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'Dog Days of Summer' goes virtual



German shepherd dog on a chair outside
Rambo has his seat for a garden party --
or for supervising any outdoor activities.
Share your pet photos during
Dog Days of Summer. (Photo: Debbie Arrington)
Green Acres hosts annual pet-friendly garden party online


How do you celebrate August gardening with your four-legged best friend? With the Dog Days of Summer!

Continuing through Saturday, this week-long pooch-friendly garden party has been an annual staple at Green Acres Nursery & Supply, with customers invited to bring their dogs to the nursery for special events and presentations. (Treats, too!)

But with the COVID-19 pandemic, “Dog Days 2020” has gone virtual. While the nurseries are still open for customers, all the fun and games are online, via Facebook and Instagram.

“Each day, there will be a new
Facebook prompt,” say Green Acres staff on the nursery’s website. “Follow the daily prompt to enter for your chance to win a Green Acres Nursery & Supply gift card for that day. Double your chances of winning by entering on Instagram, too.”

The challenges are fun, pet-friendly and reflect the summer of 2020. For example, here was Monday’s prompt:

“Share a photo of your dog being the most loyal co-worker.”

As Green Acres notes, “We've been spending more time at home and that means more time with our dogs.” So, pay tribute to that furry assistant.

Tuesday’s challenge: “What’s your favorite pet-friendly plant? We love sharing info about dog-friendly plants. ... It could be an old favorite, a new discovery, or even a houseplant.”

Post answers in comments on Facebook and/or Instagram. Use #GAdogdays20 on your posts.

New challenges are posted daily through Saturday. The giveaway ($50 gift cards each day) ends Sunday with winners notified Monday.

Details: https://idiggreenacres.com/pages/dog-days-of-summer



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Garden Checklist for week of May 18

Get outside early in the morning while temperatures are still cool – and get to work!

* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. Time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.

* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.

* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.

* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters. Transplant seedlings for many of the same flowers.

* Plant dahlia tubers.

* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.

* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.

* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.

* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.

* Are birds picking your fruit off trees before it’s ripe? Try hanging strips of aluminum foil on tree branches. The shiny, dangling strips help deter birds from making themselves at home.

* As spring-flowering shrubs finish blooming, give them a little pruning to shape them, removing old and dead wood. Lightly trim azaleas, fuchsias and marguerites for bushier plants.

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