Volume No. 19
August 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
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Caloosa Rare Fruit Exchange
Ed Wilson, President
Brian Poissant, Membership
Diane Strasbaugh, Newsletter
A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
UPCOMING EVENTS
THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH
TARASOLUTIONS CHEAT SHEET
A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
No newsletter last month. What happened? Our newsletter editor, Diane Strasbaugh, was
out of the country. She went on church summer mission trips to Guatemala and then
Peru. Her time was being spent on much more worthwhile endeavors than our
newsletter.
TASTE OF LEE: If you missed the July meeting, and, did not make the event, you need
to know that the Taste of Lee was a great success. It was hot! It was rainy! The
mosquitoes were terrible, really terrible. But, we got it done.
A lot of effort, especially by Rachel Singletary, went into making this event a success.
Thank you Rachel! A big thank you also to Lynn Manley and Carolyn Littleton (a friend of
Rachel's) who joined us in feeding the mosquitoes in Homestead while picking fruit for
the event. If you like torture, join us on next years' expedition.
We also need to thank Roy Beckford and Martha Avila of the Lee County Extension Office
and the Manatee Park Volunteer Gardeners. We couldn't have accomplished it without
their assistance.
FRUIT PICKING POLES: Here again, if you missed the last meeting you would
have learned that I lost my "picker" on the return from the TOL fruit picking
expedition at Homestead. I immediately ordered another one. It cost me $87.78.
Ouch! The supplier agreed to allow our club members to purchase this same pole
picker, which extends to fifteen feet and which has a cutter and nylon basket, at
the same price he would charge his distributors. Our price per pole is $48.00. A
list of those wishing to purchase the picker was made at the July meeting. They
will be available for pickup at the August meeting. Thanks go to Lynn Manley for
meeting the supplier and receiving our order.
NEW MEMBERSHIP FEES: In the July meeting the Board recommended and the
general membership approved an increase of $2.00 in new member fees. The
change is to cover the increased cost of name badges and is effective for
members joining in 2013.
FRUITSCAPES FERTILIZER: Remember to contact me about a week before the
upcoming meeting if you want me to bring your fertilizer needs to the meeting.
See you at the meeting.
Ed Wilson, Pres.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Aug 7th Meeting: Our speaker will be Monica Ozores-Hampton. The topic will be on
composting.
THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH
Air Layers: Jessie Avalos (Fruitscapes) says now is a good time to start air layers.
Pruning: If your mangos are done, now is the time to prune - if needed. Only take a
couple of feet off of the tree. There will be no fruit next year if you over- prune.
Mulch: You can get a pickup truck full of mulch for $10.60 at the Lee County Solid Waste
Facility on Buckingham Road.
TARASOLUTIONS
You were promised a dosing "cheat sheet" for the TaraSolution products. I don't know
when you would use all of these different dilutions, guess we have a lot to learn. Here it
is:
DILUTION RATIO CHART
RATIO
1:1
2:1
4:1
6:1
8:1
10:1
16:1
20:1
30:1
40:1
50:1
64:1
100:1
128:1
175:1
256:1
512:1
600:1
800:1
1000:1
PRODUCT
128 ounces
64 ounces 32 ounces 21.4 ounces
16 ounces
112.8 ounces 8 ounces
6.4 ounces 4.3 ounces
3.2 ounces
2.6 ounces
2 ounces
1.3 ounces
1 ounce
.75 ounce
.50 ounce
.25 ounce
.22 ounce
.16 ounce .13 ounce
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WATER
128 ounces 128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
128 ounces
For mixes in multiple gallons, multiply the product amount by the gallons to get the
ratio. Example: 64:1 for 55 gallons, you would multiply the 2 ounces of product by 55
to determine the proper amount of product you add to the water.
Caloosa Rare Fruit Exchange
Terry Park ~ 3406 Palm Beach Boulevard ~ Fort Myers, Florida 33916