Enjoy a glimpse of spring before more rain arrives
Rain will dampen gardening plans, keep soil wet
Super weather for late-winter gardening on tap
More heavy rain is on the way; watch out for gusty winds
January ends with a touch of spring, but more rain on the way
Get comfy indoors during very rainy days to come.
Soggy week offers some gardening breaks
Rain and frost fill Sacramento’s forecast
New Year starts like the old year ends — kind of soggy
Storms take a break over Christmas weekend, but keep umbrella close
Sacramento forecast calls for three days of steady rain
Be prepared to chill: Frosty mornings return to Sacramento forecast
December starts with damp days but good planting conditions
Freeze warning remains in effect through Monday morning; take frost precautions
Clear and cool conditions expected after Saturday's soaking
‘Atmospheric river’ could soak Sacramento with 1.5 inches of rain
Fall weather (including some rain) arrives as we 'fall back' to standard time; remember to reset your clocks
Pleasant planting weather returns after Sunday's expected (light) rain
Warm days return; make the most of planting weather
Much cooler temperatures coming soon; plant now!
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Garden Checklist for week of Dec. 22
* Between showers this week, check on your garden’s welfare. Clean up fallen branches and other debris. Don’t let water pool near foundations.
* When working (or just walking) in the garden, be careful of soggy ground; it can compact easily. Soggy soil also will rot newly planted bulbs. Wait until the soil is moist but not dripping wet.
* Rake leaves away from storm drains and gutters. Recycle those leaves as mulch or add to compost.
* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis and cyclamen indoors, and Iceland poppies, calendulas, pansies and primroses outdoors.
* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location; bring them inside at night or if there’s rain. (They don’t like cold, wet weather.)
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while they’re dormant.
* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.
* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.
* Seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Once soil dries out a little, trees and shrubs can be planted now, especially bare-root varieties such as fruit trees or rose bushes. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from winter rains.
* Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
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