Dr. Frank Blazich will conduct a seminar on plant propagation following the monthly MG meeting, from 10 a.m. to noon. We will invite the public and snacks will be included. After the public has left, we will cook on our new grill and have lunch for the Master Gardeners.
Please call and let us know if you plan to attend.
Dr. Frank will work with us at the greenhouse Thursday afternoon and most of the day Friday for a hands-on workshop. He is one of the foremost experts on plant propagation. There is no charge to Master Gardeners. This should prove to be one of the highlights of the year. Don’t miss this.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Charlie says...
1. Call Charlie after July 10 if you are interested in a trip to the daylily farm to see daylily rebloomers. If there is enough interest, he will schedule a trip the following week. Let Charlie know by July 14.
2. We recently finished a couple of youth horticulture classes for Boiling Spring Lakes. Thanks for the help go to Patty Burns, Nancy Einbinder and Cheryll Shuford. Nancy and Cheryll conducted two different class groups.
3. We will start a new series of youth programs working with Lindsey Wescot, new 4-H Program Assistant. The first one is on July 21 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for 5-10 year olds, and the second one is on July 22 for 11-19 year olds. Subjects will be Farm Economics, Plant Propagation and Plant Usage. After classroom instruction and lunch – they will bring their own – we will go to the greenhouse for hands-on work. If you are interested in working with the kids, please contact Charlie.
2. We recently finished a couple of youth horticulture classes for Boiling Spring Lakes. Thanks for the help go to Patty Burns, Nancy Einbinder and Cheryll Shuford. Nancy and Cheryll conducted two different class groups.
3. We will start a new series of youth programs working with Lindsey Wescot, new 4-H Program Assistant. The first one is on July 21 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for 5-10 year olds, and the second one is on July 22 for 11-19 year olds. Subjects will be Farm Economics, Plant Propagation and Plant Usage. After classroom instruction and lunch – they will bring their own – we will go to the greenhouse for hands-on work. If you are interested in working with the kids, please contact Charlie.
Gardening advice
See David Barkley's columns from the July 2005 newsletter:
Gardening tips for July
Summer watering practices in the landscape
Gardening tips for July
Summer watering practices in the landscape
Notes from Kathy Walters
Please verify clients’ addresses for mailing information – mail is sometimes returned due to incomplete/inaccurate addresses – often because clients provide the address for the second home at the coast and it doesn’t have a mailbox. So, be sure to repeat the mailing address to the client when they request information – this should cut down on returned mail and allow clients to receive their information in a timely manner. Thanks for your efforts!
Periodically, Kathy organizes “bookmarks/favorites” on the MG computer. “E-Answers” is included and listed at the beginning of the index. This is a searchable website that provides reliable, research-based information on a variety of topics, a most useful resource, and it should be one of the first you use if you can’t locate info in the MG files.
The “homepage” on the MG computer is set for the “intranet” page of the NC Cooperative Extension Service rather than the “public” page. (The public page is listed as a “favorite.”) The intranet page of the Cooperative Extension Service provides more selections to assist Master Gardener Volunteers.
The Master Gardener News Columns, beginning with January 10, 2000, can be accessed through the Brunswick County Center of the NC Cooperative Extension Service website (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/brunswick). In addition, printed copies are in a notebook (Master Gardener Judy Koehly organizes the columns by subject).
A special note for new Master Gardeners and a reminder to others: The Brunswick County Extension Master Gardener Office Manual (yellow label) compiled by Kathy was developed to assist Master Gardeners while they staff the Hot Line. The notebook contains a listing of staff and staff member responsibilities, web page information, association bylaws/membership, logo, telephone system and computer usage guidelines, and sections on plant disease and insect clinic, soil testing, nematode assay, solution analyses, waste analyses, diagnostic soil test, and plant tissue analyses with fees, appropriate forms to be used, analyses overviews, etc., for each of these. Be sure to browse through the notebook when you’re in the Master Gardener office.
Periodically, Kathy organizes “bookmarks/favorites” on the MG computer. “E-Answers” is included and listed at the beginning of the index. This is a searchable website that provides reliable, research-based information on a variety of topics, a most useful resource, and it should be one of the first you use if you can’t locate info in the MG files.
The “homepage” on the MG computer is set for the “intranet” page of the NC Cooperative Extension Service rather than the “public” page. (The public page is listed as a “favorite.”) The intranet page of the Cooperative Extension Service provides more selections to assist Master Gardener Volunteers.
The Master Gardener News Columns, beginning with January 10, 2000, can be accessed through the Brunswick County Center of the NC Cooperative Extension Service website (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/brunswick). In addition, printed copies are in a notebook (Master Gardener Judy Koehly organizes the columns by subject).
A special note for new Master Gardeners and a reminder to others: The Brunswick County Extension Master Gardener Office Manual (yellow label) compiled by Kathy was developed to assist Master Gardeners while they staff the Hot Line. The notebook contains a listing of staff and staff member responsibilities, web page information, association bylaws/membership, logo, telephone system and computer usage guidelines, and sections on plant disease and insect clinic, soil testing, nematode assay, solution analyses, waste analyses, diagnostic soil test, and plant tissue analyses with fees, appropriate forms to be used, analyses overviews, etc., for each of these. Be sure to browse through the notebook when you’re in the Master Gardener office.
Help wanted
The Hot Line, Greenhouse and Botanical Garden need your help. The Greenhouse needs people to water, fertilize and repot plants on a regular basis. The Botanical Garden needs people once a month – the 1st or 3rd Monday or the 2nd Tuesday - to be sure it continues to be an area we can be proud of and others in the government complex - and the county - can enjoy. And the Hot Line always needs someone to man the phones and provide answers.
A message from the president: Recognition
This is the month where we honor all of your contributions. We have the recent class graduates, including those who took advanced classes. Then
there are those who have completed their second year requirements. Both the new class and the second year group represent the future of Master Gardener Volunteers.
Our history to date is dominated by those who have in many cases contributed thousands of hours over many years, led by the award winning effort of
Shirley Waggoner-Eisenman. The most telling moment of our recent banquet was when we presented Commissioner Sandifer with a "check" for $185,000 representing in-kind contributions to the county from Master Gardeners.
And with all of this we expect even more. Our base is still the hot line, the backbone of our volunteer efforts. With an ever growing greenhouse operation, a continually expanding Memorial Garden, lectures and help sessions throughout the county, and another new class next year, the opportunities for gardeners of all preferences abound. And, next year we
expect to complete the Talking Tree Trail, and expand our work with youth throughout the county.
So, in recognizing the many accomplishments of the past we also recognize the potential of the future. Congratulations to you all, for what you have
done, and for what you will do in the future.
there are those who have completed their second year requirements. Both the new class and the second year group represent the future of Master Gardener Volunteers.
Our history to date is dominated by those who have in many cases contributed thousands of hours over many years, led by the award winning effort of
Shirley Waggoner-Eisenman. The most telling moment of our recent banquet was when we presented Commissioner Sandifer with a "check" for $185,000 representing in-kind contributions to the county from Master Gardeners.
And with all of this we expect even more. Our base is still the hot line, the backbone of our volunteer efforts. With an ever growing greenhouse operation, a continually expanding Memorial Garden, lectures and help sessions throughout the county, and another new class next year, the opportunities for gardeners of all preferences abound. And, next year we
expect to complete the Talking Tree Trail, and expand our work with youth throughout the county.
So, in recognizing the many accomplishments of the past we also recognize the potential of the future. Congratulations to you all, for what you have
done, and for what you will do in the future.
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