Amador Flower Farm hosts annual Daylily Days with tram tours and barbecue
Recipe: Fresh raspberry fool with a rosy twist
Red Flag Warning signals dry conditions, high fire danger
Placer County master gardeners show how to attract more beneficial insects, birds and bats (yes, bats) to your landscape.
Green Acres presents a free talk on ‘pollinator buffets’ Saturday
Sacramento County master gardeners invite public to watch and learn at free event.
After successful fight against Oriental fruit fly, Sacramento County now battles Japanese beetles, which were discovered in Carmichael.
Sacramento Bromeliad and Carnivorous Plant Society hosts 54th annual show and sale at Shepard Center.
New! Late-spring combination works for summer cookouts, too
Be ready for more triple-digit heat (but it won’t last).
Green Acres' irrigation experts show how to put right plants in the right place for water-wise success.
Placer County master gardeners offer free water-wise workshop at new Loomis Library demonstration garden.
Classic car meetup, Food Truck Mania also Thursday in Fair Oaks Park
Preservation group propagates rose varieties found, in some cases, nowhere else
Sacramento textile artists host colorful array at Shepard Center
New! Shrimp pot pie with fresh peas, carrots and spring onions
June starts with blast of summer heat (and warm nights)
Daily gardening blog reaches its sixth anniversary -- thanks to our readers!
Two-hour class Saturday at Community Garden and Learning Center
'Blind shoots' are the result of spring temperature fluctuations
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Garden Checklist for week of July 7
Take care of garden chores early in the morning, concentrating on watering. We’re still in survival mode until this heat wave breaks.
* Keep your vegetable garden watered, mulched and weeded. Water before 8 a.m. to conserve moisture.
* Prevent sunburn; provide temporary shade for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melons, squash and other crops with “sensitive” skin.
* Hold off on feeding plants until temperatures cool back down to “normal” range. That means daytime highs in the low to mid 90s.
* Don’t let tomatoes wilt or dry out completely. Give tomatoes a deep watering two to three times a week. Harvest vegetables promptly to encourage plants to produce more.
* Squash especially tends to grow rapidly in hot weather. Keep an eye on zucchini.
* Some weeds thrive in hot weather. Whack them before they go to seed.
* Pinch back chrysanthemums for bushy plants and more flowers in September.
* Harvest tomatoes, squash, peppers and eggplant. Prompt picking will help keep plants producing.
* Remove spent flowers from roses, daylilies and other bloomers as they finish flowering.
* Pinch off blooms from basil so the plant will grow more leaves.
* Cut back lavender after flowering to promote a second bloom.
* One good thing about hot days: Most lawns stop growing when temperatures top 95 degrees. Keep mower blades set on high.
* Once the weather cools down a little, it’s not too late to add a splash of color. Plant petunias, snapdragons, zinnias and marigolds.
* After the heat wave, plant corn, pumpkins, radishes, winter squash and sunflowers. Make sure the seeds stay hydrated.
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