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EXTENSION OFFICE HOURS MON. - FRI. 8:00 - 5:00 (540.341.7950)$ SEPTEMBER 2010
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THE FAUQUIER GARDENER
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE I want to thank all our Master Gardener volunteers and interns for their involvement in supporting the Fauquier County Virginia Cooperative Extension for the current year. Active citizen participation in the planning and implementation of the program insures continued program success. I have observed over the year the dedication of those who work so hard to make the program successful.
Specifically, I want to thank all the project leaders and support leaders for their efforts throughout the year in ensuring that all the efforts of the program are fully supported and that we achieve our goal to provide assistance to the Extension Office and to the citizens of Fauquier County. The following is a list of project leaders and support leaders:
- Help Desk: Linda Pranke and Carole Farrell
- Ready-Set-Grow: Margaret Binning and Sally Baffa
- Super Soils: Margaret Binning
- Rady Park: Sharon Holmes
- Schoolhouse 18: Jan Beakley and Gene Harwell
- Farmers Market: Mary Anne Sparks and Maryanne Krehbiel
- County Fair: Ann Erricker
- Educat1on Czar: Betty Price
- Clothing: Barbara Robinson
- Newsletter: Julia Nicholas
- Photo Contest: Carole Farrell
- Time Sheet Tracking: Jim Scibek
- Office Gardens: Ann Van Ryzen
- Calendar: Victoria Thompson
Without all of your efforts we could not have achieved the success that has been achieved throughout the year. I also want to take this time to thank Tim Ohlwiler for his support and guidance to the Association. Again thanks to all those mentioned above and to all the volunteers and interns that make the Fauquier County Master Gardener program such a success.
Lastly I would like to remind all Members of the upcoming General Meeting. The meeting will be held on October 26th at 10:00 am at the Extension Office in Warrenton.
Bill Kuhlmann
President
Fauquier County Master Gardener Association
July 7, 2010 Board Meeting
Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 9:05 by Bill Kuhlmann, President.
Attendees:
Bill Kuhlmann, Pattie Slavin, Tim Ohlwiler, Bill Ward, Lynn Consolla, and Melissa Mabon
Approval of Minutes from April Meeting:
Bill Ward made a motion to approve April minutes, seconded and approved by the board.
Treasurer’s Report:
Bill Ward gave the report for June.
FCMGA Account – Cash on hand as of 5-31-2010 was $3,962.53. Income was $ 367.81 - $ 30.00 for MG clothing, $ 37.81 from VA Dept of Taxation, and $ 300.00 from the Ruritan to be used only for Schoolhouse 18. The expenses totaled $ 168.00 with $ 50.00 going to speaker’s fees and $ 18.00 for Rady Park and $ 100.00 for Peter Deahl .Cash on hand as of June 30, 2010 was $ 4,162.34.
Schoolhouse 18 Account cash on hand as of 5-31-2010 $ 741.41.No income reported nor expenses reported.Cash on hand as of May 31, 2010 was $741.41.
Greenhouse:
Possibility of greenhouse might be available on Meetze Rd. Kaye Cooper was unable to attend meeting and she is one with information about it so the topic is on hold until next month.
County Fair:
Volunteers will not have to pay to get into the Fair. Bill Ward motioned to allocate $ 70.00 for tickets for volunteers for the Fair. The motion was approved by the Board.
Website:
Lynn Consolla and Melissa Mabon were at the meeting with a proposal to change to a web host service from the current WebEasy software which must be installed on each computer which will use it. It is currently only installed on Lynn’s laptop and one machine in the Extension office. With a web hosting service the website could be updated from any computer and a group of people could be trained to do the updates. We discussed the initial start up costs of $ 144 for two years so we would have to go over budget for this year, offset by no additional cost the second year. Bill Ward made a motion to allocate an additional $ 175.00 for the website change over effort. The motion was seconded and approved.
New Business:
The next general meeting will be July 27. There will not be an educational opportunity afterward.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 am
Minutes submitted by Pattie Slavin, Secretary
OCTOBER CALENDAR 2010October Calendar 2010 FCMGA
Oct. 6 FCMGA Board Meeting 9amOct. 26 FCMGA General Meeting 10 am
Arlington VCE (Arlington) 703-228-6414 to register
Oct. 1-2 Growing Communities Seminar Oct. 28 Creating Sustainable Landscapes 9:30 – 11:30am Orange County VCE(Fredericksburg) 540-672-1361 to register
Sep. 30, Oct. 7 Master Food Volunteer Training 10am – 3:30pmOct. 14,21,28
State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy 540-837-1758 to register
Oct. 28 Forest Trials: Restoration of the American Chestnut 7 – 9pm ($12)Sep. 15 Fall Planting: More than Bulbs and Pansies 10am – noon ($10)Sep. 21 What Trees & Landscapes Say About
Indigenous Lifestyles 10 – 11:30am ($10)
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (Richmond) www.lewisginter.org to register
Oct. 2 Dividing Plants Successfully 9 - 11am ($20) Oct. 4 & 7 Planning & Designing a Kitchen Garden 6 – 9pm ($60)Oct. 9 Building Good Garden Soil 9am – noon ($20)Oct. 16 Fall Pruning for Shrubs 9am – noon ($30)Oct. 16 Seed Saving Techniques 9 – 11am ($20)Oct. 30 Life Cycle of Trees 9am – noon ($30)
U.S. Arboretum 202-245-4521 to register
Oct.3 Innovations in Container Gardening 4:30 – 6:30pm ($12)Oct. 9-11 Orchid Show & Sale 10am - 5pm (Free) Oct. 23–Nov.7 Fall Fruit & Foliage 10am – 4pm (Free)
Green Spring Garden Park h-p://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp/ed-‐adult.htm to register
Oct. 9 Drought Tolerant Natives 9:30 – 11am ($17)Oct. 16 Putting the Garden to Bed 9:30 – 10:30am ($14)Oct. 19 Select Natives & Control Invasives 10am – 3pm ($80)Oct. 23 Design Problems & Creative Solutions 8:45am – 2:45pm ($97)Oct. 27 Fall Harvest 6:30 – 8pm ($17)Oct. 30 Gifts for the Gardener 9:30 – 10:30am ($14)
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The heat of the summer has exhausted much of the garden. But as fall comes there will be a resurgence of growth.
I spent much of the day at the Fauquier Educa>on Farm. We planted cabbage and got the irriga>on system up and running again. I was glad to have some cloud cover for part of the day so that it was not so hot on the new transplants. Several volunteers pitched in and the work went quickly. We were able to recycle the black plas>c that had been put down for the watermelons. The cabbage was planted into the same holes as the watermelon had been.
The Fauquier Educa>on Farm was formerly the Fauquier Community Farm. At that >me it was run by Fauquier Community Ac>on Coali>on. AEer one year of having the farm they decided they did not want to run it any longer. The county government approached Extension and the Agricultural Development office to see if we could come up with a viable plan for the farm. A simple plan with four crops was proposed. We would grow soybeans as a cash crop, watermelon, sweet corn and winter squash for the local food banks. This is the plan that we have followed this summer and over 11,000 lbs of produce has already been donated and more is in storage awai>ng the need of the community.
The Fauquier Educa>on Farm, while dona>ng food to the food bank, also has a goal of being a place where the community is educated. The farm was created with the vision of having programs there for commercial vegetable producers, a des>na>on for school fieldtrips, educa>onal events for the general public about agriculture, and ongoing demonstra>ons of good agricultural prac>ces.
I sent out an e-‐mail a few weeks ago about volunteering at the Fauquier Educa>on Farm. If this is something you would like to do, please contact Jim Hilleary at [email protected] or at 540.222.8124. Please include any>me spent volunteering at the Fauquier Educa>on Farm on your next hours repor>ng sheet.
Tim O.
Itchy Ivy
*Some Scientist are saying that Poison Ivy is becoming more plentiful and potent due to the global increase in carbon dioxide
THE FAUQUIER GARDENER$ OCTOBER 2010
To: Master Gardner .....
Extension Office 24 Pelham Street Warrenton, VA 20186
FAUQUIER MASTER GARDENER
ASSOCIATION
* PRESIDENT : Bill Kuhlmann
* VICE PRESIDENT: Kay Cooper* SECRETARY: Pattie Slavin* TREASURER: Bill Ward
*Poison ivy can be shiny or dull, be a vine or not, but almost always has 3 leaves.
*Pre-applying an over the counter cream can prevent itch causing oil (urushiol) from penetrating the skin.
*Always wash with soap and water to remove urushiol from skin, clothes, garden tools, and anything else it comes into contact with.