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PCMGV April 2016
Monday, April 25, 6 pm at the Annex Building
April 2016
The April 25 meeting will offer a web interactive program. It is a pleasure to welcome back Christelle.
Last year, she spoke to us about Spotted Wing Drosophilia. This year she is speaking on pollina-tors, bee health and things we can do as MGV to improve their habi-tat.
According to her webpage, Christelle’s major research interest is the study of natural chemicals that mediate interactions between organisms and how these chemi-cal messages affect insect behav-iors, with the ultimate goal to de-velop practical applications for semiochemicals for integration into pest management programs while sustaining and enhancing pollina-tion services.
She joined the Department of Ento-mology at the University of Wiscon-sin in October 2012 as the Fruit Crop Entomologist and Extension Special-ist.
The focus of her extension program is to provide up to date, research-based information to Wisconsin fruit growers on effective and sustainable IPM practices and on pollination ser-vices.
Board of Directors: (Portage County Annex Small Con-ference room)
No May mtg.
June 13
Jul. 11
Aug. 8
Sept. 12
Oct. 10
Nov, 14
General Membership:
(Portage County Annex Conference Rooms 1 & 2, 6 pm)
Apr. 25 Oct. 24 (outdoors)
May 9 Nov. 28
June 27(outdoors)
July 25 (outdoors)
Aug. 22 (outdoors)
Sept 26
2016 Portage County Master Gardener Meeting Dates
New Website for the
WI Master Gardener
Program
2
Presenter Schedule 3
Minutes 4
The Plant sale is
Approaching
5
Helpful Resources for
Pollinators
6
Plant Sale Inventory 7
PCMGV Looking
Ahead
8
April Gardening
Guide
9
Inside this issue:
Welcome Christelle Guédot, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, at
UW-Madison.
For your information: The Wisconsin Master Gardener Program office has a new website. http://wimastergardener.org/
The link is the same. It has developed a new and im-proved website for the MG Pro-gram that will serve the dual func-tions of promoting the MG Program to the general public and providing support for MGVs. We’ve moved a lot of materials from the current (old) site to the new site (most of the educational articles), but have weeded out a lot of things (such as links to horticulture sites) it’s too easy to Google things like that now, and takes time to maintain to really focus on what we think is im-portant. The new version uses a different platform, which gives us the opportunity to do things a little differently. ● The blog will be on the wimastergardener.org site (instead of having that on a sepa-rate site).
● The events listing looks very dif-ferent - it’s on a calendar now, in-
stead of just a list, but each en-
New Website for the Wisconsin
Master Gardener Program
try includes so much more information than could be included previously (including an embedded map of the location). And we now have a submission form for events so you can type in your MGA events directly (we still have to approve the submissions).
● You can use an internal search en-gine to find information quickly. ● With the ability to allow comments on selected pages, we’re now allowing reading the educational articles to count as continuing educa-tion. Most of the horticulture articles can be read for CE credit (0.5 hours each) if approved by the local pro-gram facilitator. To get CE, you must note in the comments a specific thing you learned. If there is no comments box, that article cannot be used for CE (these include articles about bo-tanic gardens, All-America Selections winners and a few others).
(This information was originally found in the Volunteer Vibe)
**Due to the new layout of the events cal-endar, Alicia is no longer including that por-tion in the newsletter**
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Co-Chairpersons
Lynn Caine
715-344-1564
At-Large Board Members
Sylvia Masters
715-544-4158
Margaret Parsons
715-457-2470
Todd Teuchert
715-677-4838
Out Going Chair Chere Schmit
715-258-0153
Secretary
Chrismary Pacyna
715-341-3343
UW Extension Ag Agent
Ken Schroeder
715-346-1316
Treasurer
Lori Teuchert
715-677-4838
WIMGA Representative
Lynn Caine
715-344-1564
PCMGV Board Members
Committee Co-Chairpersons
WANTED Articles and Photos you would like to share in the MGV monthly newsletter! Please send items to Alicia Razvi ([email protected]) by the th of the month to be included in the next newsletter. I would love to include seasonal pictures and area specific tips!
Submission deadline:
May 2, 2016 Please send any address or e-mail changes to: Denise Rocha:
or 715-346-1316
Bylaws
Cindy Bredow
Open
Golden Sands Home Show
Sharon Omernick
Lynn Ligman
Garden Dreams
Sally Prideaux
Chicago Bus Trip
Bob Rausch
Sally Prideaux
Membership
Chrismary Pacyna
Sandy O’Brien
YMCA Giving
Gardens
Lynn Caine Open
Display
Rita Kozlowski
Open
Newsletter
Alicia Razvi Open
Garden Parade
Carole Jansing
Katie Rettler
Educational Programs
Lynn Caine
Dianne Somers
Plant Sale
Chere Schmit
Walt Rasmussen
Funds/Grants
Cindy Bredow
Open
Farmers Market
Lori Teuchert
Sandy O’Brien
Publicity (Facebook)
Shelley Binder
Jen Young
Flower Beds
Margaret Parsons
Deb Kunst
Rosholt Fair
Todd Teuchert
Lori Teuchert
2016 Presenter Schedule
(All meetings held at 6 pm)
April 25 Pollinators & bees, Christelle Guedot
May 9 Plant Sale Prep, Bob Koca, Asparagus
June 27 Diane Somers Garden
July 25 Nick Schultz Garden
August 22 Margaret Bau Garden
September 26 Plant Exchange, Show and Tell
October 24 Boston School Forest (Field Trip)
November 28 Christmas Party, Scholarship Recipients
Display: A new display board was
purchased. Rita Kozlowski and Pat Mrozinski will use the board at a presentation in April. Denise Rocha from the UW-Extension office is help-ing to organize the materials we have available for displays.
Flower Beds: Debbie Kunst reported
that the committee met on March 21. They are ready to begin working on the gardens. Plans are also being made to partner with local youth groups to add-on an education com-ponent to this. Members were en-couraged to help out either by attend-ing the scheduled flower bed “work days” or by working independently on any flower bed. Contact Debbie or Margaret Parsons if interested in helping with these.
Funds/Grants: Cindy Bredow report-
ed on a recent committee meeting. Two $1000 scholarships were ap-proved for UW-SP along with grants to the Boston School Forest, Rosholt 4-H, and Mead Wildlife Area. She also had on display thank you cards from the Rosholt 4-H group. The committee still has funds available for additional grants.
Garden Parade: Katie Rettler circu-
lated a sign-up sheet for the Garden Parade to be held on July 15 and 16, 2016. The committee continues to meet to plan this event. If interested in working on this committee, contact Katie Rettler and Carole Jansing.
Newsletter: Please send any articles
or photos to Alicia Razvi by the 10th of the month for inclusion in the PCMGV Newsletter.
Plant Sale: Chere reminded mem-
bers that the Plant Sale is scheduled for Friday, May 13 (set-up) and Satur-day, May 14 (sale). She encouraged each PCMGV member to pot-up 6-12 plants for the sale. Contact her if you need additional pots.
YMCA Gardens: Lynn Caine report-
ed that PCMGVs are needed to help with the pre-school program on Tues-days at 9:30. YMCA staff will develop the lessons for the school age stu-dents. Help is wanted with both groups along with the planting and maintaining of the beds. Contact Lynn if interested in being involved with this.
New Business:
Margaret Parsons reminded members of
the upcoming Pruning Workshop by Bob Kocha scheduled for April 9 from 9 to noon at the Plover Library. All are welcome to attend. Bring along your pruning tools.
Lynn Caine reported that the Master Gar-
dener Program Office has redone their website. She encouraged members to “check it out”.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, April
25 at 6:00 at the Portage County Annex. Our program will be a webinar with Chris-tine Guedot, speaking on Bees and other Pollinators.
WIMGA Report: Lynn Caine reported that WIMGA is currently working on developing its own website. The WIMGA face-to-face meet-ing will be held on April 23rd. Level Two Train-ing has begun. It is titled Landscape Design with a focus on the importance of “greenspaces” in our communities. Lynn also encouraged members to support events spon-sored by Master Gardener groups from nearby counties.
Extension Report: Ken Schroeder reported that we will again have available information on late blight resistant tomatoes and “samples” to give out at the Plant Sale. He asked for sug-gestions on where to buy late blight resistant plants. He also encouraged members to bring in samples of garden soil for testing.
Announcements:
Cindy Bredow shared a brochure about an
upcoming workshop in Columbia County on April 2.
Don Caine has available treated Blue Lake
bean seeds. Contact him if interested in getting some of these. The business meet-ing was adjourned at 7:50 P.M. Continuing Education: Patrick (PJ) Leisch: “Year in Review: Insects of 2015 an What to Ex-pect in 2016”= 90 minutes.
Submitted by,
Chrismary Pacyna, PCMGV Secretary
Approved / Corrected on _______________
Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers Meeting Minutes
March 28, 2016
The March 28, 2016 meeting of the Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers was called to order by Lynn Caine at 6:00 P.M. at the Portage County Annex.
Patrick (PJ) Leisch, the director of the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, was the guest speaker. His topic was: “Year in Re-view: Insects of 2015 and What to Expect in 2016”. After giving some history of past in-sect outbreak “patterns”, he explained possi-ble concerns for this coming year. His presentation included information on the “Top Ten” insects to be aware of here in Wiscon-sin. Pictures and descriptions of the insects and their habitats were included along with possible controls to implement. Above all, PCMGVs were advised to be vigilant about “spotting and reporting” these insects to his office. ([email protected]) Fact sheets on insects are available at www.hort.uwex.edu.
Those present were: Cindy Bredow, Don Caine, Lynn Caine, Ginny Carlton, Michelle Daniels, Jean Danielson, Eric Ecklund, Dan Goulet, Kathleen Goulet, Rose Grych, Jen Haas, Angie Hauer, Carole Jansing, Jane Kellerman, Ellen Kiedrowski, Char Kolinski, John Kolinski, Kathy Kruthoff, Debbie Kunst, Lynn Ligman, Marily Malcolm, Sylvia Mas-ters, Pat Mrozinski, Sandra Newby, Terri Offerman, Carole Olson, Sharon Omernick, Chrismary Pacyna, Margaret Parsons, Rose Marie Piekarski, Jan Pierson, Walt Rasmus-sen, Bob Rausch, Katie Rettler, Rebecca Roberts, Chere Schmit, Don Schmit, Nick Schultz, Dorothy Steuerwald, Lori Teuchert, Todd Teuchert, Kirby Throckmorton, Richard Zimmerman, and guest, Mary Ann Andrews.
The Minutes from February were ap-
proved.
The Treasurer’s report was given by Lori Teuchert. She informed members that a revised voucher form which addresses some of the suggestions made in previous audits is forthcoming.
Lori also reminded members that when seek-ing expense re-imbursement, they should first complete the voucher and then give it to the appropriate committee chairperson for approval and a signa
ture. The chairperson should then submit it to the treasurer.
Old Business: The Membership Committee will present specific information on how to best complete your 2016 timesheet in Au-gust.
Committee Reports:
By-Laws: Cindy Bredow reported that
the committee will meet Wednesday, March 30.
Calling All Master Gardener Volunteers:
The Plant Sale is Approaching!
Hopefully we won’t get any more snow this spring because before we know it the Plant Sale will be here, and once again we could use your help! As you survey your flowerbeds, and see that some of your perennials need dividing, please consider potting them up for the Plant Sale on May 14th at the Rettler Corporation Building. Or if you have started vegetables from seed, we can certainly use any extras you might be willing to share with us. The Plant Sale is one of the fund-raisers the PCMGV have and the profits are used for the monthly programs (that we all enjoy), scholarships, and books for local libraries. Remember: to be reimbursed for potting soil that you use, bring your receipts to the April 25th meeting and give them to Walt or myself so that we can au-thorize the vouchers in order for Lori Teuchert to get a check to you….also, the time it takes to dig and pot up
your plants can be counted as volunteer hours!
Plant Inventory List:
The plant inventory list is in this month’s newsletter. Please fill it out and turn it in to me at the April 25th meet-ing, so the labels can be printed (or email me with your list before Friday May 6th), and a count can be made of the number of sticks you need. Packets with your labels and sticks will be handed out at the May 9th meeting. (If you pot up more plants after you turn in your list, you can write plant info on the sticks with a No. 2 pencil.) If you print your own labels, we still need a count for the number of sticks you need so we get them bundled to-
gether before the meeting.
2016 PLANT SALE GUIDLINES:
Friday May 13th: Set-up begins at 3 p.m. Please have your dozen (or more) plants labeled so they can be placed in the appropriate rows. Plants need to be arranged according to genus and species, and then by culti-var and color. Pricing will begin when a good number of plants have arrived. When ALL of the plants are priced and set up, we can then begin buying. To be fair to everyone, no plants may be set aside ahead of time,
and any plants found sitting out will be put back.
Saturday May 14th: Please arrive around 6:30 a.m. and park in the WIAA lot, not on the street or at the Biolife Plasma Services lot (as they work on Saturday). We have tables to set up for the checkout and vegetables, and other last minute details that need to be attended to. If you are assigned a row, familiarize yourself with the plants in it. Make sure all of the plants are priced and labeled. If possible, bring a garden catalog or book with pictures to show prospective buyers what particular plants look like in bloom. Remember: Wear Your Name Badge, and Your Red Logo Shirt or Hat (if you have them). Plants may be purchased before the sale begins, but please get them to your vehicle (in the WIAA lot) right away. No plants are to be stored in the shed for later pur-chase. When it is time to sell for half-price, a sign will be put up. (The only plants that are half-priced are the plants the Master Gardeners have brought in—not the plants from Heaths.) Please don’t tell buyers we go to half-price at a certain time as that is variable. If you work the checkout, do not give the customers the pricing sticks or sales slips. We need the sales slips for accounting purposes, and the pricing sticks are reused each year. After all sales are completed, any plants needed for community projects can be taken. If you should want
any of your own unsold plants back, they can be taken at clean-up.
We could use any sleds and wagons that you might have and for those of you that bring them, PCMGV signs will be supplied for identification. And please start saving water or beverage boxes to be used at the sale. If
you have an over abundance of 4” pots, please bring them to the April meeting to share with fellow MGV.
THANK YOU in advance to all who will be donating plants or helping out in any way. We really appreciate your
help! -Chere & Walt, and the Plant Sale Committee
Helpful Resources on Pollinators
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The plant inventory list is in this month’s newsletter. Please fill it out and bring it to the April 25th meeting, or get it to Chere Schmit by May 6th, so the labels can be printed. Packets with your labels and sticks will be handed out at the May 9th meeting. If you pot up more plants after you turn in your list, you can write the plant info on the sticks with a No. 2 pencil. (I still need a count for your plant sticks so that I can get them bundled, even if you are printing your own labels.) When filling out the plant inventory sheet….. The TYPE refers to whether it is an annual, biennial, or perennial. (An annual lasts only one season, a perennial lives for many years, and a biennial is planted from seed one year, blooms and then goes to seed the next year.) GENUS and SPECIES refer to the Latin botanical name of a plant. For example: Potato and eggplant belong to the Sola-naceae (GENUS) family. The Latin name for potato is Solanum tuberosum, while Solanum melongena is the Latin name for eggplant. The CULTIVAR is just short for cultivated variety. An example of potato cultivars would be: Kennebec, Yukon Gold, or Pur-ple Majesty. If you still feel intimidated by Latin nomenclature, just put down the common name. Any plants you are will-ing to share with us for the sale are welcomed, whether they have Latin names or not.
If any of you have the following plants growing in your gardens, it would be won-derful if you could share just a few of them with us for the Plant Sale…..Ajuga, Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle), Aruncus, Asters, Campanula, Lily of the Valley, Di-anthus, Dicentra, Echinacea, Echinops, Calamagrostis Karl Foerster, Hemero-callis (named, please), Heuchera, Hosta (named, please), Iris (named, please), Linum (flax), Lobelia (Cardinal Flower), Monarda, and Sedum (named, please).
Plant Inventory List
For more information on pollinators the University of Wisconsin Extension has two great publications, both articles are by Christy Stewart, UW Horticulture and USDA-ARS that are free to download: Pollinators- http://fyi.uwex.edu/hort/files/2014/11/Pollinators.pdf Supporting Native Bees : Our Essential Pollinators
http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/G4001.pdf
Also from David L. Sperling at the Department of Natural Resources: What's the buzz
about bees? Simple steps can bolster native bees and hedge our bets against honey
bee declines.
http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/06/bees.htm
Also lots of information about pollinators can be found at the
Xerces society website:
http://www.xerces.org/
Page 7 PCMGV April 2016 Monday, April 25, 6 pm at the Annex Building
MGV NAME: ________________________________________________________ Please return by April Meeting
*Type refers to annual, perennial, or other kind of item to sell (birdhouse etc) PLEASE PRINT
INDIVIDUAL PLANT SALE INVENTORY
*Type Genus Species Cultivar Common Name
Color Total
Portage County Master Gardeners: Looking Ahead
As some of you know PCMGV is in a transition period. Two of our MAJOR events are changing leadership. After many years Char Kolinski is stepping aside as chairperson of Garden Dreams, and after this year Katie Ret-tler and Carole Jansing are retiring as chairpersons from Garden Parade. Both these events are the backbone of our organization. They reflect our mis-sion to educate the community in Por-tage County with research based infor-mation. Garden Dreams needs a person who can seek out qualified speakers and ar-range for them to come on a January Saturday. PCMGV needs someone who enjoys learning new ideas and wants to share them with the larger population. Fortunately, Sally Prideaux will still help coordinate the venue and luncheon for a few years but she needs a partner to help with the rest of the program. Char is happy to share her knowledge with the new volunteer. Garden Parade is not only a major edu-cational event but is also a major fund-raising event. If we do not find new MGV to take over this project it will be a huge loss to our association. A big part of this program is finding and man-aging the gardens, along with their owners. This needs to start in the sum-mer one year before the next event. So we need new MGV now. Katie and Carole are happy to continue on the committee but they feel it is time for new leadership.
Are you involved in the community? Do you know who has beautiful gardens and wants to share? Do you like visiting new people and helping them see the potential advantage of showcasing their beautiful yard? It can be a group effort and it can be an exciting treasure hunt. The Garden Parade also needs MGV who can do pub-licity, can assist with tickets and account-ing, and would like to manage the day of the event activities. This is a huge project but there is a successful blueprint in place that is just waiting for your new ideas. Many of the volunteers who worked on these projects have done it for years. It is time for some new leadership and new workers. If you are at all interested in ei-ther of these programs, please contact me and we can talk about it. The previous MGV wouldn’t have done it for so long if it wasn’t a rewarding opportuni-ty. Lynn Caine
Dig and divide perenni-als, such as daylilies and irises.
Indoors, start tomato seeds if you plan to set them out under protective covering next month.
If you're planning To Grow Broccoli start seeds indoors for an early crop—but don't delay; soon it will be too warm.
When the soil has warmed
and dried, plant cold-
tolerant crops, such as
peas, spinach, lettuce, rad-
ishes, and onion.
In flowerbeds, plant lilies,
primroses, and lilies-of-the-
valley.
Plant raspberries as soon as
possible, but wait until the
soil has begun to warm be-
fore planting strawberries.
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