Sherwood hosts Open Garden Days; guided tour Saturday
Milkweed attracts aphids, too! The yellow dots on the stem are oleander aphids. Learn how to control those and other pests during Open Garden Days at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Kathy Morrison
Gardeners have lots of questions – especially this time of year.
On Friday and Saturday mornings, find answers during Open Garden Days at Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville.
From 9 a.m. to noon on June 30 and July 1, the El Dorado County master gardeners will open Sherwood to the public for in-person and hands-on advice. Got a mystery plant or pest? Bring photos and, if possible, samples in zippered plastic bags.
Saturday, July 1, also features a docent-led guided tour of Sherwood’s 16 demonstration gardens. The tour starts promptly at 9 a.m. (If no one shows up, the docent leaves at 9:15.)
At Sherwood, master gardeners demonstrate research-based, sustainable gardening practices specific to the west slope of El Dorado County – but also applicable to other foothill and valley gardens. They teach by doing. Watch them at work on fruit trees or in the vegetable garden. In summer, the shade garden is especially popular with visitors.
Sherwood offers something for all ages and cultures, and reflects a variety of environments and gardening experiences, say the master gardeners. Its wide range of demonstration gardens feature plants and ideas that can be adapted to home landscapes.
Admission is free. No dogs allowed.
Sherwood Demonstration Garden is located at 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville, on the campus of Folsom Lake College’s El Dorado Center.
Details and directions: https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/.
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Survey your garden after the May 4 rainstorm. Heavy rain and gusty winds can break the neck of large flowers such as roses. Also:
* Keep an eye on new transplants or seedlings; they could take a pounding from the rain.
* Watch out for powdery mildew. Warmth following moist conditions can cause this fungal disease to “bloom,” too. If you see a leaf that looks like it’s dusted with powdered sugar, snip it off.
* After the storm, start setting out tomato transplants, but wait on the peppers and eggplants (they want warmer nights). Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* 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, pumpkins, 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.
* Don’t wait; plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
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