Tagged: Central Valley

Asparagus tips for Sacramento gardeners

Asparagus takes years. (Photo courtesy UCANR) It takes time to grow this perennial vegetable Asparagus takes patience; it’s a commitment, not a zucchini. One of the few perennial vegetables, asparagus will produce 15, 20...

Seize the day? How about 366 of them?

An invaluable calendar, and a bargain, to boot. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Master gardener calendars are filled with expert advice Next year is a leap year, so we get an extra day of gardening. But...

It’s the scary season for this invasive plant

This cluster of pokeweed berries shows how they look at all stages of ripeness. Unripe ones resemble tiny green pumpkins, but the berries fill out, resembling blueberries, when ripe. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Ghosts, haunted...

Have you seen these day-biting mosquitoes?

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus is the focus of a UC Davis online seminar Wednesday. (Photos courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Two day-biting invasive mosquitoes are making themselves at home in...