In addition, American River Ranch holds its own plant sale, fall gardening clinic
Elderberries ripen on a plant outside the nursery of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the California Native Plant Society. The native plant is an important source of food for birds. Debbie Arrington
When it comes to native plants, fall is for planting. So what better way to start the new season than by making some native additions to your garden?
Just in time for fall transplanting, the Sacramento Valley chapter of the California Native Plant Society will hold an in-person plant sale Saturday, Sept. 16, at its SacValley Nursery, at Soil Born Farms' American River Ranch in Rancho Cordova.
Sale hours are 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Expect a wide assortment of California native shrubs, perennials and trees that love growing in the greater Sacramento area.
Located close to the American River, the nursery offers a wide range of proven natives for Sacramento Valley gardens. Its September inventory includes such pollinator magnets as yarrows, milkweeds, manzanitas, Dutchman’s pipe and sages. Expect to find some California lilacs, buckeyes and oaks, too.
While attending the sale, check out the nursery’s demonstration gardens and see how these beautiful natives thrive.
Can’t make Saturday’s sale? The SacValley Nursery will offer an online sale Sept. 23-25 with pickup from the nursery on Sunday, Oct. 1.
Also on Saturday, Sept. 16, Soil Born hosts its own fall plant sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Its sale features fruit trees, vegetable starts, herbs, succulents and perennial vegetables. “All plants are organically grown with love and selected for the Sacramento area,” says Soil Born.
Need expert advice? Starting at 8 a.m., Soil Born will host a free garden clinic with eight classes and three walking tours. Among the highlights: “Gardening as a Family” (at noon in the Youth Garden) invites the whole family to get their hands dirty and play with plants.
For the full schedule and details: https://soilborn.org/.
Soil Born Farms' American River Ranch is located at 2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova. Admission and parking are free.
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Put off big chores and planting until later in the week when the weather is cooler. In the meantime, remember to stay hydrated – advice for both you and your garden.
* Keep your vegetable garden watered, mulched and weeded. Water before 8 a.m. to reduce the chance of fungal infection and to conserve moisture.
* Water, then fertilize vegetables and blooming annuals, perennials and shrubs to give them a boost. Feeding flowering plants every other week will extend their bloom.
* Give vegetable plants bone meal or other fertilizers high in phosphate to stimulate more blooms and fruiting.
* Add some summer color. Plant petunias, snapdragons, zinnias and marigolds.
* From seed, plant corn, pumpkins, radishes, winter squash and sunflowers. Plant Halloween pumpkins now.
* Pinch back chrysanthemums for bushy plants and more flowers in September.
* Remove spent flowers from roses, daylilies and other bloomers as they finish flowering.
* Pinch off blooms from basil so the plant will grow more leaves.
* Cut back lavender after flowering to promote a second bloom.
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