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Spring Gardening Tips for a Flourishing Garden
As the vibrant colors of spring burst forth and the air fills with the sweet scent of blossoms, it's the perfect time to roll up your sleeves and tend to your garden. Whether you're a seasoned gar...
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Invest some time in free master gardener workshops
The fall calendar fills up quickly, with so many potential events. At least with Zoom workshops, gardeners can get expert information without having to worry about traffic and parking.
Here are two excellent free online workshops by UCCE master gardeners this Saturday:
-- Successful Gardening with Native Plants, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Zoom. The El Dorado County master gardeners present this class taught by Alice Cantelow.
Here's the description: "Do you love wildlife, pollinators, and birds, and would like to enjoy their activities in your landscape? Are you ready to lower your water bill, and spend less on fertilizers and pesticides as well? Alice Cantelow will teach you how to choose and add colorful, easy care native plants to your garden."
Register here , and a Zoom link will be sent to you.
The El Dorado master gardeners have a busy calendar of fall events, including information meetings on master gardener training for El Dorado and Amador county residents: http://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/?calendar=yes&g=39875
-- Roses Zoom Workshop, 10:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. This event is presented by the Placer County master gardeners.
Here's what they say: "Hardy beautiful roses grow well in many places throughout the country. In this workshop you will learn about some of the origins of roses in America. You’ll become acquainted with the categories of roses for your landscape and learn that roses don’t have to be labor-intensive plants. You’ll learn to recognize some common pests and diseases associated with roses, and how you can safely manage them during different seasons of the year."
No pre-registration is necessary. The link for this workshop is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87189294280? and the passcode is: garden.
The full list of Placer County master gardener fall events can be found here: http://pcmg.ucanr.org/
-- Kathy Morrison
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Temperatures will be a bit higher than normal in the afternoons this week. Take care of chores early in the day – then enjoy the afternoon. It’s time to smell the roses.
* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. If you haven’t already, it’s time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters.
* Plant dahlia tubers. Other perennials to set out include verbena, coreopsis, coneflower and astilbe.
* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.
* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.
* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.
* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.
* Don’t forget to water. Seedlings need moisture. Deep watering will help build strong roots and healthy plants.
* Add mulch to the garden to help keep that precious water from evaporating. Mulch also cuts down on weeds. But don’t let it mound around the stems or trunks of trees or shrubs. Leave about a 6-inch to 1-foot circle to avoid crown rot or other problems.
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