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Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Sac Valley CNPS hosts native plant sale at Soil Born

In addition, American River Ranch holds its own plant sale, fall gardening clinic

Thu, Sep 14, 2023

Know your alliums? Check out this free combo class Saturday

Learn about planting garlic -- and preserving it, too

Wed, Sep 13, 2023

Tomato harvest looks like bumper crop

2023 was a great tomato year for gardeners, farmers who planted later

Tue, Sep 12, 2023

'Walks with Warren' back at UC Davis Arboretum

On Wednesday, Warren Roberts guides free tour of earliest fall color

Mon, Sep 11, 2023

Delta society hosts gesneriad, African violet show and sale

Find hundreds of indoor plants in rare varieties at Shepard Center event

Sat, Sep 09, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Sept. 10

Sunny, clear and not-too-hot days make for good planting weather

Fri, Sep 08, 2023

Cactus Quest offers 'Lamborghinis for the Garden'

Timeless Thrills in East Sac hosts pop-up event featuring pottery, cactus and succulents -- plus a talk

Thu, Sep 07, 2023

Get a look at early fall gardening Saturday in Fair Oaks

Sacramento master gardeners staff Horticulture Center for Open Garden Day

Wed, Sep 06, 2023

What's wrong with this rose bush? A lesson in irrigation

Check drip system is working when plant shows sign of dehydration

Tue, Sep 05, 2023

Sacramento begonia show, sale celebrates 75th anniversary

Find hundreds of unusual, colorful shade-loving plants at free event

Mon, Sep 04, 2023

Five ways to save work, time in your fall garden

Let nature give you a hand; recycle fallen leaves -- and dig bigger holes

Sun, Sep 03, 2023

Salsa with a sweet summer twist – watermelon!

Recipe: Grilled chicken breasts with watermelon salsa

Sat, Sep 02, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Sept. 3

Make the most of this cool end of summer; start your fall garden

Fri, Sep 01, 2023

Why garden spiders are a good thing

They only look scary (and they eat lots of bugs)

Thu, Aug 31, 2023

5 reasons to eradicate weeds

It's a Sisyphean battle, but don't surrender

Wed, Aug 30, 2023

Smoky skies serve as a reminder of fire danger

Red Flag Warning means be cautious; what Sacramento-area gardeners need to know

Tue, Aug 29, 2023

Elk Grove, learn how to make your own 'garden gold'

Community Garden hosts free composting workshop

Mon, Aug 28, 2023

Need garden advice? Check out these farmers markets

Placer County master gardeners offer expertise at several locations during the month

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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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