Free classes cover key areas of fall gardening
Bell beans make an excellent cover crop for a vegetable garden. Learn about growing cover crops Saturday in Placerville. Kathy Morrison
The El Dorado master gardeners present a full morning of seasonal gardening classes during their Fall Into Gardening event Saturday, Oct. 21, in Placerville
The free event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, which includes 16 individual garden areas. The 30-minute classes, and their location at the garden, include:
-- 9 a.m., Pruning and Deadheading, in the Cottage Garden;
-- 9:30 a.m., Propagation, at the Pergola;
-- 10 a.m., Composting and Vermiculture, at Compost Central;
-- 11 a.m., Alliums (Onions, garlic, leeks), at the Vegetable Garden;
-- 11:30 a.m., Cover Crops and Cool Season Vegetables, Vegetable Garden.
Interested folks are welcome to attend one class or the whole morning, the master gardeners note. Kids activities, community booths and UCCE programs also will be part of the event.
The Sherwood Demonstration Garden is located at 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville. For more information on the El Dorado County master gardeners' activities, go to https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/
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Make the most of dry breaks between showers. Your garden is in high-growth mode.
* Pull weeds now! Don’t let them get started. Take a hoe and whack them as soon as they sprout.
* Prepare vegetable beds. Spade in compost and other amendments.
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs after bloom.
* Feed camellias at the end of their bloom cycle. Pick up browned and fallen flowers to help corral blossom blight.
* Feed citrus trees, which are now in bloom and setting fruit. To prevent sunburn and borer problems on young trees, paint the exposed portion of the trunk with diluted white latex (water-based) interior paint. Dilute the paint with an equal amount of cold water before application.
* Feed roses with a balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available in that product).
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs and trees after they bloom. Try using well-composted manure, spread 1-inch-thick under the tree (but avoid piling it up around the trunk). This serves as both fertilizer and mulch, retaining moisture while cutting down on weeds.
* Cut back and fertilize perennial herbs to encourage new growth.
* In the vegetable garden, transplant lettuce and cole family plants, such as cauliflower, broccoli, collards and kale.
* Seed chard and beets directly into the ground. (To speed germination, soak beet seeds overnight in room-temperature water before planting.)
* Before the mercury starts inching upward, this is your last chance to plant such annuals as pansies, violas and primroses.
* Plant summer bulbs, including gladiolus, tuberous begonias and callas. Also plant dahlia tubers.
* Shop for perennials. Many varieties are available in local nurseries and at plant events. They can be transplanted now while the weather remains relatively cool.
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