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Green Acres hosts dog adoption event in Rocklin
Who's a good dog? This Saturday the Green Acres store in Rocklin will host shelters and rescue groups with several good dogs needing forever homes. Photo courtesy Green Acres
What can you do on a rainy day at a nursery? Maybe find a new best friend.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, Green Acres Nursery & Supply hosts another of its “Dog Days” adoption events, this time at its Rocklin location.
“Stop by, connect with local animal shelters, and adopt a loving friend,” say the organizers. “Adopt a pet on event day and receive a $50 Green Acres Nursery & Supply gift card. Use it to create a pet-friendly spot in the garden, or to buy from (Green Acres’) new line of pet supplies.”
Local animal service agencies will bring several adoptable dogs to meet and greet patrons. The canines will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. The event is free and open to the public; no advance registration necessary.
Green Acres is located at 5436 Crossings Drive in Rocklin.
With the motto “Rescue is our favorite breed,” Green Acres has made Dogs Days a year-round event with adoption events rotating through its seven locations. Check the Green Acres website after March 1 for upcoming Dog Days.
For more information on adoption packages, visit www.idiggreenacres.com.
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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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