This Babycakes blackberry, a patio-size plant, produced just a few misshapen berries this spring. Weather played a large part in the problem. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) This berry season, the bees let me down. My...
A blind shoot on this Miss Congeniality rose will never produce a flower, even though there are blooms elsewhere on the bush. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Y o-yo weather pattern confuses roses, stops production of...
If only the delicious smell came with this photo — orange blossoms are heavenly. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Get ready for warmer days ahead; give citrus some TLC Just when it starts feeling like summer...
Lilacs are putting on a show right now, thanks to enough winter chill hours. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) More proof we had a chilly (if dry) winter: Lilacs. Throughout my Sacramento neighborhood, lilacs are putting...
With this stretch of above-normal temperatures, tomato plants and other summer vegetables will take off. Mulch helps keep the soil from drying out too fast. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Tomato weather is here! May starts...
Powdery mildew overwhelms the buds and new leaves on this Dorothy Perkins rose. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) This fungal disease loves mild spring weather, hates water Does it look like someone dumped powdered sugar all...
