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2A – Daily News – Thursday, March 17, 2011 Community people&events Colonial Night at Jackson Heights ‘Ghost Plant’ an easy-care succulent By SHARON KESSEY Cascading over the sides of a large clay pot are the trailing branches of one of our prettiest succulents, Graptopetalum paraguayense, also known as "Mother of Pearl Plant," for its light greenish color overlaid with pinks and blues; or "Ghost Plant," for its pale gray foggy matte appearance. The pointed fleshy leaves form rosettes up to five inch- es across on stems up to a foot long. It is originally from Mexico and is similar to some of the Sedum and Echeveria species (e.g. "Hens and Chicks"). All are members of the Crassulaceae family. This is a very tolerant plant. Courtesy photo Students went back in time as Jackson Heights School held its Annual Colonial Night. Inside the classroom many adults were dressed in appropriate attire for that era, while students had the opportunity to experience Quill Pen Like most succulents, the plant stores water in its leaves, allowing it to survive periods of drought (or neglect). It can live in a wide range of soils, from acidity of 6.1 to alka- linity of 7.8, and can survive frost or heat. While it prefers bright and sunny locations, it also doesn’t mind light shade. Graptopetalum is easy to propa- gate but fairly slow growing. The leaves are quite brittle and break off easily when the plant is han- dled, but each leaf can be rooted to form a new plant; just let it dry for a day or two, then put the end in a sandy mix and keep it moist. The plant will also propagate itself by forming roots on branch pieces that touch the ground (called layering). The rooted pieces can then be cut off and planted separately. Suggestions for care include using soil that’s a mixture of one part peat, to one part loam, to two parts sand or perlite, and putting one-inch gravel layers at the bot- tom of the pot, for drainage, and at the top, to help avoid stem rot. Allow the soil to become fairly dry between waterings. If you wish to fertilize, use a cactus fertilizer that is diluted by half, not more than once a month. This plant makes a good filler for hanging baskets, a good ground cover where there’s no traffic, or an attractive addition to rock gardens. It can also be kept indoors as a house plant. Graptopetalum paraguayense is beautiful, simple to care for, toler- ant of a wide range of conditions, easy to propagate, and doesn’t mind being ignored … my kind of plant. Members of the Red Bluff Gar- den Club enjoy talking about all kinds of plants. The club meets once a month on the last Tuesday of the month at 12889 Baker Road, at 1 p.m., and each meeting includes a program on some gar- den-related topic. Visitors are wel- come to attend. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with National Garden Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and Cascade District. Rancho Tehama students honor volunteer Writing, Candle Making, Coppersmith, Butter Making, Weaving, Toy Making, Games and Watercolor Painting. There was a Petting Zoo with goats. Music filled the air on that night as Wandering Minstrels strolled around campus. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Courtesy photo Rancho Tehama SERRF students awarded Melissa Allen with a certificate and bouquet of flowers made with special care from Ms. Liz's SERRF class.The students wanted to thank Ms. Allen for volunteering her time in the SERRF program, as part of the SERRF-wide "Character Counts Community Civic Leadership Day." Meeting D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 99 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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New Company To Sign- Up Lease For Warehouse At Vina F.A. Ellenwood, G.B. Wilcox and A.M. Hersey went to Vina this morning where they met R.H. Brownell of Orland to close the deal by which the large brick warehouse at Headquarters of the Stan- ford ranch will be leased for a term of years to the Northern California Wool Warehouse Company, recently organized. Mr. Hersey was elected superin- tendent of the warehouse and the Red Bluff National Bank was elected the treasurer of the company. — Daily News, March 17, 1921 The Tehama County Peace Officers’ Associa- tion will meet on Thurs- day, April 7, at M&M Ranch House Restaurant for a business meeting to be hosted by the Tehama County Clerk/Social Ser- vices/Family Support Departments. A no-hosted happy hour will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting at 6:20 p.m. Raffle prizes to be donated by the hosting agency. 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