The Compost
Spring 2016
INTRODUCING OUR NEW INTERNS
Inside this issue:
MG Coordinator
Comments
2
Seeking
Volunteers
2
Plant Sale
3
Spring Photos
4-5
Graduation
6
Charles County
House & Garden
Tour
6
Record Keeper
Comments
8-9
Spring/Summer
Projects/Sign-Up
10-11
Great Gardens
12-13
Articles
14-15
Horticulture
Corner
16-17
Calendar
18-19
Resources
16
Class of 2016 Interns (left to right): Jacqueline Jenkins, Beverly Payne, Kimberly Poindexter, Lowell
Hayes, Barbara Hays, Nicholas Fugate, Julie Bradley, Cindy Clark, Michele Montgomery, Bonnie
Ackley, Melinda Adams, Colby Montgomery, Sally Matts, Robert Smith, LaVerne Madison and
Amanda Tellechea. Not pictured: Janet Beck and Dolores Gibbs
INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST MG’S
Special points of interest:

PLANT SALE
(page 3)
Newly certified Master Gardeners (left to right): Marlene Smith, Pamela Sarvis, Vicki Marckel,
Tracey Alston, Harry Frauenfelder IV, Nancy Bowie, Christopher Rooney, Linda Ivko, Wanda Jones,
Millie Santana-Stewart and Jane Tyson. Not pictured: Paula Batzer, Martha Champion, James Corby,
Jennifer Godlewski, Ellen St. Clair and Donna Stewart-Green.
Photos provided by MG Terry Shelton Thir
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Spring had a little trouble warming up earlier in April, but as you read this, April showers
are giving way to May flowers. The Plant Sale is coming up soon, along with a lot of other
projects like the library presentations and the Plant Clinics. It certainly is a busy time of
year!
We had another great class of Interns complete the 2016 Basic Training Course! Thanks
to everyone who helped out with the class in a variety of ways! There are now 18 new
MG Interns and 17 new MGs. I look forward to working with the new group.
Coordinator
Master Gardeners, please continue to introduce yourselves and welcome the new MG
Comments
Interns in different projects and activities. Master Gardeners Interns, I encourage you to
volunteer for the many different projects going on this time of year. If you have a question, concern or idea,
feel free to contact me or a MG.
Thank you for all your service to our community!
Article by Luke Gustafson, CCMG Coordinator
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS!
Alert! PETER RABBIT’S MISADVENTURES needs you! Don’t be afraid to ad lib!
The important thing is to interact with kids. . .very loosely based on ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’
by Beatrix Potter. Here, as an educational puppet show, you have the opportunity of CCMG
camaraderie, the art of puppetry, and the joy of teaching elementary school kids about what’s
in Farmer McGregor’s Vegetable Garden. To our knowledge, this has never been
accomplished in the CCMG Program– thus, don’t listen to Ripley Rat, join now to become a
first CCMG pioneer! We’ll learn together . . .no special skills required. . .except to get
started!! We hope to launch this activity late spring/summer at the local libraries and other
outreach events this year. Several folks have already volunteered to help with sewing, stage
design & construction, and two MGs as puppeteers. More volunteers puppeteers are needed.
Volunteer now! Contact Terry Shelton Thir and/or Jane Groat.
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May 13 Plant Sale Workday, contact
Sue Brewer or Diane Shisler—interns get
first volunteer slots
May 14 8am-1pm Master Gardener Plant
Sale, La Plata Farmer's Market and
Waldorf Farmer's Market, contact Gale
Kladitis and Terry Shelton Thir for more
Information
Plants need recovery time
(~ 2 weeks) to look their best
after being transplanted, so
now is the time to be digging
and potting your plants.
Plants ready for last year’s plant sale
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Photo provided by MG Millie Santana-Stewart
Lilac in her front yard
Photos above and below provided by MG Terry Shelton Thir
Above: Tulips and Pansies
Below Left: Crab Apple
Below Right: Bridal Wreath Spirea
Photo provided by
MG Millie Santana-Stewart
Pink Perfection Flowering Cherry
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Photos above provided by MG Terry Shelton Thir
Left: Flowers around base of tree - Yellow Tulips w/red tip
Right: Yellow Daffodils
Photos below provided by
MG Terry Shelton Thir
Left: Snow covered Yellow Pansies
and White Daffodils
Right: Snow covered Nandina,
Pansies, Liriope and Boxwood
(Rosewick Shopping Center)
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Graduation
MG’s attending 2016 Graduation Ceremony
MG’s Rose Markham and
Pattie Faulkner
Receiving 3-year pins
Congratulations!
Charles County House & Garden Tour
On May 28, 2016, The Maryland House
and Garden Pilgrimage will feature some
of Charles County’s public and private
treasures.
The Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot
Park will serve as the information center
the day of the tour and will be the recipient
of any proceeds. Tickets are available for
$35.00 at the door or $30.00 in advance
at by calling Betsy Parbuoni at 301-9348910 or emailing hrra-cal@gmail.com.
More information for the tour is available
at mhgp.org and at https://
www.facebook.com/ccmhgp/.
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Happy
Spring!
Photo provided by MG Terry Shelton Thir
Plant Sales below from https://m.facebook.com/notes/calvertcounty-master-gardeners-university-of-marylandextension/2016-plant-sales-in-maryland/472434256277982/
Upcoming Plant Sales
May 7, 2016: 8am- 12PM La Plata Garden Club- Plant/Yard Sale; Grace Lutheran Church; 1200
Charles Street, La Plata
May 7, 2016: 9AM-2PM Historic London Town & Gardens-Spring Plant Sale; 839 Londontown Rd Edgewater, MD
May 7, 2016: 10AM - 4PM William Paca Plant Sale; 1st Main Street, Annapolis, MD
May 8, 2016: 12PM-4:30PM Historic London Town & Gardens-Spring Plant Sale; 839 Londontown Rd
Edgewater, MD
May 8, 2016: 12PM - 4PM William Paca Plant Sale; 1st Main Street, Annapolis, MD
May 14, 2016: 8AM-1PM Charles County Master Gardeners-Plant Sale Waldorf Farmer Markets; 10440
O'Donnell Lake Place, Waldorf, MD
May 14, 2016: 8AM-1PM Charles County Master Gardeners-Plant Sale La Plata Farmer Markets At
Courthouse/Government Center; Parking: Washington Avenue & Charles Street, La Plata, MD
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HOW TO COUNT MG CONTACTS
Message from the Record Keeper:
University of Maryland employees and volunteers are required by federal and state law and institutional
policy to ensure that all programs and services are available to all people. Therefore, it is very important that
you complete your volunteer log forms on a regular basis, including race and gender information for clientele
with whom you have contact.
Participant contact data is to be collected in a discrete manner. In activities with large attendance, make the
best estimate you can. Identify participants as “Unknown” when you are in doubt as to race or ethnicity.
The Who and How of Counting and Entering “Contacts” on the Master Gardener Volunteer Log: Count and
enter the total number of people you taught or advised at the event or session. Examples:
Classes (include teaching fellow MGs)
Workshops
Demonstrations
Garden tours and field days
Discussion groups
One-on-one instruction that is face-to-face (e.g. at a fair, farmers market, plant clinic, Bay-Wise site visit, or
other event)
One-on-one instruction over the telephone or using electronic mail with a known client
Talking to groups about the MG program.
When more than one Master Gardener is involved in an event, please take care that all contacts are
accounted for, and that the contact numbers are not duplicated by individual Master Gardeners. It is the
responsibility of the leader of each project to log the contact information or assign someone else to log the
contacts.
Pauline Spurlock
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ACTIVITY CODES
Provided by Pauline Spurlock, Record Keeper
Note: all of the following activities are included under Code 1- Code 10
Educational activities: classes, workshops, presentations, demonstrations (including preparing and
developing materials); phone consultations, posters, displays, articles, research, interpretive talks,
guided tours, site visits, technical assistance to community groups, etc.
Support/management activities: planning programs and activities, outreach, publicity, set-up and
clean-up, grant writing, evaluations; garden planning, design, establishment and maintenance;
invasive plant removal, planting riparian buffers; soil testing, etc.
1. IPM - Plant and pest diagnosis and problem solving (including weeds).
2. Plant Clinics - Also known as "Ask a Master Gardener."
3. Soils/Composting (Urban Nutrient Management) - Backyard and community composting; soil testing,
improvement and conservation; proper fertilizer use.
4. Environmental Horticulture - Education around proper cultural practices, specific groups of plants, and
types of gardening. All activities are intended to help minimize or eliminate the negative environmental
impacts of gardening.
5. Bay-Wise Landscaping Program
6. Backyard and Community Food Production - Teaching and promoting local, sustainable food
production - fruit, vegetables, herbs. This includes activities in the "Grow It Eat It" program.
7. Community Greening - Educating residents about gardens, plantings and sustainable landscapes
that improve their communities.
8. Therapeutic Horticulture - Improving the quality of life for vulnerable populations.
9. Demonstration and Historic Gardens
10. Special Events, Judging, Information Booths - Work at information table/booth that is not reported
under a specific gardening subject.
11. Internal Administration of MG Program - All administrative work that is not directly related to
one of the codes above. For example: screening applicants, organizing basic training, mentoring, hosting,
communications (newsletter, website, phone tree), fundraising, public relations/marketing, advocacy,
committee work, recordkeeping, writing reports, recognition of volunteers, etc.
12. Subjects Not Covered Above
13. Continuing Education (for MGs who do not report this on a separate form) This category
does not count as volunteer hours.
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CCMG Spring/Summer Projects—Save the Dates/Sign-up
4/15 –
5/12
Exhibit-Waldorf West Library
Terry Shelton Thir
Seek volunteers to sit at table
1 hr. MG advisors – signup
(Wed/Sat mornings)
5/7
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market 10:00-4:00
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
Look for email from Volunteer
Spot to sign up for plant clinics
5/13
Plant Sale Workday
Sue Brewer/Diane Shisler
Interns sign-up
5/14
Plant Sale – Waldorf
8:00-1:00
Terry Shelton Thir
Seek volunteers
Plant Sale – LaPlata 8:00-1:00
Gale Kladitis
Seek volunteers
Rain Barrel Workshop CC
Govt. parking lot
Luke Gustafson
Seek volunteers
Luke Gustafson
Seek volunteers
Theresa Nelsen
Potomac Library 6:30-7:30
5/14
5/14
10:30,11:30,12:30, 1:30
5/14
Compost Bin Workshop
CC Govt. parking lot
10:30,11:30,12:30, 1:30
5/16
Gardens to Attract
Butterflies talk
5/21
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
The Needs of Seeds (youth
activity)
5/23
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
Luke Gustafson
5/26
NSF Indian Head, 4:00 pm
Let Terry know if you need carpools to UMD
MG Annual Training, College
Park 9:30 – 6:00
Terry Shelton Thir
6/1
Gardens to Attract
Butterflies talk
Theresa Nelsen
La Plata Library 6:00-7:30 pm
6/4
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
Seeks Volunteers
What Is Soil? (youth activity)
Luke Gustafson
NSF Indian Head Library, 6:00
pm
Cobb Island Day
Mary Sims
6/8
6/11
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CCMG Spring/Summer Projects—Save the Dates/Sign-up
6/18
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
6/28
The Needs of Seeds (youth
activity)
Luke Gustafson
WW Library 10-11:30 am &
P.D. Brown Library 2-3:30 pm
6/29
The Needs of Seeds (youth
activity)
Luke Gustafson
Potomac Library 10-11:30 am
& La Plata Library 2-3:30 pm
7/2
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
7/16
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
7/20
Dept. Social Services & area
gardens Registration required.
$40/person.
Vegetable Plant and Pest
Diagnostics
State Advanced Training
8/6
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
8/13
Sustainable Landscaping
talk
Anne Gillespie/Terry
Shelton Thir
Potomac Library
12:30-1:30 pm
8/13
“Discover Quest” CC Office of
Tourism, Village Green, Indian
Head, MD
Luke/Terry
Scavenger hunt – kids activity
Plant Clinic Waldorf Farmer’s
Market
Neal Johnson/Brent Burdick
8/20
Port Tobacco River Park Project
Date
4/2 (Sat)
Event/Activity
Port Tobacco Project
Contact
Lynne Wheeler
Sign-up
Electronic sigh-up http://vols.pt/nZdkcc
4/3 (Sun)
4/8 (Fri)
4/9 (Sat)
4/10 (Sun)
Contact Terry Shelton Thir or Luke Gustafson
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Great Gardens—Sarah P. Duke Gardens
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens are located on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and
contain a number of interesting gardens, ponds, and education centers.
The Mary Duke Biddle Rose Garden features “no-spray and heirloom
roses set among annuals and perennials,” but on our March 16th visit, they
were not yet in bloom. However, due to the nice weather, we were able to
see the garden’s Roney Fountain.
The gardens also included the H.L Blomquist Garden of Native Plants,
which is a “rolling woodland terrain of … 6.5 acres...filled with more than
900 species and varieties of regional native plants,” which due to my
interest in promoting native plants was a must on our visit. I observed ferns,
the Carnivorous Plant Bog, a wildlife garden, the “Piedmont Prairie, and the
Steve Church Endangered Species Garden—to mention just a little of what
this garden contained.
Roney Fountain
Behind the Doris Duke Center, which is the events hall as well as a classroom and library, is the Virtue Peace Pond. The “pond features an
extensive collection of hardy and tropical water lilies, lotuses and marginal water plants..” Adjoining is the
Page-Rollins White Garden, “inspired by the many white-flowered cottage gardens of England” with Gothic
Pavilion.
In the Spring Woodland Garden we saw a collection of Hellebores—at
least one of which was quite fragrant. Nearby is the Charlotte Brody
Discovery Garden, which “displays, demonstrates and teaches about
plants that provide people, animals, birds and insects with food
and shelter.”
Hellebores in the
Spring Woodland Garden
The W. L. Culbertson Asiatic
Arboretum “is an 18 acre collection of
plants representing the wealth of floral
diversity in Southeast Asia.”
Here the Camellia’s were in bloom.
Article and Photos provided by MG
Neal Johnson
Quotes are from the Sarah Duke
Gardens Website
Camellia japonica
‘Dr. JC Raulston’
Theaceae - Tea Family
Garden Origin
Camellia japonica
‘Nuccio’s Cameo’
Theaceae - Tea Family
Garden Origin
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Great Gardens—Sarah P. Duke Gardens
A view from the Pergola in the Historic Gardens down
through the Historic Terraces and Fish Pool. The terrace
gardens are “topped by a wisteria-covered pergola, the
Terrance beds are filled each season with … combinations
of bulbs, annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, trees
and shrubs.”
Another view looking up from the Fish Pool
to the Historic Terraces
They have labeled many of the plants and trees
throughout the gardens. While a good pair of walking
shoes is advisable, most of the gardens are not too
strenuous to walk through. I also saw tours utilizing a
golf cart, so at least parts of the gardens are available to the handicapped. There is no charge for the
gardens, but there are hourly fees for parking. Also, there is a gift shop with some plants for sale.
I did not see any food service; however, the gardens would be lovely for a picnic.
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Insect to Watch - Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)
Spring is the time to be on the lookout for this insect. In the wild, they are often found on chokecherry
(Prunus virginiana) since these trees are very common in the area. Because the tents are easy to spot from
a distance, Eastern tent caterpillar tents can be used as a quick way to approximate the number of
chokecherries in your woods or along the roadside.
Lifecycle
These insects typically first emerge from eggs in late March or early April and actively feed into May. They
can be found on cherry, apple and other trees in the rose family where they build conspicuous white silk
tents in the branch crotches. This serves as their nighttime home. With each instar or life stage, the
caterpillars – and their appetites – grow larger. When fully grown, the caterpillars leave the trees to form
cocoons from which they emerge as moths in June or July. After the adults mate, the females lay eggs on
the branches of trees.
Management
These are native insects and an important part of the food web. They can cause leaf damage, but affected
trees will usually leaf out again later on in the spring without a problem. However, several severe years in a
row can be quite stressful on a tree. If you do decide to control them, there are several simple options. In the
winter, the egg masses can be removed by pruning. In the spring, if the tent is located toward the outside of
the tree, you may simply prune out the branch with the tent, place in a plastic bag and dispose of it.
Alternatively, you may put a plastic bag on your hand like a glove, grasp the tent and carefully remove from
the branch. Then, turn the bag inside out and tie the top to contain the caterpillars. For either of these methods wait until the evening when the caterpillars have returned to the tent. If you wish to control caterpillars
whose tent is out of reach, look for products that contain the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This
product is quite effective on controlling the younger stages of caterpillars when sprayed inside the tent. Be
sure to read and follow all label instructions.
For more information visit the HGIC website or Dr. Michael Raupp’s Bug of the Week website.
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Eastern Tent Adult Moth
Article by Luke Gustafson, CCMG Coordinator
Photos from Wikipedia
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Small Space Gardening
As time moves forward, I find myself working on a much smaller scale than when I began the MG
program 13 years ago. Now that I live with Mr. Arthur Itis, my hands and knees don’t always cooperate
with my gardening desires. The time came to determine where and how I can still enjoy gardening and
I concluded it is at my back door. I have a 3’ by 18’ brick planter at the end of my driveway that now
serves as both a small vegetable garden and flower bed that meets the needs of both me and my
husband. The key to the success of this garden is a willingness to share space, good soil, plant rotation
and my water boy. Here is a photo of our spring garden of tulips, pansies, a lettuce mix from
Zimmermann’s nursery and mint. The pansies are from last Fall that I trimmed and fertilized in the early
spring.
As lovely as my garden space is today, my husband is waiting for the demise of the tulips which will be
replaced with HIS tomato plants. The lettuce is enjoyed daily but will give way to French marigolds
around Memorial Day, as well as the pansies. The tomato plants and marigolds are very compatible. I
also have a few herbs tucked in as well.
In mid-Fall our garden planter will host mums, kale, and again, my ever smiling pansies.
Spring garden of tulips, pansies, a
lettuce mix from Zimmermann’s nursery
and mint
Article and Photos provided by
MG Mary Beth Chandler
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“Year of the Conifer”
HORTICULTURE CORNER
By MG Intern Marlene Smith
For the past five years, the Maryland Native Plant Society (www.mdflora.org) has
selected a group of plants to highlight, and 2016 is the “Year of the Conifer”. A
conifer is a vascular plant (Tracheobionta) that produces seeds (Spermatophyta).
Within the spermatophytes (seed-producing, non-flowering plants, whose seeds are
unenclosed or “naked”), conifers are the group of plants that include cone-bearing
trees and shrubs. Examples include cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers,
kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews.
Conifers have significant ecological importance. They are the dominant plants over huge areas of land and have
adapted to withstand cold winters. The narrow conical shape of northern conifers, and their downward-drooping
limbs, helps them shed snow. Many conifers seasonally alter their biochemistry to make them more resistant to
freezing. Because conifers keep their foliage or needles year round, they are a great addition to your backyard
landscape, providing year round cover, as well as winter shelter and nesting sites for wildlife. Conifers also provide sap, cones, seeds, needles, twigs and bud throughout the year, creating a continuous food source. Several
conifers native to Maryland are summarized in the following tables.
Pine Family - leaves (needles) in bundles of 2-5 with a basal sheath
Scientific name
Pinus echinata
Pinus pungens
Pinus resinosa
Pinus rigida
Pinus serotina
Pinus strobus
Pinus taeda
Pinus virginiana
Common Name(s)
Shortleaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine,
Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine,
Shortstraw Pine, Arkansas Soft Pine,
Old Field Pine
Table-Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine,
Mountain Pine, Prickly Pine, Southern
Mountain Pine
Red Pine, Eastern Red Pine, Norway
Pine, Pin Rouge
Pitch Pine, Candlewood Pine, Torch
Pine
Pond Pine, Marsh Pine, Pocosin Pine
Eastern White Pine, Northern White
Pine, Northern Pine, Soft Pine, Weymouth Pine, Pin Blanc
Loblolly Pine, Bull Pine, Oldfield Pine,
Shortleaf Pine, North Carolina Pine, Arkansas Pine
Virginia Pine, Jersey Pine, Oldfield
Pine, Possum Pine, Poverty Pine, Scrub
Pine Spruce Pine
Characteristics
Needles in 2s and 3s per bundle, 7-13 cm long;
weak, slender prickles on cones
Needles in 2s and 3s per bundle, dark green, 37 cm long; stout prickles on cones
Needles 2 per bundle, 12 cm or longer, flexible;
mature cone with no prickles
Needles 3 per bundle, abruptly sharp-pointed,
mostly 7-14 cm long, on well-drained soil
Needles 3 per bundle, tapering at the tips, mostly 15-25 cm long; cones 4-6 cm long, broadly
ovoid with rounded tips; wet soil
Needles 5 per bundle
Needles 3 per bundle, tapering at the tips, mostly 15-25 cm long; cones 6-12 cm long, narrowly ovoid to cylindrical
Needles 2 per bundle, 8 cm long or less, usually
yellowish green; prickles slender
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“Year of the Conifer”
Cypress or Yew Family - leaves not in bundles
Scientific name
Chamaecyparis
thyoides
Common Name(s)
Atlantic white-cedar
Tuja
occidentalis
Northern white cedar (rare)
Juniperus
virginiana
Taxodium
distichum
Abies balsamea
Eastern red cedar
Tsuga
canadensis
Bald cypress
Balsam fir, Balsam, Canadian
Balsam, Eastern Fir, Bracted
Balsam Fir, Blister fir, Balm of
Gilead (rare)
Eastern hemlock
Taxus
canadensis
Picea glauca
American yew (very uncommon)
Picea rubens
Red spruce (uncommon)
White spruce (uncommon)
Characteristics
Leaves opposite or in whirls, branchlets flat and fanlike; matures cones woody or leathery, globose, scales
not overlapping; in coastal plain swamps and bogs
Leaves opposite or in whirls, branchlets flat and fanlike; matures cones woody or leathery, elongate, scales
overlapping; not coastal plain
Leaves opposite or in whirls, branchlets bushy, not fanlike, square in X-section, mature cones berry-like
Leaves (needles) alternate, flat, soft, deciduous,
primarily coastal plain
Leaves (needles) alternate, flat, stiff, evergreen; mature
cones dry, brown, woody; needles attached directly to
the twig, cones erect
Leaves (needles) alternate, flat, stiff, evergreen; mature
cones dry, brown, woody; needles on a short persistent
base, cones drooping
Leaves (needles) alternate, flat, stiff, evergreen; mature
cones red and berry-like
Leaves (needles) alternate, 4-angled in cross-section,
blue-green and waxy, skunky odor when crushed
Leaves (needles) alternate, 4-angled in cross-section,
green, not waxy, no unpleasant odor
References:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?
source=display&classid=Coniferophyta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatophyte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinophyta
http://dnr2.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/habitat/wamdtrees.aspx
http://www.mdflora.org/conifers
Conifer
Photo provided by MG
Marlene Smith
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Calendar
Training Highlighted in Bold
May
4
10am; Dr. Mudd House herb garden maintenance, just show up
7
10am; Bay-Wise practice certification, La Plata
7
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson or
Luke Gustafson
13
Plant Sale Workday, contact Sue Brewer or Diane Shisler, interns get first volunteer slots
14
8am-1pm; Master Gardener Plant Sale, La Plata Farmer's Market and Waldorf Farmer's Market,
contact Gale Kladitis and Terry Thir for more information
14
10:30am-1:30pm; Rain Barrel Workshop (10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 sessions), Charles County Govt,
parking lot, contact Luke Gustafson to volunteer
14
10:30am-1:30pm; Compost Bin Workshop (10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30 sessions), Charles County Govt,
parking lot, contact Luke Gustafson to volunteer
16
6-7:30pm; Gardens to Attract Butterflies, MG Library Presentation, Potomac, Indian Head
21
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson or
Luke Gustafson
24
10am; Membership Meeting, Extension Office, open to all MGs
26
9:30am-6pm; Master Gardener Annual Training Day, College Park
June
(No general meeting this month)
1
10am; Dr. Mudd House herb garden maintenance, just show up
1
6-7:30pm; Gardens to Attract Butterflies, MG Library Presentation, La Plata
4
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson
or Luke Gustafson
8
6pm; What is Soil (youth activity) NSWC, Indian Head Library, contact Luke Gustafson
11
10am – 4pm; Cobb Island Day, check emails to volunteer
15,22, 9:30am-12:30pm, Flowering Shrubs, Charlotte Hall Library, $45, register online
29
18
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson
or Luke Gustafson
18
10am-4pm, Native Plant Essentials, Calvert County Extension, $40, register online
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Calendar
Training Highlighted in Bold
June
(No general meeting this month)
20,21
10am-4pm; Entomology-Ecological IPM, Frederick County Extension $50, register online
28
10-11:30am; The Need of Seeds, kids activity, Waldorf West Library and 2-3:30pm, P.D. Brown Library
29
10-11:30am; The Need of Seeds, kids activity, Potomac Library and 2-3:30pm, La Plata Library
2, 16
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson
or Luke Gustafson
6
10am; Dr. Mudd House herb garden maintenance, just show up
21
9:30am-4:30pm; Vegetable Diseases and Insects advanced training, Dept. of Social Services
& area gardens, register online, $40
26
10am; Membership Meeting, Extension Office, open to all MGs
July
August
3
10am; Dr. Mudd House herb garden maintenance, just show up
6
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson
or Luke Gustafson
13
12-1:30pm; Sustainable Landscaping Presentation, Pavillion, Potomac Library, Indian Head
13
Discover Quest, Charles County Office of Tourism, Village Green, Indian Head, see Terry Thir to
volunteer scavenger hunt, kids activity
20
Plant Clinic, Waldorf Farmer's Market, check emails to volunteer, contact Neal Johnson
or Luke Gustafson
23
10am; Membership Meeting, Extension Office, open to all MGs
Published Quarterly by the Charles County Master
Gardeners, University of Maryland Extension, Charles
County Office, 9375 Chesapeake Street, Suite 119,
La Plata, MD 20646
Phone 301-934-5403 or 301-753-8195
Luke Gustafson, Charles County
Master Gardener Coordinator
Terry Shelton Thir, Steering Committee
Deborah Determan, Compost Editor
Janet McGrane, Compost Calendar
Cindi Barnhart, Compost Advisor
We’re on the Web!!
http://extension.umd.edu/charles-county/home-gardening
Submit articles, photos, reports, events, and other items for publication to Deborah
Determan at CompostSubmissions@yahoo.com by July 15, 2016 for the
Summer 2016 newsletter. If you send a photo, please include a brief description of
the activity and names of persons included in the photo, as well as the photographer’s
name. If you send a photo of a plant, please include the scientific name, if known.
The University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources programs are open to all and will not discriminate
against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual
orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or
national origin, marital status, genetic information, political
affiliation, or gender identity and expression.
No app submitted this quarter—but here are some resources
2016 Plant Sales in Maryland: https://m.facebook.com/notes/calvert-county-master-gardeners-university-ofmaryland-extension/2016-plant-sales-in-maryland/472434256277982/
Another good source on Native plants from USDA: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/
FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/mopmcpu11905.pdf
Pollinator-Friendly Plants for the Northeast US: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/
publications/nypmctn11164.pdf
Information provided by Terry Shelton Thir