Yolo County master gardeners offer morning Zoom class
Tomatoes can still be started in time for April or May planting. Yolo's "Kitchen Garden Chat" will include information on starting seeds. Kathy Morrison
What's a gardener to do? There's a very good chance this Saturday will be too wet to garden. And the 100th Sacramento Camellia Show (thankfully indoors) doesn't open on Saturday until 3 p.m. (It runs until 6 p.m.; Sunday is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
But, stuck inside on a Saturday morning, gardeners still can get their green on. From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., online via Zoom, the Yolo County master gardeners will present their monthly "Kitchen Garden Chat." The talk is free, and no registration is required. The Zoom link is https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/98028723763
March is an important month for area vegetable gardeners. Yolo master gardener Treva Valentine will go over what needs to be done in the edible garden during the month: what to plant, what to harvest and other important chores. She will also share details about starting edibles from seed and how to prepare the soil. This talk is part of an ongoing series.
The Yolo master gardeners have several events coming up -- most on Zoom -- but the next one, a flower-arranging class on Monday, March 4, will be in person from 1 to 5 p.m. at the West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 West Capitol Ave.
Upcoming Zoom classes include "Backyard Composting," 3-4 p.m. March 14, and "Vermiculture" (Worm Composting) from 3 to 4 p.m. March 28. The Yolo master gardeners also staff a "Questions and Answers" desk the first and third Saturdays of the month at the West Sacramento Lowe's store.
To get Zoom links and more information on Yolo County master gardener events, visit https://yolomg.ucanr.edu/?calendar=yes.
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