Save these dates for great finds at great prices
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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Garden Checklist for week of April 21
This week there’s plenty to keep gardeners busy. With no rain in the immediate forecast, remember to irrigate any new transplants.
* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.
* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Spring brings a flush of rapid growth, and that means your garden is really hungry. Feed shrubs and trees with a slow-release fertilizer. Or mulch with a 1-inch layer of compost.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.
* Mulch around plants to conserve moisture and control weeds.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.
* Plant onion sets.
* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.
* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.
* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.
* Mid to late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.
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