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Sat, Aug 26, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 27

August ends on a warm note, but cooler days coming soon

Fri, Aug 25, 2023

Tomatoes won't ripen? Could be too much sun, heat

Triple-digit temperatures can keep tomatoes from turning full red, says Farmer Fred

Thu, Aug 24, 2023

Save the dates for these fall plant sales

Native plants, Arboretum All-Stars and more will be offered

Wed, Aug 23, 2023

Learn keys to gardening success with native plants

El Dorado County master gardeners offer free workshop

Tue, Aug 22, 2023

Make your own 'bog bowl' for pitcher plants

Exotic Plants offers carnivorous plant terrarium workshop

Mon, Aug 21, 2023

Bumper or bummer? Tomato crops affected by weather swings

Heat spikes dried out flowers or caused plants to abort fruit

Sun, Aug 20, 2023

Mix and match fruit in this summer cobbler

Recipe: Try this classic with cherries, peaches or other favorites

Sat, Aug 19, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 20

Some rain possible from unusual storm system, but not a deluge

Fri, Aug 18, 2023

Bearded iris didn't bloom? Time to divide

How to renew vigor of bearded iris, a perfect perennial for Sacramento

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Seed money or more: Grants available from garden clubs

Still plenty of time for nonprofits and schools to apply

Wed, Aug 16, 2023

Learn about beekeeping, fall gardening and more

Tri-County Home & Garden Show offers 15 seminars

Tue, Aug 15, 2023

Learn how to propagate native plants

Hands-on workshop shows what to do with cuttings, divisions and seeds

Mon, Aug 14, 2023

Flowers in spotlight at Tri-County Home & Garden Show

Florists compete in design competition; clubs and master gardeners offer expert advice

Sun, Aug 13, 2023

Harvest delight: Tomatoes in a cheese-biscuit cobbler

Recipe: Onions, garlic add to this summer side dish

Sat, Aug 12, 2023

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 13

More triple-digit heat coming soon; plan accordingly

Fri, Aug 11, 2023

Watch out for these stinkers: Bad guys attack tomatoes, fruit

Stink bugs and leaf-footed bugs like August weather and ripening fruit

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Get tips and ideas for using your August harvest

Using basil, growing beets to be topics of Yolo master gardeners' workshop

Wed, Aug 09, 2023

Plant your best cool-season vegetable garden

Master gardeners offer two free workshops on fall and winter vegetables

Tue, Aug 08, 2023

Learn how to make your own lavender spa experience

The Secret Garden hosts hands-on 'Aromatic Escapes' workshop

Mon, Aug 07, 2023

Green Acres hosts ‘Extraordinary Houseplant Event’

Elk Grove store offers curated collection, advice

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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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