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Dig In: Garden checklist for week of April 30

After several summer-like days, cooler weather returns

Help keep your home cooler; grow your own shade

Shade from trees can make the difference during stifling summer heat

Inspired by France, this salad celebrates a change of seasons

Layer fresh Mediterranean vegetables for a colorful salad

September heat wave dangerous for gardeners

Indoors is safer for humans and pets. Plants will survive if they're well-irrigated.

An (almost) no-bake pie for the end of summer

This creamy dessert won’t heat up the kitchen like most fruit pies.

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 28

Weird rose buds? It's fascinating fasciation

Cool melon salsa a perfect condiment for hot days

Fragrant fruit melds well with peppers, cilantro

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 21

Roses that can take Sacramento heat and still look good

How to save your plants during a heat wave

You’ll have this easy chutney down P.A.T.

P.A.T. Chutney combines plums (or pluots), apricots and tomatoes

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 14

Attack of the tomato hornworms!

Raw veggies for dinner? In summer, it works

Tender corn and fresh tomatoes star in a no-sweat dish

Is this the taste of Sacramento summer?

White Linen cocktail with fresh cucumber and lemon

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of July 31

In-person Harvest Day returns Aug. 6 after 3 years

Feature fresh peaches in an easy turnover

Summer treat makes use of frozen puff pastry

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of July 24