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KeepSaralandBeautiful
Next Meeting
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of
every other month at 12 noon at the
Saraland Chamber Offices.
Welcome to Keep Saraland Beautiful
Keep Saraland Beautiful Yard of
the Month
Selections will rotate monthly to different parts of the city. The yard must have some seasonal color and one or more specimen trees. For full criteria and pictures of past Yards of the Month click the button below.
Adopt-A-Spot
Adopt-A-Spot is a part of Keep Saraland Beautiful, Inc. Our mission is to improve the natural beauty of Saraland with landscaped green spaces along Saraland Boulevard and Industrial Parkway and to improve civic pride in the business district of the City of Saraland.
The Keep Saraland Beautiful organization received its national certification as an affiliate of Keep
America Beautiful in December 1999. This is a non-profit public education organization dedicated to
preserving the natural beauty and environment of America and improving the waste handling
practiced at the community level. It is a community based approach to changing the attitude and
practices relating to litter and waste handling.
The prime purpose of the Keep Saraland Beautiful program is to improve the aesthetic and ecological
value of the city through litter control/prevention, proper handling of solid waste, beautification, public
education awareness, recruitment of volunteers, and promotion of voluntary recycling. The program
coordinates the cleanup efforts of the city as well as interacting with local business owners and
managers. The programs targets "eyesores" throughout the city and seeks community resources to
improve such sites as streets, rights of way, parking and vacant lots, loading docks and refuse areas.
By having a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate we have access to a network of ideas that have
worked and are working for other communities. The concept of changing the community for the better
and increasing the community's pride can have long lasting benefits.
Our Mission
To encourage people living and working in Saraland to personally contribute to the improvement of the community
Recycling Ideas
KSB wants everyone to send us your ideas on how to reuse the center of paper towels - toilet paper rolls - wax paper etc. Let us see how many uses we can come up with!
Residential Recycling
The City of Saraland has two types of residential recycling. The free SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING containers are located on Station Street and residents must take their recycling items to the collection station. Curbside Single Stream Recycling cost is $5.00 per month per resident and picked up every Tuesday.
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer, Wayne Biggs, Natalie Moye and Veronica Hudson
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer,
Wayne Biggs, Natalie Moye and
Veronica Hudson
KSB GARDENING NEWS FROM JAMES MILES
November 2024 Happy Thanksgiving Month! The current weather trend is making it tough on the cool-season vegetables I planted in late September and mid-October. The above-average heat stresses the cool-season plants significantly enough to trigger bolting (premature flowering) in some vegetables. The drought conditions require more irrigation. Under current weather conditions, I irrigate my vegetables every other day. It is important to irrigate long enough to wet the soil down to 4” – 6” deep. Leafy vegetables may lose more water through the leaves because of the larger surface area of the leaves. I planted my turnips and mustards in late September and harvested some the last weekend in October. I planted collards and broccoli in mid- October. The collards & broccoli are struggling from the heat and drought, wilting 2 days after irrigation. Hopefully, they will be harvestable for Thanksgiving. Until conditions change, we need to be dedicated to irrigating our newly planted plants, annuals, and veg- etables. With the dry weather and soil, cool season weeds are not germinating much unless you are irrigating. If you are not irrigating delay your application of pre-emergent herbicide until we get some rain. If you are irrigating, you can apply pre-emergent herbicide according to the label to control the winter weeds. This is the time to plant as I stated last month, but with the current weather trends, you may want to delay planting if you have a planned trip that will keep you from irrigating at a frequency that is longer than 2-3 days. You may have a reliable friend who can keep your plants hydrated while you are away. November is a perfect time to plant strawberries. You can order crowns online or find a few varieties at your favorite garden center. I suggest planting at least 2 varieties until you decide which is your favorite and does best in your garden. Local satsumas are beginning to ripen. They are coloring up nicely and the flavor is really good under the drought conditions. A couple of weeks of cool nights will really make the sugar-to-acid ratio peak and enhance the flavor. Enjoy the outdoors!
Congratulations to Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina at 310 Industrial Pkwy for
being awarded the “Quarterly Beautification Award” from Keep Saraland
Beautiful. Stop by and enjoy their fresh and authentic Mexican cuisine set in a
fun and festive environment.
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© Keep Saraland Beautiful. All Rights Reserved. Website design and
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Welcome to Keep Saraland Beautiful
KeepSaralandBeautiful
Next Meeting
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every other
month at 12 noon at the Saraland Chamber Offices.
Keep Saraland Beautiful Yard of
the Month
Selections will rotate monthly to different parts of the city. The yard must have some seasonal color and one or more specimen trees. For full criteria and pictures of past Yards of the Month click the button below.
Adopt-A-Spot
Adopt-A-Spot is a part of Keep Saraland Beautiful, Inc. Our mission is to improve the natural beauty of Saraland with landscaped green spaces along Saraland Boulevard and Industrial Parkway and to improve civic pride in the business district of the City of Saraland.
The Keep Saraland Beautiful organization received its
national certification as an affiliate of Keep America
Beautiful in December 1999. This is a non-profit
public education organization dedicated to preserving
the natural beauty and environment of America
and improving the waste handling practiced at the
community level. It is a community based approach to
changing the attitude and practices relating to litter
and waste handling.
The prime purpose of the Keep Saraland Beautiful
program is to improve the aesthetic and ecological
value of the city through litter control/prevention,
proper handling of solid waste, beautification, public
education awareness, recruitment of volunteers, and
promotion of voluntary recycling. The program
coordinates the cleanup efforts of the city as well as
interacting with local business owners and managers.
The programs targets "eyesores" throughout the city
and seeks community resources to improve such sites
as streets, rights of way, parking and vacant lots,
loading docks and refuse areas.
By having a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate we
have access to a network of ideas that have worked
and are working for other communities. The concept
of changing the community for the better and
increasing the community's pride can have long
lasting benefits.
Our Mission
To encourage people living and working in Saraland to personally contribute to the improvement of the community
Recycling Ideas
KSB wants everyone to send us your ideas on how to reuse the center of paper towels - toilet paper rolls - wax paper etc. Let us see how many uses we can come up with!
Residential Recycling
The City of Saraland has two types of residential recycling. The free SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING containers are located on Station Street and residents must take their recycling items to the collection station. Curbside Single Stream Recycling cost is $5.00 per month per resident and picked up every Tuesday.
Mayor Dr. Howard Rubenstein,
Council Chair Joe McDonald,
Council Members: Newton Cromer, Wayne Biggs,
Natalie Moye and Veronica Hudson
KSB GARDENING NEWS
FROM JAMES MILES
November 2024 Happy Thanksgiving Month! The current weather trend is making it tough on the cool-season vegetables I planted in late September and mid-October. The above-average heat stresses the cool- season plants significantly enough to trig- ger bolting (premature flowering) in some vegetables. The drought conditions require more irrigation. Under current weather conditions, I irrigate my vegetables every other day. It is important to irrigate long enough to wet the soil down to 4” – 6” deep. Leafy vegetables may lose more water through the leaves because of the larger surface area of the leaves. I planted my turnips and mustards in late September and harvested some the last weekend in October. I planted collards and broccoli in mid-October. The collards & broccoli are struggling from the heat and drought, wilt- ing 2 days after irrigation. Hopefully, they will be harvestable for Thanksgiving. Until conditions change, we need to be dedicated to irrigating our newly planted plants, annuals, and vegetables. With the dry weather and soil, cool season weeds are not germinating much unless you are irrigating. If you are not irrigating delay your application of pre-emergent her- bicide until we get some rain. If you are irrigating, you can apply pre-emergent her- bicide according to the label to control the winter weeds. This is the time to plant as I stated last month, but with the current weather trends, you may want to delay planting if you have a planned trip that will keep you from irrigating at a frequency that is longer than 2-3 days. You may have a reli- able friend who can keep your plants hydrated while you are away. November is a perfect time to plant straw- berries. You can order crowns online or find a few varieties at your favorite garden center. I suggest planting at least 2 vari- eties until you decide which is your favorite and does best in your garden. Local satsumas are beginning to ripen. They are coloring up nicely and the flavor is really good under the drought condi- tions. A couple of weeks of cool nights will really make the sugar-to-acid ratio peak and enhance the flavor. Enjoy the outdoors!
Congratulations to Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina at
310 Industrial Pkwy for being awarded the “Quarterly
Beautification Award” from Keep Saraland Beautiful.
Stop by and enjoy their fresh and authentic Mexican
cuisine set in a fun and festive environment.
