DIRECTIONS: From North: Take 213 South through Centreville, turn right on US route 50 West. Turn Left onto Carmichael

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1 Queen Anne s County Master Gardener Newsletter The Watering Can I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Coordinators Corner 2011 Monthly Meetings 2 3 V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 J U N E MG Annual Picnic at The Doub s on Wednesday, June 15th from 11:30 am to 2pm DemoGardens 3 Garden Affair Update International MG Conference Educational Opportunities Annual Training Day Grow It Eat It 8 Bay-Wise 9 Volunteer Opportunities Calendar 12 Calendar POT LUCK! Please bring a dish to serve 6-8 people that corresponds with the first letter of your last name. A- F Appetizer G- L Main Dish (meat or protein combination) M-R Salad or vegetable S - Z Dessert Friends and family are welcome as always. Extension will supply fried chicken, drinks and paper products. DIRECTIONS: From North: Take 213 South through Centreville, turn right on US route 50 West. Turn Left onto Carmichael Road (as though you are going to WREC). Go 2.3 miles, Turn Left onto Overlook Drive. Proceed to the end of the cul de sac. Mailbox 320. Follow lane by trees up to brick house. Park on the grass by the round pen. From South: Take US route 50 East. Turn right onto Carmichael Road (as though you are going to WREC). Go 2.3 miles, Turn Left onto Overlook Drive. Proceed to the end of the cul de sac. Mailbox 320. Follow lane by trees up to brick house. Park on the grass by the round pen. The Doubs 320 Overlook Dr. Queenstown, MD *** Don t forget to bring your swim suit, the pool will be open**** MG of the Month: David Taylor David, a resident of Barclay, joined the Queen Anne s County MG s with the class of Since joining David has devoted countless hours to the Garden Affair and Junior Master Gardeners. David has become our go to guy, for all things relating to Daffodils. Additionally, he has recently taken up Bee Keeping and is very eager to share with everyone the things he has learned. Thank you David for all of your hard work!!

2 P A G E 2 Rachel Melvin, Master Gardener Coordinator Coordinator s Corner Wow, what a month!!! I can honestly say that all of our planning and hard work for the Garden Affair has paid off. Thank you very much to everyone on the Garden Affair Committee for helping to make this a successful event. Pat Bowell & Annie Ittu did a wonderful job coordinating the children s activities. Bonnie Dixon, Genie Fitzgerald, and Sarah Johnson did a fantastic job face painting! Additionally, Bonnie Dixon worked exceptionally hard on making the garden affair festive. Judy Geggis and Nancy Robson, did an exorbitant amount of work on publicity. Carol Colavito, and Jane Smith did a fabulous job organizing all of the plants and green elephant items for the plant sale. Susan Seth did a fantastic job as our Garden Affair Chairperson. As always thank you to everyone for helping with everything in between! What a fantastic event, everyone deserves a Hip Hip Hooray! UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFO! Please send any changes to Rachel Melvin at rmelvin1@umd.edu, 505 Railroad Ave, Suite 4, Centreville, MD or fax: (410) Picture This Ladybird Beetle Eggs Submitted by Julie Tompkins, with additions by Neenah Annie and John Ittu for doing two Rain barrel workshops. Pat Thanks To: Bowell, Betty McAtee, David Taylor, Kit Foster, Lin Goldkrantz, Zaida Wing and Sue D Camera for helping with Junior Master Gardeners. Annie Ittu, John Ittu, Debbie Pusey, Betty McAtee and Jane Chambers for helping with Bay Day. Bonnie Conner, Zaida Wing, Sue D Camera, Doris Kolynych, Gayle Jayne, Margaret Carter and Edith Lewis 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. T H E W A T E R I N G C A N

3 V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 P A G E 3 Date Topic Time Place Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Picnic 11:30 am to 2 pm Linda & Jack Doubs Home Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Bay-Wise 9:30am to 11:30 am Tilghman Terrace Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Orchids Speaker: Roger Cole 9:30am to 11:30 am Arbec s Greenhouse Ridgeley, MD Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Bring One Get One, 9:30am to 11:30 am Tilghman Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Bring Two Get Two Terrace Planning :30am to 11:30 am Tilghman Terrace Wednesday, December 14, 2011 * Week early due to Holiday* Holiday Luncheon Place??? Don t forget to mark your calendar for our Annual MG Picnic on Wednesday, June 15th from 11:30 to 2pm at the Doub s Demonstration Garden submitted by MG: Debbie Pusey Demo garden work schedule: June 16 and July 21 Library Rain Garden at 9:00 August 18 Millstream at 9:00 September 15 Library Rain Garden at 9:00 October 20 Millstream at 9:30 and November 17 Library Rain Garden at 9:30 The locations may change if we feel one garden or the other needs more or less attention. The May cleanup of the Library Rain Garden went off without a hitch. We made arrangements with Department of Public Works to have a truck delivered to haul away all the plant debris. Additionally, a crew was there mulching, which was another great help. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to get the Rain Garden ready for the Garden Affair!

4 P AGE 4 Garden Affair Update Submitted by: MG Susan Seth (Chairperson) Many thanks to all of the Master Gardeners who helped to make the Garden Affair a very successful event. Thanks to all those who helped with planning and preparation and to those who raised plants, donated items to the green elephant table, baked goodies and worked at the Garden Affair in one of our many varied activities. We are grateful to the businesses who donated door prizes and helped in many other ways. We also appreciate all of the organizations who came out to support us. The Library and Wright s Chance are most accommodating in helping us host the Garden Affair at a welcoming and central location. The music provided by Charles Thomas was a touch we were missing the first couple of years. Didn t the rain garden look spectacular? We owe thanks to the workers from the County who helped us with trimming and mulching. Most of all thanks to Rachel for her hard work and guidance. At the end of the day packing up and clean up went miraculously fast with everyone pitching in to help. We estimate that we had in excess of 300 visitors to the GA and had 50 or more Master Gardeners helping. The Garden Affair takes much work and many hands. Thanks to everyone! T HE WA TERING CAN

5 V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 P A G E 5 International MG Conference West Virginia University Extension Service and the West Virginia Master Gardener Association invite you to join us at the 2011 International Master Gardener Conference, October in Charleston, West Virginia. Come and join us in sharing gardening information, history and Appalachian culture. The International Master Gardener Conference will be held at the Charleston Convention Center October 11-14, 2011 when fall brings cool nights and colorful mountain scenery. The event will provide opportunities to learn gardening techniques that will help increase biodiversity, control exotic weeds, make the most of native plants in the landscape and improve gardening methods. Pre and post tours will help you discover the splendor of the Appalachian Mountains and the beauty and history of West Virginia. Historic downtown, hotels, restaurants, and our regional shopping mall are within an afternoon stroll. Please come early and stay late to experience our local hospitality and to enjoy fall foliage, festivals and fairs. For more information visit: October in Charleston, W.Va. Charter Bus Trip offer Carroll County MG Kathy Finch is chartering a bus to go to the International Conference (if she gets sufficient interest). If you re interested, let her know by June 1 st. Need 54 people for large motor coach (bathroom) $ round trip, includes driver s tip. Need 33 people for small motor coach (bathroom) $ round trip, includes driver s tip. Leaving: Monday, Oct. 11, from Carroll Co. Ag Center in Westminster (700 Agriculture Ctr, 21157) Returning: Friday, Oct. 14, to Carroll Co. Ag Center in Westminster You can safely leave your cars parked at the Ag Center all week. For more information about the conference go to: Early bird pricing for the conference will end on June 9, 2011 Contact Kathy Finch Day: ; Night: motherofwatson@comcast.net Kathy has plans to make the almost 7 hour drive to Charleston, as well as the return trip effortless and fun. Details will be forthcoming.

6 P A G E 6 Educational Opportunities Adkins Arboretum: Introduction to Wetlands: Thursday, June 16th from 10am to noon. Cost:$15 member, $20 non member Exploring Nature & the moments of life: Wednesday, June 29th from 1 to 3:30. Cost: $25 member $30 non member Marvels of Milkweed: Wednesday, July 27th from 10 to 11am. Cost: $10 member, $15 non member Please Call or visit to register for classes Mt. Cuba: The Delightful Diversity of the Heath Family. Wednesday, June 8 from 1pm to 3pm. Cost: $20 Fern Walk. Wednesday, June 15th from 10-11:30am. Cost:$20 Meadow Studies: Saturday, July 9th & August 13th from 10-noon. Cost:$20 Wonders of Milkweed. Friday, July 15th from 9-11am. Cost: $20 Great Native Plants for the Perennial Border Wednesdays, July 20, September 14 from 10:00 am 12:00 Noon Cost: $20 (sign up for each session) New Trial Garden Design Thursday, August 18 Time: 10:30 am 12:00 Noon Cost: $15 To register visit or call It s never too late to turn in MG hours, get a head start on the year. Volunteer hours can be handed in at monthly meetings, mailed through snail mail or sent via to rmelvin1@umd.edu. Volunteer log forms can be found at MGResources.cfm MG State Strategic Planning Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20, 10am-1pm at the 4H Center in College Park Join other MGs from across the state as we seek to assess what s been happening overall in the MG program and share our experiences and knowledge. Are we surviving the economic downturn and budget cuts? How can we improve our standing with our funders? Are we offering the programs people really need? How is our effort at multiculturalism going? Are our administrative structures working? Should we have more statewide focus on certain issues or programs? We have not had any kind of statewide strategic planning meeting for over a year and a half, so this meeting is much needed and sure to be interesting and informative. Meeting is open to any interested MG. T H E W A T E R I N G C A N

7 V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 P A G E 7 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Advanced Training Train the Trainer Workshop: June 28 th, from 9:00 1:00? Location: University of MD Carroll County Extension Office Presenters: Bryan Butler, Senior Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Mid-Maryland Tree Fruit Agent University of Maryland Extension Steve Allgeier, Home Horticulture & Master Gardener Coordinator, University of Maryland Extension Carroll County Get ready for the end of the summer, because BMSB questions will be rolling in and the public will be looking to the County Extension offices and Master Gardeners for information about BMSB. This workshop is designed to train Home Hort. Educators and Maryland Master Gardeners to be presenters of current information about BMSB. It will cover the biology, distribution, impact on food crops, and potential control strategies, both indoors and out, for the Homeowner. Access to a BMSB PowerPoint presentation will be made available to interested participants. RSVP: Steve Allgeier, hortman@umd.edu MG STATE ADVANCED TRAINING For directions, class descriptions, registration forms and other information go to the State MG website under Advanced Training. You can also register by sending in your contact information, class you want to attend, MG County, and registration fee (made out to the University of Maryland) to MG Classes, Homewood Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042; or use registration form: PLANT ID/TAXONOMY Frederick Co. - Tuesdays 6/21; 6/28, 7/12; 9:30am-12:30pm; Public Safety Tr. Facility (Frederick); Deadline: 6/14 Baltimore City. - Wednesdays. 6/22, 6/29, 7/6; 6-9pm; Cylburn Arboretum (Baltimore); Regis. Deadline: 6/15 St. Mary s Co. - Thursdays 7/14, 7/21; 8/4; 9:30am-12:30pm; Charlotte Hall Library; Regis. Deadline: 7/7 Instructors: Steve Dubik, Horticultural Consultant, UME, Montgomery Co. (Montgomery Co. class) Wanda MacLachlan, Extension Environmental Educator (Fred. Balto, St. Mary s classes). Required Text: A Field Guide to Trees & Shrubs (Peterson Field Guide) by George A. Petrides ($16). Registration Fee: $35 This course is a very important basic tool for Master Gardeners in that it teaches all of the basics needed to identify woody plants in the landscape. Being able to identify plants is the first step in knowing how to diagnose problems or give growing advice. Whether you want to learn 200 plants, 20 plants, or just want to learn techniques to identify plants in the field, this is the course for you. The course will be made up of approximately 9 hours of class work with lots of hands-on practice with dichotomous keys. You will also receive a specially prepared booklet of course materials.

8 P A G E 8 Grow It Eat It June Plant a second crop of beans. Learn to ID beneficial insects and keep a eye out for possible pest problems If aphids are a serious problem, apply a light spray of horticultural oil or insecticidal soap. Lady bird beetles will usually keep aphids in check. Hand pick cabbage worms from broccoli and other members of the cabbage family, or spray with Bt if necessary Hand pick Colorado potato beetle adults, larvae and orange egg masses on potato & eggplant Pinch off tomato suckers, to encourage larger, earlier fruit, especially if training to one central stem. July Sow seeds of broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, beets and other fall crops in late July. Sow seeds of squash, beans and cucumbers through the end of July. Monitor squash and pumpkin vines for squash vine borers. If leaves are wilting, or you see holes in the lower stems, with sawdust-like fresh, or droppings around the holes, slit the stem above the hole with a razor and remove the larva. Then mound soil around the injured stem. Harvest onions when tops die back; let them dry in the garden after digging them up, or tie the stems together and hang them up in a garage or attic with good air circulation. Store onions in a cool, dry place. Canning Workshops are finally HERE!!! UME be holding 2 workshops on canning. The first will be held on Friday, July 15 th at the 4-H Park and will focus on using a pressure canner to can vegetables. Also included will be a session on how to judge a canning class. We will do this while the jars are processing. The class will run from 6:00 until 9 or 10 p.m. Our 2 nd workshop will be held on Thursday, July 21 st at the 4-H Park from 6:00 p.m. until 9 or 10 p.m. and will focus on using the water bath method to make jam and pickles. Each class will cost $5.00 per person. If you wish to purchase a copy of the book So Easy to Preserve, there will be an additional $15.00 fee. This book has instructions and is loaded with recipes. The USDA Guide to Home Food Preservation book may be downloaded for free. The easiest way is to google the title of the book. It requires an Adobe 9.2 Reader and is quite a big publication to download. This is mostly an instructional how to guide with a few recipes included in each section. *CLASSES LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE ONLY SO PLEASE REMEMBER TO REGISTER Please return this registration form no later than July 1 st. Name: Address: Phone: MG: (Please Check) Session I: July 15 th Pressure Canning $5.00 fee Session II: July 21 st Water Bath canning $5.00 fee So Easy to Preserve Book $15.00 (check) Total: $ Make checks payable to: QACEAC Mail Registration Form to: University of Maryland Extension 505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4 Centreville, MD Attention: Sally Rosenberry T H E W A T E R I N G C A N

9 V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 P A G E 9 CALLING ALL MASTER GARDENERS! The Bay-Wise Committee is seeking photos of Bay-Wise practices in YOUR garden. We know you have them! Here are some things we are looking for: Rain garden; people-powered tools (reduced emissions and IPM); non-toxic insect, disease, or weed control; wildlife habitat (food; water; shelter); soil test results; native or beneficial (e.g., pest resistant) plants; dead invasive that you removed from your landscape. For more ideas, take a look at the Bay-Wise Yardstick to see all the different practices that we would like to share. If you don t have a yardstick, you can pick one up from Rachel at the office, or see it here on the web: baywise.umd.edu/files/yardstick5pager.pdf Get out there and photograph the best Bay-Wise practice(s) demonstrated in your garden. We are not seeking magazine-style photos of beautiful gardens, though that would be fine; rather, we would like to see photos of Bay-Wise practices in action. These photos will be used in the program at the July 20 th Master Gardener meeting. We hope you all will send photos and attend the meeting to see how your fellow MGs are implementing Bay -Wise practices in their gardens! Please your photos to Rachel at the office in zipped or compressed format, or drop by with a flash drive or disk for her to copy by June 8, FUNDRAISER SUCCESS Thanks to all MGs who helped support the fundraiser this spring: Joe Jelich for building and donating the Leopold bench; Carol Jelich for donating the book; Carol, Kate Greer, Jane Chambers, Karen Wimsatt, and John and Annie Ittu for staffing a table at Safeway on Kent Island to showcase the MG program and fundraiser; and all the generous MGs who supported by donating for tickets, especially Roger Tilden and Margaret Carter. We raised $400 in donations. Congratulations to the winner, MG Genie Fitzgerald! Bay Wise Team in Action Check out: To see local MG Debbie Pusey talk about Bay Wise friendly lawn care practices!!! Special thanks to MG Anne Wake for letting the QAC MG s certify her landscape as Bay Wise. Anne is a very environmentally sensitive gardener. She is moving existing plants to find their real comfort area. Special thanks to MG Lori & George Sharer for opening their landscape up to be certified as Bay Wise for our Advance Bay Wise Training Class. Lori & George have worked very hard at creating a beautiful Bay Wise landscape. They have incorporated many native plants to attract wildlife such as butterfly s and birds.

10 P A G E 10 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, as of June 13 th. 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 in full If you are interested in signing up please contact Sabine Harvey at greenbien@hotmail.com. Here are the Dates: Saturday, June 11th from 8am to 12pm Saturday, June 25th from 8am to 12pm Saturday, July 9th from 8am to 12pm Saturday, July 23rd from 8am to 12pm 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 MG Gayle Jayne, helps passerby s at the Chestertown Tea Party-Grow It Eat It Booth T H E W A T E R I N G C A N

11 V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 Volunteer Opportunities P A G E 11 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 help install. Our meetings with the women are as follows: June 8 th June 15 th June 22 nd June 29 th July 6th July 20th August 3rd August 17th August 31st Gayle Jayne Margaret Carter (2 MG s needed) Kate Greer Stephanie Simpson Zaida Wing Sue D Camera (2 MG s needed) (2 MG s needed) (2 MG s needed) (2 MG s needed) (2 MG s needed) Thank you to Joe Jelich, John Ittu & Jim Persels for building the raised veggie bed for St. Martins House 4-H Camp: This year 4-H has asked the Master Gardeners to do an environmentally based program at 4-H Camp. We will be responsible for 1 session on Monday, June 20th from 9am until 10:15am. I will need 3 MG s per session to help with this session on Vermicomposting. No prior experience with Vermicomposting is needed, just a willingness to get your hands dirty! Please contact Rachel if you would like to help. A sign up sheet will also be available at the Picnic on Wednesday, June 15th Volunteer Opportunities on the Horizon: MG Booth at the Centreville Farmers Market- Saturday, July 30th from 9am to 1pm MG Booth at the QAC 4-H Fair August 8th to August 13th MG Booth at Corsica River Awareness Day Saturday, September 17th from 12pm to 4pm Hostess for the MG Intern Classes

12 P A G E 12 June 2011 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 6 7 Grow It Eat It- Fall Gardening Chestertown Extension Office 7p- 8p 8 JMG at Kennard 3:30-5pm; Grow It Eat It-Fall Gardening, Centreville Library 6:30-7:30pm, St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6:30 9 Grow It Eat It- College Park 10am-1pm; Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am 10 Rachel Out of Office 11 Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm MG Annual Picnic at the Doub s, St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6:30 16 Demogarden- Library Rain Garden 9am; Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm Grow It Eat It-IPM, Stevensville Library 6:30-7:30pm, St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6: Rachel Out of Office ; St. Martins Garden 5:30 to 6:30 23 Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am 30 Rachel Out of Office ; Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm. Upcoming Meetings and Trips Wed, June 8th: JMG at Kennard (3:30-5pm) Wed, June 8th: Grow It Eat It-Fall Gardening at Centreville Library 6:30-7:30pm Wed, June 8th: Veggie Garden at St. Martins 5:30-6:30pm Thur, June 9th: Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Sat, June 11th: Chestertown Plant Clinic 8am- 12pm Wed, June 15th: MG Annual Picnic 11:30-2pm Wed, June 15th: Veggie Garden at St. Martins 5:30-6:30pm (2 MG s needed) Thur, June 16th: Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Thur, June 16th: Demogarden-Library Rain Garden 9am Sat, June 18th: Chestertown Plant Clinic 8am-12pm Wed, June 22nd: Grow It Eat It-IPM Stevensville Library 6:30-7:30pm Wed, June 22nd: Veggie Garden at St. Martins 5:30-6:30pm Thur, June 23rd: Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Sat, June 25th: Chestertown Plant Clinic 8am-12pm Wed, June 29th: Veggie Garden at St. Martins 5:30-6:30pm Thur, June 30th: Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am T H E W A T E R I N G C A N

13 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 4 UME Office Closed- - - Happy 4th of July Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Rachel Out of Office; Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Rachel Out of Office 19 Rachel Out of Office 20 MG Meeting- Bay Wise 9:30-11:30am 21 Demogarden- Library Rain Garden 9am ; Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am Butterfly Garden ENWR 9am 31 July Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm. 15 Rachel Out of Office 16 Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm Plant Clinic Chestertown Farmers Market 8am to 12pm. V O L U M E 1 3, I S S U E 6 P A G E 13

14 July Newsletter Deadline: Monday, June 20th Send submissions to Rachel: University of Maryland Extension 505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4 Centreville MD, Phone: (410) Fax: (410) QACMG Website: index.cfm Master Gardener Coordinator, Queen Anne s County It is the policy of the University of Maryland and University of Maryland Extension, that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status, or disability. Equal opportunity employers and equal access programs. University of Maryland Extension Queen Anne s County 505 Railroad Ave. Suite 4 Centreville, MD Vision Statement: A healthier world through environmental stewardship