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Mon, Nov 21, 2022

The Growing Groves becomes a TikTok star

Indoor plant store in Davis draws shoppers via social media

Sun, Nov 20, 2022

Enjoy mandarins in a creamy parfait

Try mandarins in an easy parfait dessert

Sat, Nov 19, 2022

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 20

Frost could be in the forecast. Make the most of clear days in the garden.

Fri, Nov 18, 2022

Green Acres officially opens new Roseville nursery

New location replaces locally owned business's first store

Thu, Nov 17, 2022

How cold is too cold for my citrus tree?

Frosty weather can endanger trees and fruit

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

Celebrate citrus at Mountain Mandarin Festival

Enjoy live music and plenty of mandarin-flavored foods

Tue, Nov 15, 2022

50th annual Harvest Festival returns to Cal Expo

Find handmade arts and crafts (and food) in time for holiday shopping

Mon, Nov 14, 2022

75th annual Sacramento Mum Show this weekend

See mums of all types and learn how to grow them, too

Sun, Nov 13, 2022

Super-ripe persimmon pulp makes for plump cookie

Treat features fruit and a special ingredient

Sat, Nov 12, 2022

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 13

Make the most of soft ground and clear skies

Wed, Nov 09, 2022

Exotic Plants hosts a Harvest Festival

Find gift ideas, food and plants galore

Tue, Nov 08, 2022

'Art to Wear & More' showcases local textile artists

Sacramento-area textile artists model their one-of-a-kind creations, then hold big sale.

Mon, Nov 07, 2022

Pick pomegranates before the rain makes them split

We also have tips on how to seed them without a mess

Sun, Nov 06, 2022

Little lime cookies deliver a pop of sweet-tart flavor

Citrus season starts just as days get shorter and chillier

Sat, Nov 05, 2022

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 6

Rainy conditions expected to be followed by cold nights

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Take a ramble through a 1-acre native plant garden

Registration required for Sunday event near Davis

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Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 3

November still offers good weather for fall planting:

* If you haven't already, it's time to clean up the remains of summer. Pull faded annuals and vegetables. Prune dead or broken branches from trees.

* 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.

* 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 and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.

* Rake and compost leaves, but dispose of any diseased plant material. For example, if peach and nectarine trees showed signs of leaf curl this year, clean up under trees and dispose of those leaves instead of composting.

* Save dry stalks and seedpods from poppies and coneflowers for fall bouquets and holiday decorating.

* 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.

* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.

* For larger blooms, pinch off some camellia buds.

* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.

* To help prevent leaf curl, apply a copper fungicide spray to peach and nectarine trees after they lose their leaves this month. Leaf curl, which shows up in the spring, is caused by a fungus that winters as spores on the limbs and around the tree in fallen leaves. Sprays are most effective now.

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