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CGMGA & OMGA
CGMGA From the desk of your CGMGA President . . . .
This month I’d like to thank everyone that helped to make the garden tour a success and I’d like to thank the Seed to Supper team for all of their work preparing and pre-senting at the CGMGA Vegetable Gardening Class. We also have an Association Meet-ing/Garden Visit coming up that I want to encourage each of you to attend.
Garden Tour Thank You:
Thank you so to everyone that helped with the Garden Tour. We had a great turnout, the weather was beau-tiful, and comments from visitors and gar-
den owners were all positive.
I want to thank the Garden Tour Commit-tee: Eric & Shari Bosler, Linda Bitter, Linda Kaufman, Helga Reese, Margo Dameier, Karen Jenkins, and Sandy Montag. The gar-den tour committee’s hard work and dedica-tion made the garden tour a success and it was a pleasure working with all of you.
A special thank you to CJ Flick for your input and expertise on our educational focus which was birds in the home garden.
And, I would like to thank docents for being so flexible and for making the day so special.
Seed to Supper Team Thank You
Thank you to the Seed to Supper team for all of the planning and prepa-ration you put into
the Vegetable Gardening class. I appre-ciate working with all of you.
Association Meeting & Garden Visit
Please plan on attending the CGMGA Associa-tion Meeting and Summer Picnic on Thursday, August 8. Please see page 6 for details. We’ll enjoy a potluck and garden visit as usual, and we will also discuss association business. One of the discussion points will be two propose changes to our current CGMGA By-Laws.
Please review Article V Sections 1 and 2 along with the proposed changes and we will discuss and vote on them at the Au-gust 8 Association Meeting & Summer Picnic.
Article V, Section 1 currently states:
The Executive Committee shall con-sist of all elected officers and five ad-ditional members from the organiza-tion at large. These additional mem-bers will be appointed by the elected officers. “
Section 1 proposed changes:
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July 9: Tuesday 10-12 pm: CGM-GA Exec Comm Mtg, Ext mtg rm, everyone’s welcome
July 10: Wednesday 6-7pm Bras-sicas & Beer
July 11 & 25: Thursday 8-11am: Learning Garden work party
July 17: Wednesday: 5:30-8pm Garden visit to Margo Dameier’s garden
August 8: Thursday, 5:30 to 8:30 pm CGMGA Association Meeting & Summer Picnic
For additional calendar infor-mation visit the CGMGA Website
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CGMGA 1 Class Schedule 2 Educational Tidbits 4 Upcoming Events 6
Other News 6
Gardening Resources 5
Newsletter Submissions 7
JULY 2019
CENTRAL GORGE MASTER GARDENER
Month at a Glance
NOTE CHANGES
TO 7/24 CLASS
BEGINS @ 9 AM
RSVP LAUREL BY
7/18 FOR CLASS
SUPPLIES
SEE DETAILS PAGE 3
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2019 Class Schedule July to October
Date Topic Presenter Homework Location Time
7/24 Propagating Plants Patti Gregory RSVP Laurel ([email protected]) by July 18th so you have supplies
CGMGA Green-house
9 am
8/28 Managing Pests Rachel Suits TBA HRVCC 6-9 pm
9/25 Plant Diseases Ashley Thompson TBA OSU Extension 6-9 pm
10/9 Pesticide Safety Steve Castagnoli TBA HRVCC 6-9 pm
10/16 Introduction to Plant Clinic
Rachel Suits Plant Clinic Manual OSU Extension 6-9 pm
10/23 Potluck, Adult Learn-ers & Final Exam
Rachel Suits HRVCC 6-9 pm
The Executive Committee shall consist of all elected officers, five additional members from the or-ganization at large and a recent past president. Members at large are appointed by the elected offic-ers. The past president will be appointed each year by the in-coming president with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Article 1, Section 2 currently states:
The Audit Committee shall consist of the President, the President Elect, and a member at large desig-nated by the Executive Committee. The audit committee shall conduct a quarterly audit and report results to the Executive Committee
Section 2 proposed changes:
The Audit Committee shall con-sist of the president, the presi-dent-elect, and a member at large designated by the Executive Committee. The audit committee shall conduct an audit at least annually or upon request of the Executive Committee and report
(Continued from page 1) fun because it furthers your learning in a real world application.
If you’re a Master Gardener and need additional class hours, you can earn 1 hour for each Webinar posted on the sites below. The Webinars are excel-lent!
• 2019 Master Gardener Ad-vanced Training Webinars
• 2018 Master Gardeners-Webinars
• 2017 Master Gardener Ad-vanced Training
Volunteer Hours: You can track your volunteer hours by using the excel spreadsheet attached or you can find it and previous newsletters on the CGMGA website. It also has a list of the project leaders and projects listed under “Community Involvement.” Please do let me know if you are hav-ing trouble getting volunteer hours completed. You need 45 volunteer service hours this year.
Plant Clinics: Many of you have ex-pressed interest in plant clinics. I’m willing to open plant clinics to you
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results to the Executive Com-mittee.
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or 714-595-9158.
Thank you, Renee Taylor
OMGA From Rachel: Plant Clinics will now be available to new MG trainees. Please see June 27 email for details.
If you’re a new MG trainee, please note that it is a program requirement that you attend all training clas-ses.
Please take a look at the schedule below for the remainder of the year. I do understand that life hap-pens like sickness, emergencies, or other life factors. If they do happen, please communicate with me.
Classes are important because the curriculum is well thought out in order for your continued learning about gardening and classes ultimate-ly prepare you for answering plant clinic questions. Plant clinic is pretty
CGMGA/OMGA
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CGMGA/OMGA
BRASSICAS &
BEER
CONTAINER
GARDENS
AT VOLCANIC
BOTTLE SHOPPE
JULY 10
6 TO 7 PM
and will add you to the online format so you can sign up for them. I will send out more information about how to sign up and attend a plant clinic early next week. Because you are not fully trained in plant clinic, you are welcome to join your mentor or anoth-er experienced Master Gar-dener at any plant clinic. They are super fun and will count as volunteer service hours. Directory: You will receive an electronic version on Monday with the newslet-ter and then there will be paper copies both in the front office and at your next training on July 24th. Rachel Suits
July 24 Class
Attention all Master Gar-deners:
The July 24th class on propagation will be held at the greenhouse and shade structure at 9:00 AM. Pat-ty Gregory from the Yam-hill County Master Garden-ers will present a hands-on class devoted mainly to soft woody perennials. She has been involved in the Yam-hill propagation program for years. She also teaches classes to high school stu-dents. We will be learning the process for doing plant cuttings and actually plant-ing them.
(Continued from page 2) In order to ensure that eve-ryone has the supplies they need for the class I need you to RSVP to [email protected] by July 18th.
If you have questions or want further info, call me at 541-387-2116 or email me at the above address. Any time after July 2nd will be fine.
Laurel DeTar
Brassicas and Beer
• Please join us at Volcanic Bottle Shoppe (1410 12th Ave Hood River) from 6 to 7 pm for the following gardening seminars:
• July 10, Managing Risk and Health of Veteran Trees with David Braun
• August 14, Waterwise Gardening with Sue Sanchez and Sue Stender
• September 11, Enhanc-ing Habitat for Wildlife with CJ Flick
Climbing Hydrangea
Cuttings
Linda Bitter will be cutting a Climbing Hydrangea back drastically in a few weeks. The cuttings root easily. If you want some, contact her at 425-417-1649 or [email protected]
International Master Gardener Conference 2019
Pennsylvania Master Gar-deners hosted this year’s International Master Gar-dener Conference in Phila-delphia, at Valley Forge, and it was wonderful. Neighboring New Jersey is nicknamed “The Garden State” but it could easily belong to Pennsylvania. Tours of the regions preeminent gardens were simply fabulous. Longwood, Winterthur, Chanticleer, and Bartram’s as well as other sights including the city, were at their very best…you don’t need to visit Europe to see some gardening wonders.
Oregon was well represent-ed with over 30 Master Gardeners taking in the clas-ses, keynote speakers, tours and wonderful hospitality. It was also interesting to learn how other states approach many of the challenges that we share and some of the innovative ways they ad-dress serving their commu-nities and training their membership.
The most notable speaker was David Gibby. “The Roots
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JULY 24
CLASS
BEGINS @ 9AM
RSVP LAUREL BY
7/18
TO GET CLASS
SUPPLIES
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EDUCATIONAL TIDBITS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAoOKNtHNMk
One special highlight for me was that, as I was wearing my Oregon MG badge (ours are truly unique), many people stopped me to comment on its design and to also share how much they had enjoyed the Conference
of the Master Gardener Pro-gram” told the story of how he, as an extension agent in Washington state, initi-ated the program which has grown to be truly in-ternational in scope. David Gibby’s keynote address: https://
(Continued from page 3) when Oregon hosted it two years ago in Portland.
I sincerely appreciated the opportunity to represent the Oregon Master Gar-deners at this year’s IMGC. Thank you very much, Eric Bosler
CGMGA/OMGA
July Weed of the Month
Hood River County has many kinds of knapweed, but the three most com-monly found are Spotted, Diffuse and Meadow. Alt-hough slightly different, they all have similar im-pacts on the environment.
Knapweed readily out-competes grasses and oth-er pasture species thanks to a toxin produced in its foliage and roots that slows the growth of surrounding vegetation. Knapweed prefers full sun and well drained soils. It will in-vade native prairie, oak savannah and even clear-cuts. It can be found on roadsides, sand and gravel bars, riverbanks, irrigated pastures, moist meadows and forest openings. This invasive weed threatens wildlife habitat, causes significant loss of grazing
forage and increases ero-sion.
Knapweed is a perennial that grows from a deep taproot. The branched upright stems can grow 1 to 5 feet tall when flower-ing. Leaves can be up to 6 inches long and 1.25 inch-es wide. They become smaller as they advance up the flowering stem. The flower heads can be pink, reddish purple or white. They can be oval or almost globe shaped and about one inch wide. Flowering begins in the early summer and can last into the fall. Knapweed reproduces by seed and can also re-sprout from root crowns. Seeds can remain viable for up to 8 yrs. Seeds are spread by water, animals, humans and vehicles.
Although there are several methods for controlling knapweed, it is best to know which of the three
varieties you are trying to eradicate. Check with the OSU Master Gardeners for publications about knap-weed identification.
Knapweed is easiest to find and ID once it starts flow-ering. Small infestations can be hand-pulled or dug up. It is important to pull as much of the tap root as possible. If there are too many plants to remove manually, an herbicide labeled for knapweed can be used. Knapweed can also be mowed before flowering to lessen seed production. This will not eliminate the plant but will slow its spread.
When disposi ng of pulled plants, be sure to bag flowering plants. Bagged plants should not be com-posted but placed in the garbage. For more infor-mation visit the website: www.columbiagorgecwma
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LEARNING
GARDEN
WORK
PARTIES
7/11 & 7/25
8-11AM
ering and foliage plants. She also had a beautiful Conservatory where she grew many plants and trop-ical flowers. Ryan ended her remarks by saying, “Because of her Conserva-tory, this greenhouse is a very fitting tribute to her generosity and her love of gardening.”
Dedication of our CGMGA Greenhouse
As the wind picked up and the threat of rain loomed near, the sign was unveiled to applause and those in attendance enjoyed refresh-ments and conversation.
Details of the making of the Central Gorge Master Gar-dener Greenhouse, dedi-cated to Dorothy A. Metcalf:
Research on greenhouses, county restrictions and gaining OSU approval started in September, 2016. Excavation took place on September 11, 2017 and after electric and water were installed, work parties for construction took place October 23-26, 2017 and again between October 31 – November 14, 2017. Our Holiday Greenery Event was held in the unheated greenhouse, but our excitement to be in our new space and the fun we were having made up for the lack of heat. In De-cember 2017, swamp cool-ers, fans and the heating unit were installed. 2018 saw more utility work be-
Master Gardener Greenhouse Dedication
After years of research, planning and construction, the Central Gorge Master Gardener Greenhouse was dedicated in a short cere-mony on June 26, 2019. Although Central Gorge Master Gardeners have been using the greenhouse for over a year, the dedica-tion was delayed so that the sign above the door could be completed and Lifetime Master Gardener, Glenda Ryan could be in attend-ance. Funds to help build the Central Gorge Master Gardener Greenhouse came from the Dorothy A. Metcalf Foundation, Ryan’s Mother-in-Law.
Sandi Rousseau, Co-Chair for the Master Gardener Greenhouse, started off the ceremony by giving a brief history of the Greenhouse followed by words about Dorothy A. Metcalf by Glenda Ryan. Dorothy was a long time member of the Talbots County Garden Club in eastern Maryland, serving as Secretary and Treasurer for many years and enjoyed traveling to garden shows, many with her Daughter-in-Law, Glenda. She had wonderful gardens herself that includ-ed a formal boxwood maze, large vegetable gar-den, perennial beds and containers filled with flow-
(Continued from page 4) ing completed, tables built and shelves installed, gravel spread around the exterior and our first seed starting party in the new green-house on March 14 in prep-aration for the Plant Sale on May 12, 2018. On April 20, 2019, an area to the east of the greenhouse was prepared for a shade struc-ture that was completed on May 1, in time for the Plant Sale on May 11, 2019. The sign was in-stalled on June 25 in time for the dedication on June 26, 2019.
Thanks to all the Master Gardeners who served on the Greenhouse Planning Committee and to the 32 Master Gardeners who contributed to work parties by helping to raise the beams, tighten screws, ap-ply Solexx, rake gravel and other labor. Special thanks goes out to the masterful organization and skilled construction crew whose tireless efforts made the Central Gorge Master Gar-dener Greenhouse a reali-ty: Sandi Rousseau, Eric Bosler, Shari Bosler, Bill Winfield, Bud Lacey, Bill Sturman and Paul Penning-ton.
Extra special thanks goes out to Steve Castagnoli, for his never ending assistance and support to the Green-house, and other Master Gardener projects
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EDUCATIONAL T IDBITS
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UPCOMING CGMGA EVENTS
alcoholic) Please supply your own table settings and wear your badges. Chairs option-al. Carpool if you can, but there’s plenty of parking. Please park along the road just past Margo's driveway. The neighbor across the road doesn't like people parking in front of their property. For more about our infor-
mal Garden Visits, contact Kathy McGregor,
541 806 0958 [email protected].
Here’s the address link to Margo’s house
Here’s the address link to Margo’s house- https://goo.gl/maps/PtcVUiXdo2dfpDmX6
Garden Visit and
Potluck Social
Wednesday, July 17, 5:30-8:00 p.m., at Margo Dameier’s place 1650 Jeanette Rd, Hood River (off Tucker Rd. di-rectly across the street from the Church of Christ sign on Tucker Rd., east of Windmaster Corner.) 541-386-4970 Come walk the labyrinth and enjoy the lovely garden space at Margo’s house. This is an informal gather-ing and family is welcome to join you. Come social-ize, talk gardening, and share food and conversa-tion with your fellow Mas-ter Gardeners. No RSVP required, but…
Arrive anytime, but the potluck will start right at 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share and your own beverage of choice (wine, beer, non-
CGMGA Association Meeting &
Summer Picnic The CGMGA Association Meeting and Summer Pic-nic is scheduled for August 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Dennis Carlson’s garden on 3801 Belmont, Hood River (4th driveway west of Windmaster Corner)
• Bring a dish to share and your own beverage of choice (wine, beer, non-alcoholic)
• Please supply your own table settings and wear your badges
• Outdoor chairs are advised.
Carpool if you can, or meet up at the OSU Extension Office before the event. (The empty lot was sold so parking isn’t as available as it was.) Google link to Dennis’s is: https://goo.gl/maps/p5AzTJLFeASeHN7DA
OTHER NEWS
Parkdale Bicentennial
Memorial Garden
The Parkdale Bicentennial Memorial Garden received a new picnic table and benches from Mike and Heidi Nastasi. The table is a gift to honor Mike’s par-
ents, Carmel and Con-stance Nastasi. The couple moved to Parkdale prior to World War II and built a home on Highway 35. The table was built by Steve Potts, head carpenter at Lost Lake Resort and it took 9 men to move it into its permanent location in
the garden. Special thanks goes to Bill Sturman for managing the table installa-tion
GARDEN V ISIT
& POTLUCK
7/17
5:30 TO 8:00
1650 TUCKER
RD HR
CGMGA
ASSOCIATION
MEETING &
SUMMER
P ICNIC
AUGUST 8
5:30 TO 8:30
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(https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/
sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/em9027.pdf)
PNW Handbooks
HortSense
UC IPM
OSU Gardening
WSU Gardening
Weed Identification
Hood River County Master Gardeners
Growing Your Own
OSU Publications
Monthly Gardening Calendars
Columbia Gorge Co-operative Weed Man-agement Area
GardenSmart: A Guide to Non-Invasive Plants
Where to Pickup a free copy of GardenSmart
NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS
In order to allow time for formatting the CGMGA Newsletter, please submit articles or
calendar items by the last Thursday of the month.
Send newsletter information to Shari Bosler at [email protected]. Thanks!
GARDENING RESOURCES
