Southside Community Garden hosts succulent giveaway, hands-on workshop
Free succulents for your water-wise garden will be available at Save Our Water Garden Work Day.
Debbie Arrington
Fall is for gardening – and saving water.
Saturday morning, Sept. 17, learn about both at a free gardening event at Southside Community Garden in downtown Sacramento.
Billed as “Save Our Water Garden Work Day,” this hands-on event includes workshops on composting, fall gardening and water conservation. It’s open to the public; no experience necessary.
“Learn how to garden and compost while doing your part to save water,” say the organizers. Resource materials from California’s Save Our Water program will be available as well as lots of practical advice.
Patrons can pick up free succulent plants (while supplies last). Free lunch will be served (also while supply lasts).
Organized by the Sacramento Community Garden Program, the event will run from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Bring work gloves and wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes.
Although the event is free, advanced registration is encouraged.
Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-our-water-garden-work-day-tickets-410111212677
Southside Community Garden is located in Southside Park at Fifth and W streets, Sacramento.
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* Use those leaves as mulch around frost-tender shrubs and new transplants.
* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.
* Just because it rained doesn't mean every plant got watered. Give a drink to plants that the rain didn't reach, such as under eves or under evergreen trees. Also, well-watered plants hold up better to frost than thirsty plants.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while they're dormant.
* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.
* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis, calendulas, Iceland poppies, pansies and primroses.
* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location. Water thoroughly. After the holidays, feed your plants monthly so they'll bloom again next December.
* Plant one last round of spring bulbs including daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, anemones and scillas. Get those tulips out of the refrigerator and into the ground.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers such as California poppies.
* Plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Late fall is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Bare-root season begins. Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb. Beware of soggy soil. It can rot bare-root plants.
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