Tagged: onions

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Dec. 8

Those are limes on the right, not lemons — they’re ripening and need to be picked soon. The satsuma mandarins on the left should be harvested, too. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) After soggy start, dry...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of April 26

Ready, set, plant! Get those tomato seedlings in this week. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Feel the heat? Time to plant tomatoes Who’s ready to plant some tomatoes? With so much warm weather, it’s likely you...

Use radishes, onions for fast food

Onions can be grown from seed, but you won’t get them as fast as from sets or starts. Bunching onions, center, are green onions or scallions and will grow faster. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) These...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Dec. 6

Cilantro is a winter crop in our climate. (Yes, gotta clear away all those leaves.) (Photo: Kathy Morrison) These late-fall days feel like spring. For the coming week, afternoon highs will continue to peak...

What can I plant in December?

Ornamental kale is a good choice for planting now. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Is it too late to plant a garden in Sacramento? It depends on what you’re planting. Like much of California, we can...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 17

Seed garlic, like this Purple Glazer hardneck variety, can be planted now. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Nearly perfect fall weather makes gardening very pleasant this weekend, but change is in the air. According to the...