Garden Writer/Photographers Debbie Arrington and Kathy Morrison of the blog pag "Sacramento Digs Gardening" discuss summertime issues with tomatoes and roses in our area. Landscape Designer Micheal Galli talks about three plants that will turn your garden into a pollinator airport. Upcoming garden events.

What happens when plants breathe smoky air? Horticultural consultant Debbie Flower offers tips for dealing with the heat of August and the smoke from area wildfires in your garden.

Sacramento County Master Gardeners Judy McClure and Gail Pothour talk about Harvest Day, coming Saturday, August 4th to the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. Carrot growing tips. Upcoming garden events.

Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery has tips for more effectively watering your yard and garden in summer heatwaves. How do wildflowers survive drought? It's in their genes. Upcoming garden events.

Building the good bug hotel. Can soil communicate with plants? Sacramento's Organic Advocate Steve Zien offers up his research on the topic. Warren Roberts of the UCD Arboretum tells us what's currently in bloom. Upcoming garden events.

Former horticultural college professor Debbie Flower helps pin point the bad bugs of summer and provides controls for these pests while protecting the garden good guys, the beneficial insects and pollinators. Growing succulents, with Robin Stockwell. Upcoming Garden Events.

Steve Zien of Living Resources Company says gardeners have it all backwards: don't treat the symptom, treat the cause. In this case, instead of using toxic chemicals to spray away the bad bugs, use cultural controls to make your plants thrive, this naturally repelling garden pests and diseases. Upcoming garden events.

We visit the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center and get some tips form the Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers. Water-efficient plants that are blooming this month. Growing tropical fruit. Dehydrator tips. Also: tips on harvesting garlic. Upcoming garden events.

Horticultural Consultant (and for college professor) Debbie Flower offers early summer garden advice, and we delve into why your warm season vegetables may not be setting fruit. We visit with Warren Roberts at the UC Davis Arboretum. Upcoming garden events.

The manager of Fair Oaks Blvd Nursery, Quentyn Young, drops by to offer up some late spring-early summer fruit tree maintenance tips. Also, tips for growing hot peppers. and, some unusual vegetables you can grow now. Upcoming Garden Events.