Events range from Natomas to Rancho Cordova to Orangevale to Placerville
Shopping for tomato plants? Several fundraising sales in the region this weekend will have tomatoes and other edibles. Kathy Morrison
Who needs plants – especially veggies? It’s that time of year. Several fundraising plant sales will be buzzing with edible offerings this weekend. Anyone looking for their top tomatoes or preferred peppers should check out at least one of these sales:
— Sacramento Perennial Plant Club, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, as part of the Spring Plant Sale and Celebration, an event co-presented by the Natomas Garden & Arts Collective. It takes place at the historic Azevedo-Moll Tank House, 1911 Bannon Creek Drive, Sacramento. Perennials, veggies, succulents and native plants for sale. Informational displays and spring activities also will be part of the event, and free tours of the Tank House will be available.
– Three members of the Future Farmers of America at Casa Roble High School will sell seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons and more at the Food Bank Farm, 6401 Main, Orangevale, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
-- The Sacramento Valley chapter of the California Native Plant Society hosts an in-person sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Soil Born Farms, 2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova. Guest vendors include Find Out Farms and Leaf & Lark Farm. This sale features California native plants.
– Tomatoes and other veggies, fruit and herbs can be purchased during the first of two spring sales by the master gardeners of El Dorado County, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville. (Their sale of natives, perennials, trees, etc., will be April 29). Cash or check preferred, Visa and Mastercard also accepted. Plant list is a link on this page: https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/
– The Sacramento Iris Society will sell potted irises as part of its annual show this weekend, 1-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 16. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento.
And if you can’t make any of these, there are more sales coming! Of particular interest is the return of the American River College Horticulture Department’s plant sale, which will be Saturday, April 22, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus. Annuals, vegetables, succulents, perennials, berries and houseplants will be sold. Pre-COVID 3-gallon mature plants will be priced at $10. Proceeds benefit the horticulture program. The Elk Grove Community Garden plant sale also is on April 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 10025 Hampton Oak Drive, Elk Grove.
There also will be plant vendors during the big Garden Faire presented by the Placer County master gardeners, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 22 at the Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. (More on that next week!)
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Garden Checklist for week of Dec. 8
Make the most of dry weather while we have it this week. Rain is returning.
* Rake leaves away from storm drains and gutters. Recycle those leaves as mulch or add to compost.
* It’s not too late to plant something. Seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Trees and shrubs can be planted now, especially bare-root varieties such as fruit trees or rose bushes. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from winter rains.
* Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis, calendulas, Iceland poppies, pansies and primroses.
* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location; bring them inside at night or if there’s rain.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while they’re dormant.
* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.
* Mulch, water and cover tender plants to protect them during threat of frost. Succulent plants are at particular risk if temperatures drop below freezing. Make sure to remove coverings during the day.
* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.
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