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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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Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society offers huge selection of unusual houseplants
These charmers were winners at an earlier show. Debbie Arrington
When it’s too hot to garden outdoors, our gardening attention turns to the kitchen counter – and African violets. Who can resist these little charmers?
On Saturday, Sept. 17, shop for rare and unusual African violets and their close cousin gesneriads at the annual Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society show and sale at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento.
Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday – or until all the plants are sold. Admission and parking are free.
This event is an opportunity to invite the public the share in the club’s enthusiasm as, the society explains, “we celebrate our skills and love of these unique and gorgeous plants for all to see!”
See the newest exotic cultivars as well as beloved favorites. Club members will be on hand to answer questions and give advice on violet care.
At this annual sale, the club will offer hundreds of beautiful plants at bargain prices. Great for beginners as well as longtime indoor gardeners, these African violets and gesneriads are unusual varieties that can’t be found in local nurseries. It’s a wonderful opportunity to grow your indoor plant collection.
Get African violet supplies, too. Bring cash or check.
For more details: www.sgaac.org
-- Debbie Arrington
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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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