Sunshine Community Gardens

5 November, 2021

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In This Issue

• Monarch Stops for a Drink
• Sunshine Gardener, Susan Prosperie, Receives Award
• Micah 6 Totals for October
• Upcoming Happy Hour at Brewtorium
• Special Service Hours Task
• Austin's November Vegetable Article
• Garden Tasks List
• Nancy Seibert Memorial Reminder

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A Monarch Stops for a Drink

Susan said: "I think we've all been seeing quite a few migrating Monarchs feeding in the gardens and flying south over the past few weeks. It's been a good season for them stopping over in Austin! I saw quite a few today both in the gardens and then high in the sky (using binoculars) headed southwest. It feels especially poignant that it is Dia de los Muertos, and it is possible that the leading edge of the migration arrived at the sanctuaries in Mexico on this very day, as it often does. With the cold front on the way, today's Monarch sightings may have been about the last we will see of them coming through. We'll see. In any event, here is a photo of one of the many I saw today, this one on the Quail Grass."

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Susan Prosperie Receives Award from Wildflower Center

Sunshine Gardener, Susan Prosperie, receives Award from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Read about Susan's accomplishments here.

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Micah 6 Donations for October, by Walter Kuhl

October Totals:

• Produce - 293.5 pounds
• Dry Goods - 73.5 pounds

Year to Date Totals:

• Produce - 3857.5 pounds
• Dry Goods - 382.5 pounds

Currently, delivery to Micah 6 Food Pantry is once a week, usually around 9am on Saturday. Please leave your donations in the cool room or the refrigerator of the trailer. There are sacks, both plastic and paper, in the cool room if needed. You may also leave your donations in the cooler on the porch if you are not comfortable entering the trailer.

Left is a picture of Lebanese cucumbers donated by an unknown Sunshine gardener. Thank you so much for this beautiful and delicious donation, and thank you to all gardeners who share their bounty with Micah 6. The Micah 6 Food Pantry clients love our fresh produce!

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Happy Hour at Brewtorium on 11/10/21

Randy Thompson invites all Sunshine Gardeners to a Happy Hour at the Brewtorium on November 10 starting at 4:30 PM. Randy indicates there is an outdoor seating area where we can meet. The Brewtorium is located at 6015 Dillard Circle, Suite A, Austin, TX 78752

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Special Service Hours Task

Janet Adams seeks Volunteers and says:: "I need several people to help clean the trailer and both greenhouses over the next few weeks. You are welcome to do it on your own schedule or join me when I'm there. The trailer has been ignored during the pandemic and needs some cleaning and organizing. This is in preparation for the memorial service for Nancy Seibert on Dec 5 and for the spring plant sale in March. If you are interested and willing please let me know. Janet

email: jartdaht@gmail.com
text: 512-808-7994

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Austin's November Vegetable Article

Ila Falvey recommends this article for the November Vegetable Garden from a Texas Master Gardener.

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Garden Tasks

Thursday, 4 November, 2021

Priority (Tasks specifically needed):

1. Digging up khaki weed, wherever you find it (Counts as TSVBI hours).
   • We have had success on the last 4 workdays addressing this problem. We will have another workday on Saturday 11/20. Folks are encouraged, however, to attack it at any time the mood strikes them. Grab some garden friends and 86 some Khaki weeds, it doesn't get any better! Preferably daylight hours.
2. Maintaining common paths and common areas. If you have plants extending into common paths, trim them. The common paths are designed to allow the biggest wheelbarrows that we own to traverse them unimpeded.
3. Mowing and maintaining perimeter fence line inside and out.
4. Sunshine Community Garden was fined a few weeks ago for the dumpster being over filled. Please help us to avoid this by following a few simple guidelines.
   1. Fill the dumpster from the back (under the hinges) to the front. If you put stuff in the front, it tends to stay there.
   2. If you think the dumpster is full, contact me (Steve Camp, I'm there a lot) or Randy Thompson. We can usually compact stuff to make more space.
   3. Follow the rules regarding what goes into the dumpster and what does not, there's signage close by.
   4. If the dumpster actually does get full before pick up day, I'm working on finding a spot where we can store a reasonable overage, to be loaded after the dumpster is emptied.

TSVBI:

1. Weeding paths in TSBVI garden and wood chip areas on west side. (This is normally needed. Try to get out roots. Be sure to smooth out paths after weeding to facilitate TSBVI students moving around garden).
2. Mowing between fence and street along 49th St. and Sunshine Dr. along and 10' inside fence. (Frequent mowing will be needed this time of year.)
3. Picking up trash in compost area and along fence lines.

Regular:

1. Mowing (Please check area around trailer and greenhouses.
2. Maintaining common paths. (Gardeners are required to maintain a 2' strip of common paths adjacent to their plot.)
3. Mowing and cleaning up overgrown/messy places in common areas.
4. Cleaning street curb gutters of dirt and debris build up. (At places in the curb gutter along Sunshine Dr. and 49th St., soil and debris has built up and grass beginning to grow. Scrape off with shovel and put in wheelbarrow. If debris is gravel can be put in low places in parking lot. Otherwise, put in dumpster.)

Note: TSBVI hour tasks can also count as regular hours.

Slow Down..You're on Garden Time! Enjoy!

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Nancy Seibert Memorial Reminder

A memorial and celebration of Nancy Seibert's life will be held at Sunshine Community Garden on December 5, 2021.

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Weeder Content

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