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Garden Data (through Sept. 22, 2018) Avg. evapotranspiration rate this past week : 1.2-1.3" valley; 1.2-1.4" foothills. Soil Temperature: 68-70 (F) valley. 67(F) low foothills. 64(F) upper foothills. Click Here for more Information about soil temperature and evapotranspiration rates ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Looking for lists and pictures of plants that don't require much water? Go to: 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 . ======================================== Find a Green Gardener-certified landscaper near you: http://www.ecolandscape.org/programGG/GreenGardenerRefList.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
Farmer
Fred's Ride for the
Kids,
Saturday October 6
I'm getting ready for
a long bike ride...for a great cause. The Sacramento
Century Challenge is
coming up Saturday, October 6, 2018. This 100-mile,
fund-raising bike ride is sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Sacramento, and they are directing your donations to a very
worthwhile, local group: the Sacramento Children's Home and
their Crisis Nursery Program (http://www.kidshome.org/what-we-do/crisis-nursery/).
Their Crisis Nursery
Program helps out the most vulnerable in our population:
children in need of a safe haven. And that includes our
immigrant population, as well.
Todd Koolakian of the
Sacramento Children's Home told me recently: 'Our
organization is committed to helping the most vulnerable
children and families in the Sacramento community, which
includes immigrants of all different backgrounds (both
documented and undocumented), the homeless, foster youth,
and other low income and underserved populations. With that
said, we have not been specifically involved with reuniting
children separated during the current border crisis. That
doesn't mean we couldn't sometime in the future, but our
services are mostly provided in Sacramento
County."
I plan on riding the
full 100 miles, despite being: a) 67 years old; b) a
diabetic; and c) a member of the Zipper Club (slang for
those of us who have had our chests cut open for heart
surgery, in my case quadruple arterial bypass surgery).
So, here's the deal:
please make a donation to this worthy cause. If, for some
reason, I am not successful at riding the full 100 miles, I
will match your donations to the Sacramento Children's Home
and their Crisis Nursery Program. Deal?
Donate here:
https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/farmerfred
Hey, maybe I'll see
you Saturday, October 6. Want to ride in the Sacramento
Century? Details here: http://www.sacramentocentury.com
.You don't have to ride the 100 miler. Other ride choices
include 63, 36 and 16 miles. Just be sure to say, "On your
left!" when you pass me!
Follow my training
progress on Strava
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UPCOMING GARDEN
EVENTS
Saturday & Sunday SEPT
22nd & 23rd 10:00-3:00
FALL NATIVE PLANT SALE and ART
MARKET
Presented by the Sacramento
Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant
Society
Shepard Garden & Arts Center
of McKinley Park 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento
95816
For a great opportunity to
buy native perennials, shrubs, and trees to enhance your
garden's beauty by creating habitat that feeds and shelters
birds, bees, and butterflies. We will have plants available
for sale from Elderberry Farms, Cornflower Farms, Soil Born
Farms, plus on Saturday only - Hedgerow
Farms
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WHEN: Sunday,
SEPTEMBER 23rd from 2:00-4:00 pm
YEAR-ROUND
KITCHEN GARDENING a monthly free event by Yolo County Master
Gardeners
WHAT: UCCE
Master Gardeners of Yolo County present information covering
a variety of topics. The areas of discussion this week
will include information on: edible flowers and
herbs of the fall garden; planting a winter garden from
seed; and planting garlic and onions, and cover plants, such
as fava beans.
WHERE:
Mary L. Stephens Davis Library, Children's Area
Conference Room. The Davis library is located at 315
E. 14th Street.
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September 27,
2018
WATERSMART WORKSHOP:
FALL & WINTER LANDSCAPE PRUNING &
MAINTENANCE
Citrus Heights
Community Center, Citrus Heights
6:00 pm - 8:30
pm
Cost:
FREE
Learn tips for fall
and winter maintenance that will keep your trees and
plant-based landscape healthy and beautiful. Sacramento Tree
Foundation will join us for a special presentation on young
tree pruning.
rescapeCA.org
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Thursday, September
27 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club
Pam Bone presents
Fertilizing 101: Why, How, and When. Bone developed
the Sacramento Master Gardener program, the first in
northern California, after earning her degree in Plant
Science at UC Davis. She was given lifetime Master
Gardener status after 16 years with the program and has
volunteered over 2,000 hours. In her presentation, Pam will
make a case for under, rather than over-fertilizing.
The public is welcome.
Thursday, September
27 7:00 PM
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento, CA 95816
phone:
916-823-5500
http://sacramentoperennialplantclub.org
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Deadline: Sept.
28
The San Joaquin and
Stanislaus UC Master Gardener Programs are now accepting
applications for our 2019 training. The training will take
place in Stockton (for both programs) and volunteer hours
will take place in the county that you live in (San Joaquin
or Stanislaus) We are excited to help Stanislaus County
Master Gardeners get their new program up and
running!
The application
deadline is SEPTEMBER 28th so don't miss out! For more info
and to download an application, give us a call at
209-953-6112.
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Date: Sat.
September 29, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00
PM
Oktoberfest
Workshop
Sponsor: UCCE Master
Food Preservers- Amador/Calaveras
Register for this
hands-on workshop to make all the fixings for a great
Oktoberfest feast! Participants will rotate through three
stations to make fresh sausage, beer mustard, and to start
fermenting fresh sauerkraut. Take home recipes for what you
make in the workshop as well as other tempting
delights.
Class size:
12
Class fee:
$30
Pre-registration:
http://ucanr.edu/sept29_mfpclass
Location: Amador
County GSA Building, 12200-B Airport Road,
Jackson
Contact: UCCE Master
Food Preservers - 209-223-6857
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WHEN: Saturday,
September 29, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at the Farm to Fork
Festival
WHERE: Capitol Mall
between 3rd and 8th Streets, Sacramento
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 want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? 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.
2019 Gardening and
Preserving Guide and Calendars will be available for $10,
including sales tax.
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Now through Jan.
15, 2019
The Sacramento
Perennial Plant Club is supporting gardening and
horticultural activities across Sacramento County.
Grants of up to $600 are awarded to non-profits such as
community gardens, schools, or church gardening projects.
Applications can be downloaded from the website:
sacramentoperennialplantclub.org
Deadline for 2019
Grants is January 15, 2019, with funds awarded in
February.
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WHEN: Thursday,
October 4, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
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 want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? 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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October 4,
2018
GREEN GARDENER
TRAINING MODULE 2: MASTERING EFFICIENT
IRRIGATION
Antelope Gardens,
Antelope
8:00 am - 5:00
pm
Cost:
$55-65
Learn how to achieve
water efficiency through design, components, and
maintenance. Offered as part two of our Green Gardener
Training. Participants can register for one, two or all
three modules. Completion of all three modules is required
to become a Qualified Green Gardener.
rescapeCA.org
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Saturday, October 6
and Sunday, October 7
9:00 AM to 4:00
PM
Fall Plant Sale
Shepard Garden and Art Center
Garden clubs offer a
bounty of choices to plant now for spring
beauty.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento, CA 95816
phone:
916-823-5500
http://sacramentoperennialplantclub.org
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WHEN: Saturday,
October 6 & Sunday, October 7, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
WHAT: Shepard Garden
& Arts Center
WHERE: 3330 McKinley
Boulevard, Sacramento 95816
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Join the UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County at the Shepard Garden &
Arts Center's Fall Sale. Specialty bulbs, specimen
forcing kits and 2019 Gardening and Preserving Guide and
Calendars will be available for purchase, also pre-register
for the October 20 Bulb Seminar.
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WHEN: Wednesday,
October 10, 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 10:30 a.m., the
UCCE Master Gardeners will hold a mini-talk
on:
Succulents
On going through-out
the morning:
Fertilizing and
applying sulfur for berries, growing cool season vegetables
and cover crops, harvesting herbs, providing citrus frost
protection.
Bring your gardening
questions to the Ask the Master Gardeners
table.
Specialty bulbs,
specimen forcing kits and 2019 Gardening and Preserving
Guide and Calendars will be available for purchase, also
pre-register for the October 20 Bulb
Seminar.
Located outside
&endash; rain or shine.
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Wednesday, October
10, 2018
Grapes from Plant to
Table MG & MFP Combo Class
Grapes, from
propagation and care to juicing and jamming. Come see
how you can grow successfully in your county and explore
some of the ways you can utilize grapes for food
preparation. Dave will inform the home gardener about
how to choose their varieties of grapes best suited for El
Dorado County, then share how to propagate, plant, cultivate
and prune grapes. Mike and Phil will share how to
harvest, store, freeze or dry grapes. They will also
demonstrate how to extract juice from grapes in order to
make a freezer grape jelly.
Cost: Event is
FREE
Time/ Location:
9:00 am - 12 noon at the Cameron Park Community Center, 2502
Country Club Dr., Cameron Park, CA 95682 Master Food
Preservers of El Dorado County
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October 11,
2018
GREEN GARDENER
TRAINING MODULE 3: PLANTS IN THE CALIFORNIA
LANDSCAPE
Howe Park,
Sacramento
8:00 am - 5:00
pm
Cost:
$55-65
Learn about plant
structure, selection, and maintenance. Offered as part three
of our Green Gardener Training. Participants can register
for one, two or all three modules. Completion of all three
modules is required to become a Qualified Green
Gardener. rescapeCA.org
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When: Saturday,
October 13, 2018 - 10:00 a.m.
What: The Old City
Cemetery Committee presents a tour of the historic rose
garden in fall.
Where: Sacramento
Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway,
Sacramento
Spring isn't the only
time to visit the Historic Rose Garden. Many of the
roses that early Sacramentans loved bloom again and again.
Join curator Anita Clevenger to discover the old roses that
take an encore in the fall, often with deeper colors and
better flowers than earlier in the year. We will
stroll, snip and sniff roses to our hearts' content in the
midst of our beautiful, historic
cemetery.
The tour is free,
however, donations are gratefully accepted and benefit
cemetery preservation. The cemetery is located at 1000
Broadway, Sacramento. There is free street parking on
surrounding streets. For more information, call
916-448-0811.
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Saturday, Oct. 13,
930am-130pm
Redbud Chapter,
California Native Plant Society Fall Native Plant
Sale
Location: North Star
House, 12075 Auburn Road, Grass Valley
For additional
information: www.redbud-cnps.org
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Date: Sat. October
13, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00
PM
Entrees in a
Jar
Sponsor: UCCE Master
Food Preservers- Amador/Calaveras
Wouldn't it be nice to
come home from a busy day, grab a mason jar and have a
delicious homemade dinner ready to eat in the time it takes
to heat it up? In this class, we will demonstrate how to
prepare an Entrée in a Jar meal your family will
love. Techniques will use various food preservation and
storage techniques such as pressure canning, freezing,
dehydrating, and vacuum sealing. Did we mention that these
make great gifts too?
Save a seat: Register
for this free class at http://ucanr.edu/oct13_mfpclass.
(Walk-ins welcome)
Location: Amador
County GSA Building, 12200-B Airport Road,
Jackson
Contact: UCCE Master
Food Preservers - 209-223-685
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
10am to 3pm.
Garden Tour Tuolumne
County
Mark your calendars
for Sunday, October 14th, when UCCE Master Gardeners of
Tuolumne County will host their twenty-third annual garden
tour from 10am to 3pm. This year's theme is "Gardening with
a Purpose." The Master Gardener Demonstration Garden will
also feature a plant sale on tour day. Plants available for
purchase have all been locally grown and are suitable for
planting in the foothills area.
Tours of each garden
are self-guided. Plants will be labeled for
identification as well as for drought tolerance and deer
resistance. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer
questions and hand out site information at each
garden. Garden tour tickets contain a map with
directions to each of the homes. There will be directional
signs on streets and roads leading to the
gardens.
Tickets to four
beautiful gardens are $12 per person; children 12 and under
are free. Tickets can be purchased immediately online
at http://ucanr.edu/tuolumnegardentourtickets. Soon,
tickets will be available at local businesses, the UCCE
Office and will also be available on the day of the tour at
the Master Gardener demonstration garden at 251 S. Barretta
Street, Sonora. The demonstration garden will also function
as the will-call ticket site on the day of the
tour.
Proceeds from the tour
fund the Master Gardener Scholarship Fund for Columbia
College students, provide operating funds for the
demonstration garden and help support school gardens. In
addition, funds from the tour purchase gardening reference
books available to the public at the Tuolumne County Library
and for master gardener reference at the Master Gardener
Library.
For additional details
contact the UC Cooperative Extension office at (209)
754-6477 or visit the UC Cooperative Extension website:
http://cecentralsierra.ucanr.edu/
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WHEN: Thursday,
October 18, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
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 want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? 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,
October 20, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Fall into
Spring: Fall Planting for Spring Color
WHERE: 4145 Branch
Center Road, Sacramento 95827
COST: $35 per
person. Pre-registration required, space is
limited.
Registration
information: sacmg.ucanr.edu/Special_Events
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Improve your bulb
I.Q!
Register now for the
Master Gardener seminar, "Fall into Spring: Fall Planting
for Spring Color". Presentations include layering
bulbs for dramatic, long blooming displays, and how to force
bulbs in containers.
Guest speaker Northern
California bulb grower and hybridizer William R.P. Welch,
a.k.a. "Bill the Bulb Baron" will share tips on planting and
bulb varieties for Sacramento's climate and
soils.
Bulbs, the garden
superstars are drought tolerant, rodent and deer resistant,
and low maintenance. They are cost effective
perennials, happy indoors or outdoors, in the ground or in
containers. The right bulb in the right place will
create spectacular displays that will bloom year after
year.
Bulbs and forcing kits
will be available for purchase.
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Saturday, October
20, 2018
Basic Canning and Food
Safety
Learn the latest and
safest methods in water bath and atmospheric steam
canning. A general run through of food safety
and the water bath and steam canning methods is included in
this class.
Cost: Event is
FREE
Time/ Location:
9:00 am -12 noon at the Bethell-Delfino Agricultural
Building located at 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667
Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County
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Thursday, October
25 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club
Julia
Daehling-Oldfield, owner of Big Oak Nursery, presents A Day
in the Life of a Nursery Manager. The public is
welcome.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento, CA 95816
phone:
916-823-5500
http://sacramentoperennialplantclub.org
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Thursday, October
25, 2018
Apples and
Pears
The days may be
cooling down but it's a hot season for putting up preserves
using the wonderful fruits available at this time of
year.
Cost: Event is
FREE
Time/ Location:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Bethell-Delfino Agricultural
Building located at 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667
Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County
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Saturday, October
27, 2018
The UC Master
Gardeners of Napa County invite the community to join them
for a public gardening workshop, "Toxic & Carnivorous
Plants and Growing Edible Fungi". This workshop will
be held on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 9:30 am - 11:30
am at the UCCE Meeting Room, 1710 Soscol Avenue,
Napa.
Are you ready for a
Halloween scare? Thankfully, man-eating carnivorous plants
are only in the movies. Learn why most gardeners grow
carnivorous plants for their beauty, not just their novelty.
We all know some common plants are poisonous, but what about
the others? And while we would never recommend you eat an
unknown mushroom from your garden, growing edible fungi with
a kit is fun, easy, and tasty. Join the UC Master
Gardeners of Napa County to explore the fascinating
properties plants have for protection and
survival.
Registration is
required, space is limited. There is a charge of $5/person.
Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable unless class is
cancelled. Register online at
http://ucanr.edu/2018toxicplants. For additional
information, call the UCCE office at 707-253-4221. Upvalley
and American Canyon residents can call toll-free at
877-279-3065.
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Date Last Modified: 9/22/18
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