We normally meet the first Thursday of each month (except Jul and Aug) at 7PM in the Kiva Room in the basement of the Mesa Community College, Activity Center under the clock tower. Our 2d of Sep guest speaker, Jon Woods, will address the topic of vermiculture (earthworms).

A thought about gardening:

Every day in a gardener’s life is filled with a touch of adventure, satisfaction, concerns, disappointments, wonder, education, exercise, beauty, growth, planning, planting, harvesting, health, and mental well being. The whole range of human emotions and spiritual stimulus can be experienced from a bit of dirt, water, sunshine, and a few seeds. Your garden may be as small as a few containers, 5 gallon buckets, or tubs next to your mobile home; or it may be an acre or more filled with palms, fruit and citrus trees, raised beds, and native plants and trees.

Our goals are:

1. to provide East Valley Gardeners opportunities to meet and exchange ideas on gardening from beginners to Master Gardeners and Certified Arborist,
2.to visit each others’ gardens and learn from their experience,
3.and provide service and education to our community with demonstration gardening
4.take fun field trips to very interesting and educational garden related destinations.

Club Officers

President: Judy Smith

e-mail: cosmith50@cox.net

Vice Pres: Bob Dukelow

e-mail: ace1bob@gmail.com

Useful links:

www.pondperfecter.com

www.harpersnursery.com

www.apnursery.com

www.moonvalleynursery.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/singh-farms-scottsdale

Uni of Arizona Planting guide:

http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1005.pdf

Valley of the Sun Gardeners http://www.phoenixgardeners.

org/index.html

Random tips from experienced gardeners:

1. Tender plants, grown indoors or in the shade need extra sun protection when they are set outside.
2. Drip irrigation on a timer is great but you need to check regularly to ensure all your plants get water.
3. Your Fall Garden can still include some Summer plants with short growing periods.
4. Birds and chickens like tender plants so you need to arrange for some form of plant protection from these birds if you want your plants to succeed.