SIR’S BRANCH #1 GARDENING GROUP
AGENDA 1/24/06
January 25, 2007 at Lembright’s
Planning for 2007 and Winter Jobs yet to do with an Emphasis on Planting Bare-root Plants, Pruning and Spraying
Next meeting 4th Thursday of the month, February 22, 2007, at the Lembright’s
Refreshments this meeting-Ed Tuft?; February meeting??
Finalize orders for Aspen & alfalfa meal. I will pick them up at Kathie’s, and have them at our Feb. 22 meeting. Don’t pay me now, but at our February meeting. Any checks should be made out to Harold Lembright then, as I will have paid Kathie for the materials.
Programs for the start of 2007. A. Possible speakers: I have 1 potential speaker for early 2007. A friend of mine, Dr. Bob Raabe, retired plant pathologist, UC Berkeley and now a leader in a general agricultural program in Berkeley. Also I would like you to consider a possible speaker for Azaleas, Camellias, Fuchsias, Geraniums, Begonias, etc. Look for possible speakers on the subject
B.Would you like any “hands on” sessions?
C.Are there any specific plants of yours that you would like information on? Searching for such specific information would be more productive than doing a general search. Some that I have looked for were citrus, apples, begonias, Cymbidium orchids, gardenias, etc.
5. Garden clinic & other miscellany. Gardening comments, good and bad experiences, etc. from all present.
6. Did anyone bring samples of problems in their garden? HWL A.-Mealy bug control on Christmas cactus using Bayer’s All-in-One, rose & Flower Care, or Ortho’s Rose Systemic on fertilizer. B. Effect of inadequate light on the flowering of Christmas cactus. C. Pruning roses-sections of Sunset’s and Ortho’s books on Pruning to be E-mailed to you (front yard). D. SIR Tom Keefer Ray Mauss-SF chronicle’s garden editor-an article on our Garden Group, promoting our SIR’S branch, and also the fact that we have wives attending. E. Front yard-here (time-gardener): 1) Iceland poppies/Greek poppies 2) irrigation a. solenoid line-bare beds, b. roses, 3) pruned roses
7. For your assistance in looking up information, I will continue to have the following reference books available each month for your use; A. California Master Gardener Handbook, University of California, B. Sunset Western Garden Book, and Ortho’s Home Gardener’s Problem Solver.
8. Any specific subject that you would like information on? If so, after the meeting you might look them up in the above one or more of the 3 publications.
9. I encourage you to determine which varieties of perennials, roses, camellias, etc. you want to plant during the next 4 months. Review your catalogues and make a list to select from, particularly those plants available in the nurseries you patronize. Several times I found myself at a nursery ready to purchase or order perennials without such a list and relying on my memory for choices, or looking at pictures they have available. Much of the time, some of the plants I purchased or ordered were very disappointing.
10. Pass out “February in Your Garden”-highlight things you would like to do as we review it. Then review it one more time before you put it away, and make pertinent notes in the table of contents. Otherwise you will probably forget some key things you want to do. Also if you haven’t already done this, I would suggest you file these in a 3-ring binder for reference. You might also include a sheet where you can write notes by months of things quite pertinent as ongoing references of your gardening needs. Also, you might follow the suggestion of starting a garden diary, on the back side of this sheet;