Sacramento master gardeners host Open Garden Day
The vegetable garden at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center will a showcase of cool-season vegetables at Open Garden Day, as in this photo from an earlier February. Kathy Morrison
Get ready for spring with expert advice from Sacramento County master gardeners.
On Saturday, Feb. 11, the master gardeners will host Open Garden Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Fair Oaks Park – rain or shine. Admission and parking are free.
From 9 a.m. to noon, watch master gardeners as they tend to mid-winter tasks and prepare for spring planting and rapid growth. They’ll also host several hands-on demonstrations including:
* Berries: Learn how blueberries and cane berries are pruned for the upcoming harvest season.
* Compost: Building, turning and harvesting compost. Visit the Worm Bin, too.
* Herbs: See Herbs flourishing in the cooler weather.
* Orchard: Bare branches in the orchard show proper pruning cuts.
* Vineyard: See canes getting ready to bud. Learn pruning basics.
* Vegetables: Cool-season vegetables are on display in raised beds.
* WEL: The water-efficient landscape will be full of overwintering beneficial insects ready for pests.
Got a garden mystery, problem pest or puzzling plant? Bring photos and/or samples (in a sealed plastic zipper bag) to the Ask a Master Gardener table.
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center is located at 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks.
Details and directions: https://sacmg.ucanr.edu.
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