New! Spring cream of spinach soup with scapes
Sudden warm-up could bring record temperatures (but keep an umbrella handy)
Get tickets now for June 7 fundraiser to be held in private Roseville rose garden.
Classes, tours, shopping -- plus programs for kids, too
Spring starts with rapid warm-up; what does that mean for your garden?
They need new homes -- but not in the ground just yet
New rose varieties to be sold to benefit public rose garden
New! Salt and vinegar give plain potatoes some personality
Wearing of the green? Make it a raincoat
El Dorado CNPS hosts three-day event with wide assortment of shrubs, trees and perennials
Tour of Yolo County site is free but registration is required
Sacramento Rose Society hosts auction; sign up now for rose tea
Tackle unwanted plants early to cut down on weeding time later
Support Sacramento garden and crafts clubs -- and maybe discover a new hobby
New! Berry-berry parfait with strawberries and blackberries (or blueberries)
Spring forward – and get ready for rain
Placer County master gardeners host Open Garden, veggie workshop at Loomis Library
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center will be open Saturday, March 8
'Members Only' event marks 50th anniversary
Following a few guidelines will help guarantee success
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March 11: Ways to win the fight against weeds
March 4: Potatoes from the garden
Feb. 25: Plant a fruit tree now -- for later
Feb. 18: How to squeeze more food into less space
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Garden Checklist for week of April 13
Enjoy this spring weather – and get to work! Your garden needs you!
* Start setting out tomato, pepper and eggplant transplants.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes, and winter and summer squash.
* Plant onion sets.
* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.
* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.
* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.
* Plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Weed, weed, weed! Don’t let unwanted plants go to seed.
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