Soil testing
Green Acres Nursery & Supply will offer free soil testing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. Participants should bring a sample of soil to have the ph level tested, then stick around to learn what can be done to adjust the soil's ph and increase gardening success.
The nursery is at 901 Galleria Boulevard, Roseville.
Grape cultivation
The El Dorado County Master Gardeners will offer a class on wine and table grapes from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Agriculture Extension Building, 311 Fair Lane in Placerville.
Master Gardener Caroline Stromberg will discuss grape cultivation in El Dorado County. The class covers selecting, planting, supporting and harvesting grapes, as well as grape diseases and pests.
For more information call (530) 621-5512 or visit Web site http//:ceeldorado.ucdavis.edu.
Iris Society to hear talk on garden chemicals
The Sierra Foothills Iris Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 in the Rose Room of the Auburn Civic Center, 1225 Lincoln Way, in Auburn.
Guest speaker will be Cindy Davis from Eisley's Nursery who will discuss "Good and Bad Chemicals in the Garden."
Visitors are welcome and there is no charge to attend. If you are interested in any type of iris whether just the bearded family or beardless, think about joining our society as we try to get in different speakers on a variety of species and topics, organizers say.
