Sunshine Weekly Weeder

06.20.12
www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org


THE 2ND ANNUAL SUNSHINE GARDEN TOMATO TASTING

The results are in!

Thank you to everyone who participated in Sunshine’s second annual tomato tasting! You made it a big success by generously donating your tomatoes and by tasting the wide range of tomatoes we grow here at the garden. The variety was truly amazing.

Thanks for all of the comments and votes. We did not count the varieties at the tasting, but 69 varieties did receive comments and we’ve compiled the results, which will be posted on the bulletin board.

The short version is as follows (varieties must have received at least 6 votes in each category:

Top 10 tastiest tomatoes (in order):
Black Cherry, Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter, Persimmon, J.D.'s Special C-Tex (small purple ones), Lemon Boy Hybrid, Michael Pollan, Lime Green Salad, Beduin, and Tangella.

Top 10 tomatoes with best texture (in order):
Black Cherry, Big Sungold Select, Sweet Million, Berkeley Tie Dye, Juliet, Cherokee Purple, Bella Rosa, Beduin, Black and Brown Boar, and Lemon Boy Hybrid.

Top 10 most attractive tomatoes (in order):
Black Cherry, Beduin, Black and Brown Boar, Berkeley Tie Dye, J.D.'s Special C-Tex (small purple ones), Cherokee Purple, Persimmon, Brandy Boy, Big Daddy, and Juliet.

The questionnaire results were:

Best in Show: Black Cherry
Best taste: Beduin
Prettiest: Berkeley Tie-Dye
Most loved by pests: Cherokee Purple
Most prolific: Sungol
Healthiest: Sungol

Please let us know if you have any suggestions on how to improve the tomato tasting for next year.

Thanks,
Ila Falvey and Kay McMurry

TWO MORE JUNE WORKDAYS - BEFORE THE SPRING SEASON DEADLINE
SUNDAY, JUNE 24 - 9 AM - 12 NOON

SATURDAY, JUNE 30 - 9 AM - 12 NOON

June 30 is the deadline for completing and logging Spring Season Service Hours.

Please remember to record your hours.

If you can't attend a scheduled workday, and need a task to do on your schedule:
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT

Please do not turn off the air conditioner in the garden library in the trailer. Besides the gardening books and reference materials, produce donations for the Micah 6 food are stored in that room awaiting the weekly deliveries. And if a gardener overdoes things in the summer heat, they can take a few minutes in the library to cool down.

Vegetables to Plant in Late June

Black-eye Peas
Chard
Chicory
Cucumbers

Eggplant
Okra
Pepper Plants

Winter Squash
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Contact Information

Jack McEvoy, President - scgpresident@gmail.com
Jeff Schulz, Vice President - vice-pres@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Suzanne Bradford, Treasurer - scg4814treasurer@gmail.com
Sue Brownlee, Secretary - scgsecretary@gmail.com
Michael Hall, Director - fibercable@austin.rr.com
Kay McMurry, Director
Emily Tisinger, Director - etisinger@austin.rr.com

Coordinators & Chairs

Zone 1, Patsy Painter - patsy_painter@yahoo.com
Zone 2, Katy Davis - katydavis@austin.rr.com
Zone 3, Sheila Bartholomew - sheilab@concrete.com
Zone 4, Alan Marburger - alanmarburger@gmail.com
Zone 5, Mary Gifford - mgifford@austin.rr.com

Zone 6, Annik Jackson - anij@aol.com
Zone 7, Diana Dworaczyk - dianadworaczyk@aol.com
Zone 8, Felicia Kongable - feliciako@yahoo.com
Zone 9, Cheryl Hazeltine - cph@austin.rr.com
Zone 10, Emily Tisinger - etisinger@austin.rr.com

Plant Sale -Michael Hallfibercable@austin.rr.com

TSBVI Liaison & Volunteer Coordinators
Mike Meyer meyermic2001@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

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