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Sun, Jun 04, 2023

Enjoy fresh apricots in an easy appetizer

NEW No cooking involved in this seasonal creation

Sat, Jun 03, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of June 4

With more coolish weather ahead, there's still time to plant for summer

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

Zoom in on the Kitchen Garden: Tomatoes, pests and more

Yolo master gardeners present an online and in-person chat Saturday

Thu, Jun 01, 2023

Thank you to our readers; Sacramento Digs Gardening celebrates 5 years

That's 1,825 posts and counting -- all related to local gardening

Wed, May 31, 2023

Welcome to an 'Hour' of weddings, roses

SDG's Debbie Arrington among experts at Fair Oaks event

Tue, May 30, 2023

'America's Best Gardens' tour includes two in Placer County

See Poswalls' Springhill near Lincoln and a hidden Newcastle oasis

Mon, May 29, 2023

Murer House celebrates Lavender Day in Folsom

Learn how to grow, enjoy this favorite flowering herb

Sun, May 28, 2023

Make a small batch of easy, lemony strawberry preserves

NEW Sunny strawberry-Meyer lemon preserves without added pectin

Sat, May 27, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 28

Make most of mild Memorial Day weekend weather

Fri, May 26, 2023

It's not too late to plant tomatoes (and more)

How to make the most now of our unusual spring combination

Thu, May 25, 2023

Sacramento County organic waste program yields 'black gold'

Free compost available to residents in pilot recycling program

Wed, May 24, 2023

The Secret Garden hosts Succulent Extravaganza

Huge sale and educational event set for Memorial Day weekend in Elk Grove

Mon, May 22, 2023

To save your fruit tree, bravely thin your tree fruit

Too much of a good thing can break tree branches in summer

Sun, May 21, 2023

Bake a puffy cherry-berry pancake

NEW Ricotta and lemon zest give brunch dish some tang

Sat, May 20, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 21

Warm weather brings rapid snow melt – and cold water

Fri, May 19, 2023

Master gardeners host Open Garden Days in two locations

Get advice from experts in Sacramento and El Dorado counties

Thu, May 18, 2023

Take a late-spring ramble through a garden of native plants

Event near Davis is free but requires registration

Wed, May 17, 2023

Auburn Home Show returns for three-day run

Event features hundreds of vendors, exhibits and cute animals

Tue, May 16, 2023

Shepard Center hosts community yard sale

Ikebana club and Friends of East Sacramento present event full of 'useful and interesting stuff'

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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 27

It's still great weather for gardening. Grab a sweater – and an umbrella, just in case – then get to work:

* October is the best month to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.

* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.

* Pick apples and persimmons. Remember to pick up fallen fruit, too; it attracts pests.

* Clean up the summer vegetable garden and compost disease-free foliage.

* 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.

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Strawberries

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Taste Winter! E-cookbook

Lemon coconut pancakes

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