Newsletter. Lake Area Master Gardener s. Master Gardener s State Conference 2013 It s A Garden Party!! February 2013

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1 February 2013 Volume 7, Issue 2 Lake Area Master Gardener s News Letter Jan Mitzel,President jmitzel@yhti.net Phone: (573) Club Officers Ginnie Boyle, Vice President ginieboyle2@gmail.com Phone: (573) Glenda Hinrichs, Secretary glenda_hinrichs@yahoo.com Phone: (573) Jeannie Robbins, Treasurer jrobbins2081@sbcglobal.net Phone: ( ) Garden Walk Hospitality Membership Newsletter Standing Committee Chairs Glenda Hinrichs glenda_hinrichs@yahoo.com Patty Bailey lacyfern50@hotmail.com Rita Burks ritab001@hotmail.com Mickey McDuffey mtmcduffey@yahoo.com Charli Allee normcharli@aol.com Project Coordinator Jeannie Robbins Jrobbins2081@sbcglobal.net Publicity Charli Allee normcharli@aol.com Ways & Means Mildred Webster Wk# Club Photographer Patti Raithel (573) poguepad@yahoo.com Historian Shirley Hirner Miller County Extension P O Box 20,Courthouse Annex s-d@charter.net Ed Brown, MU Extension Agronomy Specialist Tuscumbia, MO Fax: Camden County Extension P O Box 1405, 44 Roofener Street Camdenton, MO Fax: Master Gardener s State Conference 2013 It s A Garden Party!! September 20, 21 and 22nd, hosted by Master Gardeners of Greene County. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Todd Lasseigne, Director of the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden in Tulsa. There will be at least four different Advanced Training workshops offered over three days, and many breakout sessions on Sunday morning. The Friday evening social will be at the new Springfield Botanical Gardens and will feature tours of the park and gardens.

2 P a ge 2 V olume 7, I s s u e 2 Ornamentals February Gardening Calendar Weeks 1-4: Winter aconite (Eranthis sp.) and snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) are hardy bulbs for shady gardens that frequently push up through snow to bloom now. Weeks 1-4: Inspect summer bulbs in storage to be sure none are drying out. Discard any that show signs of rot. Weeks 1-4: Enjoy the fragrant blooms of the Ozark Witch Hazel flowering in shrub borders or wooded areas on warm sunny days. Weeks 1-4: Take geranium cuttings now. Keep the foliage dry to avoid leaf and stem diseases. Weeks 2-4: Sow seeds of larkspur, sweet peas, Shirley poppies and snapdragons where they are to grow outdoors now. To bloom best, these plants must sprout and begin growth well before warm weather arrives. Weeks 2-3: Seeds of slow-growing annuals like ageratum, verbena, petunias, geraniums, coleus, impatiens and salvia may be started indoors now. Week 4: Dormant sprays can be applied to ornamental trees and shrubs now. Do this on a mild day while temperatures are above freezing. Vegetables Weeks 1-4: Season extending devices such as cold frames, hot beds, cloches and floating row covers will allow for an early start to the growing season. Weeks 1-4: Start onion seeds indoors now. Weeks 1-4: Don't work garden soils if they are wet. Squeeze a handful of soil. It should form a ball that will crumble easily. If it is sticky, allow the soil to dry further before tilling or spading. Weeks 2-4: Sow celery and celeriac seeds indoors now. Weeks 3-4: Sow seeds of broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cabbage indoors now for transplanting into the garden later this spring. Fruits Weeks 1-4: Check fruit trees for tent caterpillar egg masses These are laid on twigs in tight clusters that resemble an oblong brown lump of gum wrapped around the stem. Prune off these twigs or destroy the eggs by scratching off the clusters with your thumbnail. Weeks 1-4: Inspect fruit trees for tent caterpillar egg masses. Eggs appear as dark brown or gray collars that encircle small twigs. Destroy by pruning or scratching off with your thumbnail. Weeks 1-2: Collect scion wood now for grafting of fruit trees later in spring. Wrap bundled scions with plastic and store them in the refrigerator. Weeks 3-4: Begin pruning fruit trees. Start with apples and pears first. Peaches and nectarines should be pruned just before they bloom. Miscellaneous Weeks 2-4: Maple sugaring time is here! Freezing nights and mild days make the sap flow. Weeks 2-4: Begin to fertilize house plants as they show signs of new growth. Plants that are still resting should receive no fertilizers yet. Weeks 3-4: Tall and leggy house plants such as dracaena, dieffenbachia and rubber plants may be air layered now. Gardening Calendar supplied by the staff of the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening located at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri. (

3 P a ge 3 V olume 7, I s s u e 2 New App to Help People Easily Identify Weeds in Your Lawn or Garden University of Missouri Extension has released a free app for iphones, ipads and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn or garden. Kevin Bradley, MU Extension weed scientist, unveiled the app at the MU Crop Management Conference, Dec. 19 in Columbia. The app, called ID Weeds, has information on more than 400 plant species that could be encountered as weeds in crop fields, pastures, lawns, gardens or aquatic areas in Missouri and surrounding states, Bradley said. ID Weeds lets users narrow the list of suspects with a series of drop-down boxes for various plant characteristics. Don t worry if you re not familiar with technical terms such as ligules or spatulate. For most characteristics, users can click on what s this? to see an illustration. Clicking on Identify will produce a list of weeds that match the characteristics you ve chosen. The more characteristics you specify, the shorter the list will be. Selecting a weed on the list brings up detailed information and one or more photographs. You can also look up a weed by searching for its common or scientific name, or select from an alphabetical list, from Alligatorweed to Yucca. Proper identification of weeds is important so that you choose an appropriate and cost-effective method of control, said Bradley, who is also an associate professor of plant sciences in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. The app was developed by James Meng, a programmer for MU Extension Technology and Computer Services (ETCS). ID Weeds is compatible with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad running ios 5.1 or later, and devices running Android 2.2 or later. To download: iphone and other ios devices: itunes.apple.com/app/id-weeds/id Android: Search for ID Weeds at play.google.com/store. A web version is available at weedid.missouri.edu. Be Sure and Check Out the Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Missouri The USDA Plant Hardiness zones divide the United States and southern Canada into 11 areas based on a10 degree Fahrenheit difference I the average annual minimum temperature

4 P a ge 4 V olume 7, I s s u e 2 Minutes of Lake Area Master Gardeners Tuesday, January 8, :30 PM Call to order: The monthly garden meeting of Lake Area Master Gardener Club was held at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Camdenton, MO., on Tuesday, January 8, President Jan Mitzel presiding. Officers were installed by Mickey McDuffy: President-Jan Mitzel, Vice President-Ginnie Boyle, Secretary-Glenda Hinrichs, Treasurer-Jeannie Robbins Winnie McKinley presented Master Gardener Trainee Certificates and Pins to 2011 Class Graduates Linda Blake. Deb Finn also will receive one as she was not present at the meeting. Winnie McKinley presented Master Gardener Certificates to 2012 Class Graduates Donna Poor, Tamara Jorstad, and Roni Vollmer. Ed Brown presented 100 Hours Certificates to Kathy Fayant, Pat Fussner, Patricia Griffin, Winnie McKinley, Jan Mitzel, Jeannie Robbins, and Vicki Stark. Ed Brown presented an Advanced Master Gardener Certificate to Mary DeLacy. Jan Mitzel presented Award Pins to recognize significant ongoing club involvement & support. Jeannie Robbins-202 hours over 2 years Winnie McKinley-940 hours over 4 years (over 400 hours in 2012) Kathy Fayant-772 hours over 7 years Charlie Allee-1052 hours over 7 years Approval of minutes: Minutes from the October 9, 2012, meeting were approved. Treasurer: Ginnie Boyle reported the club s balance is $10, Budget for 2013 is in process. Board and Committee reports: A presentation on terrariums was given by Regina Potucek and Rita Pemberton of Lowe s. We were given the opportunity to create their own terrariums. Garden Walk: Glenda Hinrichs will have more information at the next meeting as to the gardens on the Walk this year. The Garden Walk will be held on Saturday, June 1 st, Jan Mitzel pointed out that this is a great way to get volunteer hours. This is our main fund raiser of the year. Project Coordinator: Jeannie Robbins will be contacting Garden Sponsors and Head Gardeners to review Projects for Hospitality: Rita Burks has a sign up sheet and would like at least two people to sign up for each meeting. Please include your telephone number. Membership: Mickey McDuffy asked everyone to sign the attendance sheet and to fill out a new form for 2013 with contact information.

5 P a ge 5 V olume 7, I s s u e 2 Newsletter and Publicity: Charli Allee has been editing and publishing our newsletter for seven years. She would like information from Master Gardener s to put in newsletters. Example: web sites, photos, comments, etc. Larry Vitor has donated garden books. Would like to use these to create a library for the Lake Area Master Gardener Club. Visit Charli s office at First National Bank in Camdenton (next to the courthouse) to check out books. Ways and Means: Mildred Webster has gloves for sale. $5 per pair. Historian/ Scrapbook: Shirley Hirner Photographer: Patty Raithel Lake Area Master Gardener Class: Winnie McKinley told us five people have already expressed interest in the 2013 class. Scholarship Committee: Ginnie Boyle, Linda Blake and Mickey McDuffy. No one applied for last year s scholarship. Would like to offer either one $500 scholarship this year or two $250 scholarships. MG s decided to present two a year and map out a rotation for schools in the area so that we can include all schools in our region. This year s scholarships will be offered to Camdenton and Mack s Creek High Schools. In 2014, the scholarships will be offered to Eldon and School of the Osage. Scholarship Motion was made by Ginnie Boyle and seconded by Charli Allee. Motion was approved. Central Bank Coordinator: Patty Bailey Wilmore Lodge Coordinator: Pat Griffin MOMGA Coordinator: Winnie McKinley informed the club that new Master Gardener Trainees need to complete 30 hours of volunteer service to become a Master Gardener. Changes have been made in Advanced Training. More information on this will be presented at our next meeting. LAMG will provide a Hands On Training Class at Jan Mitzel s home in October. Anyone needing help may come one hour early for assistance. Announcements : Fred McAdams, Memorial Service on Friday, January 11, 2013, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Fred acquired the meeting place at Our Saviors Lutheran Church for the year. Mickey McDuffy suggested we plant a tree at Our Saviors as a memorial to Fred. It was suggested we include a plaque. A motion was made by Mickey McDuffy, seconded by Rita Burks and approved by club members that Mickey will send a sympathy card from the club to Fred s family with information about our willingness to plant a tree in his memory. Pat Fussner is in good spirits and is walking everyday! Jean Henry has been moved to Hospice center in Kansas City. Address is Room Wornall Road K.C., Mo Jan Mitzel thanked Ginnie for the wine and Rita for the snacks. Next meeting is Tuesday, February 12, Topic is Hummingbirds. Jan Mitzel adjourned the meeting. Hours earned: 1 hour advanced training and 1 hour service

6 V olume 7, I s s u e 2 P a ge 6 Hi Everyone! Wow, what a Fantastic January meeting! If you missed it, you missed great FUN!! We had a super turn out and everyone enjoyed the great presentation on Terrarium Gardening! Maybe because it was so energizing to get our hands dirty, and do some planting, in the middle of winter! I especially enjoyed watching everyone's creativity in both container and design. We certainly have many talented folks amongst us! We also received FIVE new members at our very first meeting of the year. We wish to express a hearty big WELCOME to our Club for 2013!! We have a great year planned ahead! On the Saturday following our meeting, several of us made the trip to Kansas City Hospice House to visit with Jean Henry. Of course, it was the one day that winter decided to come full-force so we all have a few stories to tell! Jean was in great spirits and it was truly inspiring to spend some time together! We hope to see you all at the February meeting. Our presentation will be on Hummingbirds, presented by Bill Merritt. Best to all! Jan Mitzel LAMG President Jean Henry would love to hear from you! Phone: Or write to: Jean Henry Kansas City Hospice House Wornall Road, Room #28 Kansas City, MO Need Answers to Your Lawn and Garden Questions? Just Call the Miller County Extension Office at And ask Ed Brown, Ph.D., Agronomy Specialist. Or brownedw@missouri.edu If you have news items, pictures of your gardens, projects, special plants, or Want to share your favorite garden tips, or have suggestions for improving our Newsletter just let me know? Please submit items by the 20th so I can post them in our Monthly Newsletter!! Send to: Charli Allee, 242 Siesta Circle, Camdenton, MO or to normcharli@aol.com

7 V olume 7, I s s u e 2 P a ge Lake Area Master Gardener Club Dues are Due The Lake Area Master Gardener Club will pay your basic Missouri Master Gardener Association (MOMGA) dues if you are a member of the Lake Area Master Gardener Club. We need for you to have your Lake Area Master Club dues paid by February 15 th, in order to submit the MOMGA dues and club membership roster by the end of February, You can pay your dues at the February 12 th LAMG Meeting. If you wish to mail your LAMG dues to Jeannie Robbins at 155 Seclusion Dr., Camdenton, MO 65020, you are welcome to do that. If you are mailing your LAMG dues ($20.00) to Jeannie, please complete the form below and mail it with your check. Thank you, Lake Area Master Gardeners Club Membership Form * Please Print * Name Address Phone / Cell Phone Year of graduation from Master Gardener Course Date

8 Calendar of Events for Lake Area Master Gardeners All Meetings begin at 6:30, Questions? call Jan Our Lake Area Master Gardener Monthly Meetings will be at Our Savior s Lutheran Church located at 442 East US Highway 54, Camdenton, MO 2/12/13 Hummingbirds, Presenter Bill Merritt 3/12/13 Using Creativity in Your Garden, Presenter Sue Fletcher 4/9/13 Advanced Back Yard Wildlife, Presenter Jodi Moulder 5/14/13 Pre-Garden Walk Potluck at Wilmore Lodge/Glenda Hinrichs 6/1/13 Annual Garden Walk 6/11/13 Club Progressive Dinner Garden Tour Wilmore Lodge 7/19/13 Green Roofs, Presenter Paula Diaz, Garden Nerds Wilmore Lodge 8/13/13 Glenda s Gardens at Glenda Hinrichs Home 9/10/13 Tree & Woody Shrub Identification, Micky McDuffey Home, Presenter Paul Johnson 10/8/13 Hypertufela at Jan Mitzel s Home 11/12/13 Graduation Banquet; Slides of Past Garden Walks & Projects; Intro of Next Years 12/10/13 No Meetings Lake Area Master Gardener Club P O Box 20/Courthouse Annex Tuscumbia, MO Our Mission: Helping Others Learn to Grow and To Have Fun Along the Way!