June Gardeners Meeting

As always thanks to all who were able to come to Saturday's general meeting. Ginger Easton Smith, the County Extension Agent, presented some great information on gardening.  A couple of items she touched on:

• Tomatoes with Early Blight disease (see attached photos):  This is a fungal disease - the tomatoes are unaffected and OK to consume but all of the diseased and brown leaves should be removed from the garden ASAP.  There is no cure and you should remove the entire plant whenever it finishes producing tomatoes.  Summer solarization will help kill the fungus - contact a Director if you're interested in solarizing your bed.

• Inoculant for legume crops (peas, beans, and others).  This is an organic product that contains a bacterium which enables these plants to use nitrogen out of the air to make their own fertilizer.  I found some on Amazon.com for about $13.  Search for "Inoculant Organic Pea Lentil Vetch Broad Beans 8 Ounce Package."

    We have a new lock code, please call (361) 463-6932 if you need to get it. The security camera is back in operation so if you have any security concerns, let any of the Directors know and we'll check into it.  We've also added additional items to the fence to enhance security.  If you are going to be in the garden for any length of time, you might consider locking the gate while you are there.  If you leave the gate open, please scramble the combination so that people passing by can't see it.
    Mark Henthorn gets a round of applause for his general help with the garden and the interest he continually shows in making the garden a great experience.
    Judy Sanders, our President, also gets our thanks for delivering to Good Samaritans untold pounds of produce from not only her garden, but from ACCG gardeners who have requested to donate their produce.  If you are unable to harvest, please contact one of the Directors and we will arrange to get it to the charity of your choice.
Please look at our calender for some additional meetings that may be of interest to you.  All of the meetings are at the Texas A&M AgriLife Building at 892 Airport Road here in Rockport.  Call (361) 790-0103 for more information on any of them.