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After successful fight against Oriental fruit fly, Sacramento County now battles Japanese beetles, which were discovered in Carmichael.
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Oriental fruit fly brings quarantine on Sacramento fruit, vegetables
Oriental fruit flies have been found in Sacramento, forcing a quarantine. (Photo courtesy CDFA) Restrictions will keep gardeners from sharing produce The battle against OFF is on. Much of the city of Sacramento will...
See Mah and more on Midtown Garden Tour
Holly Whitman’s garden at 28th and F is part of the Midtown Garden Tour. (Photo courtesy GardentheGrid.com) Tour spotlights gardens on Sacramento’s Grid as well as a local legend Midtown Sacramento is growing in...
During pandemic, food gardening still surging
The Plant Foundry in Sacramento’s Oak Park neghborhood has continued to see demand for vegetables and all other edibles. (Photo courtesy The Plant Foundry) The Plant Foundry among nurseries seeing high demand for edible...
Make a star of your backyard
Your garden could be in a museum display this year. (Photo courtesy Regional Water Authority) Is your garden ready for its close-up? Maybe not right this minute, but envision your backyard as spring flowers...
Chuck Ingels changed Sacramento’s landscape
A memorial to Chuck Ingels is planned at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, which he developed, (Photos courtesy Tracy Lesperance) Memorial in the works for go-to UCCE adviser who created Fair Oaks Horticulture Center...