The Savvy Sage

The soils of California's Central Valley are described as having a xeric soil moisture regime characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, moist winters. As we enter the rainy season in Yolo County, we can relax in our garden-watering duties, but there are a few things that happen in your garden.

We have wrapped up the summer harvest at the Don Fenocchio Learning Garden in Clarksburg. Tomatoes, pumpkins, summer squash, zinnias, and sunflowers filled the beds, and the students were thrilled to see and eat what they had grown.

This is the 4th year these same 3' tall, 8-point plastic hanger snowflakes have been used to decorate a 6' tall wooden-slat and chain link fence (that prior to 2020 had been covered in English ivy). Every year, white solar LED light strings are added to the snowflakes after hanging.

I recently planted some purple kale and arugula in our front garden bed a few weeks ago here in West Sacramento. Everything was going really well until I discovered one morning this week that all of our kale plants had been nibbled on.

As a gardener, you spend much time and energy tending to your plants and landscape. You water, weed, till, plant, trim, fertilize, and take pride in what your labors produce: fruits, vegetables, flowers, and a pleasing environment.