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Grapefruits sweeten with age!


Louise Grabell Baby, it’s cold outside! Well, actually,


the cool weather presents us with an opportunity to clean up the beds, pull out the weeds, add soil amendments, and start planning for the spring, which will arrive sooner than you think. Next month will be good for pruning,


fertilizing your


citrus, and getting a head start on tomato seedlings. Start shopping around for those new garden tools you’ve been thinking about...there’s no time like the present. Treat yourself; you deserve it! Don’t know what to plant or where


to plant it? Need landscape advice? Your SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners have always been on hand to help and guide you through the rough spots in your garden and landscape in general. These neighbors have attended the Pinal County Cooperative Extension Garden and Landscape course offered right here in SaddleBrooke, and as graduates have volunteered to help any resident with their plant problems. Their expertise ranges from landscape design to soil to citrus and more. Many


homeowners have


advantage of the knowledge of our own Master Gardeners over the years at


taken the


frequently held Plant Clinics, and this year the gardeners will be on hand for an ask the expert session on February 10, 12:30 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. The program is called, “Ask a Master Gardener Your Plant Questions.” You can bring in plant samples or photos, or just bring your digital camera with a pic that shows the problem you are having in your garden


Dear Tucson Troop Support Group


Jerry Lujan Following is a letter showing that our


support for the troops is appreciated: “Dear Tucson Troop Support Group: Thank you for serving as a family


readiness volunteer within 4th Marine Logistics Group. The burden on our Marines, Sailors, and their families of multiple deployments and our demanding operational tempo is lightened by your efforts. Unit mission readiness is enhanced, and our units are stronger because of volunteer efforts to inform and support each other. Your selflessness and devotion make a positive difference and matter to me, to the group’s leadership team, and to unit members. Please accept


the enclosed


Commanding General’s challenge coin as a token of my appreciation and gratitude. Thank you for all you have done and I hope will continue to do. Semper Fidelis, /s/ Tracy L. Garrett, Brigadier General Marine Corps,


U.S. General, 4th Marine Logistics Group.  SADDLEBROOKE PROGRESS


Education Series Presented by Desert Cardiology of Tucson


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or yard. This is a unique opportunity for you to get a one-on-one response to your personal plant or landscape questions. As a reward for trying to stump our


Master Gardeners (LOL...it’ll never happen!), the Q & A will be followed at 1 p.m. by a guest lecturer, Russ Buhrow, who will be talking specifi cally about the types of trees that can be grown successfully here in SaddleBrooke. Mr. Buhrow has been the curator of plants at Tohono Chul Park for almost 20 years, so it behooves you all not to miss this valuable source of information. This and all other programs offered by


your SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners are always presented to the public at no cost, but don’t be surprised to fi nd plants for sale before the program, a means of fund- raising for the gardeners group. You can reach our very


own


SaddleBrooke Garden Hotline by calling Pat Flanagan at 407-6459. Your phone call will be forwarded to the Master Gardener volunteers who will assist you in the solution of your problem. The Landscape and Gardening Short Course began here in early January, and it


is hoped that a


new “crop” of Master Gardeners will be “harvested” from the attendees. Remember: nothing brings


more


tranquility to the heart than a beautiful garden. PS: Leave the grapefruits on the tree;


they sweeten with age, and you can enjoy them for many more months to come. I picked my last grapefruits in July! Yummmmm. 


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