Bonnie Nowicki Happy January 2023, dear Quail Creek residents. I wish to focus this article on three plant elements: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. You know, those three numbers you see on bags of fertilizer. I referred to my Arizona Master Gardener manual to guide this review. Let’s start with basic soil. Arizona soils typically contain…
Enjoy the largest non-motorized parade in the country and La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo on Feb. 23. The parade starts at 9 a.m., and the rodeo begins at noon. The total price is $60, which includes the bus trip and admission. (The bus trip is $24, and rodeo tickets are $36.) All sales are…
Are you new to our region? Want to learn more about saguaros? Are you curious how to grow and maintain saguaros? Then this seminar is for you. Join us for an hour with Mark Sitter of B&B Cactus Farm. He will tell us stories, dispel myths, and provide interesting facts about this iconic cactus. He…
The Touched by Cancer Support Group will again be meeting on the second Monday of every other month starting in January. Meetings will be in the Keno Conference Center on Jan. 9, March 13, May 8, July 10, Sept. 11, and Nov. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The group will enjoy working on art…
Joyce Shumate The QC Computer Club (QCCC) Open House is on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Quail Creek Computer Club’s mission is to provide its members with assistance, training, and education for their computing devices by motivated and well-qualified community volunteers. Door prizes valued at nearly $1,000 will be awarded…
Bonnie Hyra On a crisp, sunny Dec. 8 day, 10 The Women Of Quail Creek members ventured out into Tucson, led by Brenda Rock and Bonnie Hyra. Parking cars at the Mercado and hopping onto one of the colorfully decorated streetcars, the group was ready for the ride to 4th Avenue. Antigone Bookstore (www.antigonebooks.com) was the…