Grab your frost cloths — it’s about to get cold
After atmospheric river, we’ll have some chilly nights
Tagged: freeze
Freezing temperatures forecast for Sacramento region
Overnight lows could reach 29 degrees, kill crops and damage plumbing
For cold nights ahead, here’s a frost plan
Old-style Christmas lights can help protect a frost-sensitive tree, such as this container citrus in a display at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in October. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) What to do when temperatures dip...
Dig In: Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 18
Plant amaryllis indoors now for winter bloom. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Smoky air complicates fall gardening; plant inside instead Air too yucky to be outside? Garden indoors instead. * Dust or rinse foliage of indoor...
What happens when hail hits tender plants
Hen and chicks survived the hail and frost, but the plant shows some brown scars. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Succulents at greatest risk to cold (and wet) damage California’s big chill continues. Frost, hail and...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Jan. 24
With so much wet weather ahead, we’ll have plenty of time to read the seed catalogs that have been piling up. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Wet and chilly days follow record heat After a record...
It’s Citrus Worry Season again
These Washington navel oranges are coloring up quickly, but likely won’t be ripe until late December or even later. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) For gardeners, the ripening of the mandarins heralds the beginning of a...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Dec. 19
Succulents and fleshy-stemmed perennials are susceptible to frost damage. Move them to protected areas or cover them when temperatures drop near freezing. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Damp: That’s the best way to describe this week...
Weather extremes headed our way
Old-style incandescent Christmas lights can help citrus trees during a freeze, providing up to 4 degrees of protection. A frost blanket can give tender plants 4 to 8 degrees of protection. (Photo: Kathy Morrison...