Beat the winter blahs with cool-season aahs!
Green Acres offers free seed-starting workshop at all seven locations
Huge three-day show features designer landscapes and free seminars
Hearty winter warmer also is gluten-free
January ends with a touch of spring, but more rain on the way
Warm days and early blooms belie true weather conditions
Sign up for a free winter ramble Sunday near Davis
In-street pick-up service wraps up for another winter
California Rare Fruit Growers host popular event Feb. 4
Citrus Heights location offers three workshops, curated collection and expert advice
Recipe: Pantry ingredients add up to a filling meal
Get comfy indoors during very rainy days to come.
Sacramento expects 2.3 inches of rain (or more) in the next three days
These slimy pests are particularly active after rain
Share seeds with other gardeners and bring home some for your own garden, too
Garden clubs meet at the McKinley Park site -- arts groups, too
Get answers to garden questions while watching experts at work
Just a bite's worth and easy to make
Soggy week offers some gardening breaks
More pruning events set for Saturdays throughout January
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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 13
Our break in the heat has arrived. Time to get planting!
* October is the best month to plant perennials in our area. Add a little well-aged compost and bone meal to the planting hole, but hold off on other fertilizers until spring. Keep the transplants well-watered (but not wet) for the first month as they become settled.
* 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.
* 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.
* Clean up the summer vegetable garden and compost disease-free foliage.
* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.
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