CAMPBELL/GRANT TOWN CRIER NOVEMBER 2017 Volume 1 Issue5 Fall Colors on Mt. Lemmon Welcome to Fall November Nov. 4th - Himmel Park - Free Cold Weather Gardening 3-4:30 November 5th - Picnic in the park November 10-12th Roll Off Nov. 11th-12th, 9-12 AM. Alley Cleaning November 11th - Rock Painting 1 PM November 13th - Gardening Meeting November 16th - Annual Meeting and Elections December December 10th - Holiday Bazaar Dec. 16th - Holiday Potluck Homes For Sale 2601 N Tucson Boulevard $349,999 2301 E Mitchell Street $349,700 2040 E Spring Street $329,000 - SALE PENDING 2652 N Norris Avenue $279,000 2031 E Water Street $279,000 2648 N Plumer Avenue $199,900 - $215,000 2247 E Calle Alta Vista $179,184 2213 E. Mitchell St. $300,000 Note From The President Quarterly Events We have a lot of things happening in the neighborhood this fall: picnic, elecRon of officers, fall clean-up, park fest, caroling, maybe more. I hope that all of you will join in, help out, and have fun. As I said in September, the more people we have parRcipaRng, the beYer the Campbell Grant NE neighborhood will be as a place to live. We want this to be a clean, safe and friendly place to be and we need every household in the neighborhood pitching in to make that happen. One acRon the AssociaRon is taking is to officially adopt Wilson Wash through the Adopt-A-Wash program with Tucson Clean and Beau9ful. The second weekend of November will be a Rme for you to clean up your yard and the alley or right-of-way behind your house. Do you realize or care about the fact that the city expects all of us to keep these areas clear of brush, tree branches and weeds? Roll-offs will be available for you to use. If you are in need of help let me know, neighbors will be helping neighbors that weekend. (See page 6 0f newsle@er) Grant Road widening: New roadway is being laid now between Stone and Park. ConstrucRon will be happening past CGNE between 2021 and 2026. - Bill Halvorson
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Fall Colors on Mt. Lemmon
Welcome to Fall
NovemberNov. 4th - Himmel Park - Free Cold Weather Gardening 3-4:30November 5th - Picnic in the parkNovember 10-12th Roll OffNov. 11th-12th, 9-12 AM. Alley Cleaning November 11th - Rock Painting 1 PMNovember 13th - Gardening MeetingNovember 16th - Annual Meeting and Elections
FALL Gardening For me, November is the transition season for gardening. It is the time of year that I start to prepare my garden for the cooler temperatures of December and January. I cut back how often I water my flowers, cactus and patio plants. My cactus and succulents get watered about once a month if there has been limited rain. I water deeply, but less often. It is also time to turn down the length of time on the drip system in the garden. I personally am
not a big flower person, but my husband loves flowers, so I grow a few easy flowers in the Fall and Winter, such as pansies and alyssum. Alyssum also keeps the pesky aphids away from my vegetable garden. My mom loves geraniums this time of year. I plant a lot of cool weather plants in September, such as cauliflower, broccoli, kale, lettuce and spinach, but they don’t produce much until later in the Fall. In October and then again November I replant as I use the earlier vegetables in my cooking. I call it interval planting. If it doesn’t get too cold, these plants will be producing into the Spring. Most of these can still be planted from seed. Cool weather herbs such
as mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme can be bought as starters or you could have started them from seed yourself last month.
If your established trees have survived the heat, it is time to start watering less often, but still deeply. Avoid heavy pruning this time of year. Pruning tells the plant to produce more growth. New growth won’t be hardy
enough to handle the frost. I have always been told to prune after the frost and to leave on any leaves that die to protect the rest of the plant. The first frosts could happen in November or early December, so make sure you are prepared with some sort of frost cover. We also have to reposition some plants on the patio and within the yard to
get the best sunlight available.
The Fall is usually wonderful in our garden with everything producing. I love to be able to go to the garden and pick my dinner.
Children:We Are Growing by Mo WillemsRadiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka SteptoeDu Iz Tak? By Carlson EllisTeens:The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillThe Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz March: Book Three by John Lewis The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman Adults:The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead No One is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore by Wendy More
How To Use Bat Guano As A Fertilizer By Nikki Tilley(Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden [1]) Bat guano, or feces, has a long history of use as a soil enricher. It is obtained from only fruit and insect-feeding species. Bat dung makes an excellent fertilizer. It’s fast-acting, has little odor, and can be worked into the soil prior to planting or during active growth. Let’s learn more about how to use bat guano as a fertilizer. What Do They Use Bat Guano For? There are several uses for bat dung. It can be used as a soil conditioner, enriching the soil and improving drainage and texture. Bat guano is a suitable fertilizer for plants and lawns, making them healthy and green. It can be used as a natural fungicide and controls nematodes in the soil [2] as well. In addition, bat guano makes an acceptable compost activator, speeding up the decomposition process. How to Use Bat Guano as a Fertilizer As a fertilizer, bat dung can be used as top dressing [3], worked into the soil, or made into tea and used with regular watering practices. Bat guano can be used fresh or dried. Typically, this fertilizer is applied in smaller quantities than other types of manure. Bat guano provides a high concentration of nutrients to plants and the surrounding soil. According to the NPK of bat guano, its concentration ingredients are 10-3-1. This NPK fertilizer analysis [4] translates to 10 percent nitrogen [5] (N), 3 percent phosphorus [6] (P), and 1 percent potassium [7] or potash [8] (K). The higher nitrogen levels are responsible for fast, green growth. Phosphorus aids with root and flower development while potassium provides for the plant’s overall health. How to Make Bat Guano Tea The NPK of bat guano makes it acceptable for use on various plants. An easy way to apply this fertilizer is in tea form, which provides for deep root feeding. Making bat guano tea [9] is easy. The bat dung is simply steeped in water overnight and then it’s ready for use when watering plants. While many recipes exist, a general bat guano tea contains about a cup of dung per gallon of water. Mix together and after sitting overnight, strain the tea and apply to plants. The uses of bat dung are wide ranging. However, as a fertilizer, this type of manure is one of the best ways to go in the garden. Not only will your plants love it, but your soil will too.
Article printed from Gardening Know How: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com
Neighborhood Alley Clean-Up Join in the fun! We will be cleaning one of the alley’s that leads into the park. As Bill mentioned in his president’s note, it is our responsibility to keep the alleys and right of ways clean. We feel that the best way to do that is with friends. Nov. 10-13th we will have two roll offs to fill. We need volunteers!!!! If you live along Plumer(west side), or Gill (east side) between the park and Copper we need your input. We will be removing trash, weeds, brush, and small trees. If there are trees in the alley in back of your home that you want to leave, contact Bill Halverson 343-3583 or Steve Collen (518)330-1339.
When: November 11th-12th, Saturday and Sunday
Time: 9-12, or any amount of time you can give us
Where: Meet in the park with shovels, rakes and gloves, CGNE will provide drinks and snacks and trucks to take stuff to the roll offs (we will be working on the alley in the SW Corner) *****Let Bill or Steve know you are coming
The Town Crier is a quarterly paper. If you would like to be a contributing writer please let Colleen (below) know. The deadline for the next newsletter is Dec. 15th, 2017. We would like this to be a paper by and for the neighborhood. Please share this newsletter with your neighbors and make sure they are on the neighborhood email list.
CGNE Officers• President – Bill Halvorson• Vice-president – Chris Janton• Secretary – Rebecca Cramer• Treasurer – Jana Guymon
www.cgne-tucson.org Membership - Help Support
Your Neighborhood
We can only conduct activities of the Neighborhood Association with people and money. We invite you to join with us by joining the email list, proposing activities, volunteering for activities, and by donating to off-set some of the costs of doing business. $15 per family is suggested, but if you would and could do more it would be most welcome and put to good use. Please make your check out to CGNE and send to Jana Guyman, 2010 E Connor Stravenue, Tucson, AZ 85719. Your financial support makes good things happen in our neighborhood.
Resource
Tucson City Council Ward 3
1510 E Grant Road Tucson, AZ 85719
520-791-4711
* great place to get information on all
different kinds of events in Tucson
Himmel Park Library 1035 N. Treat Tucson, AZ
520-594-5305 https://
www.library.pima.gov/locations/HIM/
The library offers 6 free packets of seeds a month,
flowers & veggies.
Tried and True Service People(people who have come highly recommended by your neighbors) Handyman - J & M LandscapeJose Montoya, 520-358-4799 Yard Work - Roy 520-273-6125Cabinetry - Tim Patterson954-8737 [email protected] Contractor - Cesar Suarez 520-235-6036If you have service people who you have had good experiences with please share their names and numbers with the editor. Please make sure that they want to be included first.
Thank You to Our Neighbors Who Have Contributed in
October to the Neighborhood
* Gregory W. Prill *Stephanie Dayton/Kenneth
Mangham *Regina and John Lundberg *Philip and Marcia Shields *Elizabeth Nielsen *Richard and Loretta Cosgrove *Linda and Tom Spencer *Judith Mc Dermott *Christopher and Christina Baker *Steve and Colleen Collen *Philip Alejo *Daniel Meyer *Jeff and Ann Bennon *Mary Teran
We have just started acknowledging our contributors, so if I have missed anyone please let me know and I will put you in the next issue. ———————————————— Tucson Clean and Beautiful
CGNE has adopted the Wilson Wash, which means it is our neighborhoods responsibility to keep it clean. TC and Rosie are cleaning on Mondays and Colleen and Steve are helping whenever they can. If you walk your dog along Wilson, please join the “Wash Frolickers” and pick up any garbage you see there or anywhere around our neighborhood. Thank you.
