Row Covers & Frost Protection; Gardening Guidebook for Northern California

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FGC Newsletter Page November 20121

Folsom Garden ClubNeighborhood Gardeners since 1934

Volume XI I No.9Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1681, Folsom, Ca 95763Website: www.folsomgarden.org

November 2012 Newsletter

Calendar of EventsNovember

Date Time Location Event Contact

Thurs.15

10 to12:00

Boonie LangsJapanese garden

Dirt Gardeners Field Trip More information on page 2

NinaSanders

Wed.28

10 to12:00

Folsom Convalescent HomeOn Natoma and Mill Streets

Community Service Project , Tree DecorationMore information on page 2

Dan Knott

Thurs29

10 to12:00 (Home of Joye Gephart)

Di rt Gardeners, Wreath CreationMore information on page 2

JoyeGephart

December

Date Time Location Event Contact

Sat1

10 to12:00 Folsom Zoo Sanctuary

Community Service Project , Tree Decorating forWild Nights and Holiday Lights

Sign up at November meeting

Dan Knott

Thurs.6 *11 am

Rotary Clubhouse,Lew Howard Park

Business Meeting *note the time H oliday Potluck Lu ncheon Party

Sign up at the November meeting.Therell be a voluntary Gift exchange (limit $10 value)

JoyeGephart

November Business M eetingThursday, 1 st , 10am to 12:15pm

Rotary Club House, Lew Howard Park,Guest Speaker : Michelle Helzer, a LandscapeDesigner who owns Lotus Designs, will speakabout Japanese Garden Design and Julie Averill-Martin, a certified arborist, will demonstrate

pruning Japanese maples.

Garden Tour meeting will followthe Business Meeting

Be green: Br ing your own cup .

A weed is plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.Doug Larson.

November Bir thdaysJudy Hickey 1 Harriet Schaeffer 1 Shirley Hallfeldt 5 Mike Kelly 8 Gloria Hanson 11 Cathy Keegan 16 Sharon Peterson 17 Marge Stotenburg 17Susan Chance 19 Sally Trench 26 Kathy Bunney 30

Catherine Elliott-Shillings 30
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November Di r t GardenersThur sday 15 th , 10 to 12,

Field Trip t o Boonie Langs private Japanese Garden in Granite Bay. Boonie will take us on a tour ofher garden, Myo Wa En, Garden of Inspiration and Harmony, created in 1986 by the late landscapemaster, Katsuo Saito. Rain or Shine. $5 Donation.

9:30am, Assemble in Vics Market Parking Lot, 9580 Oak Ave. Folsom ~~~~~~~~~

Thur sday 29 th , 10 to 12,Wr eath Creation at the home of Joye Gephart.

Bring your wreaths and assorted materials to create Fall or Holiday decorations.

Event limited to the first 18 who sign up.~~~~~~~~~~Communi ty Service Project.

Wednesday November 28 th , 10 to 12.Folsom Convalescent Home, on Natoma and Mills Streets.

Christmas Tree decorating and distribution of Christmas cards to the residents.

The Garden Club held meetings in an annex of The Murer House for manyyears. Built in the 1890s, the house is open for tours the first Saturday of everymonth from 11 am to 3 pm. It is maintained by The Murer House Foundation,which also offers classes in Italian language, Italian cooking and art.The Folsom H istori cal Society and M ur er H ouse F oundation are sponsor inga Home Tour on December 7 th and 8 th. Tickets, $15 each, are available fromGreen Acres, Bel Air at Broadstone, Folsom Lake Bank; Dorotheas, FolsomChamber of Commerce, Grapes & Ivy, Not Too Shabby and the Folsom HistoryMuseum.The F oundation is inviting garden club members to come to work parties eachTuesday at 9 am as they work to beautify the grounds of this historic property.(They also would like a volunteer to be the coordinator for Tuesday workdays.)

The Presidents Corner .Joye Gephar t

Fall has FINALLY fallen! After a week of overly warm temps for October, asI'm writing this, we had overcast skies this morning and the weather forecast hadrumors of rain coming next week - in the last full week of October. I am ready forthis, my favorite time of the year - autumn - and I hope you are too. Even though thetemps are cooling down, the Folsom Garden Club year is just getting warmed up withcommunity projects to help with if you have the time. The committee held its first meeting early in October andI hope you will find time to get involved with some of the projects as volunteers are needed. Contact DavidCoolidge or Dan Knott about up-coming meetings or events. If you are in the neighborhood of the PioneerVillage in Old Town, stop by and vote for our Garden Club entry in the first annual Scarecrow contest (one ofour recent Community Projects)! Fun family activities await and you might help us get our name in the paperand on a plaque at the Folsom History Museum. I'm looking forward to the November meeting - hope to seeyou there!

Note: Unintentionally left out of the yearbook was our Name Tag Chair, Mary Ann Pancheri, who does such a beautiful job of calligraphy on our new member nametags. You might want to write her name in your copy ofthe yearbook.


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The October Business Meeting - 66 attended: 61 Members and 5 Guests . We now have a total of 111 members !

Please welcome these new members:Haydee Gaffney, Georgette Branham, Cyndi Murdoch.

Hodgepodge Total for October: $96.00

The vivacious Lynn Lombard (pictured left) was our guestspeaker for our October meeting. She has been a member of theAfrican Violet Society for 35 years. Her enthusiasm wascontagious. She shared her hobby and passion about the propercare of African Violets.

The key for success and survival of a thriving plantdepends on location, location, location. She stressed if your

plants were thriving and blooming then dont change anything. If on the other hand, your plants werent blooming, she offeredhelpful hints involving the basics:

1. Watering: Plants may be watered from the top or bottom, however, avoid getting thecenter crown wet. Try bottled water. 2. Fertilize: For more frequent blooms, use water-soluble fertilizer every time you water. (1/8 teaspoon to1 gal

of water) Select a fertilizer with a high number in the middle. 3. Light: Any window with adequate bright light, just avoid direct sunlight. They can also begrown under fluorescent lights. 4. Potting: Repot at least once a year with soil-less sterilized potting mix with plenty of perliteand vermiculite. (By N in a Sanders.)

M embers voted to purchase a Projector that will be used at club functions and foreducational projects.

The EPSON EX5210 (pictured left) is described as having amazing image qualityand ease of use.

2800 lumens color/white light output; native XGA (1024 x 768) resolution,supporting input up to 1400 x 1050.

USB Plug n Play; PC free slideshow function allows projection of JPEG files, without a computer,from any USB thumb drive.

October Plant of the Month , presented by Erin Angulo.Pink Feather Duster Calliandra eriophylla (kal-ee-AN-druh er-ee-oh-FIL-uh)

Group of about 200 species mainly grown for their long, silky stamensand ferny foliage. One of the first perennials to bloom. Flower clusters

show pink to white stamens in fluffy balls in late winter or early spring(Feb to May).

Open growth, 1-3 ft tall and 4-5 ft wide.Prune out any dead wood after bloom.Deciduous, Zones 10-24, according to Sunset Label, USDA 7-11.

Full sun. Drought tolerant. No irrigation needed but blooms and leaves will lastlonger with summer water.

Native to southern California, east to Texas and south into Baja.


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Keep on top of raking andcleanup until leaf fall is over. Besure to clean up under fruit trees.

Fallen leaves and dead fruit canharbor insect eggs and fungusspores over the winter Tomato hornworms are goinginto hibernation in the soil beneathyour tomato plants. Dig downabout four inches and discard theircocoons Control earwigs and snailsreduce dark, cool, moist places.Gather and clean outdoor pots and

containers to eliminate shelter forover-wintering pests; store undercover to prevent standing water.

Temperatures can dip down belowfreezing in many of the interior areas of

Northern California in November. Move frost-sensitive potted plantsindoors or against a west or south-facingwall. Row covers, frost cloth, boxes or blacknursery pots (turned upside down) tocover plants and water-filled containerssurrounding young seedlings offer awarmer nighttime environment.

~~~~~~~Heavy dew on the lawn every

morning is usually enough water for this

month. If rains are infrequent, waternewly planted landscape plants,vegetables and lawns to keep the soilmoist.

Master gardeners recommend removing mistletoe from trees in the fall. If possible, prune at leastone foot back from where the mistletoe attachesitself to the tree.

Question and Answer time at the October Meeting : a member askedabout spittlebugs. Coincidentally, Diane Stout asked about the same topic viaan email (with the photograph on the left) to Rhonda DesVoignes. This is whatRhonda replied:The foam is the covering for the spittl ebug n ymph . They don't really damageyour plants but just look funny. The best method of control is to blast the little

brown bugs off with a strong stream of water. They seem to show up later inthe summer, and really like rosemary & lavender. Usually an early morning

blast of water about once a week seems to work pretty well. When you use pesticides, you can also kill any beneficial insects that might be eating the

spittlebugs, which could cause more spittlebugs in the long run.

Gardening Tips : Average November weather in Folsom: 64 Max, 46 Min, 2.43 Precipitation

The clocks change on November 4 Fall Back. Dont forget to check your irrigation timers.

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The Chrysanthemum is the Designated Flowerof the Month of November . Buy them now in allthe fall colors. Cut them down to a few inchesfrom the ground when they finish flowering andthey will begin to grow again next March,

blooming in July. Let them bloom lightly; thenshear them back for the main bloom in the fall.

I My Plant! Just for fun: If you have a plant (indoor or out) that you are particularly proud of,send in a photo. Even if youre not sure of the name send it in anyway, its just forfun. [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Raffles are now back as a part of our meeting, thanks to the good work of ourtreasurer, Sally Berry. Joy Greene and our wonderful club members have worked to gatherup or contribute some wonderful prizes. Our thanks to the following contributors:September meeting .

1. Floral arrangement donated by Charlyne Jordan from Blossom Shop, 47 Natoma St,Suite D Folsom; 294-0174 (Value $60)

2. Facial donated by Ambers Aromatherapy Skin Care Say Salon, 330 A East Bidwell St.,

Folsom; 983-3245 or cell 451-6971 (Value $75) 3. In-Home Body Massage donated by Jennifer Mullin, Certified Massage Therapist;903-6037

4. S Barkles Dog Wash; 850 E . Bidwell St., Suite #150, Folsom; 984-0102 (Value $15)5. Verbena & Figleaf, High Fragrance Reed Diffuser (purchased, Value $20)6. 2 Pounds Peanut Brittle Gift Basket donated by Joy Greene (Value $30)7. We Olive Gift set (Value $18)

October Meeting . Total: Took In $123.00 - Spent $24.64 = Profit of $98.36 1. Floral arrangement donated by Charlyne Jordan from Blossom Shop,

47 Natoma St, Suite D Folsom; 294-0174 (Value $70) 2. Fused glass Bird Bath with metal stand donated by Joy Greene (Value $40)

3.

Gourmet chocolate chip cookies 2 dozen donated by Jo Anderson (Value $20)4. Diffenbachia in a 1 gallon clay pot donated by Judy Hickey (Value $10)5. Wine basket (purchased)6. Seasonal candle (purchased)

Joy G reene gives outRaf fle tickets formembers to drop

into bags numberedfor each prize

The array of prizes atthe October meeting

September 29 was the Folsom Family Expo and Wellness Festival , heldat Folsom Community Center. The Club had a Kids Growing Strong booth,Salads To Go. Each visitor, of all ages, sprinkled le ttuce seeds over a soil-filledcontainer to take home to experience home grown salad. Each container had a

paper sleeve with funny instructions about its care. They could also choose otherspecially packaged seeds, like radish, sunflower, green beans or squash.

One parent was overheard: Green beans? Green French Fries!

Above, Jan Wilcox ,Mercy Folsom Faire coordinator,

Left, the student crew from Interact .Right, choosing packets of seed .

Not pictured: Dan Knott, Marilyn Starbuck, and Nessie


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Nina and Bob have a new grandson born on Wednesday, October17th. Congratulations to the newest grandparents!

Sally Trench just had knee surgery the same day and should behome by now. She was at Mercy Folsom. Her son and grandson are lookingafter her. She was up and moving around on Thursday with some pain butnot too bad!

Penny PinesProgress $42.43

2012-2013 Board of OfficersPresidentJoye Gephar t

1st Vice PresidentsAdr ienne Coolidge Ni na Sanders

2nd Vice PresidentGarden Tour Director

Jan-Can Prendergast

Recording SecretarySher r il Gomes

Correction : Last month, Erin Angulo was incorrectly named as the Parliamentarian. Joy Greene is theParliamentarian.

DAN'S TORTILLA ROLL UPSINGREDIENTS : Flour tortillas, Cream Cheese (whipped or the block), Horse Radish Sauce(not straight horse radish), Arugula (a spicy salad green, available at Trader Joe's or Winco)Sliced Deli Meat (I prefer pastrami or a good quality Roast Beef).

1. Spread cream cheese in middle half of the tortilla2. Lightly spread horseradish sauce on the cream cheese (too much makes it too picante) 3. Sprinkle Arugula over bottom half of tortilla--from the middle to the bottom4. Spread meat over the middle of tortilla covering completely to the sides (be generous)5. Start at bottom and tightly roll the tortilla into a tube. The top half should have little or no ingredients inorder to seal it off.6. Can be refrigerated overnight but not essential. Cut into bite size rounds. ENJOY!!

Publicity committee for the garden tourand publicity for the garden club - thesecould be separate individuals or a team ifyou could buddy up with someone elseinterested.

See page 29, Section 4 in the FGC Yearbook

TreasurerSally Berry

Preceding President ParliamentarianEr in Angul o Joy Green

Documents

Row Covers & Frost Protection; Gardening Guidebook for Northern California