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Lifetime
Master Gardener
Fred Hoffman
is the host of the "KFBK Garden
Show" on
1530-AM/93.1-FM
KFBK in
Sacramento, California each Sunday
morning
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacfic Time, followed by
"Get Growing" on
Talk
650 KSTE in
Sacramento, 10 a.m. to Noon. At noon, it's
the
KSTE Farm Hour.
And, you
can listen to all the shows, live, via
the
KFBK.com
and KSTE.com
websites.
Available
as podcasts, too!
Previous
editions of "The
KFBK Garden
Show"
and "Get
Growing".
Plus, for
news about California agriculture, it's the
KSTE
Farm Hour.
New
Podcast links for Itunes podcast users:
KFBK
Garden Show
Get
Growing
KSTE
Farm Hour
Southern
Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin County
gardeners can also
get
current gardening information from Fred in his
Saturday gardening column
in the
Lodi News-Sentinel.; also available at the
Farmer
Fred Rant! Blog
page.
UPCOMING
GUESTS
ON THE "KFBK GARDEN SHOW" &
"GET
GROWING"
ON KSTE
May 6: Horticultural
Consultant Debbie Flower: "Answers to Your
Toughest Garden Questions." UC
Davis Arboretum
Superintendent Emeritus Warren Roberts: "The
Showy Plants of May." Sacramento County Master
Gardener Linda Sanford: "Open Garden Day at
the Fair
Oaks Horticulture Center next
Saturday".
May 13: Pam Bone,
Sacramento County Master Gardener: Getting your
garden ready for the hot weather. Building raised
vegetable beds. How to water a tree.
May 20: KFBK Garden
Show: Growing Herbs; Water-Efficient Landscape
Plants; The Historic Rose Garden at the Old City
Cemetery; Taking Better Garden Photos; Controlling
Gophers; Growing Succulents.
Get Growing / KSTE:
Growing Microgreens; Calscape website for native
plants; Shade plants that don't need much water;
All
the Presidents' Gardens -
author Marta McDowell; Warren Roberts - History of
the UCD Arboretum.
May 27: Don Shor -
Redwood
Barn Nursery. "Plants
that like the heat."
A
Clue for the Garden
Grappler
Visit
the Farmer
Fred Rant Blog Page
for
These Garden Tips and More:
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Vegetables:
Planting
Your First Vegetable Garden? Some
Tips
Terrific
Tomato Tips
Some
Vegetables Require Less Water Than
Others
Interactive
Vegetable Planting Calendar
Will
Those Green Tomatoes Turn Red This
Fall?
Before
You Plant, Check the Soil
Temperature
Make
Your Own Planting Mix
Starting
Tomatoes, Peppers From Seed
More
Tips on Starting Tomatoes from
Seed
Pepper
Seeds Slow to Germinate? Some
Tips
Heirloom
Vegetables Are Better For You
Tomato
Troubleshooter
Crop
Rotation Plan for the Home
Garden
Crop
Rotation for the Garden, Pt. 2
The
Hazards of Overfeeding Your
Plants
Hand-Pollinating
Squash Plants
How
to Grow Giant Pumpkins
Grow
Your Own Popcorn
Fruits:
Avocado
Trees for Sacramento? A Guide
Why
Are My Oranges Splitting?
Frost/Freeze
Protection Ideas for Citrus
Choosing
and Planting Bare Root Fruit
Trees
Mulch
Under a Citrus Tree: Pros and
Cons
Bareroot
Fruit Tree Shopping? Buyer
Beware!
Harvest
Fruits By Look and Feel, Not the
Calendar
Know
Your Fruit Tree Rootstocks
Growing
Blueberries in Container
Anatomy
of a Professional Fruit Tasting
Why
Are the Blackberries Turning
White?
Bad Bugs,
Diseases, Weeds:
Battling
Tomato Hornworms
Every
Season is Ant Season
The
Green Fruit Beetles Are Back
Ants!
A
Cure for the Cherry Maggot?
Controlling
Snails and Slugs
Peach
Leaf Curl: It's Back!
Battling
Peach Leaf Curl
Battling
Sooty Mold & Scale on Citrus
Controlling
Fungus Gnats on Houseplants
Crane
Flies vs. Mosquitoes
Leaf
Spot Problem? Here's What to Do
Cat
Proofing Your Garden
Yellowjacket
Fun Facts! Control Tips, Too
Weedkillers:
Read the Label!
ETC.
How
To Find Garden Answers Online
Garden
Shoes...or Gardening Shoes?
Tips
for a Healthy Heart and Thwarting Type 2
Diabetes
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The Garden Good
Guys:
4
Plants to Attract Pollinators and
Beneficials
Plants
that Attract Beneficial Insects
Bring
on the Bees!
Plants
to Attract Pollinating Insects
This
Blog is for the Birds
The
Good Bug Hotel
What's
Killing the Bees? A New Study Offers
Clues
Landscaping,
Lawns, Flowers
Fall
Lawn Renovation
Plants
For Dry Shade
Getting
the Yard Ready for a Rain and Wind
Storm
Watering
Tips for Drip Irrigation
A
Tour of Maple Rock Gardens
The
Heart-Healthy Garden
Plants
for Privacy
The
Cure for Non-Performing
Daffodils
WELO
is coming. Start Planning to Save Water
Now
Plants
Wilting in the Heat? Check Before You
Water
Water-Saving
Tips For Your Yard
Get
Rid of Your Lawn with Soil
Solarization
How
to Kill Your Lawn in 2 Easy
Steps
Droopy
Plants on a Hot Day. Water...or
Not?
Trees and
Shrubs
How
To Stake a New Tree
Holy
Jumping Oak Galls, Batman!
Fall &
Winter:
Rain
Draining Strategies to Save Your Home and
Garden
Winter
Storms and Tree Troubles
What
to Do AFTER a Hard Freeze
What
to Do When a Hard Freeze is
Forecast
New
Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
Persimmons:
THE Edible Ornamental of Fall
Innovative
Peach Leaf Curl Controls
Frost,
Freezes Ahead. Get Your Yard
Ready
After
a Freeze, What Should a Gardener
Do?
Fall-Winter
Houseplant Care Tips
Drain
the Rain Away from the House &
Garden
Get
Your Garden Storm-Ready
What
to Do in Your Yard AFTER the
Storm
Tips
for the Fall-Winter Vegetable
Garden
Add
Color for the Cold, Gray Days of
Winter
Winter
Storms and Trees: Inspect Them
Now!
How
to Grow Oak Trees from Acorns
What
NOT to do in the Garden in Fall
Dead
Foliage Now? Leaf it Alone!
Problem
Plants
Have
Horses? Avoid These Plants!
Safe
Plants for You, But They're Poison to Your
Pets
Mistletoe
Control Tips
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Garden Data (through May 19,
2018)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : 1.4-1.6" valley; 1.3-1.4"
foothills.
Soil Temperature: 64-71 (F)
valley. 68(F) low foothills. 57(F) upper
foothills.
Click Here
for more Information about soil temperature and
evapotranspiration rates
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Chilling
hours/portions (hours at
32-45 degrees-F, necessary for deciduous fruit tree
production, Nov.-Feb.)
What
is a "Chill Hour", what is a "Chill
Portion"?
Chill
Portion Requirements for selected fruit and nut
varieties
Nov. 1, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018:
Chill Hours: 762-905 valley; 618-1115
foothills. Chill Portions: 67-75 valley; 72-84
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2016 - Feb. 28, 2017:
Chill Hours: 796-933 valley; 900-1350
foothills. Chill Portions: 65-75 valley; 74-93
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2015-Feb. 29, 2016:
Valley: Chill Hours: 714-896 . Chill
Portions: 68-74. Foothills: Chill Hours: 744-1360. Chill
Portions: 73-85
Nov. 1, 2014-Feb. 28, 2015:
Valley: 444-805 chill hours;
61-69 chill portions. Foothills:
380-1095 chill hours; 65-85 chill portions
Nov. 1, 2013 - Feb. 28,
2014:
Valley (Sac., SJ, Yolo, Sutter,
Solano Cos.): 868-1230 hours Foothills
(Amador, El Dorado, Placer Cos.): 567-1129
hours
2012-2013 Chill Season Totals:
VALLEY: 1028-1325 hours;
FOOTHILLS: 877-1863 hours
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Wondering when is the right time to
plant?
The online Farmer
Fred Interactive Vegetable Planting
Calendar for Northern
California is for you! Click on each vegetable for specific
planting information.
Also,
download the printable
planting calendar.
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Looking for lists and pictures of
plants that don't require much water? Go to:
Water-Wise
Gardening Websites
This is a project undertaken in
conjunction with the municipalities and water districts in
many California locales. The website has a wealth of local
residential photography and plant information to help
homeowners improve their garden in a water efficient
way.
Sacramento, El Dorado and
Placer residents: click on the link - Be
Water Smart .
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Find a Green Gardener-certified
landscaper near you: http://www.ecolandscape.org/programGG/GreenGardenerRefList.html
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Saturday, May 19,
2018 - Dehydrating and Freezing
You have planted your
summer garden. In anticipation of a bountiful harvest,
come learn what to do with all that produce. This class will
cover the basics of dehydration and freezing.
Time/Location:
9:00 am -12 noon at the Bethell-Delfino Agricultural
Building located at 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA
95667
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When: Saturday May
19, 2018
10:00 am to 2:00
pm
Where: Robert Cabral
Ag Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave. Stockton,
CA
Everything
Cherries
Cherries have a very
short season compared to other fruits and vegetables. So to
capture the season its necessary to be prepared. This
workshop will encompass many of the manners to preserve
cherries. Come and be amazed at what you can do with
cherries. You will have an opportunity to make and take home
a couple of jars or cherries
preserved.
Bring an apron and be
ready for this hands on class. Presented by the Master Food
Preservers of the Northern San Joaquin
Valley.
Cost:
$25
Register:
http://ucanr.edu/sites/NSJMFP/
UCCE Master Food
Preservers of the Northern San Joaquin Valley at
209-953-6100.
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WHEN: Saturday, May
19, 2018, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
WHAT: UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County presents
Espalier Training
Fruit Trees Workshop
WHERE: Fair Oaks
Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks,
CA 95628
COST: $45 per
person. Space limited; pre-registration required and
must be received by
Monday, May
14
Registration
information:
sacmg.ucanr.edu/Special_Events
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
The ancient Romans had
it right; using espalier techniques to increase production
and fill narrow spaces. Espalier trees are simple to
harvest and an attractive addition to any size yard.
Controlling pests is no longer a daunting
task.
UC Advisors Chuck
Ingels, Pam Plemmons and Karey Windbiel-Rojas will teach how
our modern landscape is ideal for espalier. UC Master
Gardeners will provide trellis construction
tips.
The class will also
cover:
Ease of managing trees
with an emphasis on summer pruning and avoiding excess
shading.
How to identify
flowering and fruiting wood.
The valuable technique
of notching to force shoots instead of
spurs
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WHEN: Saturday, May
19, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at the Walk on the
Wildside
WHERE: Beach Lake
Park, Freeport
https://www.regionalsan.com/event/walk-wildside
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you need ideas for
attracting beneficial insects, birds and lizards to your
gardens? UCCE Master Gardeners have the
answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table at Walk on the Wildside. We will
help you find sustainable solutions to your gardening
questions.
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WHEN: Saturday, May
19, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: Ask the Master
Gardeners Information Table at the Colonial Heights Garden
Tour
WHERE: 5420 San
Francisco Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95820
COST: Information at:
https://www.eventbrite.com
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you need ideas for
attracting beneficial insects, birds and lizards to your
gardens? UCCE Master Gardeners have the
answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table. We will help you find sustainable
solutions to your gardening questions.
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WHEN: Saturday, May
19, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Backyard
Composting Workshop
WHERE: Robbie Waters
Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive, Sacramento
95831
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach how to turn yard
waste into "gardener's gold". A class on the basics of
composting will include setting up a compost bin, types of
compost bins and tips for success.
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WHEN: Saturday, May
19, 2018, 8:30 am-12:00 pm
WHAT: UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County presents
Espalier Training
Fruit Trees Workshop
WHERE: Fair Oaks
Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks,
CA 95628
COST: $45 per person.
Space limited; pre-registration
required.
Registration
information:
sacmg.ucanr.edu/Special_Events
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
Espalier, the art of
training branches to grow along a support, is ideal for any
size yard. UC Advisors and Master Gardeners will teach how
to match espalier-training methods with tree varieties and
support structures. Plus, learn year-round pruning and
pest management strategies.
Class takes place
among the trees in the outdoor learning center, rain or
shine.
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WHEN:
SATURDAY, MAY 19th
TIME:
9:00-11:00 am
WHAT:
BACKYARD WORM COMPOSTING
WHERE: Woodland
Community College, 2300 E. Gibson Rd.,
Woodland
DETAILS: You
will learn how to turn lawn clippings and garden waste into
a valuable soil amendment for your garden. Information
will be presented on Woodland's new organic recycling
program.
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Sat-Sun. May
19-20:
Garden of the Hills
Tour and Art Event
10-5 Sat., 11-4
Sun.
Featuring six
beautiful foothill gardens of El Dorado County. Tickets
available at Green Acres Nursery in Folsom and El Dorado
Nursery and Garden in Shingle Springs. online:
http://assistanceleague.org/sierra-foothills
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WHEN:
SUNDAY, MAY 20th
TIME:
2-4:00 pm
WHAT:
Open forum on: "GARDENING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
TIME"
WHERE: Mary L.
Stephens Davis Library, children's conference room, 315 E.
14th Street, Davis
DETAILS: Summer
is almost here. Come to the library and bring your
gardening questions. Two mini presentations by Yolo
County Master Gardeners will provide information for home
gardeners. Starting at 2:15 pm the topic will be: "Is
your irrigation ready for the heat?" At 3:15 pm the
topic is "How to decide what plants are
volunteers".
More information at UC
Yolo County Master Gardeners mgyolo@ucanr.edu
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Thursday, May
24 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club Meeting
Iris, the Goddess of
the Garden Speaker, Phyllis Wilburn, Regional
Vice-President of the American Iris Society, editor for the
Sacramento Iris Society, keeper of an iris database and an
iris judge. Planted in her home garden are 800
varieties, including Louisiana, Japanese, Arilbred and
bearded. Her presentation will focus on cultural tips
and historical overview of the iris.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento 95816
916-823-5500
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Friday, May 25th 11
am-4 pm
Saturday, May 26th
9 am - 3 pm
The Sacramento
Chrysanthemum Society's annual spring sale will be held at
Shepard Gardens and Art Center, 3300 McKinley Blvd.,
Sacramento
This is a popular
event and eager shoppers arrive early for the best selection
and varieties. The members have grown a great
selection of many of the popular varieties, including the
exotic spiders, quills and the very large exhibition bloom
types. The plants are not in bloom and are identified
by cultivar name and color with a picture of the flower in
bloom. Club members will be available to assist with
your selection. These, of course, are not your
standard "box store" mums, but many exhibition varieties,
spiders, large incurve (football types), pompoms and several
varieties that produce flowers in the green tones which have
become very popular.
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WHEN:
SATURDAY, MAY 26th
TIME:
10:00- Noon
WHAT:
FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS by UCCE Yolo County Master
Gardener Jim Schulte
WHERE:
Arthur Turner Library, 1212 Merkley Ave., West
Sacramento
DETAILS: This is
a free class where you will learn easy techniques for making
nice flower arrangements. Bring your own vase or
container and small floral pruners. You can make an
arrangement to take home.
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WHEN: Saturday, May
26, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Worm
Composting Workshop
WHERE: North
Highlands-Antelope Library, 4235 Antelope Road, Antelope
95843
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
Worm Wranglers from
the UCCE Master Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach
the basics of worm composting. Learn bin setup,
harvesting techniques, and what to feed your
worms.
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When:
Saturday, May 26, 2018 - 10:00
a.m.
What: The
Old City Cemetery Committee presents a tour of the
cemetery's Hamilton Square Garden
Where:
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway,
Sacramento
Come join a one hour
guided tour of the Hamilton Square Garden in the beautiful
Historic City Cemetery. With 800 plus unusual Mediterranean
perennial plants the garden has drought tolerant color all
year long. Meet at the tenth street gate.
The cemetery is
located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free
street parking on surrounding streets. For more information,
call 916-448-0811.
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WHEN:
SUNDAY, MAY 27th
TIME:
2-4:00 pm
WHAT:
YEAR-ROUND KITCHEN GARDENING
SERIES
WHERE:
Mary L. Stephens Library, children's area conference
room, 315 E. 14th St., Davis
DETAILS: This is
a series of presentations on stocking your kitchen with
home-grown fruit, vegetables, edible flowers and
herbs. The topics for May are: feeding fruit
trees; harvesting berries; kitchen garden pests and how to
control them; honey bees; and, seeds and plant starts to
consider for your summer kitchen garden.
For more information
contact UC Master Gardeners
mgyolo@ucanr.edu
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WHEN: Saturday,
June 2, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Backyard
Composting Workshop
WHERE: Elk Grove
Library, 8900 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove
95624
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach how to turn yard
waste into "gardener's gold". A class on the basics of
composting will include setting up a compost bin, types of
compost bins and tips for success.
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June 2, Saturday, 9
am to 1 pm.
Lavender Day at the
historic Murer House in old Folsom
The Murer House and
Learning Center is located at 1125 Joe Murer Court in
Folsom,
FREE
admittance.
Special Guest Speakers
Greg Gayton, Green Acres Nursery and Supply and Bluestone
Meadow Lavender Farm in Apple Hill. Lavender plants
and gifts for sale. Free Lavender Craft Project and
Culinary Treats. Self-guided tours of the Murer House
lavender garden. The Murer House Museum and historic house
will be open for docent-led tours.
Contact Murer House
Foundation, 916 985-3250 email
folsomite@aol.com
We offer Italian
language, culture and cooking classes and special events in
a beautiful and historic setting. Classes are held in the
Murer House Learning Center.
www.murerhouse.org
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When:
Monday, June 4, 2018 - 6:00 p.m. until
dark
Where:
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway,
Sacramento
What:
GARDEN WORKSHOP &endash; DEADHEADING AT
DUSK
The Old City Cemetery
Committee presents a volunteer opportunity to help upkeep
the cemetery's Historic Rose Garden
Join volunteers at the
Historic City Cemetery's Rose Garden for deadheading at
dusk. We will be removing spent blooms from the many
rosebushes and tidying up the garden which encourages repeat
blooming of the roses in the garden. If you have buckets and
tools, please bring them, otherwise tools and training will
be provided. Light refreshments will be served. The workshop
is free, but donations are gratefully accepted to help
support rose garden operations.
The cemetery is
located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free
street parking on surrounding streets. For more information,
call 916-448-0811.
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WHEN: Saturday,
June 9, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Free Worm
Composting Workshop
WHERE: Arcade Library,
2443 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento 95821
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
Worm Wranglers from
the UCCE Master Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach
the basics of worm composting. Learn bin setup,
harvesting techniques, and what to feed your
worms.
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June 14- 17,
2018 El Dorado County Fair
Join the El Dorado
Master Food Preservers for tasting and demonstrations at
various times during the Fair. For additional details,
check out http://eldoradocountyfair.org/
Location: El
Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville,
CA 95667
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WHEN: Saturday,
June 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Open Garden
at the Horticulture Center
WHERE: Horticulture
Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA
95628
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
At 10 a.m., the UCCE
Master Gardeners will hold mini-demonstrations
on:
Soil solarization and
growing sunflowers.
On going through-out
the morning:
Harvesting fruit tree
crops, vegetable garden pest management, harvesting
blueberries and summer pruning herbs.
Bring your gardening
questions to the Ask the Master Gardeners
table.
Located
outside.
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Thursday, June
28 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club Meeting
The Power of the
Plants on the Plate
Anne Evans is a lively
and well-organized speaker who will inspire you to grow and
eat more plants. Evans teaches a Renaissance Society class
"Creating a Healthy Kitchen" and attends numerous seminars
on nutrition and disease prevention.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento 95816
916-823-5500
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