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Woodcreek Reserve Important Numbers
Crest Management
17171 Park Row #310, Houston, TX 77084
281- 579-0761 Fax: 281-579-7062
Jill Evans
Jill.Evans@crest-management.com
Questions concerning pool & tennis courts access, grounds
maintenance, pest control spraying, Association dues, ect.,
should be directed to Crest Management.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Emergencies - Fire/Ambulance 911
City of Katy Police (Non-emergency) 281-391-4848
Fort Bend Co. Sheriff’s Dept. (Non-emergency) 281-341-4665
City of Katy – Fire/Ambulance 281-391-3500
Katy Fire Dept 281-391-3500
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital 281-644-7000
Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation 713-941-8972
City of Katy 281-391-4800
Reliant Energy 713-207-7777
Street Light Repair 713-207-2222
Texas Pride through city of Katy 713-849-0400
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Billing Dept. UB@cityofkaty.com 281-391-4800
Comcast Cable 713-341-1000
Katy Family YMCA 281-392-5055
To report gas leaks 713-659-3552
SCHOOLS
KISD Administration 281-396-6000
WoodCreek Elementary School 281-234-0100
WoodCreek Junior High 281-234-0800
Katy High School 281-237-6700
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Katy Library 281-391-3509
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BOARD MEETINGS
Should you desire to receive notice of your community Board meetings,
go to www.crest-management.com, click on “communities,” then click on
the link to your community and you may register there.
NOTES FROM THE BOARD
Due to a large number of delinquent accounts, any account with a
balance had their access card suspended until all fees are paid. If you
have any questions, please contact Crest Management at 281-945-4631
or 281-945-4673 for assistance.
Please be responsible when using the community facilities (pool, tennis
courts, park, playground, etc.).
THROW AWAY TRASH IN THE RECEPTACLES. Do not leave anything
behind. Remove any trash left behind by others. Let’s keep WoodCreek
beautiful!
TAKE CARE OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY. Make sure you and your guests
are taking care of the community property. Do not put pool furniture in
the water, no animals in the pool area and do not take food/drink into
the water.
REPORT DAMAGE IMMEDIATELY. If you see something that needs to be
fixed, please contact Crest Management.
Community deed restrictions, architectural guidelines, pool access
form and pool rules are available at https://woodcreek-reserve.com/
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Any home improvement or modification (including fencing) must be
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Any homeowner needing an access card should contact Sharon
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The pool is open Tuesday-Sunday year around from
10 AM-10 PM, except in freezing weather conditions. The Woodcreek
Reserve pool is unguarded.
TRASH & RECYCLING INFORMATION
Trash day, recycling and heavy trash is on Wednesday and you should
place your trash at the curb in the receptacle provided by Republic Waste.
Super Heavy Trash is 1 st Wednesday of the Months - March, June,
September and December. Cut Tree Limbs need to be no more than
3-4” diameter and 4’ length; no more than 50 lbs or 4 cubic yards. You may
place out up to 15 bags of clippings, in clear plastic bags. Please ensure
that your work out an agreement with your lawn crew to remove or place
the lawn bags out of sight until the next trash collection day.
• Set trash within 5 feet from the curb by 7 AM
• Wheel-side of cart should face home and the cart opening toward the
street
• Do not overfill the cart; the lid must be closed
• Minimum distance of 3 feet from any obstacle (car, mailbox, heavy trash,
etc.)
• Heavy Trash: Appliances, hot water heaters, mattresses, heavy or large
volumes of bagged yard waste and other white goods appropriate for
disposal, shall be placed within five feet of the curbside and will be
collected on the same day as your regular trash.
• All branches and tree limbs must be cut to 4 foot lengths and tied in
small bundles that can be lifted and handled by a single person. Bundles
should be no larger than eighteen inches in diameter and weigh no more
than forty pounds.
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• Refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers or items that contain CFC’s
(Freon), by law must have the gas removed by a licensed technician and
be red tagged prior to collection.
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City of Katy Billing Department: UB@cityofkaty.com or 281-391-4800
CREST MANAGEMENT WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO WOODCREEK RESERVE
Home at Katy’s Ultimate Address
Welcome to WoodCreek Reserve, where extensive care and thoughtful
planning have gone into making this an exquisite place to live. The
neighborhood has quickly become one of the most sought-after
addresses in the West Houston area and includes an outstanding
residential amenity package, exceptional Katy ISD schools and
convenient location.
Crest Management is proud to serve the WoodCreek Reserve Community.
We know you will be pleased with our professional, friendly service. We
have been providing excellent management services in the West Houston
area for more than twenty years. If for any reason you may need to
contact our office, we are located at 17171 Park Row, Suite 310, Houston,
TX 77084; Mailing address, PO Box 219320, Houston, TX 77218; Email
info@crest-management.com; 281-579-0761. For your convenience, we
have highlighted in this letter information we consider important and
can be helpful to you as a new homeowner in WoodCreek Reserve.
Pool and Tennis Courts:
To obtain a gate access card to the pool and tennis courts, complete the
enclosed “gate access card request” form and return it to our office. The
pool and tennis courts are located at 26519 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, TX
77494.
Pool Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9:00 AM thru 10:00 PM
Monday: Closed for cleaning (unless Monday is a holiday, then the pool
will be closed Tuesday)
Tennis Court Hours: Everyday 5:00 AM thru 11:00 PM
Car Stickers:
The car stickers are to be placed on the upper corner of the windshield on
the passenger side of your automobile. Please make note on your “gate
access request form” how many stickers are needed for your family. These
stickers are numbered for accountability and are tied to your address.
You must take the stickers off and mail them back to Crest Management
when you move from the community or sell the vehicle. The stickers will
not be reused, but this will keep unauthorized persons from visiting the
community without being noticed.
Keeping Your Family Informed:
Our office would like to gather 100% of all homeowners email addresses
for easy notification of any community updates, alerts and meeting
notices. In the body of your email provide your name, mailing address
and phone number. Thank you for helping us keep you informed and up
to date. Please email information to info@crest-management.com
Newsletter:
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contact them (news@krenekprinting.com) with your mailing information
to receive this wealth of information.
Friendly Katy Neighbors:
Did you know that you can participate in Crime Watch as easily as being
a “nosy neighbor?” If you have not already done so, talk to the neighbors
next to you, across the street and down the street. Introduce yourself; get
to know them and who lives in the household. Encourage them to do the
same and pledge to watch out for each other.
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Don’t hesitate to report suspicious persons to the City of Katy Police or
Fort Bend Co. Sheriffs and don’t assume someone else will do it. Reports
from citizens are the best sources of information for law enforcement.
They can best help us if we help them.
Emergencies or crimes in progress should be immediately reported to
“911.” Non-emergency calls should go to City of Katy Police at 281-391-
4848 or Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Dept. 281-341-4665.
Community Volunteers:
Our office would like to extend a warm thank you to the volunteers who
currently serve and generously give their time to WoodCreek Reserve
community. These volunteers are very helpful to the development of the
community, as they represent their sections at WoodCreek Reserve CAI
Board meetings. If you would like to volunteer to be a Section Leader or
Co-Section Leader please contact our office at info@crest-management.
com
Board Meetings:
Should you desire to receive notice of your community board meetings,
go to www.crest-management.com, click on “communities,” then click on
the link to your community and you may register there.
Crest Management is committed to serving WoodCreek Reserve
community to the best of our ability. We appreciate the opportunity to
work with the homeowners of WoodCreek Reserve and are honored to
be part of this exquisite neighborhood. If we can be of further assistance
please contact our office, thank you.
P.O. Box 219320, Houston, TX 77218-9320
17171 Park Row, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77084
Phone: 281-579-0761
Fax: 281-579-7062
www.Crest-Management.com
info@crest-management.com
SCOOP YOUR PET’S POOP
Please remember to be respectful of your neighbors’ yards and the
community grounds. When you take your pet for a walk, come prepared
with a scooper and a recycled grocery bag or anything else. If your pet
poops during your walk, please scoop and trash. It may not be the most
fabulous way to walk your pet, but it does show that you respect your
fellow neighbors’ and our beautiful community.
REMINDERS
Reminder that trashcans are to be stored out of public view, except for
on designated trash days. This helps keep the community looking good.
KATY ANIMAL CONTROL
Katy Animal Control works in conjunction with the Katy Police
Department enforcing City and State laws. Lost pets are kept in a 3,000
sq. ft. temperature controlled, state-inspected building. The Katy Animal
Shelter does not adopt out animals, therefore, it is extremely important
that pets are licensed and vaccinated at six months of age. The department
strives to make the licensing process as convenient as possible and can
be scheduled by calling the shelter at 281-391-4740 or email dbrown@
katypd.com. The shelter is open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
and can be reached at 281-391-4740 (all calls are logged and returned,
so please leave a message). For after hour emergencies, please call the
Katy Police Department at 281-391-4848. It is unlawful to dump animals
at the shelter. Dogs and/or cats are not allowed to run at large on private
property and must wear collar and tags at all times. Any person or entity
raising, keeping and maintaining livestock and/or fowl on tracts of land
larger than one acre shall obtain an annual permit from the city, except
that no permit is required for single tracts of land larger than five acres.
Live animal traps are available with a deposit and signed contract.
PLEASE NOTE: This information applies only to the incorporated city
limits of Katy. For lost pets in the areas of Fry Road, Mason Road, Grand
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Parkway, please contact the county animal shelters (Harris County 281-
999-3191; Fort Bend County 281-342-1512; Waller County 979-826-8033)
or contact Special Pals at 281-579-7387 (www.specialpalsshelter.org) or
Citizens for Animal Protection at 281-497-0591 (www.cap4pets.org). For
more information visit Animal Control Ordinance: www.cityofkaty.com/
departments/animal-control
FIREWORKS PROHIBITED
Please remember that fireworks are prohibited in the City of Katy.
GATE ACCESS CARD
For access to your community pool and tennis courts, please fill out the
included form request. Return completed form to Crest Management for
processing.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We need residents to help and get involved with the new community
newsletter! We welcome your suggestions, recommendations, and
information. Contact Liz Trapolino at 281- 945-4645 or Liz.Trapolino@
crest-management.com.
REMINDER
Please remember to care for your yard. A well maintained yard is not only
pleasing to the eye, but also helps keep our neighborhood values up.
HOME IMPROVEMENT REQUEST’S (HIR’S)
If you are planning to make improvements to your property, such as
build a pool, paint your house or any other exterior modifications, please
submit an HIR (Home Improvement Request) to Crest Management
Company. You may contact Crest Management at 281-579-0761 or
kristie.miller@crest-management.com (email). Send your HIR along with
all the necessary information to Crest Management Company. After your
request is received, you will receive an approval or denial letter. Please do
not begin a project until you have received approval.
STREETLIGHT NOT WORKING?
If you happen to notice streetlights that may not be burning or the pole
is leaning, you can contact CenterPoint Energy directly at their customer
service department at 713-207-2222. The information you will need prior to
contacting them is the actual pole number (a six-digit number that is located
on the pole itself) and the address nearest to that particular pole. You can
also report on the web @ http://cnp.centerpointenergy.com/outage.
TEENAGE JOB SEEKERS
If you are between 12 and 18 and would like to be added to the
teenage job seeker’s list, please fill out the form on our website (www.
krenekprinting.com, click submissions and choose Jobseekers) with
your name, birthdate (mo. & yr.), phone number, year you will graduate
and the name of your newsletter/subdivision. Check the list of jobs you
want on your form. Please make sure your email is correct, we send
emails in the summer to make sure all the info is still good and that you
want to stay on the list. If we do not hear back from you after 3 tries, we
will remove you from the list until we do. Must have parent(s) permission.
DISCLAIMER: Neither the subdivision, nor Krenek Printing is responsible
for those listed on the Teenage Job Seeker List. Please ask for and check
out references if you do not personally know those listed. This is just a
list of teenagers from the subdivision who wish to find part time jobs.
Responsibility for any work done by these teenagers is between those
seeking helpers and the teens and their parents.
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COMMON VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES
As we embark on the journey each day to eat and live better, take note of
the common vitamin nutrient deficiencies that are easily treated:
1. Calcium: Calcium is important for maintaining strong bones and
controlling muscle and nerve function. Signs of severely low calcium
include fatigue, muscle cramps, abnormal heart rhythms and a poor
appetite. Make sure you’re getting enough with at least three servings of
milk or yogurt a day. Other good sources of calcium are cheese, calciumfortified
orange juice and dark, leafy greens.
2. Vitamin D: This vitamin is also critical for bone health. Symptoms
of a vitamin D deficiency can be vague - fatigue and muscle aches or
weakness. If it goes on long term, a vitamin D deficiency can lead to
softening of the bones. To get enough vitamin D, have three servings
of fortified milk or yogurt daily eating fatty fish, such as salmon or tuna,
twice a week; and spend some time outside in the sunshine every day.
3. Potassium: Potassium helps the kidneys, heart and other organs
work properly. You could become low in potassium in the short term
because of diarrhea or vomiting, excessive sweating or antibiotics or
because of chronic conditions such as eating disorders and kidney
disease, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Symptoms of
a deficiency include weight loss, muscle weakness, constipation and in
severe cases, an abnormal heart rhythm. For natural potassium sources,
consume bananas, whole grains, milk, vegetables, beans and peas.
4. Iron: Iron helps your body make red blood cells. When iron levels get
too low, your body can’t effectively carry oxygen. The resulting anemia
can cause fatigue. You might also notice pale skin and dull, thin, sparse
hair. To boost iron levels, eat iron-fortified cereal, beef, oysters, beans
(especially white beans, chickpeas and kidney beans), lentils and spinach.
5. Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 aids the production of DNA and helps make
neurotransmitters in the brain. With an increasing number of vegans
and people who’ve had weight loss surgery, vitamin B12 deficiency is
becoming more common. Symptoms of severe B12 deficiency include
numbness in the legs, hands or feet; problems with walking and balance;
anemia; fatigue; weakness; a swollen, inflamed tongue; memory loss;
paranoia; and hallucinations. You can get vitamin B12 from animal
sources: eat more fish, chicken, milk and yogurt. If you’re vegan, opt for
vegan foods fortified with B12, such as non-dairy milk, meat substitutes
and breakfast cereals.
6. Folate: Folate or folic acid, is a particularly important vitamin for
women of childbearing age, which is why prenatal vitamins contain such
a hefty dose. A folate deficiency can cause a decrease in the total number
of cells and large red blood cells as well as neural tube defects in an
unborn child. Symptoms of a folate deficiency include fatigue, gray hair,
mouth ulcers, poor growth and a swollen tongue. To get folate from food,
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go for fortified cereals, beans, lentils, leafy greens and oranges.
7. Magnesium: Magnesium helps support bone health and assists in
energy production. Magnesium deficiency can cause loss of appetite,
nausea and vomiting, fatigue and weakness. In more severe cases, it can
lead to numbness, muscle cramps, seizures, abnormal heart rhythms,
personality changes or low potassium or calcium levels. To help your
levels return to normal, eat more magnesium-rich foods, such as almonds,
cashews, peanuts, spinach, black beans and edamame.
Courtesy of: www.everydayhealth.com/hs/guide-to-essential-nutrients/
common-nutrient-deficiencies
EASY WAYS TO EAT MORE FRUITS & VEGGIES
The new food plate unveiled by the Department of Agriculture sends a
clear message: eat more fruits and vegetables. Here are easy ways to get
more of these important foods into your diet:
Start early: Get in the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables
a day by eating them early with your morning meal. Add a banana to
your cereal, berries to your yogurt, veggies to your omelet.
Make them visible: Set out a fruit bowl in the kitchen or have carrot
sticks available for snacking. Take some time to prepare the fruits or
vegetables, so they are ready to eat.
Frozen is good: Frozen vegetables, such as peas and carrots, are a great
way to make sure you always have vegetables in the house.
At mealtime, think of the veggies first, not the protein: Half of your
plate needs to be filled with fruits and vegetables. Base your meals on
what vegetables you’ll have and then think of the grains and protein to
go with it.
Have fruit with your sweets: Fruits are nature’s natural candy. Puree
berries and adding them as a sauce to desserts, such as ice cream.
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Martin Luther King, Jr., an American clergyman and Nobel Prize
winner was one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights
movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King’s
challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950s and
1960s helped convince many white Americans to support the cause
of civil rights in the United States. After his assassination in 1968, King
became a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice. In 1957,
King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC), an organization of black churches and ministers that aimed
to challenge racial segregation. As SCLC’s president, King became
the organization’s dominate personality and its primary intellectual
influence. He was responsible for much of the organization’s
fundraising, which he frequently conducted in conjunction with
preaching engagements in Northern churches. SCLC sought to
complement the NAACP’s legal efforts to dismantle segregation
through the courts, with King and other SCLC leaders encouraging
the use of nonviolent direct action to protest discrimination. These
activities included marches, demonstrations and boycotts.
“I Have a Dream” - King and other black leaders organized the 1963
March on Washington, a massive protest in Washington, D.C. for
jobs and civil rights. On August 28, 1963, King delivered the keynote
address to an audience of more than 200,000 civil rights supporters.
His “I Have a Dream” speech expressed the hopes of the civil rights
movement in oratory as moving as any in American history. After
his death, King came to represent black courage and achievement,
high moral leadership and the ability of Americans to address and
overcome racial divisions. Perhaps the most important memorial
is the national holiday in King’s honor, designated by the Congress
of the United States in 1983 and observed on the third Monday in
January, a day that falls on or near King’s birthday of January 15 th .
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25 WAYS TO SNEAK IN
MORE EXERCISE EVERY DAY
One of the TOP New Year resolutions: exercise more! Here
are some ways to help incorporate exercise into your daily
routines:
1. Make your bed every morning.
2. Do 10 push-ups every morning.
3. Squat while you brush your teeth.
4. Park farther than you need to.
5. Clean your office.
6. Take the stairs.
7. Exercise on the job.
8. Do your own filing/copying/coffee-fetching.
9. Switch your office chair for a stability ball.
10. Schedule a daily walk break at work.
11. Take calls standing up.
12. Skip the inter-office mail and walk it over.
13. Suggest walk meetings.
14. Practice isometrics.
15. Reorganize your office or home.
16. Go on walking/biking errands.
17. Do the grocery shopping.
18. Make your own food.
19. Hand-wash dishes.
20. Keep your yoga mat/weights/kettlebell by the TV.
21. Clean your home.
22. Wash your own vehicle.
23. Play with children.
24. Dance.
25. Laugh.
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POPULAR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
• Drink Less Alcohol
• Eat Right
• Get a Better Education
• Get a Better Job
• Get Fit
• Lose Weight
• Quit Smoking Now
• Reduce Stress On-the-Job
• Reduce Stress Overall
• Save Money
• Take a Trip
• Volunteer to Help Others
LOVE YOURSELF
To love yourself means to respect and appreciate yourself as you are and to come to
terms with those aspects of yourself that you can’t change - the aspects that make
you unique. It means allowing yourself to drop the conditions that you have created
to love yourself like, “I will love myself once I…” and simply choose to embrace the
good and the bad, the mistakes and the triumphs.
Loving yourself isn’t a one-time thing, but an endless, ongoing process that starts
with realizing that it’s not about discovering self-love; it’s about tearing down the
walls you’ve built against it. Below are 6 ways to learn to love yourself more:
1. Focus on the things you like about yourself
2. Make time to do the things you enjoy
3. Let go of mistakes and embrace the past
4. Appreciate your life
5. Get out of your comfort zone
6. Take care of your body!
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Pick your race, pick your pace and raise funds for teacher grants with
every step. Run or walk with the Katy ISD Education Foundation in the
Katy Half Marathon/5k/1k on Saturday, February 6, 2021 to raise funds
for the Inspiring Imagination teacher grant program. Last year, over 60
teams and 600 runners raced to support the foundation, raising over
$115,000 for Katy ISD teacher grants.
The Katy ISD Education Foundation celebrated a spectacular milestone
this year with over $2 million awarded in its first eight years of Inspiring
Imagination teacher grants. Reason2Race and its proceeds play a key role
in reaching milestones such as this and will continue to garner support as
the foundation’s grant program expands. Register and join Team Katy ISD
Education Foundation, a Katy ISD campus team or recruit your own team
of co-workers and friends. All proceeds will directly support Inspiring
Imagination grants awarded to teachers in May 2021.
Find more information and register at https://tinyurl.com/
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the Katy ISD Education Foundation at 281-396-6031.
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Spaghetti Pizza
You could make this on National Spaghetti Day January 4th!
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup milk
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
4 ounces pepperoni sausage, sliced (or other toppings if preferred)
Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch
baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti
and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
Combine egg, milk, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, salt and garlic salt in a
large bowl. Stir in cooked spaghetti; mix well. Spread mixture into prepared
baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and
reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spread sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with oregano, basil and the remaining
1 1/2 cups mozzarella. Top with pepperoni, return to oven and bake until
cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes more. Let stand
5 minutes before cutting.
Source: allrecipes.com, Submitted by: Kathy
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
You could make this on National Peanut Butter Day January 24th!
Ingredients:
1 (9 inch) prepared chocolate cookie crumb crust
4 eggs
1 cup butter, softened
8 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
DIRECTIONS:
Melt 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate and cool to room temperature. Beat
the eggs with 3/4 cup butter or margarine, chocolate and confectioners’
sugar for a FULL 5 minutes. Mixture will be thick and smooth.
In a separate bowl, beat the peanut butter, 1/4 cup butter, and cream.
Spoon chocolate filling into crust. Swirl peanut butter filling into
chocolate filling. Drizzle remaining 2 oz of melted chocolate on top of
pie. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and serve.
Source: http://allrecipes.com/
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Gardening Tips For January
• Birds: Provide food and fresh water. More birds die from lack of water
than from lack of food.
• Cacti: Semi-dormant now. Reduce watering.
• Camellias: Plants may be moved. Pick up and discard fallen blooms.
• Cultivation: Changes in design may now be made, new beds dug and
old ones rebuilt. Correct defects in drainage. Incorporate gypsum into
heavy soils: repeat in three weeks. Dig granite dust, rock phosphate
and quantities of organic matter into soil. Allow time for settling before
planting.
• Fertilize: Daylilies, spuria, Louisiana and bearded irises with complete
fertilizer. Give strawberries 1 teaspoon ammonium sulfate, keeping six
inches away from plant. Fertilize pansies with manure tea or blood meal.
Water in.
• Fruits: Plant fruit trees. Mulch figs with grass or straw to prevent freeze
damage to crown.
• House Plants: Water, when surface soil is crumbly dry. Wash dust off
leaves to open pores. Mist often. Inspect for diseases and insects. Reduce
water for poinsettias.
• Lawns: Remove thatch aerate, and feed with low nitrogen mixture.
• Pests: For petal blight prevention, spray azaleas and camellias as
flowers open. Spray for scale with dormant oil solution if temperature
will be above 35˚ and below 85˚ for next 48 hours. Always read and heed
manufacturer’s directions before spraying.
• Propagation: Ivy cuttings root easily this month and next. Root cuttings
of shrubs in mixture of loam and coarse sand; keep damp and semishaded
until rooted.
• Prune: Fruit trees in advance of new growth. Prune to groom and shape.
Do not remove too much. Remove dead wood from trees and shrubs
before spring buds swell, but do not prune spring bloomers. Prune crape
myrtles. Prune nandina and others of similar growth habit by cutting
unwanted canes out at base of plant.
• Roses: Annual pruning about the middle of February, just before the
spring buds break. To prevent later appearance of disease in the old beds,
keep garden clean of debris and weeds. Complete preparation of new
beds for roses.
• Transplanting: January is one of the best months to transplant woody
plants, both evergreen and deciduous, especially trees. Energy will be
expended on roots instead of foliage. Learn ultimate size and cultural
needs of tree or plant before buying. Consider dwarf varieties to avoid
crowding later. Group plants of similar cultural needs. Do not work wet
soil. Assure good drainage. Keep plants moist.
• Vegetables: Prepare beds, preferably raised for drainage, with about
50% humus, including rotted manure.
• Winter Protection: Expect freeze any time; plan for protection of tender
plants. Water. Remove coverings, particularly plastic, when temperature
rises. Protect low plants with dry leaves, pine needles or soil mulch, but
remove when weather warms.
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