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Find out how to start a fall vegetable garden

Green Acres hosts veggie talks plus a houseplant pot-up event

Kale is easy to grow from seed this time of year, as are lettuce, arugula and peas, among others. Learn about cool-season vegetables at Green Acres this Saturday.

Kale is easy to grow from seed this time of year, as are lettuce, arugula and peas, among others. Learn about cool-season vegetables at Green Acres this Saturday. Kathy Morrison

Ready to turn the page – and some soil? September is a great time to plant cool-season vegetables such as lettuce and broccoli.

Find out how to avoid common mistakes – before you plant – at free presentations Saturday, Sept. 14, at all seven locations of Green Acres Nursery & Supply.

At 10 a.m. Saturday, Green Acres garden gurus will discuss “Starting a Fall Vegetable Garden” with plenty of examples.

“Get tips to plant your fall vegetable garden,” say the hosts. “We’ll talk soil, irrigation, feeding and the varieties to plant now.”

Got questions about fertilizer? How to amend your soil after a busy summer? Which varieties grow best in Sacramento? These folks will have answers.

No advance registration is necessary; just show up and be ready to learn.

Green Acres nurseries are located in Sacramento, Auburn, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Rocklin and Roseville. For addresses and directions, go to: https://idiggreenacres.com/.

In addition, Green Acres is hosting a houseplant pot-up class at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at its Roseville location, 7300 Galilee Road. The focus is on ficus and includes a 4-inch plant of your choice: Ruby, Tineke, Cabernet or Bambino ficus.

“Learn to grow ficus like a pro while potting up your own,” say the hosts. “Houseplant Guru Marshall will share his care tips for happy, healthy ficus.”

Advanced registration is required and limited to 25 participants. Class fee is $20 including all materials, instruction and a sweet treat from Ettore’s Bakery.

Sign up here: https://idiggreenacres.com/products/create-class-roseville-houseplant.

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Garden Checklist for week of Feb. 9

Be careful walking or working in wet soil; it compacts easily.

* Keep the irrigation turned off; the ground is plenty wet with more rain on the way.

* February serves as a wake-up call to gardeners. This month, you can transplant or direct-seed several flowers, including snapdragon, candytuft, lilies, astilbe, larkspur, Shasta and painted daisies, stocks, bleeding heart and coral bells.

* In the vegetable garden, plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers, and strawberry and rhubarb roots.

* Transplant cabbage and its close cousins – broccoli, kale and cauliflower – as well as lettuce (both loose leaf and head).

* Indoors, start peppers, tomatoes and eggplant from seed.

* Plant artichokes, asparagus and horseradish from root divisions.

* Plant potatoes from tubers and onions from sets (small bulbs). The onions will sprout quickly and can be used as green onions in March.

* From seed, plant beets, chard, lettuce, mustard, peas, radishes and turnips.

* Annuals are showing up in nurseries, but wait until the weather warms up a bit before planting. Instead, set out flowering perennials such as columbine and delphinium.

* Plant summer-flowering bulbs including cannas, calla lilies and gladiolus.

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