Urban farm in South Oak Park hosts Winter Clearance Sale
California poppies are the best-known native plant, and are wonderful for pollinators, but here's a chance to diversify your garden's native plants: The Winter Clearance Sale at find out farms this Saturday. Seeds and plants will be at bargain prices. Kathy Morrison
Part of the allure of find out farms is finding this urban farm in the first place.
Tucked into a residential neighborhood in South Oak Park, find out farms has quickly built a reputation as a source for native plants and seeds. They also help organize community compost efforts and neighborhood gleaning to pick fresh fruit for folks who need it most.
Discover find out farms for yourself – and be rewarded with some great bargains. On this Saturday, Feb. 1, will be the Winter Clearance Sale, with bargain prices on a wide selection of natives plus their custom seed mix.
“We want to get these native plants in the ground!” the growers posted. “And we want to make space for more plants for Spring. Our seed mix and many varieties of plants will be marked down by 50%!”
Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; get there early for the best selection. Event will be held rain or shine. (And yes, there’s a chance of rain this weekend.)
West of Stockton Boulevard between 17th and 21st avenues, find out farms is located at 4712 Parker Ave., South Oak Park, Sacramento.
More than an urban farm or nursery, find out farms since 2023 has hosted popular education programs under the “Nature Nerds” banner.
Here’s a little introduction from their website: “find out farms is a scrappy little project that is determined to make a positive change in the world around us. We care deeply about food, ecology, and learning. Growing food, food access, food sovereignty, and sharing food are foundational to what we do. We wake up in the morning in order to care for plants, animals, and soil. We love sharing seeds and helping others to grow their own fruits and vegetables.”
Find out how find out farms is helping the environment one garden at a time.
Questions? Email findoutfarms@gmail.com.
Details and directions: https://findoutfarms.com/
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Garden Checklist for week of Feb. 2
During this stormy week, let the rain soak in while making plans for all the things you’re going to plant soon:
* During rainy weather, turn off the sprinklers. After a good soaking from winter storms, lawns can go at least a week without sprinklers, according to irrigation experts. For an average California home, that week off from watering can save 800 gallons.
* 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 Brussels sprouts – 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.