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Green Acres hosts free seed-starting workshops

Learn how to grow more -- and save more, too

How to get seeds to this point -- and then keep them growing  -- is the focus of free workshops at four of the Green Acres nurseries this Saturday.

How to get seeds to this point -- and then keep them growing -- is the focus of free workshops at four of the Green Acres nurseries this Saturday. Kathy Morrison

Spring (and summer) may be months away, but it’s time to start planning – and planting.

Growing food and flowers from seed can make gardening (and eating) much more budget-friendly. Get tips galore this Saturday, Feb. 8, at free “Garden Talks,” hosted by Green Acres Nursery & Supply.

Set for 10 a.m. Saturday at four Green Acres locations, “Garden Talk: Seed Starting” will cover the basics of growing plants from seed.

Which plants are easiest to start from seed? When should they be planted? Indoors or outdoors? What kind of growing medium works best? How do you help those first sprouts thrive? Those are just a few of the questions Green Acres’ Garden Gurus will address.

No advance registration is necessary; just show up and prepare to take notes.

This Garden Talk will be presented at Green Acres in Elk Grove (9220 E. Stockton Blvd.), Folsom (205 Serpa Way ), Rocklin (5436 Crossings Drive) and Roseville (7300 Galilee Road).

Details and directions: https://idiggreenacres.com/

‘FIMBY’ debuts Tuesday

Growing food and other budget-conscious gardening are expected to be major trends in 2025. To help feed that growing interest, Sacramento Digs Gardening will launch a new weekly series, “Food in My Back Yard.”

FIMBY will appear on Tuesdays both online and in our e-newsletter. It will focus on tips for success, pests, common issues and much more. Got a question or suggested topic? Email us at sacdigsgardening@gmail.com.

FIMBY starts Tuesday, Feb. 4, and we’re kicking off with the same logical beginning: Seed starting! (Great gardeners do think alike!)

Kathy Morrison, our SDG co-creator and Sacramento County master gardener, over the years has started hundreds of tomato and pepper plants, plus herbs and other vegetables, each year from seed. Find out her advice on how to get seeds off to a healthy start.

Follow FIMBY every Tuesday at https://sacdigsgardening.californialocal.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.

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