More than just perennials at this big fundraising event in South Natomas
This photo from an earlier sale shows just some of the types of plants that will be available at the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club spring sale this Friday and Saturday. Plenty of summer vegetables and California natives, too! Courtesy Sacramento Perennial Plant Club
Bought enough plants yet this spring?
Most gardeners will say "No .... whatcha got?" So most gardeners should check out the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club's spring sale this Friday and Saturday, April 18-19.
This fundraising sale features plants of all types grown by the club members -- who include some mighty talented propagators. There's always a wide variety of California natives, as well as many tomatoes and other summer veggies, plus succulents, herbs, indoor plants, shade plants and, of course, many types of perennials!
The plants as displayed all have photos and descriptions, but there will be plenty of club members (some of whom are master gardeners) to answer questions about irrigation needs and growth habits.
Proceeds from the sale go toward the club's Saul Wiseman Gardening Grants and other community projects.
Also, "Stan the Tool Man" will be available for sharpening of scissors, knives and garden tools, as well as for drilling drainage holes in containers.
Hours and location are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Azevedo-Moll House and Tank House, 1911 Bannon Creek Drive, South Natomas, Sacramento. Admission is free and open to the public.
Club information: sacplants.org
The Azevedo-Moll House and Tank House is on the City of Sacramento Register of Historic & Cultural Resources. It's a beautifully restored home (with a private owner; not open to the public) in a lovely setting.
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* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. Time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters. (You also can transplant seedlings for many of the same flowers.)
* Plant dahlia tubers.
* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.
* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.
* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.
* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.
* Add mulch to the garden to maintain moisture. Mulch also cuts down on weeds. But don’t let it mound around the stems or trunks of trees or shrubs. Leave about a 6-inch-to-1-foot circle to avoid crown rot or other problems.
* Remember to weed! Pull those nasties before they set seed.
* Water early in the day and keep seedlings evenly moist.
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