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Mon, Oct 23, 2023

Art by Fire hosts annual sale at Shepard Center

Huge event features handmade pottery, ceramics, glass and metalwork

Sun, Oct 22, 2023

Roasted Honey Nut squash a side dish for autumn

Recipe: Maple glaze is subtly spiced; lime juice adds balance

Sat, Oct 21, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 22

Pleasant planting weather returns after Sunday's expected (light) rain

Fri, Oct 20, 2023

Learn how to make a succulent pumpkin centerpiece

Saturday workshops offered at five Green Acres locations

Wed, Oct 18, 2023

More than 22,000 plants at UC Davis fall sale

Saturday events also include a native plant sale in Roseville

Tue, Oct 17, 2023

Green Acres hosts huge rose show in (where else?) Roseville

Sierra Foothills Rose Show will feature hundreds of blooms on Saturday, Oct. 21

Mon, Oct 16, 2023

Relles Florist offers free bouquets Wednesday

Two per person -- one to keep, one to give -- as part of Petal It Forward

Sun, Oct 15, 2023

Spicy chili with a difference (and it’s not just the cocoa)

Recipe: Cincinnati chili is served over spaghetti; beans optional

Sat, Oct 14, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 15

Warm days return; make the most of planting weather

Fri, Oct 13, 2023

It's tea (and porcelain) time in Sacramento

Unique event at Shepard Center features hand-painted items, tea service

Thu, Oct 12, 2023

Planting and growing urban trees focus of Saturday workshop

Placer master gardeners present free in-person session

Wed, Oct 11, 2023

Will Sacramento have another wet winter?

Tuesday's rain gets new water year off to good start

Tue, Oct 10, 2023

Taste Fall! cookbook debuts with flavors of the season

Make the most of bountiful harvests with these favorite recipes – all in one place

Tue, Oct 10, 2023

Sacramento master gardeners host Wednesday Open Garden

Final event of the year focuses on fall planting, composting and more

Mon, Oct 09, 2023

Citrus Heights giant pumpkin sets new state record

But it's only good enough for second place as Minnesota mega-gourd breaks world record at championship weigh-off

Mon, Oct 09, 2023

Taste Fall!

Fall brings shorter days, but still hints of summer. Celebrate with more than 60 seasonal recipes

Sun, Oct 08, 2023

A little yogurt magic for grilled chicken, vegetables

Recipe: Chilies, cumin flavor a double-duty sauce

Sat, Oct 07, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 8

Much cooler temperatures coming soon; plant now!

Fri, Oct 06, 2023

See (and smell) the best roses from four states

ARS conference in Sacramento features huge rose show; plus hear Debbie talk roses and horses

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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.

Taste Spring! E-cookbook

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Taste Winter! E-cookbook

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