Sunshine Weekly Weeder

06.15.10
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org

LAST SCHEDULED WORKDAY THIS SEASON WILL BE SATURDAY, JUNE 19

Cheryl Hazeltine and Katy Davis will be co-hosting the workday and will start early at 8:30 AM to beat the heat and wrap up at 11:30.

EARLY BLIGHT OF TOMATOES

Early blight is caused by the fungus Alternaria solani and flourishes in warm temperatures and when leaves are wet for extended periods. It starts with small spots which grow larger into circular lesions with yellow halos. The leaves will drop off. Eventually, the plant may look like it has been burnt, and lesions will ruin the tomato fruit. To control this disease in your garden:

Rotate the planting area for tomatoes each session.
Use varieties with resistance to Alternaria. Look for the “A” designation after the variety name.
When watering, try not to splash water from the soil on lower leaves of the plant. Also, water at times of the day to reduce the length of time that leaves remain wet.
Mulch. This protects the plant from the fungus in the soil.
Use staking and spacing to encourage air flow.
At the end of the season, completely remove old plants.

Adapted from The early blight get the poor tomato, by Kevin Ong, Ph.D
Also see: The FACTSHEETS on Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory website.

SUNSHINE GARDEN PRODUCE STAND

Ila Falvey with the help of Adiana, Ariel, and Jeremy is having a produce stand on Tuesdays and Fridays, 11:30 am to 1 pm on the office porch. They are selling mostly tomatoes, with all proceeds benefiting Sunshine Garden.

Gardeners are welcome to help by volunteering to "man" the booth and/or contributing their excess produce. If you are interested or have produce you would be willing to contribute, please contact: ila.falvey@gmail.com.

Thanks to Jola who has contributed some fine tomatoes and Craig who made the sign. The purpose of the sale is to raise money for Sunshine (over $130 after only two days of sales) and to provide customers with the joys of fresh produce. The supply of tomatoes from the garden will mostly have petered out by July so sales from the produce stand will end at that time.

FLOWERS (SEEDS) TO PLANT IN JUNE

amaranthus - aster - balsam
celosias (including cockscomb) - cleome - cosmos
feverfew - four o' clocks - heliotrope - impatiens
marigold - moonflower - morning glory
nasturtium - nicotiana, periwinkle - salvia
torenia (wishbone flower) - vinca - zinnia

BASIC LANDSCAPE DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Free Seminar from Travis County Master Gardeners Association and AgriLife Extension
Saturday, June 19 10am-noon
Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd

This is the first of a two-part series to teach how to design your garden. The first seminar will explore ways to use your space, look at various garden styles, and cover basic design principles such as texture, color, and function.
For more information, see: www.tcmastergardeners.org.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Workday - Saturday, June 19, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Contact Information

Janet Adams, President - president@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Mary Gifford, Vice President - vice-pres@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Carol Limaye, Treasurer - caroline.limaye@sbcglobal.net
Sue Brownlee, Secretary - scgsecretary@gmail.com
Jim Willman, Director - jwillmann@texasnurses.org
Ila Falvey, Director - ila.falvey@gmail.com
Nancy Seibert, Director - nancyrseibert@yahoo.com

Coordinators & Chairs

Zone 1, Patsy Painter - patsy_painter@yahoo.com
Zone 2, Katy Davis - katydavis@austin.rr.com
Zone 3, Daniel Moise - daniel.b.moise@gmail.com
Zone 4, Alan Marburger - alanmarburger@gmail.com
Zone 5, Mary Gifford - mgifford@austin.rr.com

Zone 6, Sharon Flournoy - saflournoy@att.net
Zone 7, Diana Dworaczyk - dianadworaczyk@aol.com
Zone 8, Nancy Seibert - nancyrseibert@yahoo.com
Zone 9, Cheryl Hazeltine - cph@austin.rr.com
Zone 10, Sue Mennicke - sue_scg@fastmail.fm

Plant Sale - Nancy Seibert - nancyrseibert@yahoo.com
Carpentry & Repairs - Robert Jarry - r.jarry@sbcglobal.net
Compost - Steve Uecker - steven_uecker@hotmail.com
Tools & Wheelbarrows - Bob Easter - beaster1@austin.rr.com
Maintenance Coordinator - Ila Falvey - ila.falvey@gmail.com
Website Coordinators - Kathleen Neville and Larry Olsen - lolsen@suddenlink.net

Record Service Hours Online - the Virtual Green Binder

To unsubcribe send a message to:scgsecretary@gmail.com

Sunshine Community Gardens
http://www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org