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Volume 16 May 2013 Issue 5 GARDENING in AUTUMN Established 1999 Volume 16 May 2013 Issue 5 GARDENING IN AUTUMN Pg2 Club Information 6-7 Guest Speaker - Marty Skok’s: 3 Notice Board, What’s On, GCCC Australian Native Bees Programs, GC Permaculture, Life 8-9 Gardens for All Seasons Changing Events, SEW 10-11 Gardening on the Gold Coast & 4-5 President’s Message, Q & A, Thereabouts - June, Fruit Trees, Carrots, Raised Garden Beds Vegetables, Herbs. Gardening Australia App OUR NEXT MEETING: Thursday 20 June MAY 2013 Page 2 GCOG The Aims of G.C.O.G. Inc. 2013 Committee President Maria Roberson 1. To promote organic sustainable food (07) 5598 6609 raising for home gardens and farms. Vice President Roger Peterson 2. To foster research into improved meth- (07) 5534 8061 ods of organic farming and gardening. [email protected] 3. To provide information and support to Treasurer Diane Kelly all those interested in the various as- (07) 5522 7444 pects of organic growing. Secretary Karen Hart (07) 5657 0780 Meetings Held: 3rd Thursday of the Month Membership Sec Diane Kelly Membership Asst Jill Barber The Meeting Place, Cnr Guineas Creek Rd and Coolgardie St, Elanora. Newsletter Editor Angela Anderson Doors open: 7:00 pm. Begin at 7:30 pm [email protected] Entry is $1 members, $3 visitors. (07) 5533 0169 (No meeting in December) Newsletter Asst Diane Kelly Annual Membership Fees: Website Editor Dorothy Coe Single: $20. Family: $30. [email protected] To renew or start memberships please trans- Advertising tba fer funds directly into our bank account, send cheques (payable to GCOG) to Diane Kelly, Guest Speaker Jill Barber or just pay at the door. Liaison (07) 5534 4753 [email protected] Name: Gold Coast Organic Growers Bank: Suncorp Librarians Greg Wiltshire BSB: 484-799 (07) 5578 8755 Account: 0014-21651 Judy Reiser (07) 5532 7198 Seed Bank: Ann-Maree Andrew $2.00 each. Seed Bank Roger Griffiths (07) 5530 5067 Members Market Corner: Seed Assistant Lyn Mansfield Please bring plants, books and produce you 0409 645 888 wish to sell. Supper Paul Roberson Co-ordinator (07) 5598 6609 Raffle Table: This relies on the kind generosity of members The position of Trip Co-ordinator has been to donate items on the night. Tickets - $1each abolished and the Advertising position has or 3 for $2. yet to be decided. Library: Books 50c, Videos, DVDs $2, Soil Test Kit $2. Newsletter: Available to members for 1 month. Contributions and ideas welcome. Email Angela at [email protected] Advertising: 1/4 page: $10 an issue, or $100 per year Thanks to Contributors: (11 issues) Diane Kelly, Jill Barber, Maria Roberson, 1/2 page: $20 an issue or $200 per year Karen Hart, Lyn Mansfield full page: $30 an issue or $300 per year GCOG Page 3 MAY 2013 Gold Coast City Council Notice Board Active and Healthy Program Membership Renewels Community Gardening Workshops NEW: You can now pay your membership Composting and Worm Farming fee directly into the GCOG bank account. Come along to Council's free sustainable gar- Name: Gold Coast Organic Growers dening workshops where you can learn all Bank: Suncorp about composting and worm farming to recy- BSB: 484-799 cle your waste and improve your garden. Tea Account: 0014-21651 and coffee are provided and all you need to bring are closed shoes. Remember to put your Name and Mem- bership Number in the comment field. Time: Saturday between 10am and 12pm May 25th - Helensvale Community Centre Note the number in brackets after your name June 15th - Robina Library is your membership number - you will need to quote this number in the comment field, if For more information or to register for a FREE you pay via online banking. workshop near you, call (07) 5581 6855. Overdue: Julie Abraham (315), Deborah Gold Coast Permaculture Anker (336), Judy McCracken (274), Yokiyo Copley (319), Judy Reiser (338), Guy Lew- Enjoy the morning with Dan "the herb man" ington (339), Barbara Talty (58), Margaret sharing his expertise in all things herbs. Reichelt (111), Jude Lai (220), Rebecca Bo- Herbs are a wonderful way to enjoy productive wen (297), Moyra & Julien de Jager (340), gardening, providing fresh flavours to your Alf & Marina Orpen (341) cooking and soothing aromas. May: Chris Larkin (141), Clive Canning 18th May - 10am to noon at 270 Ferry Rd, (144), Karen Auchere (147), Mary Frawley Southport. Morning tea is provided. Please (150), Bruce Kelly & Heather Ryan (234), pay on the day, $20 waged, concession/ Chantel Geldenhuys (268), Brian & Lyn Dick unwaged $10 (298), Robert Turner (301), Robert Faulkner (303), Virginia Jacobsen (325) Life Changing Events June: Lise Racine (151), Ross & Helena Every4-7 weeks we screen a new documen- Kelso (184) tary film focused on health, food, social re- sponsibility and our environmental impact on SEW - Every 2nd Monday our planet. S.E.W. is a women‟s group which has the After each film we are joined by an expert motto “Sowing the seeds of friendship and panel of speakers who are hand picked for knowledge through networking”. their contribution to our community and field of knowledge. The group meets every second Monday, from 10.00 am to 12 noon at 270 Ferry Road, Check out the website for more details. The attendance is free, and children are wel- Arts Centre, Gold Coast @ 6.30pm (Doors come. open 5:45pm): Mon June 17th – Carbon Nation. The good BYO plate of food to share with others. news about climate change and how we can live off the grid in the city! Any enquiries contact Lyn on 0409 645 888 or [email protected] www.lifechangingevents.net.au MAY 2013 Page 4 GCOG This time of the year sees citrus trees loaded President’s Message with fruit and ripening up nicely. In our region citrus grow really well and without much trou- Hello Everyone, ble, sure there may be a few pests about, but I would like to start by congratulating all those usually nothing that causes total devastation. who put in a lot of time and effort each month Trees may suffer the occasional bout of producing our newsletter. It has great commu- sooty mould and leaf miner however these nity feel and is full of topics and hints that are can be dealt with by spraying affected areas relevant to our region and cliamate. As you with an organic pest oil. can see, most of the content is provided by a few dedicated and diligent members who Another common complaint from growers is keep us informed as well as entertained. How Gall wasp damage, again easily dealt with by wonderful it would be and how even more cutting of the gall before it hatches (check for enriched our newsletter would become, if all galls now) and destroy the lumpy bits by members were to participate in sharing even burning or sealing them in a black plastic bag the smallest of gardening details with us. We and leaving in the sun for 2 or 3 weeks to are always hungry to hear what you are doing cook. Do not compost branches with galls in out there, from growing right through to eating them because the larvae will hatch and live your garden. Please make this the year that to fight another day. you get involved and share a bit of yourself with us. Citrus trees are pretty hungry and should be fertilized lightly at the beginning of each sea- I have noticed that there are quite a few over- son to maintain strong but steady growth. due membership reminders printed in the Trees do not need to be pruned in order to newsletter, I ask that members bring their fruit like a lot of other fruit trees do, however membership up to date at your earliest con- you may want to give them a little hair cut to venience. We now offer you the option of di- keep their growth in check in smaller gar- rect payment into the GCOG bank account, as dens. Prune after fruit has been harvested well as the previous methods of posting a and don‟t delay because they start flowering cheque or simply paying on meeting nights. again in a very short time. All details needed for these payment options Happy gardening, Maria. are printed on the NOTICE BOARD page of the newsletter each month. Handy Hint - Planting Carrots Thank you to members who are still searching Ross Davis showed for and finding any overdue library books that me a trick for beautiful may have gone astray over time. We have a long carrots … few show up from time to time which is great. Push your spade Remember just keep looking through those completely into the soil book shelves at home, after all these books have to be somewhere. Wiggle it back and forth so it pushes the The SEED TABLE is becoming even more soil to make, say a user friendly thanks to Lyn and Rogers efforts. 5cm wide gap at sur- Lyn has been busy building up a picture and face level. description list of the seeds we carry so you Fill with coarse sand have an extra visual aid and more info about Sprinkle your seeds, the plants you will be growing. This will no etc doubt be a boon to the beginner gardeners amongst us, as well as just plain handy to us To Be Continued in 4 all. months … Angie GCOG Page 5 MAY 2013 Q & A - March Meeting HELP - Climbing Bean!!! By Karen Hart Jill has donated some lupin seeds to the Help! Could whoever gave me this 7-year club, can be grown as a green manure crop.
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