Heat arrives and so does vegetable planting time
After chilly, wet start to May, expect a rapid warm-up
After several summer-like days, cooler weather returns
Spring warm-up means one thing: Time to plant tomatoes
Warmer days are enticing for tomato planting
Spring-like days finally arrive (but still too cold for happy tomatoes)
No fooling: Chilly nights forecast, with possible frost
Sacramento gardening forecast for March 26: Frost, rain and sun
Expect a soggy end to winter and start of spring
March arrives with more cold, damp weather
February ends on a wet and windy note
Chilly forecast a reminder: It’s still winter
February looks normal (so far); chilly and a little damp
Frost reminds us: It’s still winter
Chilly nights follow clear days; watch for frost
After so much rain, our gardens gets a chance to dry out
New year starts out soggy (or worse)
Expect a wet finale to 2022 with widespread rain
Pre-Christmas week looks chilly but dry
Be prepared for lots of rain, wind and frost
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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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