Plants deer usually skip that also rate well for fire, organized by defensible-space zone for Grass Valley yards, plus where California's Zone 0 rule stands.
Grass Valley's first frost averages November 13, nearly three weeks before Sacramento's. Here is a fall planting guide built for 2,400 feet, not the valley floor.
If you are on a well, the answer is bigger than you think. Sizing a generator around a well pump's starting surge, plus fuel and safety, for Grass Valley homes.