Queen Anne’s County Master Gardener Newsletter
The Watering Can
V O L U M E
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE :
Coordinators
2
Corner
QAC MG News
2
2011 Monthly Meeting 3
Educational
4-5
Opportunities
Bay Wise Tips
6
Garden Affair Plant
Sale
6
Longwood Gardens
Trip
7
Volunteer
Opportunities
7
Grow It Eat It
8
State MG Advanced
Training
9
Garden Affair Update
9
From the Garden
Library
10
Addicted to Gardening 10
Bay Wise
11
Bay Wise Advanced
Training
11
Calendar
10
Calendar
11
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F E B R U A R Y
I think it is
safe to say that we
all
enjoy
the
monthly Master Gardener
meetings.
Whether the topic
covers herbs, composting, native plants or arrangements there is never a dull moment. To add a little color and excitement into our monthly meetings, our February 16th meeting
will cover “Watercolors in the Garden.” Our speaker is local artist
Patty Forbes Mowell.
Patty
Forbes
Mowell
graduated in 1978 with a B.A.
degree in Art from Lycoming
College, where she studied both
Art and Photography. That same
year she began working for a
photo finishing Co. in Towson, MD.
Her work in Drawing, Watercolor
and
Photography
was exhibited at the
Towson Arts Festival,
and won awards the
two years there. In
1979 she and her husband moved to Chestertown, where she joined the
Chestertown
Arts
League.
After raising a family Patty
began painting again in 2000, and
photographing again in 2005. She
was awarded “Best Digital” that
year by the Chestertown Arts
League, and First Place, in the Juried Open Show for her photography. In 2006, 2008 and 2009, she
received “Honorable Mention” in
the Chestertown Arts League’s
Open Photography Show.
For
more information on Patty’s artwork visit www.pattymowell.com
MG of the Month: Gayle Jayne
Gayle, a resident of Church
Hill, joined the Master Gardeners with the class of
1999. Gayle has been an
active member of the Grow
It Eat It committee since its
creation in the Fall of 2008.
She often teaches classes on
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the basic steps to starting a
vegetable garden. Additionally, she is a volunteer with
Adkins Arboretum and has
taken the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation VoiCes training.
Thank you Gayle for all of
your hard work !!!
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Rachel Melvin,
Master Gardener
Coordinator
Coordinator’s Corner
Well here we are in the dog
days of winter and I honestly cannot
wait until spring! With every seed
catalog that finds its way into my
mailbox, my yearning for spring and
all of its wonderful blooms becomes
a light at the end of the tunnel in
these frigid cold days. While making my way through the copious
amount of catalogs I received this
year, I’ve came to the conclusion
that I should try something new. So
this year I will be using a grow light
for my seeds and growing arti-
chokes. Both seem like fairly
easy things, however, using a
grow light will allow my seedlings to get a good start. Also,
over the past year I’ve realized
how much I love artichokes and
why not grow them instead of
buying them? Maybe this is a little project that we could
apply to the MG’s…. Is
there something that you
would like to do with the program that we’ve never done
before????
Submitted by Julie Tompkins,
with additions by Neenah
QACMG News –Volunteer Hours Needed
UPDATE YOUR
Thanks to all who have gotten
their time sheets in since our
Please send any changes
last newsletter. If you haven’t
to Rachel Melvin at
done so yet, please take time to
rmelvin1@umd.edu, do so right now and record your
hours for 2010. Even if you
505 Railroad Ave,
have completed your 20 hours
Suite 4,
Centreville, MD 21617 (active MG) or 40 hours
or fax: (410) 758-3687 (Intern), please report any additional hours. Showing our
hours is how we demonstrate
the impact our program has on
the surrounding community. As
of right now, we have 3,100
hours turned in where as, last
CONTACT INFO!
year (2009), we had over 5,068 hours
turned in by December. This compares very well with 2008, which had a
total of 3,248 hours reported. If you
need help filling out timesheets or have
questions regarding codes please contact Pat Bowell or me, and we can help
in anyway possible. You can mail
timesheets to the office (University of
Maryland Extension, 505 Railroad
Ave, Suite 4, Centreville, MD 21617) or
email them to Pat Bowell at bowell74@verizon.net or Rachel at
rmelvin1@umd.edu .
Mark your calendars Annual Training Day is
Scheduled for Tuesday, May 17th
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Date
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Topic
Watercolors in the Garden
Speaker: Patty Mowell
Web Soil Survey
Speaker: Jim Brewer
Time
9:30am to 11:30 am
Place
Tilghman
Terrace
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Pollinators
Speaker: Mike Embry
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
* Week Earlier due to Annual
Training Day*
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Composting
Speaker: Lew Shell
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wye Research
and Education
Center
Wye Research
and Education
Center
Tilghman
Terrace
Picnic
11:30 am to 2 pm
Linda & Jack
Doubs Home
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Bay-Wise
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, September 21,
2011
Orchids
Speaker: Roger Cole
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
Tilghman
Terrace
Arbec’s
Greenhouse
Ridgeley, MD
Tilghman
Terrace
Tilghman
Terrace
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
* Week early due to Holiday*
Holiday Luncheon
9:30am to 11:30 am
Place???
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.
From North of Centreville
Follow 213 S. into town. Turn Left on E. Water St. **Follow
directions above.
Monthly
Meetings are held the
3rd Wednesday of
the month and start
at 9:30 AM
Educational Opportunities
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Adkins Arboretum:
Sunday, February 6th: Sumi-e Painting from
1 to 3pm. Cost: $30 member, $35 non members.
Monday, February 21 & 28, 2011: Nature
Inspired Textured Painting- 12:30 to 3:30
pm. Cost: $60 member, $80 non member
Friday, February 25th: A Garden Oddesey
from 1 to 2 pm. Cost:$15 member, $20 non
members
Friday, March 4th: Energy Wise Landscape
Design from 1 to 2:30 pm. Cost:$15 member, $20 non members
Saturday, March 5th: Nature as Muse from
11am to 1pm: Free with admission
Sunday, March 6th: Sumi-e Painting from 1
to 3pm. Cost: $30 member, $35 non members.
Sunday, March 13th & 27th: Surrealistic
Landscapes from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Cost:
$60 members, $80 non members
Wednesday, March 16th: Landscape Audits
from 1 to 2:30 pm. Cost:$15 member, $20
non members
Sunday, March 20th: Natures role in the Underground Railroad from 1 to 3pm. Cost: $5
members, $10 non members
Sunday, March 26th: Landscape Design
Workshop from 8:30 to 4:30 pm. Cost: $85
members, $110 non members
Please Call 410-634-2878 or visit http://
www.adkinsarboretum.org to register for
classes
Longwood Gardens
Sunday, February 13th: Orchids on Stage
from 1 to 4 pm. Cost: $32 members, $40
non members
Wednesday, February 16th & 23rd : Dramatic
lighting for your Landscape from 6 to 9pm.
Cost: $90 member, $100 non member
Saturday, February 26th: Orchids for Beginners from 9am to 12pm. Cost: $72 members, $80 non member
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Saturday, February 26th: Performance Pruning-Small Flowering Trees
from 1 to 4pm. Cost: $45 member,
$50 non member
Saturday, March 5th: Photographing
Orchids from 7am to 1pm. Cost:
$135 member, $150 non member
Saturday, March 5th: Veggie Gardens
for Beginners from 9am to 12 pm.
Cost: $45 member, $50 non member
Tuesday, March 8th: Garden Chemicals use and management from 6:30
to 9:30 pm. Cost: $45 member, $50
non member
Sunday, March 13th: Bee Keeping Basics from 1 to 4 pm. Cost: $45 member, $50 non member
Saturday, March 19th: Get the dirt on
dirt from 9 am to 12pm. Cost: $45
member, $50 non member
Saturday, March 19th: A Green Roof
Bird House from 1 to 3. Cost: $81
member, $90 non member
Tuesday, March 22nd: Clearing up
compost confusion from 6 to 9pm.
Cost: $45 member, $50 non member
Saturday, March 26th: Beginning Bonsai from 9am to 3pm. Cost: $126
member, $140 non member
Saturday, April 9th: Performance
Pruning-Shrubs from 9:30 to
12:30pm. Cost: $45 member, $50
non member
Thursday, April 14th: Dividing &
Transplanting Herbaceous Perennials from 6 to 9 pm. Cost: $45 member, $50 non member
Thursday, April 28th: Plant Propagation: A plan for Spring from 6 to 9pm.
Cost: $45 member, $50 non member
T o
r egi st er
vi si t
www.longwoodlearning.org or call
610-388-5454
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Educational Opportunities Continued
Homestead Gardens
Saturday, January 29th: The secret life of Bees at 11am. Cost: $5
Saturday, January 29th: Shade Gardening at 2pm. Cost: $5
Sunday, January 30th: Proper Pruning Technique at 11am. Cost: $5
Also at Severna Park location at 2pm. Cost: $5
Sunday, February 6th: Soil Amendments at 11am. Cost: $5
Sunday, February 6th: Wonderful World of Herbs at 2pm. Cost: $5
Saturday, February 12th: Glass house of dreams at 11am. Cost: $5
Sunday, February 13th. Bay Friendly Gardening at 11am. Cost: $5
Saturday, February 19th: Lawn Care at 2pm. Cost: $5
Sunday, February 20th: Terrarium Workshop at 11am. Cost $35
Sunday, February 20th: Floral Arrangements Workshop at 2pm. Cost: $75
Saturday, February 26th: Hypertufa at 10am & 2pm. Cost $45
To register call 410-798-5000
2011 Horticulture Lecture Series
Kent Co. Extension Office,
709 Morgnec Road,
Chestertown, MD
1st Floor Meeting Room
Space is Limited
Preregister by
Calling
(410)778-1661
Friday, Mar. 4 - ”Stealth Invaders” ~ How invasive plants change our environment
10 - 11:30 a.m. Ellen Nibali, FEA Horticulture Consultant, University of Maryland
Home & Garden Information Center, College Park, MD
Friday, Mar. 11 - ”Herbs” ~ A Comprehensive Look
10 - 11:30 a.m. Dr. Arthur Tucker, Delaware State University Dept. of Ag &
Natural Resources, Dover, DE
Friday, Mar. 18 - ”Allergy Reduced Gardening”
10 - 11:30 a.m. Molly Bond, Jeffrey Fahrman, Janet Friedberg, Martha
Hamlyn, Donna Sposa, Master Gardener Interns from Talbot County, Maryland.
Friday, Mar. 25 - ”Deckscaping”, How to create an intimate garden space.
10 - 11:30 a.m. Barbara Ellis, Published author, editor and lifelong gardener
Friday, April 1 - ”Unusual Fruits For the Backyard Garden”
10 - 11:30 a.m. Sabine Harvey, Faculty Ext. Assistant, Horticulture,
University of Maryland Extension, Kent Co.
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Bay-Wise Tips for February from the
Home & Garden Information Center
Submitted by MG Carol Jelich,
Bay-Wise Secretary
See more timely gardening tips in the Home and Garden Information Center newsletter at
http://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/documents/HGICENewsWinter2010.2011final_sm.pdf
Lawns
• Late February through the end of March is the second best time (the optimum time is late
August through mid-October) to over-seed your lawn to make it thicker or to cover bare areas. The freezing and thawing of the soil this time of the year helps the seed to get good soil
contact. Read HG 102.
Woody Ornamentals
• Trees and shrubs can still be pruned now. (HG 84, videos) You may notice excessive sap
bleeding from pruning cuts on elm, maple, birch, dogwood, beech, walnut, magnolia, tulip
poplar and redbud. This bleeding is harmless to the tree.
Wildlife
• The USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services program has a cooperative agreement with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Division, to provide the residents of Maryland with information on how to deal with nuisance wild animals. Call 877-463
-6497 for more information.
• Continue to feed wild birds through the remaining winter weeks. Black oil sunflower seeds
and suet cakes are a good choice for a wide variety of birds. Keep bird feeders clean and provide your wild birds with fresh water.
Submitted by: MG Carole Colavito
It’s not too early to be thinking of how you can contribute to
this year’s plant sale at the Garden Affair. You can start cuttings
now from houseplants, so that the results will be substantial
specimens by May. These plants can be presented in a decorative pot or in a plain pot;
but in either case, should be healthy and attractive.
You can start seeds indoors soon so that plants will be of good size by May. Herbs
and veggies are popular; annual flowers, not so much. These plants can be presented
in individual containers or grouped in recycled 4-paks or 6-paks. Pots will be available
at MG meetings.
For the Green Elephant sale, please put aside any garden-related items that you no
longer need or want that someone else may find useful: gardening tools, books,
magazines, decorative pieces, containers, etc. These should be in good condition and
priced by you.
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The Queen Anne’s, Talbot, and Dorchester Master Gardeners will be joining together to visit
Longwood Gardens on Thursday, April 14, 2011. We will be leaving the route 404 & 50
Park and Ride via motor coach promptly at 7: 15 am and will not be returning until 5:30
pm. The cost of the trip is $40 and includes the cost of the bus and ticket into Longwood's.
The trip is limited to 44 individuals so this is a first come first serve basis.
Please submit registration form by March 7, 2011 with check in the amount of $40 made
payable to QAC EAC (Queen Anne’s County Extension Advisory Council):
University of Maryland Extension-Queen Anne’s County
505 Railroad Ave, Suite 4
Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-0166
Longwood Gardens Trip
NAME:________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE: (
)______________
E-MAIL: _____________________________
COUNTY: ___________________________
R.S.V.P and payment due by Monday, March 7th
Spring 2011 Volunteer Opportunities
Adkins Arboretum Plant Sale Booth:
Saturday, April 16, 2011 9am to 1pm -2 or 3
people needed
Junior Master Gardeners
Wednesday, May 4, 2011– 3 people needed
Wednesday, May 11, 2011-3 people needed
Wednesday, May 18, 2011-3 people needed
Wednesday, May 25, 2011-3 people needed
Wednesday, June 1, 2011-3 people needed
Wednesday, June 8, 2011-3 people needed
A Garden Affair-Saturday, May 21, 2011
Set Up/Clean Up
Bake Sale Items
Chestertown Tea Party Booth:
Saturday, May 28, 2011– 9am to 2pm, 4 to
5 people needed
If you would like to Volunteer for any of
these areas please contact Rachel
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Grow It Eat It
February
If starting seeds indoors, set up florescent grow lights and gather
needed materials: pots, trays, soil less
mix.
Early in the month, start seeds of
early crops, such as leeks, onions,
shallots and artichokes indoors, under
florescent lights. Also start peppersthey are very slow growing.
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Later in the month, start seeds indoors of beets, turnips, Chinese cabbage, kale and other early crops.
These will be ready to set out in the
garden in 3-5 weeks. (Or, direct seed
these crops in the garden as soon as
soil can be worked.)
Build a cold frame. Late in the
month, add compost and good soil;
sow spinach, lettuce, or a mesclun
mix for early greens
Start a compost pile if you don‟t
have one.
Queen Anne’s County Free Library in Stevensville:
· Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm- Basic Vegetable Gardening: 12 simple steps for starting a Vegetable Garden
· Wednesday, March 9, 2011 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm-Plant Choices, Planting &
Garden Design
· Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm-Container Gardening & Raised
Beds
· Wednesday, May 11, 2011 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm-Composting made Simple
· Wednesday, June 22, 2011 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm-Vegetable Gardening IPM
Queen Anne’s County Free Library in Centreville:
· Wednesday, February 9, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Basic Vegetable Gardening
· Wednesday, March 23, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.- Growing healthy habits for children
· Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Container Gardening
· Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.– Vegetable Gardening
IPM
· Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Extending the Season for
Fall Harvest
Kent County Extension Office in Chestertown:
· Tuesday, February 8, 2011 from 7 to 8 pm-Basic Vegetable Gardening: 12 simple steps for starting a Vegetable Garden
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 from 7 to 8 pm-Beyond Potatoes and Tomatoes: How to
Grow and Eat lesser known Vegetables
· Tuesday, April 12, 2011 from 7 to 8 pm-Unusual Fruits for the Backyard
· Tuesday, May 10, 2011 from 7 to 8 pm-Vegetable Gardening IPM
· Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 7 to 8 pm-Extending the Season: Summer Planting
for Fall Harvest
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State MG Advanced Training Opportunities submitted by Robin Hessey
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Master Composter
Location:
University of Maryland Extension- Baltimore County (Cockeysville)
Date:
Thursdays March 17 and March 24, 10am-3pm (includes field trip)
Instructors:
Lew Shell (Horticulture Consultant, HGIC; Anne Arundel Co. MG), Susan Levy-Goerlich (Howard Co. MG)
Registration Fee: $45 (plus any texts) Registration Deadline: March 10, 2011 Class Limit: 25
Course Description:
Learn all about composting from dedicated Master Gardener Composters. This advanced course, designed to teach the teacher, will
not only enable you to improve your own composting techniques, it will empower you to share your knowledge with novices and
experts alike. You will be given instruction in both the science and the art of creating compost and be given the opportunity to hone
your own personal teaching skills. As a graduate “Master Composter”, you will be able to seek out new and innovative ways to present „backyard composting‟ to both MG interns and to the public at large. Master Gardeners are among a very small number of
spokespersons for Integrated Pest Management. To become certified, class participants are expected to give 10 hours of volunteer
time in the next 12 months in the area of compost education. Our mandate goes well beyond the sensible use of pesticides; we are
also charged with educating homeowners in areas of Water Quality, Nutrient Management, Soil Conservation, and Recycling. Backyard Composting is an endemic part of each of these areas and thereby has a crucial role to play in all of our programs
and projects.
Also included:
Planning for the new MG composting site at the new Baltimore Co. Ag Center.
Vermicomposting demo and hands-on exercise
Field trip to the Eastern Sanitary Landfill
To Register: See form below or on MG Website at: http://mastergardener.umd.edu/AdvancedTraining/index.cfm
NEW COURSE!- Growing Fruit at Home
Location:
Date:
Instructors:
University of Maryland Extension Research and Education Center, Upper Marlboro
Wed. March 30, 9am-3pm
Christopher Walsh, PhD., Professor of Horticulture, UMCP and R. David Myers, Extension Educator - Fruits and
Vegetables; and Anne Arundel County Extension Director.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: March 23, 2011 Class Limit: 20
Course Description:
New Course!! Join us for our first MG Advanced Training class on Growing Fruit. We‟ve been hearing a lot about vegetables latelybut what about fruit? It‟s fun, nutritious and often easy to grow here. Grapes, blueberries, raspberries, apples, peentos (flat peaches)
and more. Learn what the most successful fruit plants are in Maryland and how to grow them - even in small spaces. Pruning demos,
hands-on exercises, and field walk included. (Be prepared to do some outdoor field walking.)
To Register: Use the registration form below, or just send your name, address, email, phone, MG county you work with, name of
class you want to take, and a check for $35 (payable to the University of MD). Mail to: MG Classes, HGIC, 12005 Homewood
Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042.
The State MG Advanced Training information and registration forms can be found at: http://
mastergardener.umd.edu/AdvancedTraining/index.cfm
Garden Affair Update
Saturday, may 21, 2011
10am to 2pm
Planning for our 4th Annual Garden Affair at the
Centreville Library & Historic Wright’s Chance is in
full swing. Our January planning meeting was very
well attended and the ideas for improving this years
event were plentiful. We have purchased 2 large
banners that will be posted at Millstream and in
front of the Extension Office. We also will be purchasing another banner to place at the 213 North
entrance into town. If you would like to become more active in the planning of our Garden affair please attend one of our meetings.
All meetings will take place in the middle room
of the Extension Office.
Don’t forget to mark you calendars:
· Monday, February 14, 2011-9 A.M.
· Monday, March 14, 2011-9 A.M.
· Monday, April 11, 2011- 9 A.M.
· Monday, May 9, 2011-9 A.M.
· Post meeting Tuesday, May 24, 2011-9 A.M.
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From The Garden Library
Submitted by: MG Carol Jelich
MY TOP TWELVE BOOKS FOR LOOKING THINGS UP
Here are the books I find most useful for looking up information on plants, pests, and other information
about gardening or landscaping.
Brown, Russell G. and Melvin L. Brown. Woody Plants of Maryland. Univ. of Maryland, 1972/1992. Definitive guide to what is native in regions of the state.
Brown, Russell G. and Melvin L. Brown. Herbaceous Plants of Maryland. Univ. of Maryland, 1984. Definitive
guide to what is native in regions of the state.
Cranshaw, Whitney. Garden Insects of North America.: the ultimate guide to backyard bugs. Princeton Univ.
Press, 2004.
Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture,
propagation and uses. 5th Ed. Stipes Publishing, 1998.
Kaufman, Sylvan Ramsey and Wallace Kaufman. Invasive Plants: Guide to identification and the impacts and
control of common North American species. Stackpole Books, 2007.
Martin, Alexander C., Herbert S. Zim, and Arnold L. Nelson. American Wildlife & Plants: A Guide to Wildlife
Food Habits. The use of trees, shrubs, weeds and herbs by birds and mammals of the United States.
Dover Publications, Inc., 1951.
Slattery, Britt E., Kathryn Reshetiloff, and Susan M. Zwicker. Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat
and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay watershed. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, 2005.
Johnson, Warren T., and Howard H. Lyon. Insects that Feed on Trees and Shrubs. 2nd Ed.
Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ. Press, 1991.
Sinclair, Wayne A., Howard H. Lyon, and Warren T. Johnson. Diseases of Trees and Shrubs.
Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ. Press, 1987.
University of Maryland Extension. Master Gardener Handbook. University of Maryland, 2008.
Uva, Richard H., Joseph C. Neal and Joseph M. Ditomaso. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell
Univ. Press, 1997.
Wagner, David L. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton
Univ. Press, 2005.
Submitted by: MG Gail Ruppe, Author Unknown
Your neighbors recognize you in your pajamas,
rubber clogs and a cup of coffee.
You grab other people's banana peels, coffee
grinds, apple cores, etc. for your compost pile.
You have to wash your hair to get your fingernails clean.
You know the temperature of your compost
every day.
You buy a bigger truck so that you can haul more
mulch.
You enjoy crushing Japanese beetles because
you like the
sound that it makes.
Your non-gardening spouse becomes conversant
in botanical names
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You dumpster-dive for discarded bulbs
after commercial landscapers remove
them to plant annuals.
You plan vacation trips around the locations of botanical gardens, arboreta,
historic gardens, etc.
You sneak home a 7 foot Japanese Maple and wonder if your spouse will notice.
When considering your budget, plants
are more important than groceries
You always carry a shovel, bottled water and a plastic bag in your trunk as
emergency tools.
You appreciate your Master Gardener
badge more than your jewelry
You spend more time chopping your
kitchen greens for the
compost pile than for cooking.
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Submitted by: MG Carol Jelich, Bay-Wise Secretary
We hope that all Master Gardeners and interns, who have not already done so, will schedule a Bay-Wise
consultation for the coming year. MG consultations give committee members a chance to hone their consultation skills, and it is always a treat to share gardening tips with other MGs. We all learn from each
other! To schedule your consultation visit, please contact Rachel.
Meeting Report
The Bay-Wise Committee met on January 19 at the Extension office. Present were Co-chairs Jane Chambers, Kate Greer, and Vida Morley, , members Margaret Carter, Sue D’Camera, Kit Foster, Carol Jelich, Debbie Pusey, Stephanie Simpson, and Jim Persels, and MG Coordinator Rachel Melvin. The committee membership roster was updated. We discussed the contents of packets that are provided during consultations.
We reviewed activities from 2010 and discussed ways to promote the program in 2011. We decided that rather than a Bay-Wise
lecture series, Bay-Wise practices should be incorporated into the “Grow It Eat It” lecture series already scheduled. If anyone is
interested in seeing the full minutes of the meeting, please contact Rachel or Carol.
Advanced Bay-Wise Training.
Advanced Bay-Wise Training has been scheduled for March. See below
Meeting schedule for 2011
In 2011, the Bay-Wise Committee will meet immediately following monthly MG meetings, according to the following schedule:
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 – WREC or at Carol Jelich’s.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – Extension office.
In addition, the Bay-Wise Committee will present the program at the monthly MG meeting on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
The next meeting of the Bay-Wise committee will be on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, location to be determined. We will review
procedures and packets in preparation for the coming season of site visits. We will also plan our program for the July MG meeting. All MGs are invited to join the Bay-Wise Committee and attend the meeting.
Join us on Tuesday, March 8 & 15, 2011
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Eastern Shore Hospital Center—English Hall
5262 Woods Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
Topics covered: Bay-Wise Consultations, Composting, Hazardous Household Products,
Lawn Care, Landscape Management, Private Well Management, Recycling, Septic System
Management, Storm Water Management, Water Quality, Water Conservation and more!
Please submit registration form by February 15, 2011 with check in the amount of
$40 made payable to QAC EAC (Queen Anne’s County Extension Advisory Council):
University of Maryland Extension-Queen Anne’s County
505 Railroad Ave, Suite 4
Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-0166
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vacation
Grow It Eat It –
Chestertown 78pm (see page
8)
9 Rachel vacation
Grow It Eat ItCentreville 6:307:30pm (see page 8)
10 Rachel
vacation
11
14 Valentine’s
Day
Garden Affair
Meeting 9am at
Extension Office
15 Bay Wise Advanced Training
registration due
(see page 11)
16 MG Monthly Meet- 17
ing 9:30am at
Tilghman Terrace
Grow It Eat ItStevensville 6:307:30pm (see page 8)
18
21 Extension
Office Closed
22 Newsletter
submissions
and MG Hours
due
23
25
24
28
Upcoming Meetings and Trips
Tue, Feb 8: Grow It Eat It-Chestertown 7-8pm
(see page 8)
Wed, Feb 9: Grow It Eat It-Centreville 6:307:30pm (see page 8)
Mon, Feb 14: Garden Affair Meeting 9am at
Extension Office
Tue, Feb 15: Bay Wise Advanced Training
registration due
Wed, Feb 16: MG Monthly Mtg, 9:30am at
Tilghman Terrace
Wed, Feb 16: Grow It Eat It-Stevensville 6:307:30pm (see page 8)
Tue, Feb 22: Newsletter Submissions Due &
MG hours due
T HE
WAT ERING
CAN
Tue, March 8: Bay Wise Advanced
Training– See page 11
Tue, March 8: Grow It Eat It –
Chestertown 7-8pm (see page 8)
Tue, March 9: Grow It Eat ItStevensville 6:30-7:30pm (see page
8)
Mon, March 14: Garden Affair Meeting 9am at Extension Office
Tue, March 15: Bay Wise Advanced
Training– See page 11
Wed, March 16: MG Monthly Meeting
9:30am at WREC & Bay Wise Meeting
11:30am
Wed, March 23:Grow It Eat ItCentreville 6:30-7:30pm (see page 8)
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VOL UME 13, ISSUE 2
Mon
7
14 Garden Affair Meeting 9am at Extension
Office
21
28
15 Bay Wise Advanced
Training– See page 11
Tue
16 MG Monthly Meeting 9:30am at WREC
Bay Wise Meeting
11:30am
8 Bay Wise Advanced Train- 9 Grow It Eat Iting– See page 11
Stevensville 6:307:30pm (see page 8)
1
23 Grow It Eat ItCentreville 6:307:30pm (see page 8)
2
Wed
31
24
17 St. Patrick’s
Day
10
3
Thu
25
18
11
4
Fri
March 2011
22
30
Grow It Eat It –
Chestertown 7-8pm (see
page 8)
29
March Newsletter Deadline:
Monday, February 21st
Q: What did the squirrel give for Valentine’s Day?
A: Forget-me-nuts
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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