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Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Natives, veggies and more at Perennial Plant Club's sale Friday

Find hundreds of plants at one-day event in East Sacramento

Wed, Oct 16, 2024

Art by Fire hosts fall sale at Shepard Center

Huge event features handmade pottery, ceramics, glass and metalwork

Tue, Oct 15, 2024

See best roses of fall at Sierra Foothills show

Public invited to enter their own roses in 60th annual event

Mon, Oct 14, 2024

Got garden questions? Get answers Wednesday

Sacramento County master gardeners host midweek Open Garden

Sun, Oct 13, 2024

The perfect apple scone? This might be it

New! A hint of ginger is optional but delicious

Sat, Oct 12, 2024

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 13

After record heat wave, fall weather finally arrives

Fri, Oct 11, 2024

Camellia City Porcelain Artists celebrate 50 years

Fall show and sale features hand-painted items, Christmas ornaments.

Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Why grow a cover crop? Find out Saturday

Workshop held during Placer open garden; El Dorado and Yolo master gardeners also offer classes

Wed, Oct 09, 2024

Sacramento Home & Garden Show returns to Cal Expo

Find scores of vendors and local home experts

Tue, Oct 08, 2024

Big Oak Nursery hosts Fall Festival

Local vendors, artisans offer crafts, food and more at destination nursery

Mon, Oct 07, 2024

What a gourd! Elk Grove crowns giant pumpkin winner

Repeat champion wins $7,000 for 1,967-pound pumpkin

Sun, Oct 06, 2024

Like apple pie filling without the crust

New! Maple sautéed apples make a great topping for waffles, pound cake and more

Sat, Oct 05, 2024

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 6

Record heat zaps end of summer garden; time to focus on fall

Fri, Oct 04, 2024

The Secret Garden offers spooky workshop and more

Get in the seasonal spirit with these creative classes

Thu, Oct 03, 2024

Loomis celebrates agricultural heritage with Fruit Shed Fest, formerly Eggplant Festival

Placer master gardeners present Fall Open House in sync with community event

Wed, Oct 02, 2024

Hot days (and no rain) start our new Water Year

Thanks to wet winter, Sacramento's annual rain total for 2023-24 almost average

Tue, Oct 01, 2024

Shepard Center hosts huge fall sale

Dozens of plant and crafts clubs offer plants, books, jewelry, artwork and more

Mon, Sep 30, 2024

Will a one-ton pumpkin show up Saturday?

Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival returns Oct. 5 and 6

Sun, Sep 29, 2024

Flavorful stir fry dresses up green beans

New! Toasted coconut, mustard seeds and nuts provide crunch

Sat, Sep 28, 2024

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Sept. 29

After September heat, October starts out with triple digits

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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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