Use miniature pumpkins, gourds, squash and apples in a big bowl or basket. If you're a baker, you can also use fresh pumpkins to make your own pie filling. More Proctor's Garden ...

B lossom end rot is one of those diseases that you want to prevent when growing delicious pumpkins in your garden. This causes the development of a large gray or black spot on the part of the ...

Expected first and last frost dates are based on averages from the past. Sometimes we get freezing temperatures “early” and sometimes “late.” This year we have been granted gorgeous fall ...

I’m not quite ready for December’s gingerbread, peppermint and eggnog flavors and scents. Give me another couple of weeks of pumpkin-spice. I’m not the only one. Americans love pumpkins. In ...

A new exhibit on bonsai at Sonoma Botanical Garden features an exquisite indoor forest in miniature, along with a Zen rock garden. MEG MCCONAHEY. THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. January 11, 2025.