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December 2012 Volume 6, Issue 12
2012 Club Officers
Jan Mitzel President
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 573-286-3174
Ginnie Boyle Vice President
E-mail [email protected]
Phone: 573-392-4223
Debbie Laemmli, Interim LAMG Secretary
E-mail:
Phone: (573) 964-5601
Ginnie Boyle Treasurer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 573-392-4223
Standing Committee Chairs
Garden Walk Glenda Hinrichs-573-365-5033
Patty Bailey-573-365-0069
Hospitality Rita Burks-573-434-4144
Membership Mickey McDuffey-573-873-5548
Newsletter Charli Allee-573-480-1915
Project Coordinator Jeannie Robbins 573-873-3398
[email protected] Publicity Charli Allee 573-480-1915
Ways & Means Mildred Webster 573-363-5650
Wk# 573-346-7211
Club Photographer Patti Raithel (573) 317-1750
Historian Shirley Hirner 573-365-5977
Miller County Extension
P O Box 20,Courthouse Annex
Ed Brown, MU Extension Agronomy Specialist
Tuscumbia, MO 65082 573-369-2394 Fax: 573-369-2394
www.extension.missouri.edu/miller
Camden County Extension
P O Box 1405, 44 Roofener Street
Camdenton, MO 65020 573-346-2644 Fax: 573-346-2694
www.extension.missouri.edu/camden
Lake Area Master Gardener’s
News Letter
Congratulation to the Graduating Class of 2012
Fall 2011 Master Gardener Class members that
received their Active Master Gardener
Certificate and Pin at the Lake Area Master
Gardeners Banquet on November 13th.
New Graduates Attending the Lake Area
Master Gardener Banquet on November 13th
Shirley Hirner, Sylvia Riley, and Shirley Wicker
Class members unable to attend the banquet but completed
requirements to receive their Active Master Gardener
Certificate and Pin: Linda Blake and Debbie Finn.
Front Row left - Joe Vella, Jim Fredrick, Robin Fredrick, Can-
dace McGuire, Diana Baracz, Debra Chesbrough, Phyllis
Mossman, Linda Shaffer—Back Row left - Josh Fredrick, Vic-
ki Sucher, Jan Vervaecke, Lisa Wayman
Class members unable to attend the banquet: Tamara Jorstad,
Donna Poor, and Roni Vollmer.
Page 2 Volume 6, I ssue 12
December Gardening Calendar Houseplants
Weeks 1-4: Water houseplants with tepid water. Cold tap water may shock plants.
Weeks 1-4: Be sure newly purchased indoor plants are well protected for the trip home.
Exposure to icy temperatures for even a few moments may cause injury.
Weeks 1-4: Overwintering geraniums like bright light and cool temperatures. Keep soils on the
dry side.
Weeks 1-4: On cold nights, move houseplants back from icy windows to prevent chilling injury.
Weeks 2-4: Holiday poinsettia plants do best with sun for at least half the day and night
temperatures in the 50's or 60's. Keep plants away from drafts, registers and radiators and
let the soil should dry only slightly between thorough waterings. Be sure to punch holes in
decorative foil wraps to prevent soggy soil conditions.
Weeks 1-4: Hairspray works well to keep seed heads and dried flowers intact on wreaths and
arrangements.
Weeks 1-4: If you plan to have a live Christmas tree, dig the planting hole before the ground
freezes. Mulch and cover the backfill soil and the planting hole to keep them dry and
unfrozen. When you get the tree, store it outdoors in a cool, shady, windless area until the last
minute and mulch the roots to prevent cold injury. Don't allow the tree's roots to become dry
and spray the needles with an anti-transpirant to reduce moisture loss. Set the tree up in your
coolest room. Don't keep the tree indoors for more than one week and plant outdoors promptly.
Weeks 1-4: Be sure the root zones of azaleas and rhododendrons are thoroughly mulched. Any
organic material will do, but mulches made from oak leaves, shredded oak bark, or pine needles
are preferred.
Weeks 1-3: Christmas trees hold needles longer if you make a clean, fresh cut at the base and
always keep the trunk standing in water.
Weeks 1-3: Only female holly trees bear the colorful berries. There must be a male tree growing
nearby for pollination, if fruits are desired.
Miscellaneous
Week 1: Apply mulches to bulbs, perennials and other small plants once the ground freezes.
Week 1: All power equipment should be winterized before storage. Change the oil and lubricate
moving parts. Either drain fuel systems or mix a gas stabilizing additive
into the tank.
Week 1: Clean and oil all garden hand tools before storing for winter.
Week 1: If you feed rabbits corn or alfalfa, they may leave fruit tree
bark unharmed.
Weeks 1-3: Hollies may be trimmed now and the prunings used in
holiday decorations.
Gardening Calendar supplied by the staff of the William T.
Kemper Center for Home Gardening located at the Missouri
Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri.
(www.GardeningHelp.org)
Page 3 Volume 6, I ssue 12
2013 Lake Area Master Gardener Calendar
All Meetings at Our Savior’s Church Unless Noted
1/8/13 Terrarium Gardening , Presenter Regina Potucek or Rita
Pemberton
2/12/13 Hummingbirds , Presenter Bill Merritt
3/12/13 Using Creativity in Your Garden, Presenter Sue Fletcher
4/9/13 Advanced—Back Yard Wildlife, Presenter Jodi Moulder
5/14/13 Pre-Garden Walk Potluck at Wilmore Lodge/Glenda Hinrichs
6/1/13 Annual Garden Walk
6/11/13 Club Progressive Dinner Garden Tour—Debbie Laemmli,
Patti Raithel, Jeannie Robbins, and one more
7/19/13 Green Roofs, Presenter Paula Diaz, GardenNerds
8/13/13 Glenda’s Gardens at Glenda Hinrichs Home
9/10/13 Tree & Woody Shrub Identification, Micky McDuffey Home,
Presenter Paul Johnson
10/8/13 Hypertufela at Jan Mitzel’s Home
11/12/13 Graduation Banquet; Slides of Past Garden Walks &
Projects; Introduction of Next Years Programs
12/10/13 No Meetings
2013 State Conference Update—
Lisa Bakerink said the Ramada Oasis
in Springfield will be the location.
Page 4 Volume 6, I ssue 12 If you have news items, pictures of your gardens, projects, special plants, or
Want to share your favorite garden tips, or have suggestions for
improving our Newsletter just let me know? Please submit items
by the 20th so I can post them in our Monthly Newsletter!!
Happy Holidays!
During this special time of year, it feels good to pause and say Thank You to
each of our members for another fantastic year with LAMG!
I appreciate the opportunity to be of service to our community and enjoy
wishing you all a truly spectacular Holiday Season
filled with Friends, Family and Laughter!
Jan Mitzel, President
Send to: Charli Allee, 242 Siesta Circle, Camdenton,
MO 65020 or e-mail to [email protected]
Don’t Forget to Turn in your 2012 service time on line, http://
report.missourimastergardener.com/ please let me know if you have done it
this way so that I can check and print a copy for your file.
Repotting service time manual, http://mg.missouri.edu/pdf/
mgservicerecord.pdf please mail in your form as soon as you get it filled out.
Margaret Howser, Secretary/Bookkeeper
Miller County Extension Center, PO Box 20, Tuscumbia, MO 65082
Phone/Fax 573/369-2394
Need Answers to Your Lawn and Garden Questions?
Just Call the Miller County Extension Office at 573-369-2394
And ask Ed Brown, Ph.D., Agronomy Specialist. Or e-mail [email protected]
Page 5 Volume 6, I ssue 12
It's almost time to start making those gardening resolutions.
You may miss the garden you had last year...or miss the garden you wish
you had.
But winter's respite is not the time for regrets. Instead, make good use of
the off-season. Grab pencil, paper, gardening magazines and seed
catalogs, and make your dream garden a reality!
Don't worry about trying all these ideas or using them in order or in the
winter months. Springtime's arrival in your area and the scope of your
plans will guide you to the ones most useful to you.
Set aside a large-format wall calendar just for gardening notes. Use it for goals, several-step garden
projects and timely reminders. Be sure an fill in our Lake Area Master Club’s Dates for 2013!! We
have a lot of fun and educational meetings scheduled!
Inventory your seed stash. Improperly stored seeds may have dried out and should be discarded. Be
sure to store seeds in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.
Review plant information in catalogs and gardening magazines. Resolve to try something new this
year, and decided now where it will go in your garden.
When ordering seeds or plants via mail order, fill out the order form (even if you intend to call in your
order or use the Internet). This way, you are prepared and the process goes quickly. Place orders
early, before the companies get busy. These get filled faster, plus you can get exactly what you want,
thus avoiding substitutions and rain checks.
Plan new beds and borders on paper. The drawing doesn't have to be sophisticated or perfect, though
you should aim to make it to scale.
For new plants, always research "mature plant size." Of course, results may vary in your garden, but it's
still important to know what to expect to allow for enough space.
If you're planning a big garden installation this year—a water garden, a gazebo, a pergola—research
what's involved. Also, line up contractors in late winter (before they book up).
Feed developing seedlings with half-strength plant food every week or so. Proper care means more
robust plants, improving their chances of survival when they finally move outdoors.
Make compost! It's easy and it's free...and your plants will adore it. The most successful piles are in a
sunny spot, about 3 feet square. Keep compost slightly damp and stir often.
Enjoy making plans for 2013!
Our Mission: “Helping Others Learn to Grow” and To Have Fun Along the Way!
2012-2013 Calendar of Events for Lake Area Master Gardeners All Meetings begin at 6:30, Questions? call Jan Mitzel @ 573-286-3174
Our Lake Area Master Gardener Monthly Meetings will be at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church located at 442 East US Highway 54, Camdenton, MO
December NO MEETING—Enjoy the Holidays
Jan 8th Terrarium Gardening , Presenter Regina Potucek or Rita Pemberton.
We encourage our club members to bring the following items: Small Container -
Clear glass with or without a lid; Candy Dish, Canning Jar, Soap Dish, etc.
Personal or Unique items to include - Rocks, marbles, shells, wood, etc. Plants, if
desired
2013 LAMG Meeting Calendar —Complete listing on Page 3
2013 Conference Update—Lisa Bakerink said the Ramada Oasis in Springfield
will be the location.
2013 Lake Area Garden Walk will be Saturday, June 1st, 2013
Lake Area Master Gardener Club P O Box 20/Courthouse Annex
Tuscumbia, MO 65082
