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Tue, Jan 17, 2023

Dry weather may finally be coming soon

Sacramento posts impressive rain totals after a series of atmospheric rivers

Mon, Jan 16, 2023

Green Acres hosts free pruning seminars

Get tips on tackling roses, trees, shrubs

Sun, Jan 15, 2023

Baked apples offer homey goodness of fruit

Easy and warming, this treat can be tailored to taste

Sat, Jan 14, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Jan. 15

After so much rain, our gardens gets a chance to dry out

Fri, Jan 13, 2023

What happens when soil gets too much water

Saturated soil can lead to crown and root rots long after the rain has stopped

Thu, Jan 12, 2023

Take a winter’s ramble in a large garden of native plants

Free self-guided tour available Jan. 29, rain or shine

Wed, Jan 11, 2023

Find bargains on handmade pottery, ceramics

Art by Fire hosts annual Seconds Sale at Shepard Center

Tue, Jan 10, 2023

City of Trees loses nearly 1,000

Sacramento's urban forest took a big hit from storms

Mon, Jan 09, 2023

Green Acres hosts 'Dog Days' adoptions

Meet shelter pets at Elk Grove nursery on Jan. 14

Sun, Jan 08, 2023

Triple apple treat for any time of day

Applesauce, apple cider and fresh apples for flavor

Thu, Jan 05, 2023

Unsure about pruning? Workshops provide guidance

Learn from the region's master gardeners this month

Wed, Jan 04, 2023

Learn rose care indoors from local experts

Sierra Foothills Rose Society hosts free workshop -- and a chili cookoff

Mon, Jan 02, 2023

Huge storm puts trees at risk

Watch out for leaning trunks and sagging branches

Sun, Jan 01, 2023

This veggie-forward soup warms without weighing you down

Vegetarian tortilla soup is adaptable to all tastes

Sat, Dec 31, 2022

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Jan. 1

New year starts soggy, with more rain on the way

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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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