Placer County Master Gardeners present 'Garden Trends' and lots of seasonal advice
The 2023 Placer County Master Gardeners calendar and gardening guide is devoted to current "Garden Trends." Debbie Arrington
How can you do a better job growing vegetables, fruit, flowers and more? Plan ahead.
For that task, a printed calendar still comes in handy – especially when it’s packed with advice and handy tips.
Now available is the 2023 Calendar and Gardening Guide, created by the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County.
Priced at $12, the 13-month calendar is available at several nurseries and gardener-friendly locations in Placer, Nevada and El Dorado counties. Check the website https://pcmg.ucanr.org/2023_Calendar/ for an updated list of locations to buy the calendar or to order direct.
It’s one of the best bargains local gardeners can find – and it will give you a head start on gardening success in the year ahead.
“In recent years, there has been a surge in people interested in growing their own food,” says Paula Agostini, co-chair of the master gardeners’ calendar committee, “and this calendar taps into that enthusiasm and can help Northern Californians, from beginners to experts, create, grow, and harvest a healthy sustainable garden.”
Written specifically for foothill gardeners, the Placer County calendar and guide is very useful for any gardener in the greater Sacramento area including flatlanders.
The 2023 theme: “Garden Trends: Tips for Enhancing Your Space.” Featuring planting, growing and harvesting tips, the calendar and guide includes in-depth articles for every season. Among the topics: Fruit trees ideal for small spaces; planting for pollinators; create a fragrant garden; how to grow cut flowers; vegetables that can withstand triple-digit heat; and how to replace your lawn.
Get advice on what to plant when as well as what to expect to find in local farmers markets.
A major fundraiser for the master gardeners, the publication “is one of the important ways we deliver valuable information on gardening to the community,” says Agostini.
It’s also beautiful, with gorgeous local photos every month. (Did we mention this calendar makes a great gift?)
Placer County Master Gardeners will be selling calendars at local events including the Auburn Farmers Market (first and third Saturdays through Oct. 15), Roseville Fountains Farmers Market (Tuesdays through Oct. 25) and the Mountain Mandarin Festival, Nov. 18-20.
Details: https://pcmg.ucanr.org/
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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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