Sunshine Community Gardens

24 September, 2020

www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org

Gardener's Picture page

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Free Organic Gardening Webinar this Friday!

Register online.

Jennifer Steverson, Environmental Program Coordinator
Community Gardens Program| Natural Resources Division

Jennifer.Steverson@austintexas.gov | 512.974.9461
Working Remotely

Learn more about the Community Gardens Program.

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Third Compost Delivery on Thursday 9/24/20

Randy Thompson reports: Load #3 of compost will be delivered sometime Thursday. This batch will be screened organic compost, cow dukey replacing the turkey manure.

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Compost Tea Available on Saturday - 9/26/2020

Ila Falvey reports: Compost Tea will be available in the hoop house. Bring a gallon container to collect it. You may dilute it with water 1:4. Beneficial to use when transplanting and planting. It is time to get your winter garden started.

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Keeping the Garden and its Equipment Safe

Closing Locks on Front Gate and Tool Shed - It is Different

The combination locks on the front gate and tool shed were recently changed. The new locks close differently than combination locks many of us are familiar with. Unlike other locks, the shackle/shank can be closed only when the numbers are set to the combination for opening the lock. Once the shackle/ shank is closed the numbers must be twirled to lock the lock. Otherwise, lock can be opened simply by pulling up on shackle/shank.

So if you are locking up the front gate or tool shed, follow this procedure:

1. be sure numbers are set on combination to open the lock
2. close the shackle/shank
3. twirl the numbers

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Needed Service Hour Tasks - September 23, 2020

To help keep gardeners aware of what service hour tasks are needed, an attempt will be made to put the list of needed tasks at the end of each Weeder. Here is the list for this week.

TSBVI Hours

1. Digging up khaki grass (Board has authorized to count as TSBVI hours this fall)
2. Weeding granite paths in raised bed area. (Please try to get out roots - particularly the Bermuda grass.)
3. Removing hackberries growing in fence line. (South fence line between Sunshine and TSBVI has some starting to get big. Please try to dig out as much of the roots as possible.)
4. Removing grass growing over curb along 49th St. and Sunshine Dr.
5. Mowing between fence and street along 49th St. and Sunshine Dr. along and 10' inside fence. (With rain and cooler weather, frequent mowing will be needed.)
6. Edging sidewalks and curbs along 49th St. and Sunshine Dr.

Regular Hours

1. Mowing (Please check area around trailer and greenhouses. With rain and cooler weather, frequent mowing will be needed.)
2. Maintaining common paths

Note: Excess TSBVI hour tasks will count as regular hours.

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Weeder Content

Please email your article or suggestion to Holly Gilman by end of day Wednesday.

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