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Thursday, July 11, 2019 |
Master gardener provides the weekly green thumb checklist
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By Judith Parker
Master gardener
Here’s your garden checklist for July 11.
Water camellias regularly to avoid bud drop during bloom season.
If you have nematode problems in your vegetable garden, summer is the time to solarize your soil.
Tasks:
Rinse dust off foliage, especially the underside of leaves, to discourage spider mites. Wash white flies off plants with insecticidal soap. Pruning:
Cut spent canes to the ground after harvesting berries. Attach new canes to the trellis for next year’s
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of Dyson’s award-winning creations, bookending the thoroughfare. Dyson began his career working with legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. He is the designer of more than 700 buildings.
“This is fantastic,” said
crop. Fertilizing:
Apply high potassium
fertilizer once fruit starts to form on pepper, cucumber, sunflower and tomato plants. Planting:
A few winter vegetables may be planted by seed this month. Consult the California Garden Web for more information.
If not already done, pumpkins may be planted in July. Enjoy now: Annuals and perennials: Russian sage (Perovskia), annual phlox (Phlox drummondii), moss rose (Portulaca), gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia), marigold (Tagetes), zinnia. Bulbs, corms, tubers: tiger lily (Tigridia). Trees, shrubs, vines: oleander
(Nerium), rose. Fruits and vegetables: peaches, plum, squash, tomatoes. Things to ponder:
Rebuild water basins around deep-rooted permanent plants; water deeply and less frequently. Watch for the bright orange twining stems of the parasitic plant dodder. Remove any affected plants.
Source: Adapted from “A Gardener’s Companion for the Central San Joaquin Valley,” 3rd edition, currently available from Fresno County Master Gardeners for $30.
Judith Parker is a master gardener and writes a
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The photographer found this orbital flower in his uncle's garden in Anchorage, Alaska the other week.
weekly checklist for home gardeners. The Master Gardener Program, under the University of California
Cooperative Extension, gardens. Details, judyp559@ is designed to provide comcast.net. research-based information
to help manage home
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Staff and volunteers with the Reedley Community Services Depart- ment gathered for a group photo at the June 25 Reedley City Council meeting. The department made a presentation to the council recog- nizing July as Parks and Recreation Month in Reedley. Volunteers and Mayor Frank Pinon read a special proclamation urging Reedley resi- dents to "enjoy and recognize the social, physical, mental, economic, environmental and community benefits derived from our community center, public parks, community swimming programs and all services and programs through the Community Services Department."
Marcy Masumoto, a former member of the Sanger Unified School Board. “It’s right here. We’ve had a line outside the EECU ATM outside the school district offices (nearby on Seventh Street) every time I’ve been there. “This is a good thing for Sanger and the entire community.”
The Muse Design Awards are international
competitions for creative and design professionals from all disciplines, who help push the evolution of their industry in a positive direction. “We recognize the breakthrough achievements of these true innovators, who live by the words, ‘make the world a better place for all’” said Kenjo Ong, CEO of the competition. “They have
earned this recognition.” The Muse Design Awards are administered and judged by International Awards Associates and recognized professionals. IAA oversees awards and recognition programs, assembles judging panels and sets rigorous standards
for the competition.
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building adjacent to the front door.
"Great place to visit. Morning we went there, four staff members were there and each added wonderful information about various historical items," wrote Jerry Mikos in a Facebook review. "Ended up spending over two hours there talking
with them. All lived there all their lives and had many memories to share. A must stop when in the area."
For more information on the Reedley Museum, contact the Reedley Historical Society at (559) 638-1913.
The reporter can be reached at juanita@ midvalleypublishing.com or 559-638-2244.
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