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Sun, Dec 10, 2023

These latkes put a colorful twist on holiday favorite

Recipe: Sweet potato latkes, served with applesauce and sour cream

Sat, Dec 09, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Dec. 10

Be prepared to chill: Frosty mornings return to Sacramento forecast

Fri, Dec 08, 2023

Pot up your own little holiday garden

Green Acres offers ornament-themed container gardening workshop Dec. 16

Thu, Dec 07, 2023

Healthy soil for a healthy garden, healthier world

Celebrate and support the amazing structure underfoot

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

High-Hand hosts 'Winter Art in the Garden'

Shop for unique gifts at this destination nursery (and much more)

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

Enjoy a nature break (with shopping) at Soil Born Farms

American River Ranch hosts Saturday walks, workshop, produce stand and gift shop

Mon, Dec 04, 2023

Learn (or give) the art of mosaic in two workshops

The Secret Garden hosts hands-on mosaic classes in December and January

Sun, Dec 03, 2023

Lime and mint combine in an easy tea bread

Recipe: Zest and herb combination also works in muffins

Sat, Dec 02, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Dec. 3

December starts with damp days but good planting conditions

Fri, Dec 01, 2023

Wet winter in the works? Water year looks like a potential repeat

Sacramento's October-November rain total tracks very close to 2022.

Thu, Nov 30, 2023

Locally produced gardening calendar a helpful gift all year long

Sacramento, Placer master gardeners stuff these guides with useful information

Wed, Nov 29, 2023

USDA tweaks hardiness zone map to reflect warmer winters

First revisions since 2012 reflect rising low temperatures; Sacramento stays in same zone

Tue, Nov 28, 2023

Holiday home tours are back this weekend and next

See beautiful decorations and help some good causes

Mon, Nov 27, 2023

You grew it; now eat it. Listen here for recipe ideas

Debbie joins Green Acres Garden Podcast to share how to use fall harvest

Sun, Nov 26, 2023

This warm beverage smells as good as it tastes

Recipe: Mandarin mulled cider gets sweetness from fresh citrus

Sat, Nov 25, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 26

Freeze warning remains in effect through Monday morning; take frost precautions

Thu, Nov 23, 2023

Grateful for the gifts to the garden

We benefit from the natural world -- and the community of gardeners

Wed, Nov 22, 2023

Fresh Christmas trees should be in good supply here

Last winter's moisture helped this holiday season's crop of firs and cedars

Tue, Nov 21, 2023

UC Davis Arboretum's 'beloved green warrior' fighting cancer again

GoFundMe drive supports treatment for longtime nursery manager Taylor Lewis

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Garden Checklist for week of Dec. 22

* Between showers this week, check on your garden’s welfare. Clean up fallen branches and other debris. Don’t let water pool near foundations.

* When working (or just walking) in the garden, be careful of soggy ground; it can compact easily. Soggy soil also will rot newly planted bulbs. Wait until the soil is moist but not dripping wet.

* Rake leaves away from storm drains and gutters. Recycle those leaves as mulch or add to compost.

* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis and cyclamen indoors, and Iceland poppies, calendulas, pansies and primroses outdoors.

* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location; bring them inside at night or if there’s rain. (They don’t like cold, wet weather.)

* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while they’re dormant.

* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.

* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.

* Seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.

* Once soil dries out a little, trees and shrubs can be planted now, especially bare-root varieties such as fruit trees or rose bushes. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from winter rains.

* Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb.

* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.

* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.

Taste Spring! E-cookbook

Strawberries

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Taste Summer! E-cookbook

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Taste Winter! E-cookbook

Lemon coconut pancakes

Find our winter recipes here!