Time to Plant (More) Tomatoes
Tips for healthier, hardier harvests with this craveable cover crop. Sacramento gardeners spend their summer obsessing over one favorite crop: tomatoes. “Tomatoes are hugely popular here in ‘Sacratomato’ and they
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Auspicious Herbs
Prepare to plant: Parsley, chives, basil, and more add fragrance and flair to mealtime. Vivian Sellers knows her herbs. At her Elk Grove home, she grows lemon verbena — her
Beautiful and Juicy
Tips for growing oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins, and more that are delicious and resilient. From Orangevale to Citrus Heights, the call names of Sacramento neighborhoods are a nod to the
What to do with your bumper crop of fruit? Feed your neighbors.
Fruitful Idea A warm spring brought larger-than-usual fruit loads to many backyard trees — and an abundance of homegrown produce. While a blessing, such a huge harvest can become a headache. At
Banish Bad Bugs From Your Summer Garden This Season
Squash Summer Pests Squash bugs and aphids sure can suck the joy out of your summer garden — especially if you love zucchini. Both these pests feed on the tender
Your Local Master Gardener Can Help
The Greenhouse: Digging for Answers Curious about what’s attacking your plants? Before you search for an answer on Google, try asking a local master gardener. These knowledgeable gardening experts really
Here’s the dirt on composting in Greater Sacramento
Saving the Planet, One Banana Peel at a Time Composting — the process of turning organic waste into usable fertilizer — is having a moment. Experts compare it to the
Cool Beans – Cooking and Connecting with Heirloom Selections
Chili Smith Family Foods is on hand to help make cooking and eating beans both easy and delicious.
Plugging Leeks – Make Friends with the Most Versatile Allium
What’s great about leeks is that they’re always fresh and versatile
First Apricot – Adventures in Taste, Rooted in Place
I remember, as a boy, my impatience for the apricots to ripen in late spring.
North Sacramento Digs in to Save Multicultural Garden
Residents — many first-generation immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, and Mexico — have made it clear that they plan to keep this place.