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January 2012 The Mason Jar
Seeds For Thought
R. Jeanne Rehwaldt
It’s time to be ordering seeds and planning for the growing
season. Speaking of garden planning, the Garden Journal
committee has made great strides in writing the articles and
compiling recipes and photographs for inclusion. The title for the
journal is “Through the Garden Gate…..My two year garden
journal.” Submissions are still being sought for original artwork
to use as the cover. Deadline for submission is January 31.
Everyone should have received an email with the particulars for
the upcoming carrot trial. Please contact Steve Edmondson for
details. You should be ordering seeds for the carrot varieties that
you want to trial this summer now.
Monday, January 16 will be a “Day on, not a day off” in honor of
Martin Luther King. The Master Gardeners and AmeriCorps
members, along with community members, will be at Catalyst
Park for a work party and potluck. We invite everyone to join us,
even if you can only stay for a portion of the time. We would
love to show off the garden and excite you to volunteer in the
garden this year.
The Mason Jar Mason County WSU Master Gardener Newsletter
January 2012
Inside This Issue:
Contacts 2
Catalyst Corner 3
Don Tapio Article 4-5
Community 6
Getting Involved 7-8
Fundraising News 9
January Gardening 10-13
Winter Pruning 12-13
Reporting Vol. Hours 14-16
M.G. Reapplication 17-19
Calendar 20
BackPage 21
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Extension Staff
Robert Simmons
Director
Ext.690
R. Jeanne Rehwaldt
Master Gardener Coordinator
Ext. 688
Allie Bernhard
AmeriCorps
Ext. 687
Anna Mangan
AmeriCorps
Ext. 690
Master Gardener
Ext 687
Office
303 N. 4th Ave
Shelton, WA 98584
360-427-9670
Ext. 680
Fax 360-427-7264
Executive Board
President
Beatrix Blackerby
President Elect
Pat Carpenter
Vice President
Lou Schmidt
Secretary
Evon Masteller
Treasurer
Margie Plebuch
Directors at Large
Pat Edmondson
Dave Shepard
Foundation Representative
Janet Mutter
Contacts
Cooperating agencies: Washington State University, US Department of Agriculture and Mason County. Extension
Programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported
through your local Extension Office.
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January is the perfect time of year to get
involved with Catalyst Community and
Food Bank Garden. On Martin Luther King
Day, Monday, January 16th at 10AM the
biggest work party of the entire year will
be held, and your help is needed! The
steering committee will also be hosting
work party days with volunteers from the
Washington Conservation Corps. http://
www.ecy.wa.gov/wcc/index.html on
January 17th and 18th to help tackle
some big projects at the garden. Goals
for all three days include: clearing land
for the new children’s garden, building
Catalyst Corner
Wanted For The Mason Jar:
Committee and Sub-Committee Chairs, please submit dates and times of upcoming meetings
Your favorite recipe utilizing local, seasonal produce
Your “free”, “trade”, or “wanted” classified ad
Information about upcoming non-M.G. events of interest
Your favorite garden related story, tip, trivia, or quote
Your photos of anything garden or nature related, especially those from Master Gardener
events and demonstration gardens
Please send to [email protected] today!
steps and gates into the orchard, maintaining the wetland nature trail, adding new plots to the
community garden, improving the appearance of the entryway into the garden, and other tasks.
There will be a need for WSU Master Gardener program volunteers to help with the various
projects as well as bringing potluck food or beverage items to share with the group who will be
working rain or shine!
You can find out more about the work party days or learn how you can participate in the Catalyst
garden steering committee and children’s garden sub-committee by contacting Allie Bernhard.
The next steering committee meeting is scheduled for January 11th. A seed order planning
meeting will be held at 3PM with the regular steering committee meeting beginning at 5P.M.
Meetings are held at the Extension office.
Photo by Christy Rowe
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Polar Bears of the Insect World—The Silver Spotted
Tiger Moth
While most gardeners expect to find caterpillars crawling and chewing among their favorite plants throughout the growing season, there are caterpillars that seem to thrive during the winter months as well. One that is frequently reported this time of the year is the Silver Spotted Tiger
moth.
These insects are sometimes referred to as the “Polar Bears” of the insect world since they seem to thrive during very cold temperatures with no apparent damage. I have seen them huddled
Donald D. Tapio Article
Silver Spotted Tiger Moth
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae
Species: Lophocampa argentata
on a branch when the temperatures dropped below 10 °F! It is an occasional pest of conifers here in our coastal area. Its main host is Douglas fir, but it will sometimes feed on spruce, pine and other conifers. This insect is often confused with tent caterpillars because both make tents;
however, they do not feed on the same kinds of trees.
The larva or caterpillar, which is now visible, is the damaging stage of this insect. Mature caterpillars are about one and a half inches in length and covered with a combination of dense, black, reddish brown and yellowish hairs. It is said that these hairs are poisonous and upon
contact may cause rash, itching, or a burning sensation.
In mid-June, the caterpillars leave the trees to seek sheltered pupation sites, like under the eaves of houses and in tree bark crevices. The brown colored cocoons are constructed from silk and body hairs. Inside is a shiny reddish-brown pupa. The adult moth emerges and lays pea green eggs in clusters on needles and twigs of host trees in mid to late summer. The eggs hatch in 10 to
14 days.
The small, furry, rusty brown or blackish caterpillars feed on the needles in large numbers. They feed well into fall until cold weather begins. Young caterpillars hibernate during winter in dense webs which they spin. They resume their feeding in early spring. On warmer winter days you may
even find them feeding as early as January.
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Staying informed is easier than ever!
WSU Mason County Extension Master Gardener Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mason-County-WSU-Master-Gardeners/191488234215347
WSU Mason County Extension Master Gardener blog at the Mason County Daily News
http://masoncountydailynews.com/mason-county-master-gardeners
WSU Mason County Extension Master Gardener Website
http://county.wsu.edu/mason/gardening/Pages/default.aspx
Tune in to “The Garden Gate” with Master Gardener Steve Edmondson weekdays at 12:15
KOOL FM 104.1 / AM 1030 KMAS
Check out Jeanne Rehwaldt’s gardening and nutrition articles! You can find them every other
week in the Shelton—Mason County Journal, located under Non Profit News in the Master
Gardener Column, and during the same week in the new Mason County Daily News’ weekly paper!
Donald D. Tapio Article
When they are about two-thirds grown, they become less gregarious and begin to disperse and feed throughout the tree, singly or in small groups of two or three. Feeding during this period is
usually not very harmful to trees or noticeable since the damage is widely scattered.
Feeding is restricted to the needles at the ends of the lateral branches. Whole branches are often stripped of their leaves, making individual trees appear quite unsightly at times. Cases of total defoliation are rare. Most often, damage occurs as defoliation in one of a few limbs of a tree. Since the buds are not harmed, the new growth will cover the damaged area by early next
summer.
In general, the caterpillar is not considered to be a serious pest. It is generally reduced by the same parasitic Tachinid flies that attack tent caterpillars and these parasites keep populations under control. However, in some years the caterpillars are more numerous and may not be
adequately reduced by the parasites, thus requiring the application of insecticidal sprays.
Home garden formulations of Bacillus thurengiensis, a bacterial insecticide, are available for use against caterpillar pests. Another option is to simply remove the infested limb, tent and
caterpillars.
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Community
Meet Esther Novak!
Esther has long been involved with the
WSU Master Gardener program. She was
originally certified in 2002, and served on
the Board as Vice President in 2003. She
took some time away from the program
and has recently returned, auditing the
2011 Basic Training Class.
Esther is originally from central California,
in the mid-Salinas Valley area, where
much of our country’s produce is grown.
She now enjoys her country home here in
Mason County, where she is often found working on her raised bed gardens, and maintaining
native plant habitat by constantly monitoring for and removing invasive species.
Spending time with her daughter, son in-law, 3 grandchildren, and her “grand-dogs” is something
Esther is very fond of. Having worked for many years as an R.N. in general nursing, and working in
both drug and alcohol treatment center and prison settings, Esther is now enjoying retirement by
pursuing her many interests and hobbies. Bird and wildlife watching, yoga, ballroom dancing, and
participating in International Dances for Peace are some of her favorite past times.
Esther is especially interested in growing antique rose varieties, which she finds to be sturdy,
reliable performers, with lovely fragrances which are often missing in our more modern hybrids.
Weeding is her favorite gardening activity, which she finds very relaxing and meditative.
Esther had good luck this past year with pole beans, snap peas, and cherry tomatoes which all
grew in abundance in her raised beds, and is focusing on expanding her garden plan and using
sustainable vegetable gardening practices for the next growing season.
Esther says that she is enjoyed her Basic Training class, and that her favorite aspects of the
Master Gardener program are the mission, the people, and the focus on continuing education. She
is excited to start volunteer work with Catalyst garden this year, and has some words of advice for
her fellow gardeners… warming up with some simple stretching exercises prior to gardening is a
great way to prevent injuries and minimize post-work aches and pains!
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Monday Clinics run from 12-3
PM year-round. Volunteers
are still needed for the
February 6th, 13th, 20th,
and 27th Clinics, please
contact Allie Bernhard for
more information.
Mark your calendar for the
Catalyst Garden Silent Film
Fundraiser March 23rd.
Volunteers will be needed
from approximately 5-9PM on
the day of the fundraiser,
and are wanted for
participation in the steering
committee’s event planning
sessions. Please contact Allie
Bernhard for more
information.
Volunteer Opportunities
Getting Involved
The Plant Sale committee is still in need of volunteers to sign up for help at the sale May 11th
& 12th and with various event planning sub-committees. The next plant sale committee
meeting will be held January 19th at 5PM, Memorial Hall. Please contact Margie Plebuch at
[email protected] to find out how you can get involved today!
Do you have a special interest in and knowledge of a particular garden related topic? Would
you like to share it with other M.G.’s? Please contact Lou Schmidt at [email protected] to learn
how you can give a Continuing Education presentation after a Master Gardener General
Meeting!
The Catalyst Children’s Garden sub-committee is in need of volunteers for both planning
sessions and “hands on” work establishing and then maintaining the new garden. Please
contact Allie Bernhard to learn how you can participate in this exciting project!
Volunteers are needed to work on designs and planting plans for the gardens located at the
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Photo by Erika Stewart
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Continuing Education Opportunities
WSU Master Gardener Basic Training days AND the training immediately following Master Gardener
General Meetings count toward the annual C.E. requirement for Certified M.G.’s!
January 28th– AM Country Living Workshop on Basic Vegetable Gardening
Preparations, Composting, and Worm Bins.
January 28th– PM Rain Garden Workshop
February 7th - 7-9PM South Sound Fruit Society workshop on the nutritional value of
organically grown food versus conventionally grown foods and an introduction on
collecting scion wood for grafting by Jeb Thurow. Location: Evergreen Organic Farmhouse
Visit http://wcfs.org/ for more information.
February 13th—After the MG General meeting, Lou Schmidt will be offering a presentation
on grafting fruit trees and tomato plants.
Please contact Jeanne Rehwaldt for more information!
Note: WSU Master Gardener Trainees are required to complete 60 hours of Basic Training classes
plus on line training, and as Interns fulfill 60 hours of volunteer time in their first year, including
15 hours of Clinic time.
Certified Master Gardeners are required to complete 25 hours volunteer time and 10 hours of
Continuing Education per year in order to remain Certified.
Getting Involved
former site of St. Edward’s church (Edible Garden) and Memorial Hall (full sun, possibly using
native plants) Please contact Jeanne Rehwaldt for more information!
Volunteers are needed to present Country Living Workshops. Available topics include:
Vegetable Gardening 1 and 2, Composting, Bee Keeping Made Easy, Container / Small Space
Gardening, Straw Bale Gardening, and Orchard Mason Bees. Please contact Jeanne Rehwaldt
for more information.
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Gardener program, and your help is needed! Please plan to attend the next meeting on January
19th at 5PM at Memorial Hall. Margie Plebuch is serving as liaison between the various sub-
committees, and can be reached at [email protected]
Garden Journal Fundraiser Update: The Garden Journal Committee has been hard at work
producing a beautiful, two-year Garden Journal to be sold in conjunction with the Plant Sale. The
title selected for the Garden Journal is: Through the Garden Gate: My two year garden journal.
All Master Gardeners are invited to be a part of the Journal by:
Contributing a favorite recipe that you make at time of harvest (could be fruit or vegetable,
fresh, dried, or preserved). A photo of the items included and/or the finished product would be
very helpful too. Please send your recipe and photos to Jan Mutter at:
[email protected] with a subject line: Recipes for Garden Journal.
Contributing your original photos via computer for consideration for each month. Plants, garden
areas, tools, flowering shrubs, garden scenes, planting, harvesting…People in photos are okay but
the focus is the plant or produce. Your suggestion for the month(s) of inclusion would be
welcome. Send these to Pat Edmondson at: [email protected] with a subject line:
Photos for Garden Journal.
Contributing your original artwork - Artists will receive title page acknowledgement. Submit
designs for the cover of the Garden Journal. If an original design is selected, the selected artist
will receive 3 free copies of the book and press recognition. Submit drawings of leaves, vines,
flowers, vegetables, tools that can be used as backgrounds or borders on Garden Journal pages.
Submit to Pat Edmondson at: [email protected] with subject line: Art for Garden
Journal The Deadline for pre-ordering the Garden Journal at a 10% discount is March 15th!
Fundraising News The Silent Film Fundraiser for
Catalyst Garden is scheduled for
March 23rd. The featured film will be
Charlie Chaplain’s “The Gold Rush”.
Location: Choice High School
Auditorium.
Plant Sale Committee Update:
Volunteers are still needed to sign up
for help at the sale, recruiting and
coordinating independent vendors, set
up & tear down, plant donations,
plant purchasing, and other sub-
committees. This is the biggest
fundraiser of the year for the Master Photo by Lisa Stroman
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Garden essentials:
Yank vigorous winter weeds.
Prune trees and shrubs, removing diseased or storm-damaged wood.
Lightly water and fertilize indoor plants.
Remember that plants contribute essential oxygen, reduce problem noise, feed and shelter wildlife, cool and shade urban spaces, and reduce human stress.
Veggies year-round:
Puget Sound area gardeners can eat produce fresh from the garden nearly year-round. Draw your food garden master plan, rotating crop locations from last year. Crops planted in succession will keep harvests coming.
Lawn care:
Sharpen mower blades and tune up mower.
Don't walk on soggy or frozen grass. Healthy lawns compete with moss, which infests shady, compacted or stressed turf. Lime won't eliminate moss.
Pleasures of the January Garden
Pleasures abound in the January garden. Breathing deeply in the fresh, moist air of our mild winters is one of them. Walk slowly through the landscape and watch how raindrops define and decorate bare branches. Structures and colors of tree branches and bark stand out on gray days. A Japanese maple in my front garden, still wound with white lights from the holidays, looks magical
with twinkling lights and raindrops.
Mild winter days give us perfect weather for pruning deciduous shrubs and trees. Do not cut heavily into any of the spring blooming plants such as forsythia now, because pruning will reduce
the quantity of eventual bloom. Spring shrubs are generally pruned during or after their bloom.
But if temperatures continue above freezing, cut a few branches of winter-blooming cherry (Prunus autumnalis), forsythia, and viburnum ( V. bodnantense 'Dawn') for flowers indoors. Immerse the stems in tepid water and let them stand overnight before arranging the branches. In January, there's pleasure in watching one cherry blossom unfold. Summer gardens toss abundant
flowers at us, but scarcity in winter gives time for close observation of a few cherished blooms.
Wander through a nursery finding new winter bloomers to add to the garden. One of my favorites is Daphne odora 'Marginata', an early February bloomer with soft pink scented flowers that combine the fragrances of citrus and jasmine. This daphne thrives in part shade and requires no
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extra summer irrigation.
If the soil in your garden isn't saturated and soppy, January's a fine month to transplant. Wet, saturated ground can't be used for planting, cultivating, or digging. What until it drains a bit. If you can work the ground, use some time for moving deciduous shrubs and trees. Winter
installation gives them time to become established before growth begins.
Plants in containers can be added to the garden almost any time. For more information on planting and transplanting, WSU EB 1505 has helpful information and photos of the best way to install plants from containers, including techniques for clipping roots to prevent constriction once
the plant begins to grow.
Proper planting technique can mean the difference between life and death for a plant. Sometimes poor growth on trees and shrubs results from roots that grew in circles at the bottom of containers. If these are planted just as they grew in the container, the plant can actually choke
from root problems.
One example we've seen brought into our offices is a dead pine; all of 12 years old and dead. The roots were so contorted that the plant still fit into a one-gallon can, exactly as it was when planted. Plants are tough and can survive a lot of difficulties, but kinked roots can kill. "Tease"
out circling roots and trim off the worst ones, allowing the plant to produce new healthy roots.
Many native plants look terrific in the winter garden. Mahonias, particularly some of the cultivated types such as Mahonia aquifolium 'Arthur Menzies' are showy when in early season
yellow flower, but also have splendid evergreen foliage year-round.
Give the fruit garden some attention. Early warmth during December can swell buds on many fruit trees, and it's especially necessary to look at the peach trees. If the peach has been suffering from peach leaf curl, treatment is needed right now. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that deforms the leaves as they open and can severely restrict the fruit production. The fungus lives during winter on and under the scales of the leaf buds, and grows as the leaves open. Fungicides to manage peach leaf curl must be timed to get on the buds before they begin to open. Fungicides suggested by Washington State University for peach leaf curl include lime sulfur and fixed copper, such as Microcop (with a spreader-sticker like Sta-Stuk-M). Apply the selected fungicide 3 times, applications 3 weeks apart. Read the label. If treatment is started too late, after the buds
expand, it's ineffective.
If fruit trees have summer insect infestations such as scale (turtle-like bumps on the branches and twigs), or aphids (sucking insects that attack leaves), consider using a dormant spray. The word
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"dormant" refers to the tree's situation, when it's not actively producing blooms and leaves. (WSU specialists suggest a superior-type horticultural oil plus lime sulfur.) Aphids live through the winter as eggs tucked into bark, and the oil smothers those eggs, reducing the number that hatch for spring. Check and follow the label exactly when using any pesticide. Dormant sprays do not
work for control of diseases such as apple scab, or brown rot on stone fruit.
If the weather is so unappealing that it repels your gardening work, start a garden journal. Looseleaf notebooks can hold notes on weather, planting dates, seeds tried, and crops or bouquets harvested. I use lined paper that looks fine smeared with mud or torn by wind! My mother's garden journals, which I inherited at her death, bring her close to me even now, because her daily activities and comments carry her personality. If you keep a journal, you may please a future generation!
~Mary Robson, Area Extension Agent (Retired)
Winter Pruning –It’s all in the tools
Winter days find many of us under bushes and up in trees, pruning. The task flies along more easily with proper tools. What’s needed? A hand pruner is the most necessary tool. It is used for small branches up to 1/2” or 3/4” in diameter. There are two basic designs, by-pass and anvil. By-pass pruners use a curved cutting blade that slides past a broader lower blade. These make clean, slicing cuts right up to the branch collar without leaving a stub. Anvil pruners have a straight blade that cuts by pressing the branch against a flat surface or anvil. The width of the anvil means a short stub will remain. This cutting action is also more likely crush plant tissues possibly increasing avenues for disease to enter. However, anvil pruners can cut slightly larger branches and are useful for removing dead wood. A variation of the anvil design is the ratchet pruner that can increase the cutting force by as much as 30%. These can be helpful for people with weaker hands, or if you anticipate a long session of pruning. If a branch can’t be cleanly cut with a single cutting action, use a larger tool (or the ratchet pruner.) Otherwise you risk damaging both the tool and the plant. Even with the additional power, cutting too large a branch can also damage a ratchet pruner. The density of the wood you are cutting makes a big difference. Last week while pruning a hydrangea I could easily cut 3/4” branches with my hand pruner. The wood on the spirea next to it was so much harder that I moved up to a lopper starting with 1/2” branches. Loppers have the same design types as hand pruners, by-pass, anvil and ratchet, with the advantage of greater leverage as well as extended reach. The handles vary from 16” up to 36”
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long. Keep in mind that longer loppers are heavier and can be unwieldy. Most will cut branches up to 1-1/2” in diameter. Quality loppers have a bumper or shock absorber just below the pivot point to reduce fatigue caused by jarring when the blades come together. Look for this feature in hedge shears. Small folding saws can be used for branches up to 2” in diameter. It won’t extend your reach but will fitting in your back pocket. They are amazingly fast. A few satisfying strokes remove a good size branch. Pruning saws cut on the pull stroke rather than the push stoke familiar from the hand carpenter’s saw. Pruners and shears should be periodically sharpened as recommended by the manufacturer. Replacement blades are available for higher-end tools. Pruning saws could be professionally sharpened but it may be more sensible to replace the tool or, if available, just the blade when it no longer cuts well. Quality tools that are cleaned then oiled with machine or penetrating oil after each use will last decades. If you need to purchase new hand tools select those that feel comfortable in your hand. Be sure they open and close smoothly. Brightly colored handles that stand out if dropped are a plus. If you are left handed you will need a left-handed pruner. If you use a stepladder be sure it’s sturdy and placed on firm level ground. Even experienced gardeners can feel unsure of themselves when pruning. Consult a good reference book like the American Horticultural Society’s Pruning & Training. A fully Illustrated Plant by Plant Manual by Brickell and Joyce. It specifically covers when, where and how to prune or train more than 800 plants. PlantAnmesty has online pruning information for a variety of landscape plants or call your local WSU Extension office for a list of publications. Washington State University WSU Extension has some fine publications: EB1619 Pruning Landscape Trees, and PNW 400 Training & Pruning Your Home Orchard. Order by calling the WSU Bulletin office 1-800-723-7163 or online. If you have doubts about your ability to prune large trees, consult a qualified professional. Certified arborists have specialized training in tree care and tree problem diagnosis. They are qualified to become members of professional organizations. Look for the initials "ISA" for International Society of Arboriculture or "NAA" for National Arborist Association in advertisements and on business cards. You can contact the PNW International Society of Arborculture at 1-800-335-4391 for a list of certified arborists in your area. PlantAmnesty also has a referral service for arborists and other landscape professionals, leave a message at 206-783-9813.
~Joan Helbacka, King County Master Gardener
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Why Do Volunteers Need to Report Hours in This System?
We at WSU Extension could not have an educational impact in local communities without the work
done by volunteers. For this we thank you very much! So why do we ask you to do even more for
us and report the details of your work? Well, both WSU and the State of Washington look after the
well-being of volunteers by requiring workers’ compensation insurance for every volunteer. This
pays for medical treatment in the event that you are injured while working as a volunteer.
Washington State law requires that all volunteers working in support of WSU programs are covered
by worker compensation insurance. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industry uses
the dates and number of hours that volunteers work to determine the amount of insurance that
must be purchased to adequately cover our volunteers. To be in compliance with State Law, WSU
Extension has developed an online tool to facilitate collection and analysis of volunteer
contributions. The system has been sequentially launched to each WSU Extension volunteer-based
program.
All volunteers who returned their signed Reapplication form in 2009 were entered into the system.
The volunteer training classes in 2010 and 2011 were automatically added to the system when you
registered for on line training. Below are the instructions how to go on line, create your password,
and begin reporting your hours MONTHLY. You will find the paper copy of the volunteer
timesheet in this newsletter. Use it to record your hours, go on line and put them in, then send
the hard copy to the office quarterly. If you do not have access to the internet, please send your
hours to Jeanne Rehwaldt and she will have them entered for you. You can do this via email
monthly.
This newsletter also includes a reapplication form for 2012. All returning Master Gardeners except
the class of 2011 need to complete this form and send it back to the Extension office. We will use
this information to create the directory and contact you for volunteer projects. Returning MGs are
required to volunteer 25 hours and complete 10 hours of continuing education hours to remain
certified.
Thank you all for the wonderful work you do for our program. The hours you commit to the
program are used as leverage for grants (your time is currently valued at $17 per hour!) and also
to show our County Commissioners how much value they receive for continued support of the WSU
Extension office.
Instructions for log in:
· Log on to http://ext.wsu.edu/testVolunteer/ using your entire email address as your user ID
and the word “password!” as the password. Don’t forget the “!”
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How Volunteers Add Hours:
· Log on to http://ext.wsu.edu/testVolunteer/
· Logon with your WSU Volunteer System user name and password.
· Select “Volunteers”
· If you get the message: You are missing a supervisor entry. Please click 'Program Supervisor'
in the menu on the left. Follow the instructions. It is not required that you select a program
supervisor at this time, but you will get the message every time you logon until you have selected
a supervisor for all the WSU programs for which you volunteer.
· Click “Enter Activity”. Choices are:
1. Answer/Plant Clinic – Office clinic, Farmer’s Market clinic, Fair clinic. 2. Community Garden – Catalyst Park, Hope Garden, OBJH Garden, Pioneer Garden and Greenhouse,
Farm at Water’s Edge. 3. Continuing Education – Approved workshops you attend, research for newsletter or Country Living
workshops. 4. Demonstration Garden – Rain Garden and beds at Extension office, Theler Center, Farm at Water’s
Edge. 5. Other Educational Delivery – Programs at meetings, demonstrations at Fair or OysterFest, etc. 6. Program Support – Meetings (general, plant sale, other committees), other work done to support the
program, check with Jeanne if you have a question. 7. Youth Outreach – Jr. Master Gardener program at Pioneer School, work with youth in conjunction
with Food $ense Nutrition in schools, 4-H After School program.
· Select the appropriate information from each of the dropdown lists.
· Select the date on which the activity occurred. You may have to use the navigation arrows
on the calendar to get to the correct month. You can enter multiple activities for the same day.
However, each activity must have a different start and end time.
· Master Gardener and Beach Watcher volunteers must enter demographic contact
information (sex and race). If there were no contacts, leave the boxes blank.
· Click “Save”.
· After you save a record, there will be a message at the top of the page to indicate that the
record was saved. At this point you may choose another menu item on the left, logout, or add a
new record. If you add a new record, simply change the information needed to reflect the new
activity. You may click the “Clear the Form” button to start with a blank record.
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WSU Extension Mason County
2012 Master Gardener Reapplication
To maintain WSU Master Gardener status and be listed in the 2012 directory, please complete and return this
reapplication by January 31, 2012. Please write legibly. Returning MGs only complete this.
Name:______________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________City:____________________State:__________
Phone number to list in directory:________________________Best time to call:_________
Other phone number:__________________________________Best time to call:_________
E-mail address:_______________________________________FAX:___________________
Profession(s), current or past:___________________________________________________
Current employer, if any_______________________________________________________
YES! I wish to remain active in the Mason County WSU Master Gardener Program. I will
donate a minimum of 25 hours volunteer service and attend at least 10 hours of
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continuing education during 2012. I agree to abide by all WSU policies regarding conduct
as a WSU Master Gardener.
Signed:_________________________________________________________
YES! In addition to (or rather than) my membership as a volunteer in the Mason County WSU
Master Gardener Program, I elect to be associated with the Master Gardener Foundation
of Mason County. Foundation Membership does not require Master Gardener training or
program participation. A $25 donation is suggested and entitles bearer to the 2012
Discount Card.
Signed:__________________________________________________________
NO I am unable to commit to 25 hours + 10 hours CE in 2012 and should be removed from
the mailing list. (Inactive status is possible for one year. Call Jeanne Rehwaldt, if this is your
choice.)
If you are leaving the program, please indicate your reason(s).
____Other personal commitments ______No longer challenged by
the program
____Other comments:_____________________________________________
Do you have special gardening related knowledge that you would be willing to share, to speak at one of
our meetings as the program, or to another club? Please list the topic
______________________________________________________________________
What subjects and/or speakers would you like to hear at future continuing education seminars?
___________________________________________________________________________
Opportunities for fulfilling volunteer and education requirements. Please check
your choice(s). Indicate next to the projects you sign up for an estimate of how many hours you can contribute
toward that project.
_____Office Clinics (3 hours each) Noon – 3 pm on Mondays_________(hours)
_____Leadership position within the organization _________(hours)
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_____Grant Writing________(hours)
_____Basic Training fall 2012 ________(hours)
_____Gardening with youth/adults in the nutrition program _________(hours)
_____Jr. MG program at Pioneer Primary ________(hours)
_____Speaker’s Bureau_________(hours)
_____Educational Outreach Classes (Country Living) _________(hours)
_____Garden Gate Radio Program – (script research) _________(hours)
_____Agriculture Department at Mason Area Fair_________(hours)
_____Horticulture/Floral Department at Mason Co. Fair _________(hours)
_____Rain Garden and beds around Extension Office_______(hours)
_____Catalyst Park Food Bank Garden Shelton _________(hours)
_____Farm & Water’s Edge (Salmon Center) Belfair _________(hours)
_____OBJH Hort program (working with students) _________(hours)
_____Theler Center Wetlands, Belfair_________(hours)
_____Belfair State Park _______(hours)
_____Greenhouse/Garden at Pioneer______(hours)
_____Farmer's Market Clinic Harstine Island _____; Belfair_____; Shelton_____;____(hours)
_____Plant Sale_________(hours)
_____Fundraising______(hours)
_____Other (______________________________)_________(hours)
Please complete and return to the office by January 31, 2012
(We use this information for project planning and to update mailing list)
WSU Extension
Mason County WSU Master Gardeners
Attn: R. Jeanne Rehwaldt
303 North 4th Street, Shelton, WA 98584
Email: [email protected]
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January 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Clinic 12-3
3
Board
Meeting 10-
11:30
4 Rain
Garden
Planting CE
Work Party
5 Rain
Garden
Planting CE
Work Party
6 7
8 9 General
Mtg 10AM
Clinic 12-3
10 11 Catalyst
Seed Mtg
3PM / S.C.
Mtg 5PM
12 13 14
15 16 Catalyst
Work Party
10AM
Clinic 12-3
17
Catalyst
Work Party
18
Catalyst
Work Party
19 Plant Sale
Committee
Mtg 5PM
20 21
22 23
Clinic 12-3
24 25 26 27 28 Country
Living
Workshop:
Vegetables
9:30-3:30
29 30
Clinic 12-3 /
Board Mtg.
10-11:30
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