Get advice from master gardeners; plant sales coming soon
Two historic clubs host Sacramento events devoted to ancient tradition
After canceling March event, Arboretum nursery offers 'split sale' to Friends and public
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Put your roses on a regular diet with monthly feeding (plus snacks)
Take care of the plants (and soil) until the weather cooperates
Master gardeners host Saturday sales in Woodland – plus an online garden chat
Capital City group hosts annual event including display of prized plants
Pacific Horticulture's 'Design Futurist Award' to honor gardens and designers that make a difference
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At day-long free event, experts offer advice to inspire spring gardening
Saturday class, presentations focus on vegetable gardening
Free workshop offers advice on fire-wise landscaping renovations
Show and sale features Sacramento Valley's best outdoor orchids
Cold, rainy conditions in forecast for Sacramento
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Expect a soggy end to winter and start of spring
Expect spring to get off to a soggy start, weather service says
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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.