Sunshine Weekly Weeder

12.29.11
 www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org


HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FALL SEASON SERVICE HOURS - THE LAST DAY IS DECEMBER 31

December 31th is the last day to complete your Fall 2011 service hours, both regular Sunshine Garden hours and the one hour requirement for TSBVI service work. The weather forecast through Saturday is sunny and warm, perfect for those of you who need still to come out the garden and put in a few hours.

Remember to log your hours, either the green binder in the tool shed or online in the Virtual Green Binder. Please log your hours promptly. We will be totaling up the hours logged during the first week of January so that billing for time owed for service hours can be included in the Spring 2012 membership renewal notices.

SPRING 2012 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Mid January: Membership Renewal Notices for Sunshine Community Gardens will be send out via email.

January 31th: Due date for membership renewal payments and payment for fall service hours not worked.

After you receive your invoice, you can drop off your payment in the garden trailer -- use the message slot in the office door. The office is at the end the hall that starts to right of the refrigerator; that is, it's the room at the north end of the trailer. Please remember to include a copy of the renewal invoice with your payment.

If you need to update your email address on file with Sunshine Community Gardens, reply to this message (scgsecretary@gmail.com) with your changes, and copy the garden's treasurer at lacasita88@gmail.com, and your Zone Coordinator (see the list below).

A Few January Garden Tasks

Divide and transplant perennial herbs.
Divide and transplant summer and fall blooming perennial flowers. Donate extras to the spring plant sale.
Prepare soil for the spring garden. Add compost and fertilizer and turn and till the soil.
Before a freeze water your plants well, but don't over water.

Clean and repair your garden tools and implements.
Make a garden plan for the spring season with a planting schedule.
Start seedlings indoors under fluorescent lights for transplanting into the garden later in the spring.

FLOWER SEEDS TO PLANT IN JANUARY

Alyssum ~ Balsam ~ Bluebell ~ Coreopsis ~ Cornflower
Echinacea ~ Hollyhock ~ Larkspur ~ Lobella
Poppy ~ Queen Anne's Lace ~ Snapdragon ~ Sweet Pea

JANUARY GARDENING SEMINARS
Sponsored by the Travis County Master Gardeners Association and Travis County AgriLife Extension

Planting Spring Vegetables
Saturday, January 14, 10am-12pm
Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd

Master Gardener Patty Leander will share her immense knowledge of planning and growing your own home vegetable garden. Patty will also address our recent drought conditions and it's long term effects. Plant lists, seed sources and planting schedules will be provided for you to take home.

Parking and seating are limited so please register online to reserve your seat at http://travis-tx.tamu.edu/horticulture/ and click on "Public Seminar Registration". This seminar is free; Zilker park entrance fee is $2 per adult, $1 per child or senior
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Planting Spring Vegetables
Saturday, January 14, 10am-12pm
Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd

From Seeds to Transplants will help you understand which vegetable plants are good candidates to start from seeds to get a jump start on the growing season. Learn about seeds, growing material, lighting, temperature, air circulation and moisture requirements.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Contact Information

Jack McEvoy, President - president@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Jeff Schulz, Vice President - vice-pres@sunshinecommunitygarden.org
Suzanne Erickson, Treasurer - lacasita88@gmail.com.net
Sue Brownlee, Secretary - scgsecretary@gmail.com
Linda Booker, Director - lindaruthbooker@gmail.com
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, 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 - dtisinger@austin.rr.com

Plant Sale -Michael Hallfibercable@austin.rr.com

TSBVI Liaison & Volunteer Coordinators
Mike Meyer meyermic2001@yahoo.com and Linda Booker lindaruthbooker@gmail.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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