Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Feb. 3
There’s still time to get your tomato seeds planted. They’ll sprout in six to 10 days, on average. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Sacramento feels ready for an early spring Welcome to an early spring! That’s...
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Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Feb. 9
The bee working these early peach blossoms might well think it’s spring. (That’s an ‘Eva’s Pride’ peach at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center.) Use these dry mild days to get a handle on winter...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Feb. 2
Along with all the other chores for the week, remember to fertilize strawberry plants. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) February can be a busy gardening month Welcome to a new – and busy – garden month!...
Easy-going rhubarb can be finicky in our climate
This is the goal: Fat red rhubarb stalks for sweet-tart creations. But Sacramento’s dry heat makes growing rhubarb difficult. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Can rhubarb flourish in Sacramento? That’s a question I pondered in earnest...