Sherwood Demonstration Garden welcomes visitors this week. (Photo courtesy UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County)
El Dorado County master gardeners invite public to Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville
When it comes to gardening, the foothills are different.
Compared to Sacramento, it’s often colder in the Sierra foothills. Tomato season starts later; for some crops, the growing season is shorter. And some plants actually appreciate the difference. (And don’t forget about deer!)
Find out how to make the most of your foothill garden at Open Garden Days at Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville.
From 9 a.m. to noon Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9, the UC Cooperative Master Gardeners in El Dorado County will open their demonstration garden to the public.
“As Master Gardeners, we are committed to educating the general public on sustainable horticulture and pest management practices based on traditional, current, and evolving research,” say the master gardeners. “It is our goal that the
Sherwood Demonstration Garden
will provide the public with a hands-on, interactive experience about research-based, sustainable gardening practices specific to the west slope of El Dorado County, appropriate for all ages and cultures, and reflective of a variety of environments and gardening experiences.”
Sherwood includes
16 individual demonstrations gardens
, ranging from water-wise All-Stars and butterfly habitat to shade lovers and vegetables. Even if you garden elsewhere, it’s a wonderful and inspirational place to visit.
During Open Garden Days, master gardeners are out in force to demonstrate their techniques and offer advice. Got garden questions? These folks have answers (or know where to look).
Admission is free. Parking is $2. No dogs please.
Sherwood Demonstration Garden is located at 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville, on the El Dorado Center campus of Folsom Lake College.
For more information and directions:
https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Demonstration_Garden/
.
— Debbie Arrington
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Garden Checklist for week of April 21
This week there’s plenty to keep gardeners busy. With no rain in the immediate forecast, remember to irrigate any new transplants.
* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.
* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Spring brings a flush of rapid growth, and that means your garden is really hungry. Feed shrubs and trees with a slow-release fertilizer. Or mulch with a 1-inch layer of compost.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.
* Mulch around plants to conserve moisture and control weeds.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.
* Plant onion sets.
* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.
* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.
* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.
* Mid to late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.
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