Master Gardener Meeting Minutes 7/11/2013
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco
Volunteers needed for the Flagstaff Community Market on
Wednesday, July 24 and volunteers for Master Gardener Association refreshments
for August and November. Several
people did volunteer so the Community Market is staffed for July 24 and the
August meeting.
Thanks to Deb Banta and Sue Madden for the refreshments.
Hattie awarded badges and certificates to three new
Master Gardeners – Sue Madden, Deb Banta and Sherry Markel.
Debi reminded everyone that we will have a table at the
Arboretum Plant Sale on Saturday.
Entering Your
Vegetables and Flowers in the County Fair
Ron Hiebert, Carol
Burris and Nick Lipinski
It is easy to enter your vegetables, flowers, canned
goods, crafts and more into the Coconino County Fair. To enter, get the Fair
Book at the Extension Office and other locations or go online to http://coconino.az.gov/countyfair.
Fill out the appropriate entry form and send it in. Entries are due by August 9. Enter what you think might be ripe by August 28 but don’t
worry if what is ready is different from what you originally entered. Changes
can be easily made as long as you have an exhibitor number. When filling out
the entry form, pay attention to the stated rules. If the description asks for a particular number of something
– provide only that number. For example: 043100 Potatoes, Russet, 5 potatoes.
If the item is to have a stem, it must have a stem. Example: 05180 Tomato, Red, ripe, 5 tomatoes. Items are
judged on Market standard size, uniformity and presentation. Choose not
necessarily the biggest potatoes but the best, cleanest, without blemish
potatoes of the same size.
Enter flowers in the same manner. The difference for flowers is that the receiving date is August 29.
Pay attention to the rules.
Example: Yarrow 03680 3 stems, 1 color. The stems below the water in the vase must be visible – no
leaves obscuring the stems. There
are some good tips on how to choose and prepare your flowers for presentation
in the Fair Book.
Business Meeting –
Debi Stalvey
Debi attended the City Council meeting that included
discussion of the use of de-icers on the roads. The use has caused the deaths of many ponderosa pine trees
along the road. The council
decided to stop the use of de-icers and return to using cinders on the
roads. We should remain informed
about de-icers as the City Council may re-visit this issue in the future.
Financial report – Linda Guarino/Crys Wells
There are currently 83 members. The total income for June
was $1035.48. Expenses: $950 from dispersing grant funds. Checking balance: 2788.92
MG Program Happenings (class) – Hattie
Braun
Hattie is still working on getting a room for the Fall
Master Gardener class. The class
will be on Wednesday evenings either at Northern Arizona University or the East
Flagstaff Branch of the Flagstaff Public Library. She also shared a list of
Community Garden Talks. For more
information go to http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1930
.
Mark your calendar! The Master Gardener Recognition
Picnic will take place on Sunday, September 8 at the Navajo Ramada in Ft.
Tuthill Park.
Committee Reports:
Continuing
Education – Jim Mast
In August, Todd Cislo will talk about season extenders,
September will be the recognition Picnic and in October, Loni Shapiro will talk
about bulbs.
Volunteer Support
– Crys Wells
Volunteer hours recorded June 1-30: 742.5 and 78.5
education hours. To date for 2013:
2099 volunteer hours and 494.75 education hours.
There has been an issue with the program for recording
volunteer and education hours.
Google has changed how the forms work. People wanting to record hours
have been asked to log in using a Google account. If you didn’t have a Google
account, you couldn’t get in. Crys
is in the process of re-doing the forms so that a login is not required. The new form should be live by August
1. In the meantime, if you have a
Google account, you can enter your hours using the form. Otherwise you can wait, or send Crys an
email with your hours.
8:25pm – 8:30pm Gardening
Questions?
Q. A spruce tree was planted last fall. It was not watered regularly and now there are a lot of
needles falling off. It is planted close to the house.
A. Regular watering may
help if it isn’t too far gone, but it may also not be in the right place. Spruce trees get to be quite large and
shouldn’t be too close to a house.
Q. Does anyone know if using bone meal for fertilizing corn is a good
idea?
A. Usually people have used blood meal for the nitrogen but a more
balanced fertilizer would be better.
Hattie shared a photo that showed the real reason blueberries don’t
grow in Flagstaff. Ask Hattie to see it.
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