the seedling january 2016

BONITA VALLEY GARDEN CLUB
THE SEEDLING
JANUARY 2016
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Welcome to 2016… a Leap Year! …Rivet
May the New Year add a new beauty and freshness into your
life, just as a new bloom spreads fragrance and freshness
around your garden!
As I reflect on the up and coming events of the New Year, this
is most notable.
On January 15, we will celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., who stood for faith, equality, and nonviolence
throughout his life. Even his name, given to him by his father,
seemed to set him on that path. Dr. King stood tall and
demanded equal treatment, no matter the cost. He said, "The
ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in
moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at
times of challenge and controversy”.
I discovered two other quotes by him that peaked my interest“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the
whole staircase” and more importantly“Never succumb to the
temptation of bitterness”!
So with that said, in the other aspects of our lives, there are
the heartfelt promises we make to others to care more,
express more love, reverse bad feelings in old relationships or
seek out new loving relationships. This Leap Year is actually
the perfect occasion to celebrate love, friendships and all the
good things in life. May you rediscover new strength, faith and
be able to rejoice in the simple pleasures that life has to offer,
such as our absolutely wonderful garden club that is filled with
tons of energy, accomplishments and incredible camaraderie.
As we ring in another New Year I found this delightful quote
from Eric Zorn:
“Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment
and repentance that demands personal honesty and
ultimately reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the
cycle. Happy New Year!”
Warmest Regards,
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY JAN 5 AT 9-30am
HOSTESS:Darlene Montgomery, 3934 Country
Trails, Bonita. Please let me know if you are
coming RSVP at 267-1585 . Take Central
Avenue up the hill from the Post Office and turn
right on Country Trails. New low water
landscaping no lawn.
GENERAL MEETING
JAN 13 at 9-30am
PROGRAM; “Farmer” Roy Wilkins, Palomar
District’s Man Of The Year 2015. What to do with
your garden now. “Winter crops are not finished,
over or done” or “is it too early for tomatoes?”
SET UP: Sandy Marking
REFRESHMENTS: Michelle Kownacki, Jere
Kausch, Linda Allen, Brenda Pearson, Ronni
Russell
RAFFLE: Vera Matthias, Jere Kausch, Linda
Allen, Susan Heavilin, Brenda Pearson
CLEAN-UP: Jere Kausch
JAN 4: 12-30pm DESIGN FORUM PROGRAM:
GERARD TOH, FLORAL STYLIST ART
DIRECTOR
Shinoda Design Center, 7170 Miramar Rd, 92121
FLOWERS: LIBRARY:
Vera Matthias, Aida Eberline
FEBRUARY TEA and FASHION SHOW
ON THE 10th
Please sign up with a hostess for our February
Tea. Make sure you have a seat at this event.
Sandra L. Graff
Hostesses: Sarah Tolley and Deb Pfau, Vera
Matthias, Aimee Squires and Lynne Erikson, Rae
Correira, Judy Silver, marion Beecroft, Gina
Wells, Kathy Taylor and Linda Vargason, Leslie
Schroeder and Irwin Pellerin, Jackie Riekstins
and Val Bolger.
JANUARY PROGRAM
ROY WILBURN
SUNSHINE CARE'S FARMER ROY WILBURN, DIRECTOR OF
HORTICULTURE, SUNSHINE CARE HOMES, AND PALOMAR
DISTRICT'S MAN OF THE YEAR 2015
Roy Wilburn aka Farmer Roy.
In June of 2010, Roy Wilburn was hired as Sunshine Care’s Director of
Horticulture. You can usually find him in one of the five organic
gardens, producing high quality organic fruits and vegetables for the
residents and those in need in the Poway area. Roy’s other
responsibilities include maintaining Sunshine Care’s beautiful
greenhouse, fruit tree orchards, Memorial Rose Garden and the
landscaping of its 32-acre facility. As a Master Composter, Roy
handles the compost and vermiculture programs. Twice a month, he is
with local home-schooled children and residents, directing the
Sunshine Care Garden Club’s “Seed to Table” program. In this
program, the children learn all aspects of growing organic fruits and
vegetables in their own “Children’s Garden” Included in this program
are Sunshine Care residents who the children refer to as their
“Grandmas and Grandpas.” Sunshine Care also offers a series of free
garden lectures and workshops once a month. Roy and guest
speakers cover a wide variety of horticultural issues pertaining to the particular time of year.
Roy came to Sunshine Care with more than 20 years of experience managing and operating vegetable and
berry farms. Immediately after college he became an agriculturalist in the San Quintin Valley of Baja California
Norte. For the next twenty years he was a hands-on grower and eventually owner of ranches up and down the
Baja Peninsula. Roy has managed over 1000 acres of tomatoes, all types of peppers, peas, beans,
cucumbers, squashes, asparagus, strawberries and other produce annually. All aspects of production were his
responsibility including seed acquisition and varietal selections, greenhouse growing of all transplants, ground
prep, MBr and plastic mulch application, macro and micro irrigation design and installation, planting, cultural
practices, fertilization and pest control, harvest, hauling, packing and shipping and working daily with the sales
team. Over two million boxes were produced annually and distributed from their sales facilities in the Otay
Valley of Chula Vista, California.
Upon returning to San Diego Roy worked for HerbThyme Farms in Oceanside, California as Grower/Manager
of all sixteen herbs, both conventional and organic. In addition to growing, Organic Registration, Primus
Certification, all audits, Kosher registration and complying with all state, county and federal regulations were
also his responsibility. GAP, food safety regulations, fertilizer and pesticide application logs were kept daily. No
violation of any kind was allowed under his watch.
Roy has worked closely with the University of California system, farm advisors all over the nation, seed
companies, irrigation companies, and chemical companies to stay on the cutting edge of all technological
aspects of agriculture. His outfit was the first to bring drip irrigation and the use of plastic mulch to Baja. He
worked with Sun World International to become the first grower in Baja of the LSL tomatoes and seedless
watermelons, galia melons and the now popular La Mouye type of Spanish red pepper. During his second
year of growing strawberries, he received national recognition at the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Association Convention for the first ever pre-print strawberry box.
Check out Roy’s monthly blog at DementiaAndAlzheimerscare.com, dealing with relevant, seasonal topics in
Sunshine Care’s gardens.
COOL SEASON VEGETABLE GARDENING, by JUDY SIDNAM
Get your garden in as soon as possible; as the days grow shorter, the growing time until
harvest increases greatly.
Pick a sunny site
When growing carrots and other cool-season vegetables, plant in an area that receives a
minimum of seven hours of sunlight daily.
As the sun is not as intense in theCOOL SEASON It is necessary to locate your garden
where it will receive a lengthy period of sunlight each day. Think back to last summer and the site of the sunniest area
of your yard. Although a few vegetables will tolerate partial shade, most require full sun to make rapid growth. The
area you choose should receive, at the minimum, seven hours of sunlight daily.
The selected site should be away from trees or other structures that might shade the plot. In addition, trees have
extensive root systems that tend to rob vegetables of nutrients and moisture. The southern side of a home or other
building often provides a good garden plot, because it receives full sun and the building will also shelter the
vegetables from northerly winds.
Do not worry if your yard does not contain the ideal growing area. Consider using areas along sunny fences or
interplanting vegetables in your flower beds.
Spade and work your soil and enrich it with organic materials such as compost and peat moss and add a balanced
vegetable fertilizer to it. Water your garden area and let the soil settle for a couple of days; then sow your seeds while
the soil is still moist.
Plant more seeds than recommended, as some will not germinate. When the young seedlings appear and grow to a
couple of inches high, thin them to the distances recommended on the seed packets. It is sometimes difficult,
especially for the beginning gardener to pull up young, healthy plants, but thinning is an important process in
successful gardening and must be done ruthlessly.
When transplanting vegetable plants into the garden, try to avoid making the transplant during the heat of midday.
The best transplanting time is toward evening so the plants will have the cool night temperature to recover from
transplant shock. Water the plants during the transplanting process.
Care basics
Generally speaking, you should irrigate your garden weekly, more often during hot spells or if you are gardening in
containers.
Weeds will not be as prevalent during the fall, but there will be some; keep them in control.
Insects will be fewer.
If you are new to vegetable gardening, when planning the size of your garden, my advice would be to think big, but
start small. Start with a small plot and see how you like vegetable gardening and how much time you have to devote
to it. A large garden can easily overwhelm the novice, as proper garden maintenance makes large demands on one's
time.
A common mistake of many beginning gardeners is planting cool-season vegetables during warm weather and warmseason crops during cool periods. For instance, peas are a cool-season crop, and if planted in our warm-season they
do very poorly. Beans are a warm-season crop and will fail when planted during the cool-season. If you match the
crop to the season, gardening can be a year-round pleasure in our unique climate.
DESIGN FORUM
Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 12:30 pm Shinoda Design Center, 7170 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA (block west
of the Pyramid)
The Designer for this Floral Design Forum is a powerhouse, creative designer, winner of numerous awards,
contests and recognition. He is Gerard Toh, AIFD,CFD, CCF Floral Designer,
Floral Stylist Art Director and many more titles and accomplishments. Highly sought after for demonstrations,
classes, events and council. Start the year off right.
He has scheduled 15 completed designs with most raffled off including the container. Half of those with Protea from
Resendiz Bros. Protea
Arrive early for the best seat, dress warmly this is a warehouse
Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 12:30 pm Shinoda Design Center, 7170 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA (block west
of the Pyramid)
VA ASPIRE
Our three members, Aimee Squires, Bea Putian, and Nancy Scheffler decorated a Christmas tree donated by
Nancy, wrapped gifts, and stuffed stockings at the VA ASPIRE Center, for the 40 young veterans who reside there
at this time. We were thanked most heartily by the Chief of ASPIRE, Deborah Dominick, the Occupational
Therapy Director, Brittany Montoya, and the Vocational Director, Laurie Arnold. The BV Garden Club made the
veterans Christmas season a little more like home. Submitted by Aimee Squires
3rd floor tree; 1st floor tree (looks like a snow-capped mountain through the
window!); lots of gifts for the veterans, and their children, too.
Christmas Country Store
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated
to the Christmas Country Store, and also to
everyone who purchased a treasure. We had so
many beautiful items to sell. It was a very
successful event and we made $577. THANK
YOU to all my hardworking elves,
Diane, Nancy and Jere.
Submitted by Vera Matthias
Pauline knitted the lovely blanket and she also made 3 dolls that Jayla absolutely loves
THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the lovely gifts and monetary donations sent to Jodie and her family. She really
appreciated everything. They were so excited about the Christmas Tree, and they decorated it beautifully, also they
used some of the ornaments to adorn their front door. They were totally amazed at all the gifts that they received for
Christmas. These gifts were just what they needed. They had no presents and Jodie did not have any supplies for
Christmas Dinner. Jodie and I were going through some of the gifts and she was saying how much her daughter
wanted a doll from Frozen, and now she has one, and how much her son needed a tent because his was falling
apart, the same with the back pack,I could go on, so many lovely gifts.
The gifts included, 4 person tent, backpack. water bottle, socks and gloves, dominoes, checkers, jewelry making kit,
porcelain doll, Anna doll, play dough craft kit Snoopy toy, 2 teddy bears, one tells a story, treasure hunt game,
heartbeat MD kit, balanstix game, Charlie Brown DVD, my little pony DVD, 2 sets of art kits, chutes and ladders,
candy land, lollipops gift cards for Ralphs, and Outback and plenty of cash.
Thank you to everyone
“SAVE THE DATE”
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL Course 2; March 21, 22, 23, 2016.
Brochure available at www.californiagardenclubs.com/Palomardistrict
FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE II TO BE HELD IN ENCINITAS. CHAIRMAN: EMILY TROXELL
The second Flower Show School will be held on Mon-Wed, March 21, 22, 23, 2016 at San Diego Botanic Garden
(formerly Quail Gardens) in Encinitas.
What is Flower Show School? These classes encompass a wide range of skills that allow the individual to judge
and evaluate the efforts of people entering local flower shows. This series of 4 classes, 2 1/2 days of study each,
are spaced 6 months apart and gradually prepare the individual to understand the flower show process. The
basic components of any flower show are Horticulture and Floral Design. These classes provide in-depth study in
both of these fields so that the individual becomes well versed in the exhibits that they will be responsible for
evaluating.
The two day class is followed by a half day exam on the 23rd for those who are interested in becoming an
Accredited National Garden Clubs Flower Show Judge.
Monday is all about horticulture exhibiting and judging and flower show procedure. The Instructor, David
Robson, is excellent and very enjoyable. He is from from Illinois and will focus on herbs and flowering shrubs.
He has been teaching Horticulture at the college level since 1980 and is a co-author of Horticulture Exhibiting and
Judging. He is a Master judge and a currently credentialed NGC Symposium level instructor of Procedure and
Horticulture, now serving NGC as Horticulture/FSP Instructors Chairman. Tuesday will focus on floral design and
color theory with the talented Penny Decker from Florida, she is known for her keen sense of color in creating
beautiful traditional and highly creative floral designs. She is a NGC Master Flower Show Judge and Design
Instructor currently serving on the Boards of NGC and Deep South Region. She was the recipient of a top award
for excellence in floral design education from the American Horticultural Society. She has also represented the
USA in honorary exhibits at WAFA Seminars in Canada, England and Ireland.
Florida designers are on the cutting edge.
Southwestern Judges Council and the Palomar District sponsor this series of four Flower Show Schools very
rarely. It is very convenient to attend these in San Diego County rather than travel to other destinations so this is
a good opportunity to attend. Schools can be taken in any order and can be continued in other cities or states.
Won’t you attend one or both days of the course whether or not you are interested in becoming a judge.
People in the know find it easy to help in planning and coordinating flower shows after attending Flower Show
School.
The course requires the some reading and a list of books for sale is available on the registrations forms which
can be found at www.californiagardenclubs.com/palomardistrict.com. Scroll down to Save the Date to print the
brochure.
Registration form/flyer is available at http://californiagardenclubs.com/calendar
Lunches, beverages and snacks are included with the tuition.
SAUSAGE COCKTAIL MEATBALLS
4 POUNDS BULK SAUSAGE SUCH AS JIMMY DEAN ORIGINAL
4 EGGS
11/2 CUPS SOFT BREAD CRUMBS
3 CUPS KETCHUP
3/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1/2 CUP WHITE WINE VINEGAR
1/2 CUP SOY SAUCE
MIX TOGETHER THE SAUSAGE, EGGS, AND BREAD CRUMBS.
SHAPE INTO SMALL BALLS. BROWN SLOWLY AND DRAIN OFF
FAT. COMBINE KETCHUP, WHITE WINE VINEGAR, AND SOY
SAUCE IN A LARGE POT. ADD MEATBALLS AND SIMMER 30
MINUTES. FREEZES WELL IF ANY ARE LEFT OVER.
OUR COOKBOOKS WILL BE FOR SALE AT THE BOARD MEETING AND THE REGULAR MEETING.
THEY MAKE NICE HOSTESS GIFTS, BUNKO GIFTS, BRIDGE PRIZES, OR JUST TO HAVE FOR A
SPUR OF THE MOMENT BIRTHDAY GIFT. A GOOD DEAL FOR $12. HOPE YOU USED SOME OUR
GREAT RECIPES ALREADY. DIANE HAHNEL
WHITE ELEPHANT TABLE
Diane
YEARBOOKS
Please remind members if they didn't
get their yearbook to pick it up at the
General Membership meeting. Thank
you!
Please bring to monthly meetings
any unwanted items: household goods
jewelry, clothing, garden accessories,
garden tools, pots,etc to our treasure
table. A cute elephant with basket will
take your money
THURSDAY WALKS ALONG THE STEPHANIE ROSSI TRAIL
Every Thursday a group of people gather in front of the Kumon learning center and quickly set off to
clean up the Stephanie Rossi of loosely strewn trash.We will meet at our regular time of 8:00am behind
Starbucks in front of the Kumon Learning Center. Rain cancels.. Anyone is welcome to join us. Wear
sturdy shoes and bring a bag for collecting trash. Darlene. (619) 267-1585
RED POLKA DOT TABLE
Please bring clippings,
succulents, extra bulbs to the
meeting and put it on the table.
Our gardens will benefit and you
will smile when your new items
BLOOM!!! Sarah Tolley
RAFFLE
Join in our raffle and
win a wonderful prize,
maybe a very special
plant.
Sunshine Lady
If you know someone who needs
cheering up, let Marianne Briggs
know and she will send a card
619-472-0220