CNPS Ambassador Patricia Carpenter opens her property to visitors Sunday
Find great deals on water-wise shrubs, perennials and trees including Arboretum All-Stars
Get in the spirit early with Saturday party and sale
Procrastinators can still get in the spirit at these favorite haunts
Recipe: Fresh corn cakes use whole kernels
October blows out with windy weekend and high fire danger before pleasant planting weather to start November.
Oriental fruit fly affects local gardeners, Soil Born Farms
Conversation with blog's Kathy Morrison delves into persimmons, baked goods and season-bridging salads
Build a bioactive terrarium at Friday Happy Hour workshop
Yolo County master gardeners share advice on how to create a 'Wildlife Friendly Garden'
Huge event features handmade pottery, ceramics, glass and metalwork
Recipe: Maple glaze is subtly spiced; lime juice adds balance
Pleasant planting weather returns after Sunday's expected (light) rain
Saturday workshops offered at five Green Acres locations
Free classes cover key areas of fall gardening
Saturday events also include a native plant sale in Roseville
Sierra Foothills Rose Show will feature hundreds of blooms on Saturday, Oct. 21
Two per person -- one to keep, one to give -- as part of Petal It Forward
Recipe: Cincinnati chili is served over spaghetti; beans optional
Warm days return; make the most of planting weather
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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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