Home and Garden

Researchers have all sorts of great garden plants sprouting

By Dean Fosdick - Published: Saturday, May 25 2013 - 12:00 am

Whoever believes there's nothing new under the sun hasn't seen the plants introduced for the 2013 gardening season.

Hints from Heloise: Using a water bottle for separating egg yolk takes finesse

Published: Saturday, May 25 2013 - 12:00 am

DEAR HELOISE: A simple way of removing egg yolk and leaving the whites behind is with an empty water bottle. Squeeze the upside-down water bottle.

SacBee Garden

Published: Saturday, May 25 2013 - 12:00 am

Sacramento Bee readers share their gardening adventures.

Sacramento Connect: Best of Blogs

Published: Saturday, May 25 2013 - 12:00 am

The Sacramento Bee hosts a network of high-quality news providers and bloggers in the Sacramento region. Here is a sampling of the best of the current Home & Garden blogs. Check out the full postings: sacramentoconnect.com.

Durable Delights: Texas ranger

Published: Saturday, May 25 2013 - 12:00 am

This is one part in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum Durable Delights, 30 can't-fail, easy-care plants well-adapted to our region.

Durable Delights: Texas ranger - May 25
Seeds: Straw bale gardening catches on because of ease - May 25
Garden dectective: deformed squash - May 25
The week ahead: home and garden activities - May 25

HOW-TO VIDEOS

From UC lectures on vegetable gardening and pesticide use to creating weed barriers and drought-tolerant gardening, Click below to watch and learn!

Video: Home vegetable gardening, part 1

Video: Home vegetable gardening, part 2

Video: Understanding pesticides, part 1

Video: Understanding pesticides, part 2

Video: High density fruit tree growing

Video: Backyard orchard demo, part 1

Video: Backyard orchard demo, part 2

Video: Best garden tools you need to purchase

Video: How to prepare your garden for winter

Video: How to prepare for fall clean-up

Video: Reusable weed barriers

Video: Trees are shady characters

Video: California native landscapes

Video: Drought tolerant garden

READERS' HOME & GARDEN PROJECTS

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Debbie Arrington

Seeds: Straw bale gardening catches on because of ease

The hardest part of straw bale gardening may be finding the straw.

Home Improvement

Dress up your walls for less with decals

By Melissa Kossler Dutton - Published: Saturday, April 20 2013 - 12:00 am

During a recent home remodel, Diane Wright decided the stairway leading to her garage needed some perking up.

Too much stuff or too little space?

By Debbie Arrington - Published: Saturday, January 12 2013 - 12:00 am

It's an ongoing dilemma: What to do with all our stuff?

A painted door opens the way to décor possibilities

By Amy Lorentzen - Published: Saturday, January 12 2013 - 12:00 am

If you've got your décor looking just about right but want that extra "wow" factor, consider painting interior doors.

Gardening

SacBee Garden - May 25
Garden Calendar: today and coming events - May 25
Durable Delights: Texas ranger - May 25

Agriculture

Growers boost pistachio output to meet China demand - 12:00 am
Delta commission votes to oppose water tunnel plan - 10:21 am
'Foodies' spark reawakening of Grange in California - May 23
Dry farming draws interest of small growers in Central Valley - May 16
California short on key state water workers, officials say - May 16

Weather Report

Fair conditions give way to clouds, wind, some rain on Monday - 10:45 am
Dry winter makes spring look like summer in Northern California streams - 4:11 pm
Sacramento area weather nice and sunny through rest of week - May 23
Sacramento area temperatures to dip, then warm by weekend - May 22
Cooling trend expected in Sacramento area - 9:48 am

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