Expect a soggy end to winter and start of spring
Expect spring to get off to a soggy start, weather service says
Visit a garden of natives as the green season gets going
Award-winning garden writer, author helped solve backyard mysteries
New Roseville nursery and garden store will be packed with activities March 18
Sacramento Perennial Plant Club hosts vendors and 'The Plant Lady' on Saturday
Triple-orange sugar cookies with or without orange glaze
Sacramento gets soaked (again) as we ‘spring’ forward
Workshop focuses on how plant-based diet can promote better health
Popular Saturday events washed out by weather
Sacramento region could get 4-plus inches of rain, wind gusts up to 50 mph
First of the season's four sales features huge selection of water-wise plants
Find plants and much more at this popular event
Flavorful recipe can be a vegetarian main or lively side dish
March arrives with more cold, damp weather
Weather service says 'expect substantial disruptions to daily life'
Online sale of California natives begins Saturday
Placer County master gardeners offer free pollinator workshop
Overnight lows could reach 29 degrees, kill crops and damage plumbing
Despite winter weather, weekend event should feature hundreds of flowers
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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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