Find huge selection of water-wise plants to take home
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Succulents are water-wise plants that do well in containers. See many varieties
of cactus and succulents at the Carmichael show this weekend. (Photo: Debbie
Arrington)
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Got cactus? Summer puts cactus and succulents in the spotlight; these drought-tolerant plants can take the heat as well as cope with water restrictions.
See beautiful cactus and succulents – and take some home, too – during the Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society’s 44th annual show and sale this weekend, May 21 and 22, at the Carmichael Park Community Clubhouse.
“(The show is) a chance for club members to display their best plants!” say the organizers. “We have plants for sale by professional growers and by club members, hand-made pottery, books, drawings and refreshments.”
Find an exceptional selection of hard-to-find aloes, echeverias, aeoniums and many kinds of cactus. In addition, get the advice you need to help these water-wise plants flourish.
No room for more plants? Cacti and succulents grow well in container gardens as well as in the ground.
Cash, check or credit cards will be accepted. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission and parking are free.
Carmichael Park Community Clubhouse is located at 5750 Grant Ave., Carmichael.
Details: http://ccandss.com .
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Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 3
November still offers good weather for fall planting:
* If you haven't already, it's time to clean up the remains of summer. Pull faded annuals and vegetables. Prune dead or broken branches from trees.
* Now is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Keep planting bulbs to spread out your spring bloom. Some possible suggestions: daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips, anemones and scillas.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Rake and compost leaves, but dispose of any diseased plant material. For example, if peach and nectarine trees showed signs of leaf curl this year, clean up under trees and dispose of those leaves instead of composting.
* Save dry stalks and seedpods from poppies and coneflowers for fall bouquets and holiday decorating.
* For holiday blooms indoors, plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs now. Fill a shallow bowl or dish with 2 inches of rocks or pebbles. Place bulbs in the dish with the root end nestled in the rocks. Add water until it just touches the bottom of the bulbs. Place the dish in a sunny window. Add water as needed.
* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.
* For larger blooms, pinch off some camellia buds.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.
* To help prevent leaf curl, apply a copper fungicide spray to peach and nectarine trees after they lose their leaves this month. Leaf curl, which shows up in the spring, is caused by a fungus that winters as spores on the limbs and around the tree in fallen leaves. Sprays are most effective now.
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