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Image caption: While the front part of the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center is always accessible during daylight hours, the area beyond the gate will be be open to visitors this Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon during Open Garden Day.

Featured: 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

Fri, Sep 27, 2024

Want water-wise plants? These sales are for you

UC Davis Arboretum celebrates 50 years of fall plant sales.

Thu, Sep 26, 2024

So many cool events this weekend

Water-wise gardening, lavender crafts, fascinating insects and a river habitat celebration

Wed, Sep 25, 2024

Green Acres hosts giant 'Pumpkin Party'

All seven locations will offer seasonal family fun, garden workshops

Tue, Sep 24, 2024

Making the most of a sunny opportunity

After oak falls on her house, Auburn teacher turns once-shady space into pollinator paradise

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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 13

Our break in the heat has arrived. Time to get planting!

* October is the best month to plant perennials in our area. Add a little well-aged compost and bone meal to the planting hole, but hold off on other fertilizers until spring. Keep the transplants well-watered (but not wet) for the first month as they become settled.

* Now is the time to plant seeds for many flowers directly into the garden, including cornflower, nasturtium, nigella, poppy, portulaca, sweet pea and stock.

* Plant seeds for radishes, bok choy, mustard, spinach and peas. Plant garlic and onions.

* Set out cool-weather bedding plants, including calendula, pansy, snapdragon, primrose and viola.

* Reseed and feed the lawn. Work on bare spots.

* Dig up corms and tubers of gladioli, dahlias and tuberous begonias after the foliage dies. Clean and store in a cool, dry place.

* Treat azaleas, gardenias and camellias with chelated iron if leaves are yellowing between the veins.

* Clean up the summer vegetable garden and compost disease-free foliage.

* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.

Taste Spring! E-cookbook

Strawberries

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Taste Summer! E-cookbook

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Taste Winter! E-cookbook

Lemon coconut pancakes

Find our winter recipes here!