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Award-winning garden writer Debbie Arrington chats with radio host Fred Hoffman during Harvest Day earlier this summer. She and blog partner Kathy Morrison will join Hoffman on the radio Sunday morning. (Photo: Kathy Morrison)

Arrington and Morrison join Farmer Fred on Sunday morning

On the last day of summer, this trio will talk fall gardening – and a whole lot more.

Sacramento Digs Gardening’s Debbie Arrington and Kathy Morrison join “Farmer Fred” Hoffman for his two radio shows Sunday, Sept. 22. Arrington and Morrison will cover current local garden topics as well as the evolution of their local gardening blog, which now has nearly 1,300 followers.

Sacramento Digs Gardening has grown into a valuable resource for the local gardening community with news, events, tips, recipes and more. Arrington and Morrison have posted at least one local item to their blog every day since its debut on June 1, 2018; that’s more than 470 blog posts.

Kathy Morrison is usually
behind the camera for the blog.
Arrington, formerly of The Sacramento Bee, is an award-winning garden writer and consulting rosarian. She recently joined the staff of the Sacramento News & Review, the new print home of her popular gardening column. Morrison, another Bee alumnus, is an experienced community gardener and tomato fanatic. She’s written extensively about California native plants.

Tune in to hear Farmer Fred and his guests on “The KFBK Garden Show” from 8 to 10 a.m. on KFBK, 1530 AM, and “Get Growing” from 10 a.m. to noon on KSTE, Talk 650 AM. Stay tuned for the “Garden Grappler” at 11 a.m. and a chance to win prizes.

Details:
www.farmerfred.com .

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* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. Time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.

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