21 January, 2021
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Looking for Plants for your Garden or Home?
Here are some of the Best Nurseries in & around Austin to search for plants. Call first to make sure they have organic veggies in stock if that is what you are shopping for.
- The Natural Gardener; 8648 Old Bee Caves Rd. Austin, TX 78735; (512) 288-6113
- Barton Springs Nursery; 3601 Bee Caves Rd West Lake Hills, TX 78746; (512) 872-6390
- The Great Outdoors; 2730 S Congress Ave Austin, TX 78704; (512) 448-2992
- Green 'N Growing; 601 W Pecan St Pflugerville, TX 78660; (512) 251-3262
- Shoal Creek Nursery; 2710 Hancock Dr Austin, TX 78731; (512) 458-5909
- Brite Ideas; 2521 Rutland Dr Ste 475 Austin, TX 78758; (512) 459-4353
- Tillery Street Plant Company; 801 Tillery St Austin, TX 78702; (737) 212-0457
- Leaf & Landscape Supply; 5700 W Hwy 290 Austin, TX 78735; (512) 288-5900
- Sledd Nursery; 1211 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703; (512) 478-9977
Easy Vegetables to Grow
- from Texas A&M ArgiLife Extension website
Easy gardening does exist! Are you new to gardening and having trouble deciding which vegetables to grow first? Try one or two of the vegetables listed below. Most are easy to grow and maintain. They can also grow in most parts of Texas during the spring and summer months.
Easy Vegetables to Grow
- Artichokes (En español)
- Asparagus (En español)
- Beets (En español)
- Carrots (En español)
- Cilantro (En español)
- Cole Crops (En español)
- Collard Greens (En español)
- Cucumbers (En español)
- Dill (En español)
- Eggplant (En español)
- Ginger (En español)
- Green Beans (En español)
- Irish Potatoes (En español)
- Melons (En español)
- Okra (En español)
- Onions (En español)
- Peppers (En español)
- Radishes (En español)
- Rosemary (En español)
- Spinach & Other Greens (En español)
- Squash (En español)
- Sugar Snap Peas (En español)
- Sweet Corn (En español)
- Sweet Potatoes (En español)
- Tomatillos (En español)
- Tomatoes (En español)
- Turnip Greens & Mustard Greens (En español)
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Officer and Zone Coordinator Contacts - Sunshine Gardens
Officers
- President- Steve Uecker steven_uecker@hotmail.com
- Vice-President - James "Jim" Willmann jhwillmann@gmail.com
- Secretary - Kerry Drake kerryadrake@gmail.com
- Treasurer - Caroline Limaye scgtreasurer1@gmail.com
- Director - Kay McMurry scg.plots@gmail.com
- Director - Marsha Riti marshariti@gmail.com
- Director - Doug Zullo dugzoo@gmail.com
Email the board.
Zone Coordinators
- Zone 1, Susan Wallar swallar@gmail.com
- Zone 2, Wayne Kuenstler wckuenstler@gmail.com
- Zone 3, Ludmila Voskov lvoskov@austin.rr.com
- Zone 4, Ila Falvey ila.falvey@gmail.com
- Zone 5, Mary Gifford mgifford@austin.rr.com
- Zone 6, Charlotte Jernigan charlotte@cybermesa.com
- Zone 7, Jeff Schulz chilihead.schulz@gmail.com
- Zone 8, Steve Uecker steven_uecker@hotmail.com
- Zone 9, Kerry Howell casonhowell@gmail.com
- Zone 10, Christopher Schroder
christopher.s.schroder@gmail.com &
Karl Arcuri karl.w.arcuri@gmail.com
Other Personnel
- Weekly Weeder Newsletter - Holly Gilman hollyjgilman@gmail.com
- Plant Sale - Randy Thompson & Janet Adams jartdaht@gmailcom
- TSBVI Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator - Janet Adams jartdaht@gmailcom
- Plot Assignment - Kay McMurry scg.plots@gmail.com
- Compost Coordinator - Janet Adams jartdaht@gmail.com
- Carpentry & Repairs - Robert Jarry r.jarry@sbcglobal.net
- Water Leak Repairs - Steve Schulz sschulz784@aol.com
- Tools & Wheelbarrows - Bob Easter bob@easterandeaster.com
- Gas Mowers - Ray Porter Gasmowers@icloud.com
- Cordless Mowers/Trimmers - Steve Camp stcole431@yahoo.com
- Kitchen Supplies - Anita Keese
anodekraft1@msn.com
(If supplies are needed for events, contact by email or at 512-773-2178) - Compost Tea -
- Micah 6 - Dana Kuykendall kuykendall@austin.rr.com
- Micah 6 - Mary Gifford mgifford@austin.rr.com
- Website Coordinator - Sharon Rempert scgardenweb@gmail.com
Record Service Hours Online - Green Binder