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Mon, Mar 13, 2023

Grow local, shop local at Gardener's Market

Sacramento Perennial Plant Club hosts vendors and 'The Plant Lady' on Saturday

Sun, Mar 12, 2023

Orange sugar cookies: Bites of sweet sunshine

Triple-orange sugar cookies with or without orange glaze

Sat, Mar 11, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for March 12

Sacramento gets soaked (again) as we ‘spring’ forward

Fri, Mar 10, 2023

Learn about heart-, brain-healthy cooking at Carmichael event

Workshop focuses on how plant-based diet can promote better health

Wed, Mar 08, 2023

Beware of falling branches; more wind, rain coming soon

Sacramento region could get 4-plus inches of rain, wind gusts up to 50 mph

Tue, Mar 07, 2023

UC Davis Arboretum hosts Friends-only spring sale

First of the season's four sales features huge selection of water-wise plants

Mon, Mar 06, 2023

Shepard Center hosts annual spring sale

Find plants and much more at this popular event

Sun, Mar 05, 2023

Lemony pasta is fast and fresh

Flavorful recipe can be a vegetarian main or lively side dish

Sat, Mar 04, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of March 5

March arrives with more cold, damp weather

Fri, Mar 03, 2023

Winter weather warning: More cold rain -- and snow -- are on their way

Weather service says 'expect substantial disruptions to daily life'

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

CNPS chapter kicks off spring plant sale season

Online sale of California natives begins Saturday

Wed, Mar 01, 2023

Learn about attracting bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

Placer County master gardeners offer free pollinator workshop

Tue, Feb 28, 2023

Freezing temperatures forecast for Sacramento region

Overnight lows could reach 29 degrees, kill crops and damage plumbing

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

Sacramento hosts its 99th annual Camellia Show

Despite winter weather, weekend event should feature hundreds of flowers

Sun, Feb 26, 2023

Bok choy subs for spinach in this versatile egg dish

The two-in-one vegetable in a frittata variation

Fri, Feb 24, 2023

Find a new best friend at Dog Days

Green Acres hosts dog adoption event in Rocklin

Thu, Feb 23, 2023

How'd you like that graupel?

Unusual cold weather inspires some meteorological education

Wed, Feb 22, 2023

Camellia Day blooms again at Folsom's Murer House

Greg Gayton of Green Acres will be featured speaker

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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 6

Get ready to get to work! Cooler weather is headed our way mid-week.

* Clean up the summer vegetable garden and compost disease-free foliage.

* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.

* October is the best month to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.

* Before planting, add a little well-aged compost and bone meal to the soil, but hold off on other fertilizers until spring. Keep the transplants well-watered (but not wet) for the first month as they become settled.

* Dig up corms and tubers of gladioli, dahlias and tuberous begonias after the foliage dies. Clean and store in a cool, dry place.

* Treat azaleas, gardenias and camellias with chelated iron if leaves are yellowing between the veins.

* Now is the time to plant seeds for many flowers directly into the garden, including cornflower, nasturtium, nigella, poppy, portulaca, sweet pea and stock.

* Plant seeds for radishes, bok choy, mustard, spinach and peas.

* Plant garlic and onions.

* Set out cool-weather bedding plants, including calendula, pansy, snapdragon, primrose and viola.

* Reseed and feed the lawn. Work on bare spots.

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