Queen Anne’s County Master Gardener Newsletter
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MG Monthly Meeting, July 17th, 2013
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Reminders
2
15th Anniversary
Celebration
3, 4
Garden Affair Sur- 5
vey Results
New Fertilizer Act 5
QAC FAIR Sign up
6
Volunteer Opportunities
7
MG Meetings
8
MG Info
9
Calendars
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10,
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“Forest Gardens”
Speaker: Lincoln Smith
A forest garden is an agricultural
planting modeled on the forest,
but design to produce things for
people. In an era when people
have strained the world's ecosystems to meet their needs, a forest
garden provides a critical combination of benefits for people and
planet -- cleaning water, building
soil, and providing a bounty of
food and supplies.
dens through consultation and training
at the Forested demonstration garden.
www.forested.us
9:30 to 11:30 am,
Tilghman Terrace
(Directions on page 8)
Lincoln Smith runs Forested, a forest garden company in Bowie, MD.
He is passionate about production
ecosystems, and brings a background in agronomic science and
sustainable landscape design. He
helps landowners in the eastern
US create successful forest gar-
Lost!!!!! Maybe Found????
Edith Sakell misplaced her glasses at the 15th Anniversary
Celebration. Perhaps you found them. If you did, would
you please contact Edith at 410-643-7328
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Coordinator’s Corner
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Master Gardener
Coordinator - who will
wear the hat next?
Reminder: Our September MONTHLY Meeting
will be held on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
at the Wye Research Institute.
We will be hosts to Master Gardeners from all
over the State!
Everyone who has helped out with our 15th Anniversary Celebration; Jack
and Linda Doub for hosting the celebration; all the people
who helped with Bay-Wise Certifications, Plant Clinics
Thanks To:
and the upkeep of our demonstration Gardens.
As always, thanks is due to all of you, but if we missed a
deserved thank you or if you wish to express your appreciation to someone, please let Sabine know and it shall be acknowledged in
the next newsletter.
UPDATE YOUR
CONTACT INFO!
Please send any changes
to: Pat Bowell at
bowell74@verizon.net,
505 Railroad Ave,
Suite 4,
Centreville, MD 21617
July 17th, Monthly MG Meeting
Queen Anne’s County Fair, Aug. 12—18
September Monthly Meeting changed to Thursday, September 19, Wye Research, 11 am until….
Fax: (410) 758-3687
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15th Anniversary Celebration
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We are here today to celebrate 15 years of service that our Master Gardeners have provided in
Queen Anne’s County. Through the years volunteers have shared the mission as set forth by the
University of Maryland Extension – “to educate residents about safe, effective horticultural
practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes and communities.”
The mission is both vital and valid for our communities that make up Queen Anne’s County –
but what do the words of the mission look like as a “living, breathing entity”.
We could talk about the number of volunteers – which number in the hundreds, or about the
hours volunteered – which when added up are in the tens of thousands – close to 100,000, in
fact. Or we could talk about the value of those hours which would add up to over $2 million
dollars.
And then there are the projects, programs and partnerships Our Bay-wise certification program
Grow It, Eat It
Junior Master Gardeners
Plant Clinics at the Farmer’s Market
The Garden Affair
Community Gardens such as St. Martin’s Barn
Classes for community residents, seniors and children and youth
Adkins Arboretum
Corsica River Conservancy
QA Parks and Rec, Public Works and
Public Schools and Libraries
Chesapeake College
The list for the last 15 years is endless …
And, while these impacts, programs and
partnerships are programs are important
they would not exist were it not for the
men and women who have been trained in
the University of Maryland Extension,
Master Gardener Program and who serve
as one of our most valuable community
partners. You the volunteers are the heart and soul of our program – you are the caretakers of
our gardens, the teachers of horticulture knowledge, and the stewards of our environmental
legacy here on the Eastern Shore. It is your spirit and generosity that we are here to celebrate.
To each of you, to all of you, on behalf of the University of Maryland Extension I say thank you –
for ALL that you do, that which is seen and unseen and for the legacy that you have begun here
in our community.
With gratitude,
Aly J. Valentine, Area Extension Director
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Results
Garden Affair Survey
Did you volunteer at GA 2013?
30 Yes
1 No
What do you think is the MAIN goal of
Garden Affair? (31 answered)
Fundraising
4 or 12.9%
Team Building
0
Public Education
17 or 54.84%
Fun for Families
0
Promote MG Programs
7 or 22.58%
Other
3 or 9.68%
Do you think the effort involved in Garden Affair reflects the best use of our energies in relation meeting our goals? (29
answered, 2 skipped)
11 Yes (37.93%)
18 No (62.07%)
Has Garden Affair accomplished its main
goal? (22 answered, 9 skipped)
12 Yes (54.55%)
10 No (45.45%)
What would you like to do with Garden
Affair in the future? (31 answered)
Continue with GA in May
5 or 16.13%
Do GA every other year
13 or 41.94%
Discontinue GA
2 or 6.45%
Replace GA with other event 1 or 3.23%
Replace GA with other activities:7 or 22.58%
Incorporate GA into another event: 8 or 25.81 %
Move GA to another time of year: 1 or 3.23 %
I would be willing to chair/co-chair GA in
2014 (28 answered, 3 skipped)
28 NO
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New Fertilizer Act
Beginning October 1, 2013, homeowners
and do-it-yourselfers will be required to
follow University of Maryland recommendations when fertilizing lawns. Mandatory
restrictions, similar to those imposed for
lawn care professionals, apply:
Homeowners must follow University
of Maryland fertilizer recommendations
when applying nitrogen to lawns.
A single application may not exceed
0.9 pound total nitrogen per 1,000 square
feet and 0.7 pound of soluble nitrogen per
1,000 square feet.
Homeowners are prohibited from applying fertilizer to sidewalks, driveways
or other impervious surfaces. Any product
that lands on these surfaces must be
swept back onto lawns.
No fertilizer applications within 15
feet of waterways. This setback is reduced
to 10 feet if a drop spreader, rotary
spreader with deflector or targeted spray
liquid is used to apply fertilizer.
No lawn fertilizer may be applied between November 15 and March 1 and
when the ground is frozen.
Fertilizers may not be used to de-ice
walkways and driveways.
Do not fertilize if heavy rain is predicted.
Phosphorus may only be applied to lawns
when indicated by soil test results or
when the homeowner is establishing,
patching or renovating a lawn.
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COUNTY FAIR — SIGN UP NOW!
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Below is the schedule for the QAC Fair
Please select your time from the chart
below, and let Sabine Harvey know
when you would be able to help out.,
greenbien@hotmail.com, 410-810-3890
Hope to see you at the Fair!I
f you need encouragement: the Fair is really
quite an event. So many things to see, both
indoors (crafts, crops, flowers, other 4-H projects) as well as outdoors (animals), not to
mention entertainment and good food!
MG BOOTH AT Queen Anne’s County Fair
August 12th – 18th
Monday, August 12th
Name
Thursday, August 15th (Pork BBQ)
Contact Info
Name
Contact info
4:30-6:30
Before noon
Set up
6:30-8:30
4:30-6:30
Friday, August 16th (Beef BBQ)
6:30-8:30
Name
Contact Info
4:30-6:30
Tuesday, August 13th (Crab Cake Dinner)
Name
6:30-8:30
Contact Info
Joe Jelich
Carol Jelich
4:30-6:30
Saturday, August 17th
6:30-8:30
Name
Pete Gerdom
Contact Info
4:30-6:30
Wednesday, August 14th (Chicken BBQ)
Name
4:30-6:30
6:30-8:30
Contact Info
Pat Gannon
Sunday, August 18th , clean up before noon
6:30-8:30
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Contact Info
Volunteer
Opportunities
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Bay-Wise
Help with certifications and publicity.
Contact Debbie Pusey, debbiepusey@verizon.net, Pat Gannon,
gannpd@verizon.net or Vida Morley,
vidamorley@verizon.net
Demonstration Gardens
Help maintain some beautiful gardens in
Centreville. Contact Debby Pusey,
debbiepusey@verizon.net
Grow It Eat It
So many opportunities! Give talks, go to
schools, make presentations at plant
clinics etc. Contact Linda & Jack Doub
lindadoub@gmail.com or
jkdoub@gmail.com or Sabine Harvey
greenbien@hotmail.com
Plant Clinics
Chestertown: Contact Sabine Harvey,
greenbien@hotmail.com
Kent Island Farmers Market: Karen
Wimsatt, jimandkaren.wimsatt@
gmail.com
Educational
Opportunities
Would you like to
attend this class on the
Eastern Shore?
Intensive Techniques and Small
Space Vegetable Gardening
Get more out of your vegetable gardens
with less work and expense. Find out
how to increase production per square
foot using sustainable and cost-effective
practices.
We’ll share, discuss and evaluate specific approaches, such as biointensive
(John Jeavons) and square foot (Mel
Bartholomew), and specific practices,
such as interplanting, succession planting, vertical gardening, drip irrigation,
and season extension. .
If this sound interesting to you, please
let Karen Wimsatt and Robin Hessey
know.
School Gardens
Help maintain the gardens or work with
students. Contact Sabine Harvey, greenbien@hotmail.com
Reminder: Hours volunteered at Adkins
Arboretum do count towards Master Gardener program hours.
Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge—Butterfly Garden
Alice Macnow is looking for volunteers to help cleanup at the Butterfly Garden at Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge, south of Rock Hall, The group of volunteers meets on Thursday mornings. Call (410) 639-7056 for information.
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VOLUME
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Date
Topic, Speaker
Time
Place
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Lincoln Smith
9:30 to 11:30 am
Tilghman
Terrace
Thursday , September 19,
State-wide Grow It Eat It
and Harvest Pot Luck
2013
Wye Research
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Robyn Affron
9:30 to 11:30 am
Sustainable Gardening
Tilghman
Terrace
Wednesday, November 20,
2013
Annual Planning Meet- 9:30 to 11:30 am
ing
Tilghman
Terrace
Wednesday, December 18,
2013
Holiday Luncheon
?
Tilghman Terrace
104 Tilghman Ave
Centreville, Md. 21617
From South of Centreville
Follow 213 N. into town. Turn right at first
light onto Water street and * *
pass the PNC bank on your right. Tilghman
Ave will be the next street on your right.
Turn right onto Tilghman Ave. **
From North of Centreville
Follow 213 S. into town. Turn Left on
E. Water St. Follow ** directions above.
Parking on street and in the rear of building.
Directions to the
monthly meeting!
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QAC MG News:
The following Master Gardeners have
accepted responsibilities to keep the
program going until a new coordinator is hired. Please contact them if you have questions/info about
these areas and keep dialog flowing!
MG Meetings: Monthly meetings will continue to be in Centreville at
Tilghman Terrace in 2013.
Publicity: Each committee’s chair(s) will be responsible for their own
publicity.
Bay-Wise: Kate Greer, Jane Chambers, and Vida Morley
Grow It Eat It: Linda Doub
MG Interns: Karen Wimsatt and Linda Doub
A Garden Affair: Carol Jelich and Jim Persels
Volunteer Hours Entry: Pat Bowell. Volunteer hour forms can be
sent to the Extension Office or directly to Pat at bowell74@verizon.net
Directory Changes: Please send any updates to Sabine Harvey, greenbien@hotmail.com
Extension Advisory Council (lets Extension office know what MG
program needs are): Linda & Jack Doub and Jim Persels.
3rd Thursday Centreville Demonstration Garden Cleanups have
started! Contact Debbie Pusey for more information, debbiepusey@verizon.net 410 758-8623
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Steering Committee
Members:
Pat Bowell
Bowell74@verizon.net
Jane Chambers
Earljane@atlanticbb.net
Linda & Jack Doub
lindadoub@gmail.com or
jkdoub@gmail.com
Pat Gannon
gannpd@verizon.net
Kate Greer
Kway2bay@aol.com
Sabine Harvey
greenbien@hotmail.com
Carol Jelich
carol.jelich@gmail.com
Valynda Kingsley
VCK@FromTheHrt.com
Vida Morley
vidamorley@verizon.net
Jim Persels
jpersels@yahoo.com
Debbie Pusey
debbiepusey@verizon.net
Susan Seth
Seths46@verizon.net
Karen Wimsatt
Jimandkaren.wimsatt
@gmail.com
Plant Clinics
Alternate Saturdays at Chestertown Farmers Market: Sabine Harvey
greenbien@hotmail.com, 410- 810-3890
Kent Island Farmers Market, 2nd Thursday of each month, 3—6:30 pm. Karen Wimsatt, jimandkaren.wimsatt@gmail.com
Newsletters: Please send anything you would like to see in the newsletter to Sabine Harvey, greenbien@hotmail.com
2013 Training Coordination: will be at WREC on Thursdays from September 12th-November 7nd
from 9-3. Linda Doub is the contact: lindadoub@gmail.com, 410 827-8613
ANYONE MAY SEND MESSAGES TO THE WHOLE GROUP BY SENDING TO
QACMG@googlegroups.com . Please direct questions or email address changes to Marty Appel,
list serve manager. kitraveler@yahoo.com, 410-643-4351
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July 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6 Plant
clinic,
C’Town, 87
8 Steering Cie 9
Meeting, 9:30
10
11 KI
12
Farmer’s Market, 3—6:30pm
14
15
17 Monthly
18 Demon-
MG Meeting,
9:30
stration Garden
25
16
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
19
13
20 Plant
clinic,
C’Town, 826
27
Send a card to Kate Greer
While Kate is recovering from her accident, perhaps you would like to send her a
card or go for a visit. Here is her contact info:
Pines Genesis Health Care
610 Dutchmans Lane
Easton, MD 21660
Room: 416
Kate’s phone number is 410-822-8642. She can receive incoming calls, but cannot make any outgoing calls.
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Mon
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Sun
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Wed
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8 KI Farmer’s Market, 3—6:30pm
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Thu
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2
Fri
10
3 C’town
Plant Clinic, 812
Sat
August 2013
Tue
6
15 Demonstration 16 QAC Fair
Garden
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QAC Fair
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22
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QAC Fair
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20
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QAC Fair
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27
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17 QAC Fair
C’town Plant
Clinic, 8-12
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QAC Fair
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31 C’town
Plant Clinic, 812
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August Newsletter Deadline:
July 22, 2013
University of Maryland Extension
505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4
Centreville MD, 21617
Phone: (410) 758-0166
Fax: (410) 758-3687
http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annescounty/about
QACMG Website:
http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annescounty/home-gardening
Area Extension Director
University of Maryland Extension
Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties
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Queen Anne’s County
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