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Plant sales jam calendar for spring

Save these dates for great finds at great prices

Sacramento Digs Gardening
BY Kathy Morrison PUBLISHED FEB 15, 2024

The Sacramento Perennial Plant Club's 2023 Plant Sale, above, offered an array of succulents, native plants, perennials, flowers, and many vegetables. This year's sale will be April 12-13. Kathy Morrison

Trying to keep up with the calendar this time of year can be quite a chore, as gardening groups jockey for attention for their fundraising plant sales.

For gardeners planning ahead, the plant rush begins in just a few weeks. Gathered here is a save-the-date list of the ones we know about; they will all get more attention as the dates near.

Note: Most spring flower and plant shows also feature plant sales. For purpose of clarity, events that are only sales are listed today.

Saturday, March 9:

-- The Sacramento Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society opens its online sales, which will run through March 10. Plant pickup will be March 17 and 18 at Soil Born Farm, 2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova. Information: https://www.sacvalleycnps.org/plant-sales/.

-- The UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery holds its first spring 2024 plant sale, for members only. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the nursery. Individual memberships start at $48 per year ($18 for students). Information: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales

-- 19th Annual Gardener's Market. Presented by the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club, this features a variety of vendors. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento. https://sacplants.org/2024/02/19th-annual-gardeners-market-2/

Saturday, March 16

-- 2024 Spring Sale, Shepard Garden & Art Center. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 17. This is the all-organization sale of the groups based at Shepard. In addition to plants, the sale includes crafts, flowers and jewelry, plus food and all kinds of miscellanea. https://www.sgaac.org/

Saturday, April 6

-- Sac Valley CNPS holds an in-person sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2140 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova. https://www.sacvalleycnps.org/plant-sales/

Sunday, April 7

-- The second UCD Arboretum Plant Sale will be a combination sale, with members admitted from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., then the doors open to everyone at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales

Friday, April 12

-- The Sacramento Perennial Plant Club's Spring Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1911 Bannon Creek Drive, Sacramento (South Natomas area). Also on Saturday, April 13, same time. Always a terrific selection of perennials, vegetables, succulents, herbs and native plants. www.facebook.com/sacperennialplantclub

Saturday, April 13

-- Part 1 of the El Dorado Master Gardeners' Spring Plant Sale. 8 a.m. to noon. This sale features edibles: tomato plants, herbs and the like. Sherwood Demonstration Garden 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville. https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Calendar/?calendar=yes&g=94860

Saturday, April 27

-- Part 2 of the El Dorado Master Gardeners' Plant Sale. This one features trees, shrubs, grasses, native plants and perennials. Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville. https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Calendar/?calendar=yes&g=94860

-- The third Plant Sale of the spring at the UCD Arboretum will have the same schedule as the second. Members only admitted from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., then the doors open to everyone at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales

Saturday, May 11

-- The spring Clearance Sale at the UC Davis Arboretum will be open to all, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Always some amazing bargains at this sale. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales

Spring plant sales also are typically scheduled by the Roseville Better Gardens Club, the American River College Horticulture Department and the Yolo County mastere gardeners. We'll publish those dates as soon as we know them.

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* Fertilize roses, annual flowers and berries as spring growth begins to appear.

* 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.

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* Feed roses with a balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available in that product).

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* Cut back and fertilize perennial herbs to encourage new growth.

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* 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.

* Seed and renovate the lawn (if you still have one). Feed cool-season grasses such as bent, blue, rye and fescue with a slow-release fertilizer. Check the irrigation system and perform maintenance. Make sure sprinkler heads are turned toward the lawn, not the sidewalk.

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