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WSU Spokane County Extension Master Gardeners August 2017 The Lowdown
Inside this issue:
Foundation News 2
Fact Sheet Update 5
Self-study Quiz 6
Upcoming Events 8
Extension Information
Dr. Jeremy Cowan 477-2145
Regional Horticulture Specialist
Tim Kohlhauff 477-2172
Horticulture Program Coordinator
Anna Kestell 477-2195
Food Preservation/Safety
Jackie Sykes 477-2193
Clinic Coordinator
Master Gardener County Site
http://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/
master-gardener-program
Master Gardener Foundation of Spo-
kane County
http://www.mgfsc.org/
WSU Master Gardener Site
http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/
HortSense Fact Sheets
http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/
Home/HortsenseHome.aspx
On Line Timelog Reporting:
http://ext.wsu.edu/Volunteers/logon.aspx
RAISED BED PAVERS ARE HERE!
Oh, my gosh, can you believe it? This month Ben Peterson from the Spokane
Conservation District worked with their 2017 intern, Will, and installed the pav-
ers around our raised bed demonstration area! The installation was planned
some time ago, by a generous donor who became unable to complete the work.
We struggled to find someone who had the knowledge and time to handle the
job on a shoestring budget. When we say shoestring, that’s a generous descrip-
tion of the budget.
This June, Ben stepped forward to do the work which was also a learning oppor-
tunity for Will. Using donated materials, they worked in late June and July to do
the installation and you can see the result. We want to thank Ben & Will for
working in the heat of the summer to get this done before their season got busy
again. If you see them, thank them for their hard work and generosity!
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FOUNDATION NEWS
By Tim Stiess
Greetings from my 8th wheat harvest. As you read this, I am probably worn down, working 14-hour
days, and running on power disks (cookies) and caffeine. I hope your summer is a lot more relaxed
than mine.
News from July’s Foundation Board meeting.
I, as the lead of Garden Fair (no, I didn’t wear my hat during the meeting), got approval to move for-
ward on next year’s Garden Fair. April 28th, 2018 – Mark your calendars. Probably no seed pota-
toes or raffle at next year’s event. However…
We are always looking for specialty or niche gardening ideas that we can build
a booth around. This past year, we tried the Sensory Garden booth, which
was quite the hit. If you have a passion for a type of plant or type of gar-
dening and want to share it at the 2018 event while educating the public
and earning some money for the program, please let me know so we can
set you up.
Also, start looking at areas of your garden that are getting a bit thick or you may want to
change… Please keep the Garden Fair in mind and donate the plants to the event. Con-
tact me or Matt Velasco if you need pots, id stakes, soil, or help.
We also made a few necessary changes to the bylaws at the last meeting. We made a few cor-
rections to the election procedures that were in error. Elections are very important as the
board is very much a representative leadership. We want to make sure the voting process
is correct.
Speaking of which, elections are happening this year (alright, they
happen every year). Please consider service on the Board of the
Foundation. It is a three-year term and is a great opportunity to
work with some truly wonderful people (not that Tim S. guy - he is a
jerk) doing some really great and meaningful things. Contact Laren
Sunde, Matt Velasco, or Jill Ferguson if you are interested.
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We are so glad you are with us!
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The Program Liaison Committee submitted their annual report to the Board. They have been work-
ing hard to keep communication between the Program and the Foundation flowing. This is im-
portant because the mission of the Foundation is not only to raise funds to help guarantee the
continued success of the Program, but ALSO to “enhance and supplement the efforts” of the
Program. As a young organization, the Foundation has done well in fundraising for the pro-
gram, but we (Foundation and Program) have just begun the discussion of what “enhancing”
and “supplementing” actually mean – I am guessing that it will be exciting.
Upcoming Events
August 10th (6 pm)– Tour of the Holy Family Adult Day Care garden and the garden on the WSU Riverpoint
campus with Anne Hanenburg as our guide. Sounds like a great evening. Wish I could be there but, yes, I
will still be harvesting.
August 14th – NO Board meeting. NONE, Zippo, stay in your garden.
November 2nd (4 pm) – Fall Banquet at the Lincoln Center. Mark your calendar now.
Speaker – Rich Hatfield – Bee specialist and senior conservation biologist at The Xerces
Society (and from what I hear one of the bestest speakers EVER). This event promises to
be as great as last year, but only better. More information to come.
Tim Stiess (in the tractor)
Altman Mike 2-Aug
Romero Larry 3-Aug
Jones Ellen 3-Aug
Frederiksen Anne 4-Aug
Biggerstaff Nancy 12-Aug
Staat Shari 15-Aug
Lusk Eva 15-Aug
Griess Rose 18-Aug
Lynass Pat 26-Aug
Nolan Joan 28-Aug
Croteau Leah 28-Aug
Racicot Linda 31-Aug
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July MG Foundation Garden Tour:
Heron Pond Farm and Snapdragon Flower Farm Garden
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Fact Sheet Update
Here are the websites to find our publications. For our local county pubs: http://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/master-gardener-program/home-lawn-and-garden/ or for WSU (statewide) publications: http://gardening.wsu.edu/ or http://pubs.wsu.edu/
County fact sheets
Rhododendrons in Spokane Thank you to Karen Parks for updating this publication about growing rhododendrons in the drier conditions of the eastside. This is a great resource for any of our clients with rhody or azalea questions. The website version is linked to HortSense for easy access to pest controls!
Poisonous Plants & Pets CO94: We are receiving more questions about making
sure landscapes are safe for pets. This updated fact sheet lists toxic plants that
some pet owners may want to avoid. Thank you to Lynn Meyers & Mark Stiltz
for their hard work researching and updating this publication
Gardening in Washington (statewide publications): The links below should take you directly
to the fact sheet
Ten-lined June Beetle FS272E Did you know the 10-lined June beetle can be a pest of rasp-berries, apples, and many vegetables? I sure didn’t. There is a new fact sheet from WSU that talks about this potential pest as a root-feeding grub. Most of the sheet is oriented to the damage they do in hybrid poplars. However, it’s useful for information on life cycle and control methods that may not appear on HortSense yet.
Western Poplar Clearwing Moth FS266E We’ve seen this insect in our clinic before, alt-hough it is uncommon. It’s a pest of poplar, willow, aspen, and birch trees, causing poor growth, branch breakage, and in some cases death of the tree. These pests are found more in wild trees in our area, and less often in backyard plants, but they do cause se-vere damage, so it’s worth learning about them. Spoiler alert, cultural controls work better than pesticides!
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AUGUST 2017 QUIZ It is hot and this edition is short … so is this quiz!
Enjoy!
1. Where can you find newly laid pavers on the Extension office campus?
2. Who installed them?
3. What is a power disk that sustained Tim Stiess as he helped with harvest?
4. When is Garden Fair next year?
5. What will probably be missing from Garden Fair 2018?
6. What type of booth ideas is the Garden Fair committee asking MGs to suggest?
7. Who has pots, ID tags, soil, and help if you are digging up plants for the Garden Fair?
8. How long in duration is a term on the MG Foundation Board?
9. When is the MG Fall Banquet? Is it on your calendar?
10. Who will the speaker be at the above named event?
11. Which MG updated the fact sheet that will help us answer rhododendron questions from clients?
12. Which publication would you give a client who is questioning which plants to put in his yard that
has pets and children as frequent visitors?
13. Besides poplar trees, what do Ten-Lined June beetles eat?
14. Which subject of a statewide publication has cultural control methods that work better than pes-
ticides?
15. How many zucchinis were caught on the opening day of Zucchini Season 2017?
Enjoy your last month of summer!
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OPENING DAY OF ZUCCHINI SEASON 2017
JULY 2017 QUIZ ANSWERS
1. http://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/
2. Cooperative Extension Search: https://search.extension.org
3. Exploring ways to help MG program meet its goals
4. Vivian Powers
5. MG Board Director
6. Tim Stiess
7. Woodland snail
8. Paper envelopes and fallen flower petals
9. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
10. August 6—10, 2017
11. Brown Paper Tickets
12. No
13. Liability
14. Page 6
15. Quinoa
16. Crimson Carmello
17. A ‘potager’
18. Victory Cubes and Dek Pro Tech Squares
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Calendar of Events
Tuesday 01 Fruit Tree Id & Tree Scout mtg 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Ext class RSVP Req.
Tuesday 08 MG Advisory Committee meeting 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Ext. Conference Rm
Wednesday 09 MG info booth, Kendall Yards 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday 10 Holy Family Adult Day Care Garden Tour 6 p.m and continuing
the tour at WSU Riverpoint Campus
Saturday 12 KHQ Connect Center 7 –9:30 a.m.
Saturday 12 “In A Pickle” Food Preservation 9 a.m.-noon Extension classrooms $12
Monday 14 NO FOUNDATION MEETING this month
Saturday 19 Tomato food preservation 9 a.m.-noon Ext. classrooms $12.00
Saturday 26 Sauerkraut! Food preservation 9 a.m.-noon Ext Classrooms $12.00
Monday 28 Clinic ID 3:30—5:00 p.m. MG Clinic
28 Advanced Education 5:30—7 p.m. Extension Classrooms
Friday 8 Interstate Fair Begins
Monday 11 MG Foundation Board Meeting 10 a.m. Extension Conference Room
Tuesday 12 MG Advisory Board Meeting 4 p.m. Extension Conference Room
Sunday 17 Interstate Fair Ends
Monday 25 Clinic ID 3:30—5:00 p.m. MG Clinic
25 Advanced Education 5:30—7 p.m. Extension Classrooms
