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The Bakersfield Voice Sunday, November 14, 2010
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YOUR GARDEN
It’s time to ‘cold proof’ your garden! T
here are a couple of things we can be sure of — weather wise — in Bakersfield. One, a hot summer and two, a “cold” winter. How cold of a winter? This can vary from frost (32 degrees) to “killer frost” (the high teens). About every 6 to 8 years we get some real cold weather! I know we’re sissies here in California when talking about cold but, I’m speaking about the cold our plant pallet can handle. Here are some tips to get you ready: To start, Wilt Proof is the product we like at Robby’s. It is a spray that helps with moisture loss during freezing temperatures. Unlike its competition, Cloud Cover, Wilt Proof is applied once a season, (every six weeks for Cloud Cov- Gardening columnist er). Fall is the best application time. The biggest concern here is to spray before the cold hits! These products can not work nearly as well if you wait until after it freezes. Then, you are playing catch up and trying to
KATHY ROBINSON
make up for damage done! Upcoming events Next line of defense is at Robby’s Nursery covering with frost cloth. 13129 Hageman Road When we have predictions of cold snaps many • Bonsai Class Nov. 13 & 14 (mornings) — $75 materials people like to cover frost fee sensitive plants. These • Christmas Shop open woven plant protectors House Nov. 26 work well and can be left • Free seminar on Rose on for several days when Care and Pruning Dec. 18 at we are experiencing 1 p.m. those cold snaps. I do We are moving to our new location in 2011! like to remove the covers Watch for our exciting periodically for better air changes next year: circulation and more “Robby’s Nursery and Calico exposure to good sunGardens” light. These cloths do let in light and and are far superior to plastic. The frost cloth comes in different sized sheets and its also in a bag form for individual plants. We try to carry all sizes at Robby’s Nursery — but shop early for the best choices. Also, do some measuring before you leave home so you can get just what you
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need. If plastic is used for frost protection try to create a frame work so foliage doesn’t touch the plastic. Also, with the plastic, there is a much better chance for fungus growth under the plastic — so airing out the plants is even more important! Covering with plastic or even a sheet is still better than not covering. I’ll be moving a lot of my frost tender plants in pots to their winter homes this month. The east side of the house — and/or under a canopy — can help keep plants warmer. Near the house and next to a sliding glass door can help warm up plants. Then I’ll spray my Wilt Proof and have the frost cloth ready when needed. Of course, some kind of a green house would provide the ultimate protection from the cold. Also, make sure you plants are well watered going into a frost. Wet soil, in pots especially, will freeze at 32 and stay there. Dry soil can go as low as the outside temperatures. The damage will be much more severe if we get to 17 degrees, for example. That’s why you see citrus growers watering before, and during, a frost. So, given the fact that we will get “cold” here in this hot desert climate, let’s get ready now, and protect our precious investments — our plants! Kathy Robinson is the owner of Robby’s Nursery in Northwest Bakersfield.
COURTESY PATRICIA WHEELER / MCT
A redwood arbor over a plant-filled deck provides shade in summer and protection from frost in winter.
YOUR SPORTS
Simple chore helps wash away negativity BY USERNAME: SUNFLOWERANDGRACE spent the good part of my morning watering the yard with a high pressure nozzle. The pecan tree had been weeping sap and coated everything with stickiness. Left unattended, that stickiness will suffocate and shrivel our beautiful rose bushes — and leaves a permanent residue upon everything else. I stood amidst the showers, watching the leaves turn a cleaner green and the roof water turned from brown to clear. A seemingly mindless chore, but my thoughts wandered about like children at play. It was in that moment when the misty showers no longer felt sticky that I thought of how God and negativity were a lot like this sap and our garden. Our thoughts have a certain power upon our mood and our actions. When we allow negativity to build up and coat our “leaves,” we are left with a sticky residue amongst the garden of our heart and mind. Praising God through the struggle, turning to His word for guidance, simply banishing the negative thoughts which hammer us throughout the day is like that high-pressure hose washing away
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PHOTO BY KAREN C. DAVIS-SOLOMON
If you look closely, you will see a “hidden” face on the trunk of the pecan tree found in the backyard of Karen C. Davis-Solomon’s home.
the sap and muck — and leaving us clean and refreshed! “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2Corinthians10:5
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.” Philippians 4:8
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November classes set for Beale Library BY KATHERINE ROSS Community contributor
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he Beale Memorial Library is offering the following computer classes in November: Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003, Friday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. Explore additional tools in Microsoft Word, including: * Different views, customizing toolbars * Screenshots * Graphic objects (inserting, adjusting size &/or shape) * Autoshapes, text boxes, WordArt Finding Jobs Online, Saturday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Using the Internet, learn about: * Kern County Library home page * Career research: Online classifieds and databases, as well as other sites that provide information on career assessment & resume development Using job search websites Registering online Resumes Participants should be able to use a mouse, follow a link, type an Internet address into the Address Bar & type information into a text box. Other Events at the Beale Memorial Library: Tuesdays, 11 a.m.: Toddler Time!
Parents are invited to accompany their 18-month-old through 2year-old children for music, nursery rhymes, stories and play — Arkelian Children’s Library. Saturday, November 20, 11 a.m. — Family Harvest Celebration: crafts and stories in the Arkelian Children’s Library. Saturday, November 20, 11 a.m. “Life of an Architect: Charles Biggar and the Building of Bakersfield” in the auditorium. All events are free. No reservations necessary. For more information, call Beale Memorial Library at 868-0770.
Free portraits for local seniors during ‘Help-Portrait’ event
PHOTO BY LEAH COUGHLIN
Members of the Fruitvale Volleyball Club celebrate with their trophies after a recent Sand Volleyball Tournament at the Kern River Parkway.
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he First annual Fruitvale Volleyball Club, Sand Volleyball Tourney at the Kern River Parkway was an action packed, fun-filled afternoon. Team captain, Kate Coughlin, lead her talented GOLD TEAM to victory in the final game of a sudden death, seesaw battle with a feisty BLUE TEAM. The tournament MVP trophy winner was the very skilled, Ashley Martin. Honorable mentions went to Serving Ace Star, Morgan Polston and All-Around Player, Paige Marta. The “FVC” put on a incredible display of sportsmanship and team work. Coach Craig proudly boasts: “This is one big group of future Prep Stars and Standouts!” PHOTO BY LEAH COUGHLIN
The Fruitvale Volleyball Club put on a incredible display of sportsmanship and team work.
Sign-ups for Liberty Patriots Jr. Wrestling BY JOHN SIZEMORE
BY BARBARA BUTLER Community contributor
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hen was the last time you had your picture taken? Can’t remember? If you are a senior 60 or older, please join NOR’s Rasmussen Senior Adult Center and Kern Photography Association, Saturday, Dec. 4 for a FREE portrait of you or, you and your spouse only, as part of Help-Portrait, a world wide photo
event. Space is limited, so call Diane Hooper at 392-2030 to sign up. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rasmussen Senior Adult Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. REMEMBER: You must be a senior 60 or older and be pre-registered. Photographs will only be taken of those who are on the signup sheet.
For more information about HelpPortrait go to: help-portrait.com. We at Kern Photography Association look forward to meeting you! Barbara Butler is the president of the Kern Photography Association. For more information about Kern Photography Association, go to: www.kernphotographyassociation.org.
Community contributor
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iberty High School Jr. Wrestling is will be holding sign-ups now through February, 2011 in the LHS wrestling room. Registration and practice will be Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for K-8th graders. For more information, please call John at 303-7650.
Students wrestling at Liberty High School wrestling camp. CALIFORNIAN FILE
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