El Dorado County master gardeners offer free workshop
Bring bright spots of color to a front step, balcony or patio with containers of flowers -- or grow herbs, vegetables, succulents or houseplants in containers. Learn how this Saturday, March 29, in El Dorado Hills. Kathy Morrison
You don’t need a lot of space – or even any ground – to add plants to your life. Grow flowers, vegetables, herbs, succulents, houseplants and more – all in containers.
Even if you have plenty of backyard, container plantings can add instant impact to any spot from tabletop to front door.
Learn how during a free workshop, offered by the El Dorado County master gardeners.
Set for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 29, “Container Magic” will show you how to turn empty pots (or other containers) into thriving, beautiful and portable gardens.
The three-hour class will be held at Blackstone Community Center, 1461 Blackstone Parkway, El Dorado Hills. Registration is requested but not required. Sign up here: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-el-dorado-county/event/central-sierra-container-magic-edc-mg
“Dive into the world of container gardening with Master Gardeners Mary Wool and Donna Marshall,” say the hosts. “You will learn everything you need to know to create a thriving container garden in any space – from choosing the right container, to plant selection and planting techniques, and the how-to’s of container plant care. We will also explore how to use plant colors and growing characteristics to create containers that will add beauty and interest to your home.”
For more information and other classes: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-el-dorado-county
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Once the clouds clear, get to work. Spring growth is in high gear.
* Set out tomato, pepper and eggplant transplants.
* 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. Late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce and cabbage seedlings.
* Weed, weed, weed! Don’t let unwanted plants go to seed.
* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.
* Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Start thinning fruit that's formed on apple and stone fruit trees -- you'll get larger fruit at harvest (and avoid limb breakage) if some is thinned now. The UC recommendation is to thin fruit when it is about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. Peaches and nectarines should be thinned to about 6 inches apart; smaller fruit such as plums and pluots can be about 4 inches apart. Apricots can be left at 3 inches apart. Apples and pears should be thinned to one fruit per cluster of flowers, 6 to 8 inches apart.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* 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.
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