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12 www.DesertMessenger.com Town Hall meeting Wed. Aug. 21th - 3pm Town of Quartzsite will hold Town Hall meetings the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be held Wed. Aug. 21th at 3:00pm at the new Community Center, 295 Chandler, Quartzsite. A quorum of council members may be present, however no official business will be conducted by the mayor or council. For more information call Town Hall at 928-927-4333. August 14, 2013 Caring for heat stressed landscape plants Library has new DVDs to rent The Quartzsite Library just received a new selection of DVDs available for rent. You can choose from the True Blood series, Downton Abbey, Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher and much more. Come "check out" what the Quartzsite library offers. We have a great selection of hardcover, paperback and large print books, magazines, and puzzles which you can check out for two weeks. DVDs, videos, audios, CDs, music cassettes are available for one week. In the Children's Library there are Young Adult (YA) books. The Quartzsite Library has 18 computers, Wi Fi, and Ebooks. Copies are only 25¢ and we Fax for only $1/page. Check out the Sale Room where you can purchase hardcovers for 50¢, paperbacks are only 25¢ or 5/$1. Our helpful friendly staff is here to help. Billie, Betty, Penni and Laurie. Cool off at the Library, Monday thru Friday, 8am-5pm. Quartzsite Library is located at Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth, Quartzsite. Lyle Browning Cooperative Extension Instructional Specialist By this time of year most landscape plants are feeling the cumulative stress of our long, hot summer. Following are some suggestions for helping plants get thru the summer. • Avoid over watering plants. Water displaces oxygen and plant roots must have oxygen to survive. • Look at your plants in the morning. If the leaves are not wilted the plant probably does not need water. • Afternoon wilting is what plants do to reduce transpo-evaporation. • When watering plants, make sure the water reaches plant roots. Trees require more water than shrubs or turf; they just don't need water as often. • Try to avoid fertilizing during the hottest months. The plants are just like us. They just want to get thru the summer without being forced to do more than just survive. Most of the turf in our landscapes will be either Bermuda grass or St. Augustine and both like hot weather. Just remember, the more you fertilize more water is required and the turf will need to be mowed more often. It is not much fun to cut grass at over one hundred degrees. Following these suggestions should help you and your plants have a more pleasant summer. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. Our telephone number is 928 669-9843 and out office is located on 2524 Mutahar - just off Shey Road in Parker. We are always happy to talk with you. Quartzsite Coachworks On Site RV Repair A/C • Electrical • Plumbing • Roof Repair • All Appliances CALL TODAY! 760-799-2370 RV Specialist PO Box 5082 • Quartzsite, AZ 85359 www.QuartzsiteCoachworks.com Serving the RVing Community since1977