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Learn about grafting and expand your orchard -- without growing new trees
Lemon and coconut work beautifully in corn cakes
Alchemist CDC offers two free workshops in Sacramento
Yolo master gardeners also offer in-person workshop
Green Acres hosts special event Saturday at five locations
'Old Traditions ... New Creations' showcases fiber arts
Sacramento master gardeners host Open Garden Day on Saturday
Recipe: Baking and experimenting with fresh citrus fruit
February looks normal (so far); chilly and a little damp
Planning, planting workshops and videos from the area's master gardeners
Sacramento Valley Conservancy opens trails on Saturdays
Sacramento's February weather outlook looks good for gardening
Huge show features full schedule of garden seminars
Help trees and shrubs grow their best with timely cuts
Ripe limes, lemons become breakfast treat -- no canning required
Frost reminds us: It’s still winter
Lost trees will be replaced by climate-ready alternatives
Rain, cold can send ants indoors
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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 20
* October is the best month to plant trees, shrubs and perennials. 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.
* 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 apples and pears. Pick up fallen fruit.
* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.
* 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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