Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 23
Chill – and fog – are in the air; expect to see major changes in garden
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Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 9
Leaf season is upon us – and more storms are coming soon
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 23
Cooler weather also brings gusty winds to Northern California
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 25
Here’s a perfect pepper for Halloween: Count Dracula. The pepper is dark purple when immature, turning red as it ripens. Its median Scoville heat is 17,500 SHU. Peppers, especially smaller ones, can overwinter in...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 11
It’s the perfect time to plant broccoli starts (foreground) and bunching onions (back). (Photo: Kathy Morrison) What a relief it is! After so much heat and haze, clean air and lower temperatures make for...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 3
Harvest pumpkins and winter squash when you can no longer made a mark in the skin with your fingernail. These cute Little October variety of pumpkins are about the size of a fist and...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 1
A mini pumpkin forms on a trellis-trained vine. Phosphate-rich fertilizer will help vegetables keep fruiting this time of year. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) You know it’s been hot when 95 degrees feels like a “cooldown.”...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Nov. 11
The weather and smoke together are shutting down Sacramento gardeners’ tomato vines. Time to p ick or compost your unripened tomatoes. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Time to pull vines; smoke and colder weather halt tomato...
‘Yellow’ azaleas may be linked to December storms
This azalea shows signs of chlorosis in its new growth. Waterlogged soil likely kept the plant from accessing iron in the soil. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Are your azaleas looking a little peaked? It may...
Dig In: Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 4
Use this warm fall weather to clean up your garden. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Time for clean-up; help your garden make that seasonal transition Does your garden look like fall — or is it still...