qp	Frost Protection for Citrus and Other Subtropicals	124	25	37	33	29
7nx8h3mx	Soils in Urban Agriculture: Testing, Remediation, and Best Management Practices	123	25	13	49	36
8jp7k4cz	Winter Pest Management in Backyard Deciduous Fruit Trees	122	22	22	52	26
3bm7b93j	Lavenders for California Gardens	121	30	19	43	29
7v27n4m9	Practical Lawn Fertilization	118	29	30	33	26
9xg6f5zg	Walnuts: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	114	44	20	30	20
43d4z8qk	Community Gardens	113	15	25	45	28
2fg9r19k	Fruit Trees: Thinning Young Fruit	109	24	18	40	27
2x8713zh	Gardening with Straw Bales	108	23	25	40	20
20w6m621	Planting Landscape Trees	106	8	14	45	39
3hv8544r	Sago Palms in the Landscape	106	17	28	41	20
2kz4637j	Cherries: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners	104	13	27	40	24
4z42s6m8	Turfgrass Selection for the Home Landscape	104	27	23	31	23
61v653vc	Extending the Freshness of Cut Flowers at Home	104	36	25	32	11

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