Smaller fundraising sales offer bargains, too
Expect a variety of succulents and other master gardener-raised ornamental plants during Saturday's sale in Placerville. Courtesy Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society
The biggest plant sale this weekend is at the Teaching Nursery of the UC Davis Arboretum. (See Debbie's post on that here.) But there are several other sales on the calendar that might be smaller, and perhaps under the radar, but definitely worth a plant lover's time.
Take a look:
-- Friday, April 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The McClaskey Adult Center holds its spring plant sale on the grounds of the school, 5241 J St., East Sacramento. Here's what they have to offer: "This semi-annual event gives plant-lovers an opportunity to purchase native, drought-tolerant, indoor and outdoor plants, as well as garden art and baked goods made by adult students with developmental disabilities. Proceeds benefit the Garden Community program at the McClaskey Adult Center." This is a great cause, worth checking out.
-- Saturday, April 26, 8 a.m. to noon. Ornamental plant sale by the UC master gardeners of El Dorado County. Trees, shrubs, native plants, succulents, grasses and perennials, all raised by master gardeners. Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville. Parking is $2. Cash or check preferred; Visa or Mastercard OK for purchases over $25. Link to the plant list can be found here.
-- Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The spring clearance sale at find out farms will feature $2 tomato plants, and lots of native plants up to 50 percent off. The urban farm/education center is at 4712 Parker Ave., South Oak Park, Sacramento. No early appointments or early entry, no holds, or entry after 2 p.m. Information on the sale and the farm: https://www.facebook.com/findoutfarms
-- Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. The Roseville Better Gardens Club always has a great selection of member-raised plants at its spring sale, including succulents, houseplants, perennials, vegetables, shrubs, grasses and trees. And not just plants! Expect garden art, baked goods, garden items and fresh floral arrangements. New this year will be activities for the kids. Cash, credit and debit cards accepted. This is a fundraiser for scholarships, community grants and garden education programs. Information on the club is here.
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Get outside early in the morning while temperatures are still cool – and get to work!
* 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. 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.
* Are birds picking your fruit off trees before it’s ripe? Try hanging strips of aluminum foil on tree branches. The shiny, dangling strips help deter birds from making themselves at home.
* As spring-flowering shrubs finish blooming, give them a little pruning to shape them, removing old and dead wood. Lightly trim azaleas, fuchsias and marguerites for bushier plants.
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