Our January 26th meeting will focus on review of 2008 and goals for 2009. Our major focus for 2009 will be Scully Park. Exciting details will be discussed at the meeting.
Scully Park Group Project Overview - Ron Ross, Karen Harmer
The project leader (or designee) for each 2008 project should be prepared to give a brief report.
Fairground Beds:
East Gate – David Schroder
Southeast Corner - Mary Moore
South Track - Mary Ellen Martin
First Aid Building - Therese Urish
South Gate – Judy / Russell Funderburg
Southwest Corner - Kay Furman
West Gate - Laura Davidson
Garden Walk - Mary Moore
Junior Master Gardeners - Amy Hyde
Latham Park - Pete Ross
Lincoln Public Library - Lisa Wrage
Oasis Senior Center – Charla Bess
Plant-A-Row-For-The-Hungry-Anne Sydney
Plant Sale - Doris Morris
Scully Park - Ron Ross
South Extension Bed - Mary Moore
West Extension Bed - Lisa Wrage
DATES FOR CALENDAR
February 23, 2009 - Guest speaker regarding soil testing, discussion of plans for Scully Park. Review project evaluations and sign up for 2009 projects.
March 23, 2009 - Scully Park site evaluation, measuring beds, plant selection
May 2, 2009 - Plant Sale (dependent on availability of building - may be last Saturday in April as in previous years)
May 4, 2009 –evening meeting with David Robson program
June 22, 2009 – MG Meeting
July 27, 2009 – MG Meeting
August - No meeting
September 28, 2009 – MG Meeting
October 26, 2009 – MG Meeting
November - No meeting
December - No meeting
Unless otherwise noted, Master Gardener Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month at 9 a.m.
TOOL SHARPENING
The date for pickup of tools to be sharpened by Sharp Edges is Thursday, January 15th. Please mark your tools clearly with your name (something that won't come off with handling) and bundle your items together. Have them at the Extension Office by Wednesday, January 14th. All items are $5, with the exception of knives, which are $4. He does NOT do electric hedge trimmers. Payment must be made at time of drop off, by either cash or check. Make checks payable to Sharp Edges. You can pick up your sharpened tools on Thursday, January 22nd.
2009 HORTICULTURE TELENET SERIES
All programs are scheduled from 1-3 p.m. at the Extension Office. Cost is $5 per session. Please call at least one day prior to the program to reserve a spot. This is a good opportunity for continuing Education Hours!
January 27 …. Cool Season Vegetable Gardening
February 10 .. Spring Flowering Shrubs for the Home Landscape
April 14 ……. Warm Season Vegetable Gardening
April 28 ……. Buy Local, Eat Healthy
May 12 ……… Building a Basic Water Garden
June 16 ……… Turf Diseases
June 30 …….. Don't Blame The Plant – Abiotic Disorders
July 14 …….… Landscaping on the Wild Side
September 15 .. Tree Identification (tentative*)
September 29 … Poisonous Plants (tentative*)
October 13 …… Bonsai (tentative*)
*Tentative programs are pending availability of the delivery system
"SUNSHINE AMBASSADOR"
Nancy Ireland is our "Sunshine Ambassador" and Amy Hyde is her backup. If you know of someone in our group who is in the hospital, has suffered a bereavement, etc., please e-mail Nancy at (sunglow4@comcast.net) with a cc to Amy at (amyhyde@illinois.edu) with the information.
VOLUNTEER HOURS / CONTINUING EDUCATION
Have you turned in your hours? Certified Master Gardeners need 30 volunteer hours and 10 Continuing Education Hours. At least 50% (15 hours) of the volunteer hours need to be from authorized group projects. Interns from the last training group need to have their 60 hours in for certification.
Deadline is January 15, 2009, or you will be composted!
Lincoln's Birthday Theme for Beds
In keeping with Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday Celebration, we will unify ALL flower beds by using only plants from the following list:
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria'
Vinca - solid white
Dwarf French marigold - solid yellow 10"
Petunia - red
Rudbeckia hirta - yellow 18-20"
Purple Fountain Grass
SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
Master Gardener's opportunities for service hours:
ð Phone support
ð Computer support (newsletters)
ð Historian (photographer, scrapbook, etc.)
ð Media Liaison
ð Monthly Plant Presentations at the MG meetings for Continuing Education
A Win/Win opportunity! Would you like to earn service hours and provide continuing education hours for the Logan County Master Gardeners? Sign up to do a Plant Presentation. Since we tally hours in ¼ hour increments a 15 minute presentation is needed. You can speak for 15 minutes or combine your presentation with others. A monthly plant presentation will be a great addition to our meetings and we will all benefit from your efforts. Sign up at the January meeting.
Are These True or False??
T or F
15 hours of your volunteer hours need to be sanctioned Master Gardeners projects.
T or F
Certified Master Gardeners need 30 hours of volunteer hours each year.
T or F
Now is a good time to prune my Forsythia bush.
T or F
I should cut my grass really short the last time I mow for the season.
T or F
You should never cut out the top of a rose cone when you place it on the rose.
T or F
Now is a good time to prune my Oak tree.
T or F
The seed I saved from my hybrid pumpkin will produce a similiar pumpkin next year.
T or F
Master Gardener's Telenet series can provide you with 10 hours of your yearly continuing education.
DID YOU KNOW?
POINSETTIA CARE
1. Protect if taking outdoors.
2. Keep in full sun or bright location,
away from drafts in home.
3. Keep soil moist.
4. After bracts fade, cut plant back to
6 to 8 inches and plant in garden in
mid-May.
LAWN CARE
Avoid walking on frozen grass. This can damage crowns and create unwanted paths.
TREES & SHRUB CARE
Using an upward motion with a broom gently remove heavy snow accumulation on shrubbery especially arborvitae. Remove snow before it freezes.
Any branches split from ice or snow should be pruned promptly to prevent further damage.
FLOWERS
Holiday evergreen boughs can be used to mulch perennial gardens.
FEBRUARY
In late February maple sugaring time is here. Freezing nights and mild days make the sap flow.
TIME TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
The Logan County Master Gardeners are evaluating projects for the New Year. We are reviewing each and every project for the upcoming season to determine not only the effort and work required by the master gardeners but also the projects impact on the community. Our objective is to evaluate our volunteer projects and commit to only those that have the most impact on the community and benefit the organization.
Please take time to think through and thoroughly fill out the following questions. Fill out a questionnaire for each project you are involved in. Make copies as necessary. You will be involved in all aspects of the decision process.
· What is your project and give a brief description of all that it involves?
· How many people are required to maintain your project? What is the ideal number of people to keep up your project?
How many hours per month do you spend
on your project? What is the ideal number
needed?
· What impact does your project have on the community? Who views your project?
· Do you feel your project should be continued? Why or Why not?
