Elkhorn Garden Club
June 2003 Newsletter #1
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Club meets second Saturday of every month starting in July. Time of Meeting varies.
June 1st, 2003: Aromas Country Garden Tour w/ Artist
in the Garden
This is a wonderful event, beautiful gardens, interesting people &
Art
Show. Plus it's close to home.
Starts at 10:00 – 4:00 PM
Meet Garden Club members in front of the:
Aromas Grange – 4 –H market place [ Jams. Soaps, & Plant Sale]
Time: At 10:00 am to take the tour as a group. The tour takes 2-3
Hours.
Garden Tour Map is $10.00- donations benefit the local Art Programs.
Tour info number: 831-726-7183
Bring a digital Camera for our web site.
June 7th: Plant Swap and Potluck Luncheon !
Location: Royal Oaks Park.
Time: 1:00- 3:00 pm
Directions: From Prunedale: Take San Miguel Canyon Rd. to Echo Valley Rd.
Turn East. Just past the elementary School, turn
left up the hill on Maher Rd. follow Maher Rd. for
about mile until you see the park on your right.
There is a $5.00 per vehicle entry fee at the gate.
Plant Swap: This is an opportunity to share your favorite plants
or those you
want to give away. This also enables you to select other plants that are
brought by others for free. Bring small plants in pots, large plants
in pots, bare roots, seeds, bulbs, cuttings & plant catalogs- etc.
Bring a digital camera for our web site.
More information: contact Kat DeDontney -Her Email: kapiller1@yahoo.com
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Gardening Tips for June
BULBS ON SALE: To get the best prices, order your
fall bulbs during
pre season catalog bulb sales, starting now and lasting until
mid-August.
PLANTING: FLOWERS FOR CUTTING. Long-blooming perennials
provide a good
source of cut flowers. Try alstroemeria, coreopsis, gaillardia,
gloriosa daisy, lavender, Limonium perezii, Mexican sunflower,
purple coneflower, scabiosa, Shasta daisy, and yarrow (Achillea).
Seeds to plant: you can throw seed on the ground
and have flowers this summer.
Some easy suggestions: Calif. Poppies, Cosmos, Sunflower seeds[ put
under ground as the package suggest. Zinnias, and Verbascums.
PLANT FOR PERMANENCE: Now is a good time to plant
almost any
perennial, shrub, tree, or vine When shopping at the nursery, look
for plants that have good leaf color (green leaves should be a deep
green, not pale and yellowish) and attractive form. Check container
bottoms to make sure roots aren't growing out of them (which may
mean plants are rootbound). Plants should also be well watered.
VEGETABLES: It's not too late to set out
plants of cucumber,
eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, and squash. For pumpkins by
Halloween, buy 4 “ plants or larger.
(www.ornamentaledibles.com or 408/929-7333).
WATERMELON: Summer's favorite melon is healthier
than you may
think. USDA researchers found that it contains on average about
40 percent more lycopene (an antioxidant associated with reduced
risk of certain cancers) than raw tomatoes. It's also fat free and
contains vitamins A, B6, C, and thiamin. The best indicator of a
nutritious watermelon is red, ripe flesh. Seedless watermelons tend
to contain more lycopene than seeded varieties. Though not
specifically tested for lycopene content. Buy 4” potted plants or
larger.
MAINTENANCE: LAWNS. If your lawn gets a lot of
use and has
compacted soil, aerate it to help improve air and water movement
to the roots. You can rent an aerator from an equipment supply
store. Rake up the cores and top-dress with mulch. If you
haven't fertilized recently, apply a lawn fertilizer and water in well.
PLANT CORN : Corn plants carry both male
and female flowers.
The male flowers are at the top of the plant; the female flowers form the
silk that hangs out of the developing ears. For ears to produce a full
set
of kernels, wind must distribute pollen to all of them. To ensure
good
pollination, plant corn in blocks of no fewer than 16 plants (four
rows of four plants). Plant seeds at least 12 inches apart in rows
spaced 3 feet apart.
Club organization
We are looking for volunteer suggestions for the
following upcoming meeting:
July 12, 2003
Aug 9, 2003
Sept 13, 2003
Oct 11,2003
Nov. 8, 2003
Dec 13, 2003
* I'm suggesting that Dec. 13th should be a Christmas
Holiday Theme
[ also, mark your calendar for these dates reserved
so you are available to join us]
Sponsor a Meeting!
If you would like to sponsor a meeting on your property
or have a great suggestion for an outing or event. Contact Colleen
Goff by email: Elkhorng@earthlink.net
Who is in the club?
About 22 women have signed up their names as having interest,
plus we have had several men show some interest. They haven’t signed up
but are definitely welcome to come to all meetings.
Minutes: So far we have had 2 meetings where we
have discussed having dues.
An amount has not been decided on. But if everyone put in 15.00 in for
the year. It gives enough money to put out the newsletter and pay for small
fees. So far, Colleen has paid for the library room and the first
News letter. If no one wants to pay dues, we could set up the newsletter
to
come by email only.
We have talked about volunteering to take over a community garden
somewhere. We need suggestions for this.
We talked about having a garden home tour next summer, Organized tours
of
Commercial gardens, Trips to places like Hakone Gardens, Filoli, Bonfante
Gardens, flower shows, plant exchanges and sales, talks by local experts
And /or professionals in the industry.
Please help: We need a list of gardening events [even those scheduled not
on
the monthly meeting date] gardening articles, ideas,
speakers and suggestions to be submitted to the newsletter for
print.
Email this information to Colleen at : Elkhorng@earthlink.net
Send your email address to Colleen : elkhorng@earthlink.net
This is so we can do mass communications without someone
having to call everyone.
Directory: Let us know if you do not want your name in
the directory. It will be
sent out in the July Newsletter otherwise. for print. You can be removed
from the garden club listing at anytime.
Volunteers: We need people to get involved to keep this
gardening club going.
We need a treasurer. This is someone who plans to come to every.
meeting.
Someone who can organize the monthly calendar of meetings and events.
Someone to organize the garden tour for next summer.
We need many individuals to each take a meeting date for their own
personal garden and sponsor or organize an outing other than the monthly
meeting date.
