Master Gardener Meeting Minutes 1/10/2013
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco
President Debi Stalvey recognized and presented gifts to
Ed Skiba, Jim Mast and Loni Shapiro for their many contributions to the Master
Gardener Association.
Debi also reminded everyone that 2013 membership dues are
$10. Linda Guarino began accepting dues immediately.
Hattie Braun announced that over 30 new master gardeners
earned their certification. She
was able to hand out several badges at the meeting.
Continuing
Education
Paul Gazda, Maintaining Landscapes without
Herbicides
Paul Gazda works at Northern Arizona University, is the
leader of the Sustainable Landscape Maintenance project at NAU, and is the
founder of HOPE (Healthy Outdoor Public Environments). HOPE is an organization that advocates for effective, non-toxic methods for creating and maintaining public spaces. His
interest in non-toxic alternatives to herbicides began when his wife became ill
after herbicide mist drifted into her workplace. He discovered how toxic many herbicides are and now advocates
integrated pest management (IPM).
IPM is based on prevention, natural controls and as a
last resort, using the least toxic herbicide available. One way to prevent
weeds is to use double layers of weed barrier material. Another method is to use corn gluten to
prevent weeds from germinating. To view a similar presentation by Paul Gazda,
go to http://www.hopesedona.org and
click on the video. You can get to
the handouts by clicking on the titles - Clean
and Easy Landscapes Maintenance and Maintaining
Landscapes Resources.
Thanks to Debi Stalvey and Bea Cooley for the
refreshments.
Business Meeting –
Debi Stalvey
Debi Stalvey shared highlights of the Coconino Master Gardener Association from 2012. The full report is available at: 2012
MGA Annual Report . She noted that volunteers are still needed for: Community Programs, MG Projects and Historian.
Financial report
The CMGA ended 2012 with a checking balance of
$1,630.70. We raised almost $1,000
from calendar donations and $610 from memberships.
MG Program Happenings (class/home show) –
Hattie Braun
Home and Garden Show will take place March 22-24 at the Skydome
at NAU. Volunteers are needed to
staff the Master Gardener booth and give gardening talks. The first Home Show
meeting will be January 18, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. The second meeting will be Friday, February 8 at 10:30
a.m. Contact Hattie at hbraun@cals.arizona.edu if you want
to help.
Continuing
Education – Jim Mast
Most of the 2013 talks are confirmed. Freddi Steele will talk about bees in
February and Connie Cowan from the Museum of Northern Arizona will talk about
their herbarium project in March.
Volunteer Support
– Crys Wells
Please record your 2012 volunteer and education hours by
the end of January. The link is on the blog (coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com).
Gardening
Questions?
What should we do
with the tulips we got tonight?
Put them in pots. Store them in the garage as long as the
temperature stays above freezing but below 40 degrees. Tulips need a period of dormancy of
12-14 weeks.
When is a good time
to prune aspens?
Now is a good time while they are dormant.
Where can you get
your soil tested?
The least expensive options are:
Peaceful Valley Farm (www.GrowOrganic.com)
Colorado State University
University of Massachusetts
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