Sacramento County master gardeners host free event Saturday
Bohart Museum hosts afternoon of insect fun
Organize your own local swap for Jan. 28
Sacramento posts impressive rain totals after a series of atmospheric rivers
Get tips on tackling roses, trees, shrubs
Easy and warming, this treat can be tailored to taste
After so much rain, our gardens gets a chance to dry out
Saturated soil can lead to crown and root rots long after the rain has stopped
Free self-guided tour available Jan. 29, rain or shine
Art by Fire hosts annual Seconds Sale at Shepard Center
Sacramento's urban forest took a big hit from storms
Meet shelter pets at Elk Grove nursery on Jan. 14
Applesauce, apple cider and fresh apples for flavor
New year starts out soggy (or worse)
Be prepared for mud while learning about rose care
Learn from the region's master gardeners this month
Sierra Foothills Rose Society hosts free workshop -- and a chili cookoff
Watch for falling trees and branches
Watch out for leaning trunks and sagging branches
Vegetarian tortilla soup is adaptable to all tastes
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Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 24
In between rainy episodes this week:
* Keep your gutters and storm drains cleared. Watch out for leaning trees or weakened branches; if you spot trouble, call an arborist.
* Remember to turn off the sprinklers or other irrigation. Be careful walking on or working with wet soil; it can compact easily.
* On rainy days, do some indoor gardening. Tend to houseplants. Sort seed packets. Start seed indoors for cool-season veggies and flowers.
* For holiday blooms indoors, plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs now. Fill a shallow bowl or dish with 2 inches of rocks or pebbles. Place bulbs in the dish with the root end nestled in the rocks. Add water until it just touches the bottom of the bulbs. Place the dish in a sunny window. Add water as needed.
* Rake and compost leaves, but leave at least some healthy leaves in planting beds for nesting insects and foraging birds. But dispose of any diseased plant material. For eample, if peach and nectarine trees showed signs of leaf curl this year, clean up under trees and dispose of those leaves instead of composting.
* If you decide to use a living Christmas tree this year, keep it outside in a sunny location until Christmas week. This reduces stress on the young tree.
* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.
* After they bloom, chrysanthemums should be trimmed to 6 to 8 inches above the ground. If in pots, keep the mums in their containers until next spring. Then they can be planted in the ground, if desired, or repotted.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.
* Keep planting bulbs to spread out your spring bloom. Some possible suggestions: daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips, anemones and scillas.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers such as California poppies and plant spring bloomers such as as sweet peas, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Now is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
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