January 28, 2021 - "Connecting & Enriching the Community through Gardening & the Arts" - Natomas Garden & Arts Club
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January 28, 2021
"Connecting & Enriching the Community through
Gardening & the Arts"
Inspirational Words
(generated by
meeting atendees):
Inspiring
Inclusiveness
INSPIRATIONAL WORDS Community
Hope
Habitats
Butterflies
Promise
Beauty
Creativity
Education
Image courtesy of (free, online) Sacramento Art Classes - Margaret Blanchfield Sarantis (visit her: think, "generosity".
What the choices mean: a) A place to meet & visit: This includes gallery opening receptions, facilities rentals for private events such as weddings, community art & plant sales. "A place to meet & Gather" b) A way to put Natomas on the City's cultural assets map: This includes attracting and curating world class art and plant exhibitions and helping to put North Sacramento on the Cultural Assets map. Also helping our community artists gain the world-class recognition they deserve. "Cultural ambassadors/tourism" c) A resource for residents to help improve standard of living & quality of life in North Sacramento: This includes a focus on helping community members access and retain the equity in their homes by helping them to make repairs that would otherwise cause financial hardship or displacement. This is an effort to increase housing equity and improve standard of living for North Sacramento residents. "Tool Library/Resource Hub" d) A hub of community activism for local issues: This includes taking a role in educating the community and advocating for issues of health, education, and environmental justice that effect our community, stat, and the world. "Urban Greening, Air Quality, Food Insecurity, Education, Advocacy for community priorities"
1591 Newborough Drive Project
The Natomas Garden & Arts Club was formed around the idea of bringing a world class art gallery and community
art and garden center to Natomas to bring the city's Arts & Culture movement to the North Sacramento Community.
Dream about the center...
...it should be...
a) A place to meet & visit
b) A way to put Natomas on the City's cultural
assets map
c) A resource for residents to help improve
standard of living & quality of life in North
Sacramento
d) A hub of community activism for local
issues
The group supported all of the goals listed. There
were calls for a place for residents to sell and
exchange their produce and products. There was also
strong support for a tool library.
Then the teacher, Ms. T, gave us homework...
Dream BIG!
Say you had five years to plan and an
unlimited budget....
...What would YOU like to see the NGAC
accomplish?
Send your ideas and inspirations to atokuhama@natomasgac.org
Seeds & Starts Getting a Jump on Spring
What Seedlings Need:
Before Germination:
Warmth & Moisture
After Germination:
Warmth & Moisture
Light & Air
Poor air flow and too
much moisture can
result in seedlings
"damping off".
Not enough light will
produce leggy,
malnourished seedlingd
Other ways to propagate plants:
Soft wood cutting can be rooted. Cut a branch and keep the end in moist growing medium or in
water until roots form. High humidity is essential for keeping the plant viable while it develops
roots to carry moisture to the leaves and stem.
Alternatively, branches can be encouraged to root while still attached to the plant by burying part of the branch in growing medium.
I was able to root my
spider plant and
(amazingly) a milkweed
this way! I was inspired
by how our marigolds
spread through our
garden last summer.
Remember, plants want to grow! Given space, nutrients, light,
and water, we can have as many plants as we want!!
This aloe vera is next. I should get
seven or eight plants by dividing
this guy. And the plant will be
healthier and happier as well!
These are bulbs and other
perennials I was able to separate
and/or harvest off the mother plantHardwood cuttings actually are easier than softwood cuttings. Hardwood
perennials include many fruit and flowering trees and shrubs. In winter, while
deciduous plants are dormant, limbs can be harvested and encouraged to root.
Rooting hormone compounds can help this process. It is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1) Choose your cutting: 2) Trim to viable wood for 3) Prepare the cutting for
sprouting: planting:
Images courtesy of Deep Green Permaculture: https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/propagating-hardwood-cuttings/Resources Deep Green Permaculture https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/propagating-hardwood-cuttings/ Microdrips: Not local but interesting information. https://www.microdrips.com/en/blog/gardening- secrets/gardening-with-the-seasons/preparing-seedlings-planting/ Miridae Mobile Nursery and Landscaping (E Sac), Plants, Bug Info https://www.miridae.com Burpee Seed Co https://www.burpee.com/gardenadvicecenter/standard-articles-and-videos/gardening-how-to-videos/quick- start-gardening-guide%3A-organic-seed-starting-mix/Video_QuickStart_OrganicSeedStartingMix.html Alys Fowler, The Guardian , https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/29/propogate-young- seedlings-fowler Green Acres Nursery, good plant and seed selection https://idiggreenacres.com/
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