Queen Anne’s County Master Gardener Newsletter
The Watering Can
INSIDE THIS
V O L U M E
ISSUE :
Coordinators
2
Corner
2011 Monthly
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I S S U E
8
A U G U S T
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September 21st Meeting:
3
Meetings
Black Swallowtail
4
Butterfly
Brown
Marmorated
Stink Bug
4
Brown
Marmorated
Stink Bug
5
Community
Gardens
6
MG Intern Training 7
Educational
Opportunities
8
News from the
State
8
Bay-Wise
9
Seasons Best
9
Grow It Eat It
10
QAC 4-H Fair
11
Volunteer
Opportunities
12-13
St. Martins Picnic
13
Calendar
14
Calendar
15
Orchidaceae
usually
refers to the Orchid family, an
extensively diverse
and
widespread
family
of
monocots. Orchids occur in
almost
every
habitat
excluding
glaciers.
Worldwide the greatest occurrence of orchids can be found
in the tropics, mostly Asia,
South America and Central
America. Throughout North
America there are around
20 to 26 genera of orchids.
Our
Wednesday,
September 21st meeting will
be taught by avid orchid
enthusiast Roger Cole who
will focus on the many va-
rieties of orchids that can be
grown and how to care for orchids. This meeting will be
held at Arbec Orchids Greenhouse in Queen Anne, MD.
Space will be limited to this
meeting so please let Rachel
(email: rmelvin1@umd.edu
or
410-758-0166) know
by Wednesday, September
14th if you will be attending.
Directions to Arbec can be
found on page 3. Additionally,
car pooling from the Extension
office will be an option.
MG of the Month: Bonnie Conner
Bonnie, a resident of Centreville,
joined the Queen Anne’s county
Master Gardeners with the class
of 2008. Since joining Bonnie
has become an active member of
the Garden Affair planning
committee.
Additionally, this
past year she has taken on the
responsibility of chairing the St.
Martins House Veggie Garden.
This garden helps women in
need learn new skills
on growing their own
food. Bonnie has been
instrumental in getting
this project off the
ground and in acquiring
community
support.
Thank you Bonnie for
all of your hard work!
Coordinator’s Corner
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Rachel Melvin,
Master Gardener
Coordinator
UPDATE YOUR
CONTACT INFO!
Please send any changes
to Rachel Melvin at
rmelvin1@umd.edu,
505 Railroad Ave,
Suite 4,
Centreville, MD 21617
or fax: (410) 758-3687
It is with much regret that I inform
you that Master Gardener Mary Allen
passed away at home on Tuesday, July
12th.
Mary,
a
resident
of
Queenstown, joined the Queen Anne's
County Master Gardeners with the
Class of 2003. Mary was a very
dedicated Master Gardener she
served on many of our committees
MG Mary Allen at the
including Grow It Eat It, Bay-Wise and
2010 Garden Affair
the Garden Affair. She could often be
“Ask a Master Gardener-Plant Clinic”
found helping with the Garden Affair
plant clinic booth or helping with the
annual Senior Summit at the 4-H park Mary very much. Thank you to all of
or helping with a Grow It Eat It the Master Gardeners who helped
lecture. I know that we will all miss Mary in her time of need. Additionally,
thank you to everyone at our July
Submitted by Julie Tompkins,
meeting that contributed
to the Mary
with additions by Neenah
Allen donation to Hospice of Queen
Anne’s. A donation of $131 was
collected and donated in memory of
Mary. If you were not at the meeting
and you would like to make a
donation in memory of Mary the
family requests that memorial
contributions be directed to Hospice
of Queen Anne’s, Inc., 255 Comet
Drive, Centreville, MD 21617.
MG Mary Allen getting her Bay-Wise
Certification
Kit Foster, Judy Conley, and Susan Seth for helping clean up
the Centreville Library Rain Garden. Carol Jelich, Kate
Greer, Jane Chambers, Jim Persels, John Ittu, Vida Morley,
Alice Macnow, Carolyn Grotsky, Lin Goldkrantz, Louise Sharer, Janet ChristensenLewis, Debbie Pusey, and Anne Wake for doing the July MG Meeting. Susan McRae ,
Lynn Wait, and Carol Orrick for being our July meeting Hostess. John Ittu for helping
Marty Appel with his drip irrigation instillation. Sabine Harvey, Vida Morley, Lynn
Wait, Susan McRae, Dick Crane and Jim Persels for helping with the Chestertown
Plant Clinic. Edith Lewis and Bonnie Conner for helping with the St. Martins Veggie
Garden. 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 Rachel know and it
shall be acknowledged in the next newsletter.
Thanks To:
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Date
Wednesday, September 21,
2011
Topic
Orchids
Speaker: Roger Cole
Time
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Bring One Get One,
Bring Two Get Two
Planning 2012
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, November 16,
2011
Wednesday, December 14,
2011
* Week early due to Holiday*
Holiday Luncheon
Directions to Arbec’s Greenhouse
13945 Cherry Lane
Queen Anne, Md 21657
From the Extension Office: Head southeast on MD 304
for 7.4 miles. Turn right onto Mason Branch road,
continue on Mason Branch Rd for 1.6 miles. Turn right
onto Cherry Lane go 1.1 miles. Arbec Greenhouse
driveway will be on the left between two rows of trees.
Proceed up the driveway and the greenhouse will be
located with the house on the right.
9:30am to 11:30 am
Place
Arbec’s
Greenhouse
Ridgeley, MD
Tilghman
Terrace
Tilghman
Terrace
To Be
Announced
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 on your right. Turn right onto
Tilghman Ave. Street Parking is available
as well as in the back.
From North of Centreville
Follow 213 S. into town. Turn Left on E.
Water St. **Follow directions above.
Howdy Partner….
It’s time to turn in
Volunteer Hours
Before you know it December will be here, so get a head start and
send in those volunteer hours. Volunteer hours can be handed in at
monthly meetings, mailed through snail mail or sent via email to
rmelvin1@umd.edu. Volunteer log forms can be found at
http://queenannes.umd.edu/QACMG/MGResources.cfm
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Black Swallowtail
feeding on Zinna’s
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
The past few days I’ve had many calls
regarding strange caterpillars eating
parsley, dill, and fennel. Many of us
would recognize this as the Black
Swallowtail Caterpillar. Throughout, my
time as a gardener I plant to attract pollinators in all forms. Much to my dismay, I
have yet to attract black swallowtails. My
fennel, parsley, and dill are all fluffy and
over grown, just waiting for caterpillars to
munch away.
The Black Swallowtail has a wingspan of 8 to
11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in). The upper surface of the
wings is mostly black. On
the inner edge of the
hindwing is a black spot
centered in larger orange
spot. A male of this species
has a yellow band near edge
of wings; a female has row
of yellow spots. The
hindwing of the female has
an iridescent blue band. In
the southwestern United
States, yellow forms
A picture of my makeshift row cover for my parsley…net from the fabric store. I let the caterpillars
have last year’s parsley and the fennel that I grow
for them. Unexpected IPM in my garden, my
neighbor’s peacock ate the caterpillars!
~~ MG Karen Wimsatt
predominate in the subspecies Papilio
polyxenes coloro.
After mating, small,
yellow eggs are laid, typically on garden
plants from the carrot family, Apiaceae,
including dill, fennel, Queen Anne's lace,
and parsley. They are also found eating
bishop's weed. First instar larvae grow to
about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long and resemble
bird
droppings.
They are dark black
with a white band
in the middle and
have spikes, with a
light brown-orange
ring at the base of
each of the spikes in the dark region (spikes
are white on the white band). Later instars
grow to about 5 cm (2.0 in) and are
yellow-white and black banded with yellow
spots around every second black band. They
have short, black spikes around some of the
black bands, although these tend to
disappear as the larva nears pupation. The
Black Swallowtail caterpillar has an orange
"forked gland", called the osmeterium. When
in danger the osmeterium, which looks like a
snake's tongue, everts and releases a foul
smell to repel predators.
The Black
Swallowtail pupae may be green or brown,
but not depending on surroundings or what
they have pupated on. The color of the
chrysalis is determined by a local genetic
balance that ensures the majority of pupae
will blend in.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Halyomorpha halys an insect native to
China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan was
apparently accidentally introduced into
eastern Pennsylvania in the late 1990’s.
It was first collected in September of
1998 in Allentown, but probably arrived
several years earlier. As of September
2010, Halyomorpha halys has been
recorded as a severe agricultural and nuisance pest problem in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia
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and West Virginia. As many Marylanders may
recall this insect was a huge nuisance pest in
the fall of 2010 and this has continued into the
present growing season. The adult BMSB
measures at 5/8” and are dark mottled brown.
The last 2 antennal segments have alternating
light and dark bands. The exposed edges of the
abdomen also have light and dark banding.
Females lay clusters of 27 to 28 light green,
barrel-shaped eggs on the undersides of leaves
from June to August. The young bugs (nymphs)
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Stink Bug continued
are yellowish and mottled with black and
red. Older nymphs more closely resemble
the adults. There are 5 stages or instars.
In Maryland we can have over 2 or more
generations a year depending on
environmental conditions (Temperature,
rain, humidity). BMSB can feed on more
than 300 different plant hosts, but their
prime choices are plants with high
nutritional values such as crops, fruits
and vegetables. Unlike the squash vine
borer and the tobacco hornworm the
BMSB have a sucking mouth part which
makes them particulary devastating to
agriculture crops and home gardens.
They inject their sucking mouth part into
many areas on fruits and vegetables. The
nymphs or young stink bugs tend to feed
shallowly, while the adults feed deeply
into plant tissue causing more damage.
On leaves it can appear as small stippled
areas and/or necrotic areas. On fruit
there may be water-soaked lesions,
pitting, dimples, catfacing, and/or
depressed areas. Adult stink bugs can
cause deep feeding injury in fruit such as
Mike Raupp, UMD
The nymphs or young stink bugs tend to feed
shallowly, while the adults feed deeply into
plant tissue causing more damage. They inject
their sucking mouth part into many areas on
fruits and vegetables. On fruit there may be
water-soaked lesions, pitting, dimples, cat facing, and/or depressed areas.
apples making them unsalable. Damage on vegetables such as
peppers and tomatoes appears as cloudy whitish areas in the fruit.
On beans and okra there will be wart-like growths and deformation
or shriveling of the pods. Early stink bug feeding on corn results in
incomplete kernel formation, while later feeding causes kernel
collapse and brown discoloration. Since this is a recently introduced
insect pest it is not recommended to use a pesticide. Most are
ineffective in causing mortality and can actually harm other beneficial insects. The best methods currently shown to reduce the BMSB
populations in the garden are knocking them off into a cup of soapy
water or squishing them. Additionally, there is an all natural product
called Surround or Kaolin Clay, which can be sprayed onto the entire
plant to help reduce BMSB damage.
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A Community Garden Grows in Chestertown
By Linda Goldkrantz, Maryland Master Gardener
Volunteers, including Maryland Master
Gardeners, are hard at work in a
Community Garden on Sarah Ruckelshaus’
Victory Farm in Chestertown. Sarah raises
sheep on her farm and operates the Kent
County Border Collie Rescue, but she had
the idea to set aside some property for
volunteers to grow fresh produce for the
less fortunate. When Sarah spoke with
expert gardener and blogger, Barbara Ellis
(Easternshoregardener.com)
about
a
community garden, they dug in, literally.
Recruiting several loyal volunteers, the
garden began to develop and thrive. In this
growing season alone, 107 lbs of produce
have been donated to the Chestertown
Food Bank, including about 40 lbs of
lettuce. With much more food to be
harvested over the next few months,
additional food will be going to the
St. Martin’s Ministries in Caroline County,
as well. Sarah and Barbara planned the
garden to have as many beds and crops as
the number of volunteers could handle,
from preparing the beds to harvest. Every
effort is made to use donated, found, or
recycled materials. Old sheep feeders are
used for a raised bed of carrots.
Newspaper and cardboard are placed
under the mulch for weed control.
Anthony’s Tree Experts donated woodchips
for mulching. JBK Hardware and Kings-
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town Farm, Home and
Garden
donated
soaker hoses that
wind through the
beds. And whatever
else the community
wishes to share, is
highly
welcome,
including time and
hard work. An old,
wooden
swingset
frame supports a proliferation of vines of peas
and beans. Huge, lush and laden tomato plants
of various kinds are supported by circular
frames made of rebar metal. In organized beds
across the garden, peppers, sweet potatoes,
gourds, pumpkins, herbs, broccoli, shallots,…and
much more, blossom and thrive. The gardeners
also created a large raised bed using a rectangle
of straw bales, with organic material in the
center. Using old storm windows as covers, to
create a cold frame, this is where the tender
lettuce and beets got their start, before the
weather warmed up, and where another cold
weather crop is planned for the Fall. Along the
fence that welcomes visitors to the farm and
community garden are donated, flowering
perennials. When it is time to split the
perennials, some will be potted and then sold by
the Master Gardener program. Joining Sarah
and Barbara, Maryland Master Gardener Lynn
Wait and Susan McRae, in the garden that day,
was another volunteer who was new to this.
Heather Ransom commented that she had not
imagined how much work it takes to make a
garden like this grow, but comparing it to
painting a room, she said that when you put in
the work, you see the progress. And all of them
agreed that it is very fulfilling to bring fresh
vegetables from the Earth to the tables of Kent
and Queen Anne County residents, who could
not otherwise afford them. Other volunteers
who make this project are success are Valerie
Reihl, John Leek, Master Gardener Carolyn
Grotsky, and
Master Gardener Colleen
Radenbush.
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Queen Anne’s and Talbot County Extension are taking
registration for the Fall 2011 Master Gardener volunteer
training program to be held at Chesapeake College in
Queenstown beginning Friday, September 9 and running
through November 4, 2011. Classes will meet Fridays
from 9 am to 3:00 pm. The deadline for registration is
Thursday, August 11, 2011.
This well-rounded 40+ hour course is designed
to give you basic information in preparation for
volunteering as a Master Gardener representative of the
University of Maryland Extension. Topics include:
ecology, botany, soils, plant diseases, insects - both pests
and beneficial, weeds, and much more. This program
emphasizes community involvement and outreach as
well as environmental stewardship. A $225.00 fee is
charged to cover all costs including the Maryland Master
Gardener Handbook. Space will be limited to 25
participants, so registration will be taken on a first come
first serve basis. This University of Maryland Extension
Master Gardener volunteer training program is open to
the public, 18 years of age and older and payment
assistance is available based on need.
The University of Maryland Master Gardener
vision is a healthier world through environmental
stewardship. In keeping with this vision, University of
Maryland Extension Master Gardener volunteers, work
on a variety of projects in cooperation with local schools
such as Kennard Elementary in Centreville, Chapel
District Elementary in Cordova; help maintain various
public gardens such as the rain garden at the Centreville
Library, St. Michaels Library and at the Talbot Ag Center,
volunteer at local Senior Centers and Assisted Living
facilities working with therapeutic gardens and hands-on
gardening programs, host an annual community Garden
Affair on the grounds of the library in Centreville and
Wright’s Chance, provide community education through
free workshops and classes open to local residents, visit
home and public gardens as part of our Bay-Wise
certification program…and much more. University of
Master Gardener volunteers for Queen Anne and Talbot
County provide more than 8,000 hours annually in
volunteer services that help save taxpayer dollars.
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**Tentative Schedule**
September 9
9-11:30: Orientation and UME Policy Training – Rachel
Melvin and Heather Buritsch
11:30-12: Lunch
12-2: Basic Botany – Ginny Rosenkrantz
2-3:
Grow It Eat It – Rachel Melvin
September 16
9-11:30: Entomology – Mike Raupp
11:30-12: Lunch
12-3: IPM/Beneficial Insect – Paula Shrewsbury
September 23
9-11:30: Weeds – Betty Marose
11:30-12: Lunch
12-1:30: Invasive Plants - Mark Scallion
1:30-3 Native Plants – Leslie Hunter-Cario
September 30
9-11:30: Plant Pathology – Dave Clement
11:30-12: Lunch
12-2: Soils – Stu Schwartz
2-3: Composting –John Ittu
October 7
9-10:30: Bay-Friendly Turf – Heather Buritsch
10:30-11:30:Plant Clinics – Sabine Harvey
11:30-12: Lunch
12: -3: Abiotics – Bob Stewart
October 14
9-11:30: Ecology – Sylvan Kaufman
11:30-12: Lunch
12-2: Trees – Nevin Dawson
2-3:Pruning – Andrew Ristvey
October 21
9-11:30: Intro to Bay-Wise
11:30-12:Lunch
12-3: Presentations
October 28
9-11:30: Presentations
11:30-12:Lunch
Just email Rachel at rmelvin1@umd.edu 12-3: Review
Why not invite a friend to sign up for
Master Gardener Training?
if you know someone who might
be interested!
November 4 – Ag Center
9-12: Exam
12-2: Luncheon
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Educational Opportunities
The woods in your backyard:
Wednesdays, August 17th & 24 th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kent County
Extension, Public Works Complex
709 Morgnec Road Chestertown,
MD Cost for Workshop: $20/
individual $25/couple Includes a
book & light refreshments. For more
information, please contact Craig
Highfield, 410-267-5723, chighfield@chesapeakebay.net
Adkins Arboretum- Marvels of
Milkweed: Wednesday, July 27th
from 10 to 11am. Cost: $10
member, $15 non member. Please
Call 410-634-2878 or visit http://
www.adkinsarboretum.org to
register for classes
Adkins Arboretum-Asters, Goldenrods and other composites:
Wednesday, August 24th from 10am
to noon. Cost: $15 member, $20 non
member. Please Call 410-634-2878 or
visit http://
www.adkinsarboretum.org to register
for classes
Invasive Plant ConferenceWednesday and Thursday, August 3
and 4th National Conservation
Training Center Shepherdstown, West
Virginia. Register at
www.morrisarboretum.org Cost:
$185 for both days or $100 for one
day.
MNPS Annual Fall Conference
2011: Saturday and Sunday,
September 24th & 25th at the College
of Southern Maryland. Cost: $55
member, $65 non member. For more
information http://
www.mdflora.org/ or contact
Maryland Native Plant Society
News from the State submitted by Robin Hessey
MG ADVANCED TRAINING IN
PLANT DISEASES
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, 9:30 am-3:30pm at the Carroll Co. Extension, Westminster
Presenter: Dave Clement, Ph.D., Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology
Reg. Fee: $35; Reg. Deadline: Wed. 8/31
Plant diseases often seem like exotic mysteries left up to the experts to solve. Well, guess what
- we MG’s can now begin to unravel some of these mysteries ourselves. In this course you’ll
learn all about the bacteria, fungi and viruses that cause plant problems. You’ll also learn about
their symptoms, cycles and controls. In addition to the lecture and handouts you will get hands
-on training using both samples and field walk. We hope that you’ll feel comfortable enough
with the basics of plant diseases to be able and to recognize problems in your own gardens
and to use the information to competently help clients at plant clinics. This class counts as
your Plant Disease requirement for your Plant Diagnostics certificate.
To Register: Use Registration Form or send your name, address, email, phone, MG county you
work with, name and location of class you want to take, and a check for registration fee
(payable to the University of MD). Mail to: MG classes, HGIC, 12005 Homewood Road, Ellicott
City, MD 21042.
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A special thank you to those on the
Bay-Wise committee who made our July
meeting a huge success. The Bay-Wise
committee certainly put in a great deal of
hard work and thoughtfulness to make the
meeting fun yet educational! Additionally,
thank you to those who signed up for
Bay- Wise consultations as a result of the
meeting!
Don’t forget to mark your
calendars for our next Bay-Wise
committee meeting on Wednesday,
October 19th at the Extension office. This
meeting will directly follow the monthly
MG Meeting.
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MG John Ittu,
adapted Dr. Gouin’s
version of the dabber
to target weeds.
John added a Velcro
strip to hold the two
pieces together and
he recycled a yogurt
container with a lid
reuse left over
herbicide or vinegar
or soapy water.
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It Makes a Great Gift!
Sales for our main fundraiser, The Seasons’ Best: A
Collection of Recipes, Garden Tips, Wisdom and Lore,
by The Queen Anne’s County Master Gardeners had
been selling wonderfully. However, there still are 85
in stock. Please do not forget to promote to all that
you know. At just $10 each, this is a book you will
want for yourself as well as family and friends.
Cheryl Roberts has created packages of note cards
based on the cover design as well. If you would like
to take on the project of finding local business that
would be willing to keep this in stock, please let me
know. In the past local retails have had some in
stock. Country Peddler, Botanical Treasures, An East
ridge Garden and other suggestions of possible locations are strongly recommended.
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Grow It Eat It
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September
August
Plant a late crop of basil, cilantro, and
dill.
Plant a last crop of snap beans the first
week of August.
Plant cool season crops, including
spinach, lettuce, carrots, beets,
broccoli, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage,
turnips, kale and mustard. Keep
seedlings moist and mulched.
Order garlic, walking onions, and
shallots for fall planting.
Harvest leaves of herbs before they
flower. Pick individually, and dry
indoors, or hang the stems in a dry,
semi-shady room. Store dry leaves in
air-tight jars. Fresh basil leaves freeze
well in plastic bags that can be sealed.
Keep weeding and watering.
Plant cover crops of oats, winter rye
and crimson clover through the middle
of October, in any empty beds, to
improve soil.
Take a soil test, if you did not earlier in
the year.
Plant garlic from Sept. 15 through
November 1.
If winter squashes and pumpkins are
full-sized and the rinds are hardened,
cut them from the vine and store in a
cool location (e.g. basement or porch).
Rub rind thoroughly with a weak,
bleach solution- 10%. This will help
prevent fruit rots.
Dig potatoes after foliage dies back. Let
them lie on the ground a few hours,
then store, unwashed, in a cool (35 to
40º F.), dark location.
Harvest green tomatoes, and put in a
paper bag with an apple or banana, to
encourage ripening. Or hang the plant
upside down, in a cool, dry room, out
of the sun, and fruits will ripen.
Jacques Pepin’s Cold Zucchini Soup
Submitted by: MG Edith Sakell
Taken from: The Season’s Best
5 or 6 small/medium zucchini
1 large onion, peeled & thinly sliced (1cup)
1 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
3 cups chicken brooth
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Finely chopped Chives for garnish
Now I know what
I can do with all
this Zucchini
Cut zucchini in pieces and add onion, sprinkle with curry
powder and stir to coat. Add chicken broth. Cover and bring
to boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Use a hand blender and
mash all the zucchini, then add remaining ingredients.
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The count down for the Queen Anne’s County 4-H
fair begins. This year the Master Gardener booth
will be in our usual spot, by the tram arrival and
the farm equipment. This booth is a great way for
Queen Anne’s County residents to see all of the many
projects that we as Master Gardeners are involved in
and what our programs have to offer them. What a
great way to advertise for our upcoming Master Gardener Training or about the heavily talked about
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug! Keep in mind this a
great way to get in those Master Gardener Volunteer
hours while getting to be at the fair. If you have
signed up to work the booth, please make sure that
you are on time for your shift and that you bring
plenty of water. We always seem to go through a
heat streak during fair week. Additionally, if you
are unable to show up for your allotted time, contact Rachel as soon as possible. As always, thank you
to everyone that has signed up to help with our Master Gardener booth.
And Don’t forget to stop by the booth to
“Ask a MG”
Booth: QAC 4-H Fair August 8th to 13th
Monday, August 8th
Name
4:30-6:30 Sue D'Camera
Judy Conley
Contact Info
410-758-4290
410-490-2129
410-827-8613
6:30-9:00 Jack Doub
Linda Doub
410-827-8613
Wednesday, August 10th (Chicken BBQ)
Name
Contact Info
410-758-6513
4:30-6:30 Jim Persels
Stephanie Simpson 410-827-4246
Naomi Buckalew 410-479-9551
410-827-8613
6:30-9:00 Jack Doub
Linda Doub
410-827-8613
Friday, August 12th (Beef BBQ)
Name
Contact Info
410-827-8613
4:30-6:30 Jack Doub
Linda Doub
410-827-8613
410-827-7759
6:30-9:00 Carol Jelich
Joe Jelich
410-827-7759
Tuesday, August 9th (Crab Cake)
Name
Contact Info
4:30-6:30 Carol Romano 410-827-7816
Bonnie Conner 410-758-0458
Jim Persels
410-758-6513
Kit Foster
410-827-7459
202-904-0293
6:30-9:00 Anne Wake
Kate Greer
410-827-6820
Thursday, August 11th (Pork BBQ)
Name
Contact Info
410-758-2390
4:30-6:30 Susan Seth
Gayle Jayne
410-758-3016
David Taylor
410-438-3917
6:30-9:00 Denise Miller 410-643-6569
David Taylor
410-438-3917
Saturday, August 13th
Name
Contact Info
4:30-6:30 Betty McAtee 410-758-2443
Bonnie Dixon 410-643-9082
6:30-9:00 1 MG Needed
Rachel Melvin
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Volunteer Opportunities
School Gardens in Kent County
Both school gardens in Kent County are up and running! Potatoes, peas, cabbage, carrots, spinach,
lettuce, radishes and strawberries are all growing strong! The students are having lots of fun: turns
out, they all really like to dig in the soil! We had no problems finding students to spread mulch and
turn in cover crops!
THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE PROJECT; some could
involve working with students; some can be done right from your home.
Help maintain the garden, Mondays, 5:15 – 6:15 pm.
Bring produce to the food pantry, Tuesday mornings
Create a newsletter about the gardens
Write press releases
Create displays for bulletin boards in the schools
Organize an event in the garden
Search for Educational Activities for the garden
Help with after-school programs
The possibilities are endless. If you would like to help, or if you have ideas about specific programs or plants to grow,
please contact Sabine Harvey, sharvey1@umd.edu. For more pictures and info go to Facebook: “School and Community Gardens in Kent County”
Chestertown Plant Clinic: Our plant clinics at the Chestertown Farmers
Market are in full. If you are interested in signing
up please contact Sabine Harvey at
greenbien@hotmail.com.
Here are the Dates:
Saturday, August 13th from 8am to 12pm
Saturday, August 27th from 8am to 12pm
Saturday, September 10th from 8am to 12pm
Saturday, September 24th from 8am to 12pm
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Volunteer Opportunities continued
Butterfly Garden at Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge: Demo Gardens in Centreville:
MG's are able to count their volunteer hours done at
August 18 – Library at 9:00
ENWR for cleanup days, which are held on Thursdays
September 15–Library Rain Garden at 9:00
from about 9:00AM to noon (varies a bit according to the
October 20 – Millstream at 9:30 and
weather). Dave Gauntt and Zeeger deWilde are usually
November 17 –Library Rain Garden at 9:30
there much earlier (and much later.) Everyone is wel- The locations may change if we feel one garden
come, please check in at the lodge to record volunteer or the other needs more or less attention.
hours for ENWR and also record your MG hours for
Rachel.
St. Martins Garden The mission of
Saint Martin’s Ministries is to help meet the
basic needs of impoverished people, to
respect and affirm their dignity, and to
address root problems that perpetuate the
cycle of poverty. As Master Gardeners, we
can help. St. Martin’s gives us the
opportunity, location, and challenge to
touch the lives of people not often served in
our community service efforts. Each week
we will be helping the women of St. Martins
with their raised vegetable garden, that
Master Gardeners helped install.
Our meetings with the women
are as follows:
August 3rd
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
August 17th
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
August 24th
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
August 31st
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Kate Greer
Jane Smith
Stephanie Simpson
Doris K.
(2 MG’s needed)
(2 MG’s needed)
Potluck Picnic for St. Martins Volunteers
Master Gardener Bonnie Conner, has graciously offered to host a
volunteer recognition potluck picnic for those Master Gardeners who
have helped with the St. Martins Vegetable Garden. Everyone who
has helped is welcome, Bonnie is requesting that those who attend
bring a side dish or desert.
Directions to Bonnie Conner’s Home
Monday, August 22nd
205 Middle Quarter Lane
at 11am
Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-0458
From Points North: Take 213 South towards Centreville. Turn right
onto Broadway (0.2 miles). Turn right on to Chesterfield Ave. Chesterfield Ave turns into MD 304
W, follow for 3 miles. Turn right onto Corsica Neck. Take the 1st left to stay on Corsica Neck Rd for
1 mile. Turn right onto Pioneer Point Lane. Turn right onto Middle Quarters Lane. Bonnie’s home
will be on the right
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3 St. Martins Garden
5:30 to 6:30
4 Butterfly Garden
ENWR 9am
5
6
8 MG Booth at
QAC 4-H Fair
see page 9
9 MG Booth at 10 MG Booth at QAC 11 Butterfly Garden 12 MG Booth
QAC 4-H Fair 4-H Fair see page 9
ENWR 9am
at QAC 4-H
see page 9
MG Booth at QAC Fair see page 9
4-H Fair see page 9
15
16
17 St. Martins Garden 18 Demogarden5:30 to 6:30
Library Rain Garden 9am ; Butterfly
Garden ENWR
9am
22 St. Martins
Picnic 11am
see page 11
23
24 St. Martins Garden 25 Butterfly Garden 26
5:30 to 6:30 (2 MG’s ENWR 9am
needed)
29
30
31 St. Martins Garden
5:30 to 6:30 (2 MG’s
needed)
Upcoming Meetings and Trips
Wed. August 3rd: St. Martins Garden 5:30 to
6:30pm
Thur. August 4th: Butterfly Garden at ENWR 9am
Mon. August 8th: MG Booth at the QAC 4-H Fair
4:30 to 9pm
Tue. August 9th: MG Booth at the QAC 4-H Fair
4:30 to 9pm
Wed. August 10th: MG Booth at the QAC 4-H Fair
4:30 to 9pm
Thur. August 11th: Butterfly Garden at ENWR
9am; MG Booth at the QAC 4-H Fair 4:30 to 9pm
Fri. August 12th: MG Booth at the QAC 4-H Fair
4:30 to 9pm
Sat. August 13th: Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers
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13 Plant Clinic
Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to
12pm.
MG Booth at QAC
4-H Fair see page 9
20
27 Plant Clinic
Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to
12pm.
Market 8am to 12pm. MG Booth at QAC 4-H Fair 4:30 to
9pm
Wed. August 17th: St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6:30pm
Thur. August 18th: Butterfly Garden at ENWR 9am; Centreville Library Rain Garden cleanup 9am
Mon. August 22nd: St. Martins picnic 11am
Wed. August 24th: St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6:30pm (2
MG’s needed)
Thur. August 25th: Butterfly Garden at ENWR 9am
Sat. August 27th: Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market
8am to 12pm.
Wed. August 31st: St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6:30pm (2
MG’s needed)
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Sun
4
11
18
25
Mon
8 Butterfly Garden
ENWR 9am see
page 11
1 Butterfly Garden
ENWR 9am see
page 11
Thu
16 MG Intern Class 17 Corsica River
see page 5
Awareness Day
9 MG Intern Class
see page 5
2
Fri
10 Plant Clinic
Chestertown
Farmers Market
8am to 12pm.
3
Sat
Wed
7
15 Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am;
DemogardenLibrary Rain
Garden 9am see
page 11
23 MG Intern Class 24 Plant Clinic
see page 5
Chestertown
Farmers Market
8am to 12pm.
Tue
14
22 Butterfly
Garden ENWR
9am see page 11
6
21 MG Monthly
Meeting see cover
page ; Stink Bug
Class-Centreville
Library 6pm
September 2011
5 Extension Office
Closed
20
28
12 Stink Bug Class- 13
Stevensville Library
6 pm
19
26
30 MG Intern Class
see page 5
27
29 Butterfly
Garden ENWR
9am see page 11
September Newsletter Deadline:
Monday, August 22nd
Send submissions to Rachel:
rmelvin1@umd.edu
University of Maryland Extension
505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4
Centreville MD, 21617
Phone: (410) 758-0166
Fax: (410) 758-3687
http://queenannes.umd.edu/
QACMG Website:
http://queenannes.umd.edu/QACMG/
index.cfm
Master Gardener Coordinator,
Queen Anne’s County
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