Under the Solano Sun

With our temperatures still in the above normal and the calendar saying it is fall, it's also the time of the year that the Master Gardeners ready their gardens for winter. It is also the time when the Master Gardeners prepare for our Annual Wreath Workshop.

We can never have enough trees! We've all heard the many reasons and benefits of trees. But it's always worth being reminded of their value, especially in these times of difficult climate change. TREES: eat greenhouse gases that cause climate change. boost our mental and physical health.

Petrichor is that Earthly smell released by the first rain after a dry spell, a term coined in 1960s by two Australian scientists, Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas. They coined the term from the ancient Greek words for blood of stones.

In early September 2022 our area was subjected to an extreme heat event. The official readings at Travis AFB were as follows: 9/4 107 degrees, 9/5 116 degrees, 9/6 115 degrees, 9/7 106 degrees, 9/8 113 degrees, and 9/9 109 degrees.

Walking around my neighborhood, I noticed that quite a few of my neighbors have gone all-out decorating for Halloween giant skeletons and spiders, fake cobwebs, plastic pumpkins, witches and ghouls. And as always, I started looking at the plants. One that I am seeing more of is Datura.