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Juneau County Master Gardeners
Welcome Back! I hope you all
had a smooth and restful winter season. If
you are like me, we are looking forward to
the exciting change of pace that spring
brings… What will I plant, what new plant
will surprise me, will we get enough rain,
will it ever get warm this year, etc.
In your plans this summer remember to
put the Master Gardener meetings on your
calendar. Our first meeting will be at Twin
Bluffs Greenhouse in New Lisbon on
Monday April 30th at 6:00pm. The owners
of Twin Bluffs will be giving us a
demonstration and letting us go through
their greenhouse for some early shopping!
We look forward to welcoming our new
class of Master Gardeners too.
Debby Bollig,
JCMG President
When: Monday April, 30, 2018
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: Twin Bluff Greenhouse
W9085 Hwy A,
New Lisbon WI
608-562-3194
Directions: From Mauston
Northwest on Hwy 12/16 to New Lisbon
At Stop lights turn left on Bridge St/County A
Go approximately 2.5 miles on County A.
Go about .5 mile past County B, on your left
Car pool if you can & bring chairs.
Come Early & Shop
It's a Pot Luck!
Enjoy !!!
Meeting
Approval of Minutes from Oct 23, 2017
Treasurer’s Report – Irene Klingemann
Historian’s Report – Marsha Lubinski
Membership Report – Karla Riley
Agenda:
WIGMA Conference Report - Maureen Fox
UW Agent Report - Alana Voss
Review of Ongoing Project
Dues for JCMG membership for 2018 .
JUNEAU COUNTY
MASTER GARDENERS NEWSLETTER
April 2018
UW-Extension Juneau County
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Juneau County Master Gardeners Meeting Minutes
Reprinted October 23, 2017 6:00 pm
The October meeting was held at the Mauston United Methodist Church. There were 25 members present for the vacation and garden slide shows, lunch, and meeting. Thank you to all who brought delicious dishes to share.
Call to Order: President Deb Bollig called the meeting to order.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the September meeting were approved as written.
Treasurers Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented by Irene Klingemann and accepted as read. Irene reminded all members that dues for 2018 are due.
Volunteer Hours: Karla Riley reported that Master Gardener Volunteer hours were listed in the September newsletter. Karla also reported there’s an option to participate in a live radio program on WRJC to answer callers’ garden questions. The cost would be $45.
Alana’s Report:
Alana Voss shared thank you cards from three of the area food pantries where Master Gardeners had made recent donations.
Alana also updated the group about budgets and the future move her department is anticipating.
Alana reminded all members to be sure to complete the required background check.
Historian’s Report:
Marsha Lubinski reported that Master Gardeners have the Carriage room to decorate this holiday season at the Boorman House. If you wish to help Marsha and Steve Stubbs with decorating, please contact Marsha.
Kari Olson made a motion to allow Marsha and Steve to spend up to $50 on decorations. Natty Kranz seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.
Old Business:
Deb Bollig reminded everyone to start thinking about entering items in the 2018 Juneau County and Elroy fairs.
Hosts are needed for Master Gardener meetings in 2018. A signup sheet was passed around for meetings and treats, and some dates are still open for both.
New Business:
Arris Sullivan reported that Leah Day donated money and tools for gardening projects.
Arris asked all members to participate in the Memorial weekend plant sale for the Carl W. Nelson Animal Shelter. Donate extra plants if you have them, or you may purchase plants for your gardens.
Information Sharing:
Brigitte Varga demonstrated how to use a trap for Japanese beetles called Beetle Bagger. Place the trap 50 to 100 feet away from gardens, and empty it every few days.
Meeting reminders: The next Master Gardener meeting will be held on April 23, 2018 at the Twin Bluffs Nursery, between New Lisbon and Hustler. There will be a pot luck lunch. There’s no need to bring chairs, and we will be inside if the weather doesn’t cooperate.
Adjournment: Respectfully Submitted by Lutrelle Manna
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Juneau County Master Gardener Projects :
Anyone interested in helping on any of these, please contact person listed. This is a great way to accumulate volunteer
support hours towards certification. Also see note below.
Adopt-a-Highway – Maureen Fox, 462-4228
Cleaning trash along Highway 58 South of Mauston
Boorman House –Margret Hummelbeck, 562-3856
Garden renovation around the Juneau County Historical Society Boorman House
Watering and Shade Garden –Natty Kranz, 547-1884
Hosta Garden & O’Brian Building – Kari Olson, 562-5302/Bonnie Davey, 562-5230
Stewart Chapel - Karla Riley, 847-2506, on hold for now
Buckhorn State Park Project – Maureen Fox, 462-4228
Maintain plantings and gardens around the office and cabins
Carl W. Nelson Animal Shelter – Rosemary Aney, 847-5558
Planting annuals and maintaining flower bed
Dave Brendle Park – Jan Brendle, 565-7290
New project in process
Elroy Fair – Bev Kozlowski; 462-5401
Manning booth for distributing MG information and plant sales
Grayside Community Gardens – Arris Sullivan, 562-5181/Barbara Hoffmann, 547-7086
Update community garden - need MG mentors
Juneau County Fair – Sarah Huggins, 319- 899-9402/Debby Bollig, 547-9238/Marsha Lubinski, 847-5166
Entering an Open Class Booth with MG information
Juneau County Courthouse – Lutrelle Manna, 547-3213
Planting annuals and Maintaining flower bed
Mauston Food Pantry Flower Beds – Marsha Lubinski, 847-5166
Planting annuals and maintaining flower bed
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge - Karla Riley, 847-2506/Arris Sullivan, 562-5181/Audrey Traver, 427-3761
Start-up project
Monarch Butterfly Project
New Lisbon City Planters – Arris Sullivan, 562-5181
Planting annuals and maintaining flower beds/planters
Wonewoc Library Seed Exchange - Sarah Huggins, 319- 899-9402
Start-up project
Elroy Fair Elroy Fair books are now available for individuals to start signing up for open class projects. You can find a hard copy of the book by contacting our office or by contacting the Elroy Fair Board at Entries: (608) 823-7640. Or you can go online to find the fair book and sign up your fair entries as well by follow this link: http://www.elroyfair.com/2018-fairbook.
Open House Uniquely Hostas
May 26th-28th & June 2nd-3rd
9 am until 4pm
Open on Saturdays thru August 205 Grove Avenue, Elroy, WI 53929
608-462-4662
Hints for Continuing Education Credits If you are wanting to get ahead of the game for your continuing education credits, you can watch some of the Plants Plus videos on the UW-Extension Master Gardener website. They are continuing to add new videos to watch and this can be done on your own time frame. A few of the topics you can currently watch include: tree roots, shade… and light, apples, worms, cole crops, post-harvest handling, legumes, and community gardens. To take advantage of these great educational videos that are available to you, be sure to follow this link: https://wimastergardener.org/plants-plus/.
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Calendar of Events NOTE: Be sure to call & check times & dates to verify event.
Contact for more information on any event at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330
Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704; phone 608 246-4550.
[email protected] For events at Rotary Botanical Gardens, 1455
Palmer Drive, Janesville, WI 53545, phone 608 752-3885 ext 17,
rotarybotanicalgardens.org. For events at West Madison Ag Research Station,
8502 Mineral Point Rd., Verona, WI 53593-9689, phone 608 262-2257,
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/westmad/garden/Events.html
April 10 - Gardens of Stone - Olbrich Botanical
Gardens, Madison - Are you interested in stone landscape
features? Explore the exciting world of stonework with
John Gishnock III, landscape architect, ecological designer,
and owner of Formecology, LLC. He will show you how simple
materials and layout choices can help your natural stone
landscape features go beyond function to truly express the
essence of the landscape. Through numerous examples, he
will focus on the use of local landscape materials and cover
the aspects of natural stonework, including the different
functional, aesthetic, and emotional uses. Cost: $15/$12
Olbrich member.
April 11 - Spring Into Gardening Walk: Get Ready for
the Season - Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison - Join
Olbrich Horticulturists Erin Presley and Samara Eisner on a
lively spring garden walk to get motivated for the growing
season! They will discuss the basics of spring pruning,
perennial cleanup and division, soil preparation, and
mulching, plus share expert tips to save you time and
effort. Cost: $17/$15 Olbrich member.
April 14 - 9am-4pm - HortiCULTURAL Landscapes
Symposium - Madison, WI - The Friends of Allen
Centennial Garden present their third annual spring
horticulture symposium, a full day of exceptional lectures
by four leading industry experts in public gardens. This year
focuses on the art and the science of storytelling through
public gardens. Four distinguished speakers: Peter Hatch,
Emeritus Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello;
Shari Edleson, Penn State Arboretum; Ian Simpkins,
Vizcaya; and Jeff Downing, Mt. Cuba Center. Each will tell a
unique horticultural story from their garden, with a focus
on their own communities’ natural and cultural
commonwealth. Cost:$110. Contact: Kaitlin McIntosh 608-
576-2501 or [email protected]. Location: Mendota Room
of the Dejope Residence Hall at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 640 Elm Dr. Madison, WI 53706
April 16 - Selecting and Growing Tropical Orchids -
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison - Orchids have a
reputation of requiring expert care from growers with deep
pockets. Some orchids do require experienced growing
skills, but the majority will do well with minimal care.
Conservatory Curator Colten Blackburn will discuss how to
choose and care for orchids best suited to your home,
pocketbook, and skill level. He will also take you behind-the-
scenes for a guided tour of the orchid greenhouse to see
and hear about Olbrich’s orchid collection. Cost: $18/$14
Olbrich member
April 17 - Garbage Into Gold - Olbrich Botanical
Gardens, Madison - Susan Obry, certified master
gardener and master composter, will teach about both basic
and advanced composting techniques, uses, and tools that
will help turn your yard trimmings and household waste into
soil amendment “gold.” She will provide various tips and
techniques that will help make your composting efforts
efficient and effective. She will also explain how to make
compost over the winter, how to deal with common
problems, and what to do with your “gold” once it’s finished.
Bring your questions and get advice from this expert. For
adults and youth (ages 16 and up). Cost: $15/$12 Olbrich
member.
April 18 - 6-8pm - Backyard Wildlife - Juneau County
UW Extension Office - You are invited to attend an
informative talk on backyard wildlife with UW-Madison
professor and specialist David Drake. Take this opportunity
to learn more and ask your questions about those pesky
critters in your backyard. Cost: Free Location Lynxx Office,
Camp Douglas Office, 127 State Hwy 12/16, Camp Douglas,
WI 54618
April 19 - Early Spring Flowers Walk - Olbrich Botanical
Gardens, Madison - Enjoy the burgeoning of early spring in
Olbrich’s outdoor gardens. See early bulbs, perennials,
flowering shrubs and trees, and native spring ephemerals
with Olbrich Director Roberta Sladky. She will show you her
favorites, discuss how they have been incorporated into
Olbrich’s garden designs, and share ideas for how you can
use them in your own landscape. Cost: $17/$13 Olbrich
member
April 20 - 8:30am-4:30pm - Responding to Horticulture
Inquiries, Dunn Co., Menomonie, WI - This annual
professional development program of the UW-Extension
Horticulture Team is intended to acquaint UW-Extension
agents, educators, office staff and Master Gardener
Volunteers with information on UW-Extension diagnostic
services, written and web-based horticulture resources, and
UW-Extension personnel who can assist in answering
horticulture-related questions. Registration information at
https://wimastergardener.org/files/2018/02/2018-RHI-
Dunn-schedule.pdf. Registration deadline: April 13. Cost:
$20 Contact: Katie Wantoch 715-232-1636 or
[email protected] Location: Dunn Co. Comm.
Services Bldg 3001 US Highway 12 E, Room 54 Menomonie,
WI 54751
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April 21 - 1-3pm - Longenecker Horticultural Gardens
Tour: Magnolias - Madison - Tour the Longenecker
Horticultural Gardens’ extensive magnolia collection, and
other spring flowering plants encountered along the way,
with Michael Jesiolowski, Chicago Botanic Garden senior
horticulturist. Cost: Free. Contact: UW Arboretum 608-
263-7888 or [email protected]. Meet at the UW–
Madison Arboretum Visitor Center, (2880 Longenecker
Drive ) off 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI 53711
April 23 - Soil for the Home Gardener - Olbrich
Botanical Gardens, Madison - Successful gardening is
dependent, to a great extent, on the quality and condition
of the soil. Understanding some of the basic properties,
physical structure, and soil living organisms is important.
This, in turn, will assist your decisions on how to improve
the soil, along with understanding fertilization, watering,
and more. Join Paul Drobot, owner of Perennial Landscapes
in Muskego, and learn about the intricate connections,
organisms, and cycles that create healthy soil. Cost:
$15/$12 Olbrich member
April 28 - 1-3pm - Arboretum Native Plant Garden
Tour: Early Signs of Spring - Madison - As trees begin
to leaf out, Dutchman’s breeches, twin-leaf, and rue-
anemones might be blooming in the woodland gardens,
and pasqueflower and prairie-smoke in the prairie
gardens. Susan Carpenter, Arboretum native plant
gardener, will lead this tour. Cost: Free. Contact: UW
Arboretum 608-263-7888 or [email protected].
Meet at the UW–Madison Arboretum Visitor Center, (2880
Longenecker Drive ) off 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison,
WI 53711
May 2 - Gardening for Hummingbirds - Olbrich Botanical
Gardens, Madison - Learn how to create a sanctuary for
hummingbirds in your own backyard. Through the use of
perennial and annual plants, wildflowers, shrubs, trees, and
hummingbird feeders, you can discover the magic and
excitement of hummingbirds! Hummingbird enthusiasts
Michael and Kathi Rock will discuss identification of the
ruby-throated hummingbird, ideal habitat, migration,
nesting, feeding, importance of water features, and how the
elements of the best hummingbird feeders and plants can
bring you up close to these special birds. The Rock’s
hummingbird garden in Madison has been featured on WPT’s
The Wisconsin Gardener and in issues of Birds and Blooms
and Midwest Living magazines. For adults and youth (ages 12
and up). Cost: $15/$12 Olbrich member
May 4 - 5-8pm - Best Friday Ever. MMoCA Gallery
Night - Allen Centennial Garden, Madison - Enjoy
everything you love about Wisconsin summers, with artisanal
food from premier local food cart vendors, family friendly
horticultural activities, live music and botanical infused art.
Cost: Free - Contact: Kaitlin McIntosh 608-576-2501 or
[email protected]. Location: Allen Centennial Garden,
620 Babcock Dr. Madison, WI 53706
May 5 - UW Family Gardening Day - Allen Centennial
Garden, Madison - Join Allen Centennial Garden for this
event inviting gardeners of all ages to gather ideas for
their gardens. The Garden will be bringing back popular
activities such as the Pasta Packs and Mushroom Logs as
well as more new activities. Cost: Free - Contact: Kaitlin
McIntosh 608-576-2501 or [email protected]. Location:
Allen Centennial Garden, 620 Babcock Dr. Madison, WI
53706
May 5 - 1-3pm - Longenecker Horticultural Gardens
Tour: Lilacs and Crabapples - Madison - Enjoy spring
blooms and scents in the lilac and crabapple collections with
David Stevens, Longenecker Horticultural Garden curator,
who will highlight some of his favorite selections. Cost:
Free. Contact: UW Arboretum 608-263-7888 or
[email protected]. Meet at the UW–Madison
Arboretum Visitor Center, (2880 Longenecker Drive ) off
1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI 53711
May 6 - Tropical Conservatory Walk with the Curator -
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison - Enjoy a private
guided tour through the tropical Conservatory with
Conservatory Curator Colten Blackburn to discover some of
the incredible tropical trees, palms, ferns, and flowering
plants in the collection. See more than 650 plants up close,
and hear about some of the unique adaptations and uses of
plants from tropical and sub-tropical environments around
the world. Cost: $17/$13 Olbrich member,
May 9 - Glorious Groundcovers - Olbrich Botanical
Gardens - Madison - Groundcovers are a wide-ranging
group of plants from evergreen to deciduous, herbaceous
to woody, flowering to foliar, and perennial to re-seeding
annuals. They range from tough plants for tough places,
to deep shade lovers or moisture lovers, while others
prefer to be baked in the hot sun. Whatever your
growing situation, there is a groundcover plant that will
fit and provide unified colors and textures to make the
rest of your plantings really sing. Dane County UWEX
Horticulture Educator Lisa Johnson will offer
groundcover solutions to many landscape and garden
challenges. Cost: $15/$12 Olbrich member
May12 - 8-11am - Grant County Plant Sale -
Lancaster, WI - Plants from our zone four gardens.
Includes bulbs, shrubs, annual, perennials and much more.
Children’s planting area. Contact: Terry Wood 608-732-
4651 or [email protected]. Location: Grant County
Fairgrounds, Crops and Soils building, 916 E. Elm St.,
Lancaster, WI
May 12 - 1-3pm - Longenecker Horticultural Gardens
Tour: Medicinal Plants - Madison - Explore the
historical and contemporary medicinal uses of woody
plants with Jane Hawley Stevens of Four Elements
Herbals Cost: Free. Contact: UW Arboretum 608-263-
7888 or [email protected]. Meet at the UW–
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Madison Arboretum Visitor Center, (2880 Longenecker
Drive ) off 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI 53711
May 17 - Perennials for Sun - Olbrich Botanical
Gardens - Madison - Discover spectacular perennials
for sun that brighten your landscape from spring
through fall. Dane County UWEX Horticulture Educator
Lisa Johnson will discuss the characteristics of
perennials, winter hardiness, proper planting and
watering, propagation, and how to choose the right
perennial for sunny locations. She will share some organic
pest and disease management techniques and help you
find the resources needed for successful perennial
growing in Wisconsin. Cost: $15/$12 Olbrich member
May 19 - 8am-2pm - Waupaca County Master Gardener
Spring Plant Sale - Weyauwega WI - Spring Plant Sale
will be held rain or shine. This year's theme will be From
Our Gardens To Yours. The annual sale features quality
plants grown for this region. Flower gardeners will find a
wide selection of perennials including nectar producing
plants, annuals, perennials and shrubs. We will also have
some vegetables and herbs. Garden art, planters, books and
other items will be available. Plant selections have been
made by Master Gardener Volunteers with years of
gardening experience growing plants in this area of
Wisconsin. Plants are labeled with care instructions,
including light and soil requirements to meet a variety of
garden situations such as sun, shade, moist, dry and
different soil types. Contact: Patty Tomczak-Virnig 715-
258-2877 or [email protected] . Location:
Waupaca County Fairgrounds Education Building, 602 South
St. Weyauwega, WI 54983
May 19 - 8am-Noon - Waushara County Master
Gardeners Plant Sale - Wautoma, WI - Selling:
perennials, annuals, herbs, grasses, native plants, ground
covers, vegetables, shrubs, and fruits. Contact: Anne
LeBouton 920-787-4894 or [email protected].
Location: Waushara County Fairgrounds, East Division
Street and Townline Rd. Wautoma, WI
May 19 - 9am-3pm - Garden Fair and Plant Sale - Fond
du Lac, WI - Day of education plus plant sale (annuals,
perennials, herbs, vegetables all in potting mix to avoid
possibility of jumping worms in soil). We will have booths
with information on bee keeping, jumping worms and
methods of treatment being tested, container gardening,
and rain barrels, a 4H food booth, numerous vendors with
bee products, violets, landscaping, etc. Contact: Dolores
Braun 920-929-0663 or [email protected] Location:
Fond du Lac Fair Grounds Cow Palace, 538 Fond du Lac
Avenue ,Fond du Lac, WI
May 21 - Sumptuous Containers Walk - Olbrich
Botanical Gardens - Madison - Colorful flowers and cold-
hardy foliage plants grace Olbrich’s containers and planting
beds long before the danger of spring frost is over. These
spring plantings also feature edible greens and early
vegetables that are a welcome change after a winter of
drab meals! Olbrich Horticulturist Erin Presley will explain
the basics of planning and planting cold-hardy spring
containers and showcase selected containers and plants
during this delightful evening outdoor garden walk. Cost:
$17/$15 Olbrich member
May 22 - Ornamental Container Gardens Workshop -
Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison - Loved by small and
large space gardeners alike, containers are a fabulous way
to dress up your patio, deck, or balcony. In this
presentation and workshop, Director of Horticulture Jeff
Epping and Horticulturist Samara Eisner will guide you on
how to plant containers with overflowing beauty. You will go
home with one finished 16” ornamental
container with plants appropriate for the lighting conditions
you indicate. Upon registration, please indicate whether you
prefer SUN or SHADE plants. All supplies provided. Cost:
$90/$72 Olbrich member
May 22 - 8:30am-4:30pm - Responding to Horticulture
Inquiries, Dane Co.- Madison - This annual professional
development program of the UW-Extension Horticulture
Team is intended to acquaint UW-Extension agents,
educators, office staff and Master Gardener Volunteers
with information on UW-Extension diagnostic services,
written and web-based horticulture resources, and UW-
Extension personnel who can assist in answering
horticulture-related questions. Registration information at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/responding-to-hort-
inquiries-tickets-43618025689. Cost: $25 Contact: Lisa
Johnson 608-224-3715 or [email protected]
Dane County UW-Extension 5201 Fen Oak Dr, Ste 138,
Madison, WI 53718
May 23 - 8:30am-4:30pm - Responding to Horticulture
Inquiries, Portage Co. - Stevens Point WI - This annual
professional development program of the UW-Extension
Horticulture Team is intended to acquaint UW-Extension
agents, educators, office staff and Master Gardener
Volunteers with information on UW-Extension diagnostic
services, written and web-based horticulture resources, and
UW-Extension personnel who can assist in answering
horticulture-related questions. Registration information at
https://wimastergardener.org/files/2018/02/2018-RHI-
Portage-schedule.pdf. Cost: $20 Contact: Denise Rocha
715-346-1316 or [email protected] Location:
Portage County UW-Extension, 1462 Strongs Avenue,
Stevens Point, WI 54481
May 24 - 6:30pm-8pm - Pollinator-Friendly Spring Plants
Walk - Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison - You and your
family can help encourage native pollinators to thrive. The
secret is to plant flowers and herbs they can use as food
sources. Join Olbrich Horticulturist Katey Pratt on a walk in
Olbrich’s outdoor gardens, where she will show you a variety
of early spring plants that are attractive to pollinators and
are well-suited for gardens with various light and soil
conditions. Cost: $17/$13 Olbrich member
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May 26 - 1-4:30pm - Masterclass: Beekeeping - Allen
Centennial Garden - Madison - Ready to take your garden
to the next level? Masterclasses are hands-on, immersive
learning experiences that utilize real-life projects in the
Garden to explore advanced horticulture and landscaping
techniques. You’ll work alongside an industry expert in a
small group, ensuring ample access to the instructor.
Everyone will be able to get their hands dirty. This intimate
and exclusive learning experience won’t disappoint.
Instructors: Dr. David Hogg and Will Olson. It’s truly a
delight to see honeybees whizzing around a garden, busily
pollinating everything from vegetable crops to fruit trees.
And at the end of the summer, a delicious reward in honey
and multifunctional beeswax! Explore beekeeping as you dive
into the Garden’s two beehives, a traditional Langstroth
hive, and a newer design, the FlowHive. Bee suits provided.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/masterclass-beekeeping-
tickets-44266798185 Cost: $15/Free for members.
Contact: Kaitlin McIntosh 608-576-2501 or
[email protected] . Location: Allen Centennial Garden,
620 Babcock Dr, Madison, WI 53706
May 31 - 6:30--8:30pm - Make your Own Bonsai
Workshop - Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison - This
hands-on workshop is for beginners interested in bonsai,
the centuries-old Asiatic art of dwarfing trees and shrubs
grown in pots or small spaces. Learn the basics of bonsai
care and culture and techniques for designing and
maintaining these sculptured treasures from Olbrich
Horticulturist Dan Schuknecht. He will guide you through
using a Juniper to design your own bonsai to take home.Fee
includes a Juniper, soil, and wire. Bring a small bonsai-style
pot (6”) or take your living sculpture home in a plastic pot.
Tools to use in class provided. Bring gloves if your skin is
sensitive to Juniper. Cost: $65/$52 Olbrich member.
WIMGA Conference September 21-22, 2018
Registration Now Open
Join with Master Gardener Volunteers and interested gardeners from around Wisconsin for a fun filled and educational two days in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Autumn at the River garden conference will be held at the Lismore Hotel located at the confluence of the Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers. On Friday you have tour options of area horticultural attractions and an evening dinner and keynote talk. Saturday morning we will start our conference by visiting the Eau Claire farmers market. We'll learn about its history and how it works. From there we will have a delightful array of speakers to choose from.
Both online registration and paper registration is now available. For information and registration go to https://www.wimgaconferences.com/ A brochure for mail-in registration is available online. Brochures will be available at the spring WIMGA face to face meeting. The 2018 WIMGA Conference is hosted by Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire & St. Croix Valley MGV associations
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Hort - Q&A: Here’s a sample of horticultural questions received and answered by Adams & Juneau County Agricultural Educator -
Extension Agriculture Agent, Alana Voss or a Juneau County Master Gardener Volunteer. Have a question or comment just call 608-847-9329 or email [email protected]
Q. I am looking to fertilize my lawn and garden this spring, what steps do I need to be taking to do this properly?
A. To properly fertilize your lawn and garden, you should be starting with a soil sample of the different areas you plan to be fertilizing. If you have not already pulled a soil sample for your lawn and garden this past fall, I would highly suggest pulling soil samples this spring before moving on to fertilizing the lawn and garden.
Soil sampling your lawn and gardens will help determine the nutrient levels and the fertilizer recommendations. This is important when you are trying to make accurate fertilizing choices for the garden and your lawn. The soil samples should be collected in areas that are going to be managed similarly in the past. It is best to sample the garden and the lawn separately. Also, if you have areas that do not grow the same in your gardens or lawn than it may be best to separate those areas as well (example: front vs. back yard). To prep yourself for doing soil sampling, you can pick up soil sample bags, forms, and soil probe at the Juneau County UW-Extension office. Do not let mulch, compost, or sod get included in your samples. Soil samples should be collected from the top 5-7 inches of soil. Depending on what you used for the sample taking (probe or trowel or shovel) will depend on how many samples you need. A probe will need ten samples pulled from random locations, a trowel or shovel need four different locations for samples pulled each location should give you around a cup of soil. Of those four or ten random location for samples pulled you will place into a clean container and mix the sample together. Do not mix different area (example: garden vs. lawn, or front vs. back yard) samples though. Once the samples are mixed you pull out around one cup of soil to place in the soil sample bags or up to the fill line. Label the bag and form with name and contact information, and information for your soil sample (lawn or garden, vegetables, flowers, etc.). Continue this process for each different areas you want to sample. After you are finished you can bring your samples into the office and we can ship them to the UW-Madison Soil and Forage lab in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Or you can ship or drive there yourself. It’s up to you.
Once your samples results are sent back to you from the lab, you can start to make your decisions on the fertilizing needs for your lawn and garden. The results will supply recommendations for your samples. If you still have more questions on how to understand the best options for the recommendations feel free to contact our office and we can help you understand the recommendations and the help determine the best options to use and over how long of a time period. Three to four years is the suggested time period between taking soil samples. We also have the fertilizer spreadsheet created by Craig Saxe available on the Juneau County UW-Extension website to help determine the amounts and the various fertilizer options to use on your lawn and garden.
Q. How can I avoid a grasshopper invasion in my garden? Many of my friends, know I am a Master Gardener and come to me with their questions for their gardens and lawns. Where can I find research-based information to help answer their horticulture questions or even some of my own?
A. This a great question and an important reminder to all to utilize research-based information when helping the public. The first suggestion, would be the UW-Extension “the Learning Store” this is a great website that has multiple publications in many categories, such as: Community, educational resources, en español, extension reports, farming , 4-H & youth, home & family, lawn & garden, natural resources, program development & evaluation, publication catalogs, Wisconsin geological & natural history survey. These publications you can either purchase and have sent to you or download the pdf or print right from your home computer.
Another option would be to utilize the UW-Extension “Wisconsin Horticulture” website. This website is specific to horticulture topics and has many great fact sheets and publications to utilize when researching diseases, pests, plants, compost, soil, and so much more. This is again another site you can look up and print from your home computer.
However there are many more wonderful university-based websites to gain information from during time of researching. I would suggest sticking with other universities that have similar climates as us. So some examples include University of Minnesota Extension, Michigan State University Extension, Iowa State University Extension
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Hort - Q&A: Continued and Outreach to name a few. Also, if you do not have computer access, but would like to learn more about some of the research-based information please feel free to contact the Juneau County UW-Extension office and we can help assist you with finding the information you are looking for while answering your horticulture questions. Here is the listing of the suggested websites:
UW-Extension, “the Learning Store” - https://learningstore.uwex.edu/ UW-Extension, “Wisconsin Horticulture” - https://hort.uwex.edu/ University of Minnesota Extension - https://www.extension.umn.edu/ Michigan State University Extension - http://msue.anr.msu.edu/ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - https://www.extension.iastate.edu/
Ready..Stretch..Garden!
Again Spring has sprung and it’s time to go play in the dirt,
right? Whoa! Not so fast!! Gardening and lawn work will
bring out aches in muscles you didn’t know you had if
you’re not physically ready for it….especially if your
winter routine didn’t include a lot of bending, reaching and
kneeling.
Did you try to do a little too much gardening on those first
glorious days of spring? The shrubs need pruning, mulch
needs spreading, etc. etc. etc. Take the time to do some
stretches….on in the grass (pre-chigger season) or on a
hard surface. Indoors on a bed if the floor is uncomfortable.
1. Neck. Stretch your neck by slowly moving your head
from side to side
2. Back and Shoulders. Bend forward at the waist and let
your hands hang toward your toes. Roll your shoulders
back and around, as if you are shrugging.
3. Trunk. Reach one arm
across your chest. Twist in that
same direction. While you’re
doing that, reach the other arm
behind your back.
4. Upper torso. Hold your
arms straight out at shoulder
height. Make fists. Pull your
arms back as if you were trying
to touch your elbows in the
back.
5. Ankles & Lower Body. Lift
your knee as high as you can
and point your toes toward the
ground as far as you can. Then
extend your leg forward
6. Knees. Do a few deep squats and lunges just to get your
knees extra warm.
Send articles or other ideas for the Master Gardener Newsletter
to: Irene Klingemann, W5805 brown Rd, Mauston Wi 53948
or email [email protected]
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Country Karen Sue And Her Words of Wisdom
a k a K a r e n S u e P o s t
Happy Spring! Here, the latest tips and tricks from
Paul James, host of "Gardening by the Yard " on HGTV
1. To remove the salt deposits that form on clay pots, combine equal parts white vinegar, rubbing alcohol and
water in a spray bottle. Apply the mixture to the pot and scrub with a plastic brush. Let the pot dry before
you plant anything in it.
2. To prevent accumulating dirt under your fingernails while you work in the garden, draw your fingernails
across a bar of soap and you'll effectively seal the undersides of your nails so dirt can't collect beneath them.
Then, after you've finished in the garden, use a nailbrush to remove the soap and your nails will be sparkling
clean.
3. To prevent the line on your string trimmer from jamming or breaking, treat with a spray vegetable oil
before installing it in the trimmer.
4. Turn a long-handled tool into a measuring stick! Lay a long-handled garden tool on the ground, and next
to it place a tape measure. Using a permanent marker, write inch and foot marks on the handle. When you
need to space plants a certain distance apart (from just an inch to several feet) you'll already have a measuring
device in your hand.
5. To have garden twine handy when you need it, just stick a ball of twine in a small clay pot, pull the end of
the twine through the drainage hole, and set the pot upside down in the garden. Do that, and you'll never go
looking for twine again.
6. Little clay pots make great cloches for protecting young plants from sudden, overnight frosts and freezes.
7. To turn a clay pot into a hose guide, just stab a roughly one-foot length of steel reinforcing bar into the
ground at the corner of a bed and slip two clay pots over it: one facing down, the other facing up. The guides
will prevent damage to your plants as you drag the hose along the bed.
8. To create perfectly natural markers, write the names of plants (using a permanent marker) on the flat faces
of stones of various sizes and place them at or near the base of your plants.
9. Got aphids? You can control them with a strong blast of water from the hose or with insecticidal soap. But
here's another suggestion, one that's a lot more fun; get some tape! Wrap a wide strip of tape around your
hand, sticky side out, and pat the leaves of plants infested with aphids. Concentrate on the undersides of
leaves, because that's where the little buggers like to hide.
10. The next time you boil or steam vegetables, don't pour the water down the drain, use it to water potted
patio plants, and you'll be amazed at how the plants respond to the "vegetable soup."
11. Use leftover tea and coffee grounds to acidify the soil of acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons,
camellias, gardenias and even blueberries. A light sprinkling of about one-quarter of an inch applied once a
month will keep the pH of the soil on the acidic side.
12. Use chamomile tea to control damping-off fungus, which often attacks young seedlings quite suddenly. Just
add a spot of tea to the soil around the base of seedlings once a week or use it as a foliar spray.
13. If you need an instant table for tea service, look no farther than your collection of clay pots and saucers.
Just flip a good-sized pot over, and top it off with a large saucer. And when you've had your share of tea, fill
the saucer with water, and your "table" is now a birdbath..
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Area Nursery & Greenhouse Again reprinted: This list may not be completely up-to-date, but this would be a good starting point, call to verify.
This does not include the garden shops of the big box stores, which sometimes are very good too.
1. Baraboo Floral Co & Greenhouse, 1406 East St, Baraboo, 608-356-5336
2. Beyond the Garden Gate, 1548 County Road E, New Richmond WI, 715-796-2899
3. The Bruce Company, 2830 Parameter Street, Middleton, 608-836-7041
4. Cottage Grove Nursery, W3293 County Road B, West Salem, 608-786-3535
5. County Market, Hwy 33 E, Hillsboro, 608-489-2423
6. Deb's Hosta Hut, S2045 Cty Hwy HH, Hillsboro 608- 548-2674
7. Doug & Donna Bradley, N6863 Batko Rd, Camp Douglas, call to come - 608-427-6583
8. Edgewater Home and Garden, 2957 Highway CX, Portage WI, 608-742-6558
9. Esther Peterson, 5427 Norwegian Valley Road, Ontario, 608-337-4416 – Daylilies
10. Flowerbuds Greenhouse, S12203 Town Hall Rd, Lyndon Station WI 53944, 608-524-6389
11. The Flower Factory, 4062 County Hwy A, Stoughton, 608-873-8329
12. Gloria’s Perennials, Hwy 12 between Baraboo and Sauk City
13. Jung’s, 335 S. High St, Randolph, WI, 800-247-5864
14. LaCrosse Rockwood Gardens, Past Walmart on Theatre Rd, 608-781-3355
15. Landscape Techniques Country Garden Center, Hwy 12, Baraboo, 608-355-0617
16. Lemonweir Valley Landscaping, N5444 47th St., Mauston 847-6147
17. Lulich Landscaping, N6994 State Road 58 New Lisbon, WI 53950, 608.847.4300
18. Mrs. Gingereich, E11298 W. Norwegian Valley Road, Ontario
19. New Era Nursery, E14854 Cty P, Hillsboro, 608-489-3657 or 800-565-3657
20. Northwoods Orchard, (was Brux Orchard), W7428 Hwy 82, Mauston, 608-847-7028
21. O'Malley & Foss Greenhouse, N3290 Hwy 22 Montello (2 mile South of Montello) 608-297-2266
22. Pam’s Greenhouses, 200 Viking Drive (in Viking Food Parking lot), Reedsburg 608-768-BUDS
23. Prairie Nursery, Dyke Ave, Westfield, WI 800-476-9453
24. Potting Shed Perennials, N2497 26th Avenue, Lyndon Station, WI, (847) 651-9171
25. Reed’s Valley Hosta Farm, 4221 Jackpot Ave, Sparta, 608-486-4126
26. Rhoda’s Perennials, N2156 Hwy 58, Mauston, 608-847-7693
27. Star Valley Flowers, south of Viroqua - need to call first 608-735-4100, http://starvalleyflowers.com
28. Toddle-In Nursery, S2556 Hwy 12, Baraboo, 608-356-8196
29. Twin Bluff Nursery/Greenhouse, W9085 Hwy A, New Lisbon, 608-562-3194 - Hours 9-5
30. Twin Creeks Nursery & Greenhouse, 1884 Cty N, Friendship, 608-339-9427
31. Uniquely Hostas, 205 Grove Ave, Elroy, 608-462-4662 weekends or call. Open house May 27-29
32. V-Greenhouse, 8 miles West of Hillsboro on Hwy 82, Turn left on Hwy V, go ½ mile.
33. Winding Rivers Garden Center, N7481 Hwy 58, New Lisbon, 608-562-3890
34. Woodland Valley Farms, S1705 Farrar Rd, LaValle WI 53941, 608-985-7431, 8 to 8 everyday
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Cooperative Extension
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211 Hickory Street
Mauston WI 53948
An EEO/Affirmative Action employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal
Opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements.
How To Plant Your Garden A wise saying but all true. And it’s never too early to plan your garden
PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:
1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:
1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another
NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:
1. Turnip for meetings
2. Turnip for service
3. Turnip to help one another
TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN
WE MUST HAVE THYME:
1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends
WATER FREELY WITH
PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE
WITH LOVE.
THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN
YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU
REAP WHAT YOU SOW.
by John Gal sworthy
S t a r r y - e y e d i s A p r i l m o r n ,
R a i n b e l l s g l i t t e r o n t h e t h o r n .
B i r d s a r e t u n i n g d o w n t h e l a n e
P a t t e r s o n g o f f a l l e n r a i n .
S p r i n g c a n g r i e v e , b u t S p r i n g c a n b e
V e r y l i f e o f m i n s t r e l s y !
G o r s e h a s l i t h i s l a n t e r n s a l l ,
C o b - w e b b e d t h r i f t ' s a f a i r y b a l l ,
E a r t h i t s m e l l s a s g o o d a s n e w ,
W i n d s a r e m e r r y , s k y i s b l u e .
s u b m i t t e d b y
Country Karen Sue a k a K a r e n S u e P o s t
