Removing Flower Spikes. After flowers fall off, use a sterile razor blade to cut the flower spike and discard the tool after a single use. Optionally, you can disinfect a cutting tool with alcohol or flame it to kill germs.
Along the CA and Oregon coast -- avoid the summer if you want to avoid fog. September and early October is the best weather of the entire year. Spring (late April/May) can be very nice too. Right along the coast-heat is almost never an issue.y partner and I want to plan a trip form Austin, Texas up to Seattle via the West Coast next year, in 2015. We would like to travel when it is warm to hot, but not during the August holidays.
Summer can bring weeks of temperatures above 100 and poor air quality. It's not a whole lot better than L.A. smog in my experience. Spring and fall have some of the best seasonal weather you'll find anywhere. It almost never snows and winters are tame. Summer is the only thing I don't like about Sacramento weather but some people thrive on the heat. The American River Parkway may be THE best thing around here. They managed to preserve 30 miles of nearly uninterrupted hiking, biking, rafting and wildlife-viewing right in the middle of 2 million people.