El Dorado County master gardeners offer free workshop on cool-season crops
Chard does well in the Sacramento region during the fall and winter. Learn about cold-weather vegetable growing this Saturday in Placerville. Kathy Morrison
Every season is veggie season in the greater Sacramento area. But how do you make the most of cooler weather to come?
Find out during a free in-person workshop, offered by the UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County.
Set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, “Fall and Winter Veggies” will cover the basics of what to grow and how to grow it during our cooler months, October through March.
El Dorado County master gardener Zack Dowell will lead the three-hour class, to be held at the Placerville Public Library. Note: This is a new location for this workshop.
“Would you like to continue to harvest luscious, home-grown vegetables even after the heat of summer subsides?” say the master gardeners. “If so, now is the time to plant for a fall and winter harvest. Learn how to grow a successful winter vegetable garden from UC Master Gardener Zack Dowell.”
Among the vegetables that grow well during those cooler months are cole crops – cabbage, broccoli, kale, chard, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, collards, etc. – as well as leafy greens, peas, fava beans, onions and more.
Although it seems counterintuitive, September and October -- while it's still warm -- is the best time to plant many of these crops.
Pre-registration is requested but not required. Register here: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=42973
The Placerville Public Library is located at 345 Fair Lane, Placerville.
Details: https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/.
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Temperatures are headed down to normal. The rest of the month kicks off fall planting season:
* Harvest tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons and eggplant.
* Compost annuals and vegetable crops that have finished producing.
* Cultivate and add compost to the soil to replenish its nutrients for fall and winter vegetables and flowers.
* Fertilize deciduous fruit trees.
* Plant onions, lettuce, peas, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, spinach and potatoes directly into the vegetable beds.
* Transplant cabbage, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower as well as lettuce seedlings.
* Sow seeds of California poppies, clarkia and African daisies.
* Transplant cool-weather annuals such as pansies, violas, fairy primroses, calendulas, stocks and snapdragons.
* Divide and replant bulbs, rhizomes and perennials.
* Dig up and divide daylilies as they complete their bloom cycle.
* Divide and transplant peonies that have become overcrowded. Replant with “eyes” about an inch below the soil surface.
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