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OSU Extension ServiceMetro Master Gardener
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/metro/
Serving Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties in the metro area since 1976.
Mission Statement
We provide relevant, research-based education and out-reach about horticulture and household pests to the public of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties. This information promotes sustainable practices that minimize risks to human health and the environment. The OSU Extension Master Gardening Program™ is funded in part by Metro, the elected regional government for the 25 cities and three counties in the Portland metropolitan area www.oregonmetro.gov/garden.
Program Staff
Weston Miller - Horticulture Faculty [email protected] (503) 650-3124
Pukhraj Deol - Horticulture Faculty [email protected] (503) 821-1124
Jordis Yost - Program Coordinator [email protected](503) 650-3118
Jean Bremer - Editor [email protected]
Newsletter Volunteer
Heidi Nichols - Proof Reader [email protected]
Mailing AddressClackamas County Extension Service200 Warner-Milne RdOregon City, OR 97045
Metro Master GardenerTM NewsletterOctober 2016
Table of Contents Page
Master Gardener team ...............................................2
Opportunities from Jordis...........................................3
Fall Recertification Training..........................................5
Soil Screening.....................................................5 and 6
Margaret’s Updates....................................................7
Natter’s Notes: Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica.........9
How to use the PNW Management Handbooks..........11
Garden Calendar........................................................12
Fall Into Gardening....................................................14
Clackamas County Chapter page...............................15
Multnomah County Chapter page ............................16
Washington County Chapter page............................17
Master Gardener Program Newsletter- October 2016
Contents 1. Greetings and observations, Weston Miller2. Renew your annual Master Gardener certification3. Opportunities from Jordis4. Fall recertification training5. Free soil screening events: Help spread the word!
1. Greetings and observations, Weston Miller
Dear Master Gardeners,
It’s hard for me to believe that another summer has come and gone and that fall is well on its way (as I write on this chilly morning).
As a gardener and landscaper, I notice the weeds growing in my own yard and landscapes that I interact with whether walking, biking or driving (but really, I am a safe driver). Understanding the life cycle of the different garden weeds, provides insight into how to best manage the weeds.
With the late summer rains that we’ve received, I notice the spring-flowering annual weeds have germinated and are working hard to become established before the light intensity decreases and the rains really begin.
Several weeks after these winter annuals germinate (NOW) is a good time to use a hoe to scrape away the weeds while they are young. Then, add some mulch to smother the soil and hopefully get ahead of the impending flush of growth early next spring. Oh, to dream.
I am looking forward to moving a mountain of mulch in the coming weeks in my own garden.
I am also reflecting on the great season of educational outreach and events conducted by the metro area Master Gardeners. Thank you for your time and efforts in promoting our services.
As the season comes to a close, we are both gearing up for the 2017 MG training and volunteer program and also putting together reports for OSU, Metro, and YOU- the Master Gardener community. If you haven’t already, please submit your volunteer report and renew your annual certification needed to serve as an OSU Master Gardener in 2017. See next page for details. Thank you for helping us to meet our annual reporting and renewal requirements from OSU. We appreciate your efforts!
We look forward to seeing many of you at the November 12 recertification training at Portland Community College Rock Creek. This is a time to learn and celebrate YOUR accomplishments as Master Gardener volunteers.
Happy fall! Weston
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2. Renew your annual Master Gardener certification(October 1 – September 30 each year)
In case you missed our call for reporting and annual certification last month, here is another reminder. We need to have your volunteer hours log sheet into my office no later than October 7 to prepare permanent name badges (for 2016 trainees) or certificates (for veterans) in time for our recertification training on November 12. Here’s how to recertify:
3. Submit the OSU Conditions of Service form for the 2017 volunteer season• Print, sign, scan, and email to: [email protected]• Print, sign, and mail to: OSU Master Gardener 200 Warner Milne Rd., Oregon City, OR,
97045 4. Document at least 10 hours of on-going education Recertification/education credit and at least
20 hours of Volunteer service. Please include your volunteer hours from CERVIS. • See log sheet 2016 Volunteer Log Sheet (Excel); 2016 Volunteer Log Sheet (PDF)
Print, enter data, scan and email to: [email protected] Print, enter data and mail to: OSU Master Gardener, 200 Warner-Milne Rd.,
Oregon City, OR, 97045• Or complete a web form to enter your Volunteer hours and upload scanned copies of
the log sheet.
For 2017, MGs that complete steps one and two above will receive a sticker that says “Recertified 2017,” which should be placed on your plastic MG name badge like the example to the right.
3. Opportunities from Jordis503-650-3118 or [email protected]
Volunteer hours due We are sending out one last reminder for MGs to send in volunteer hours. This process takes a bit of time to orchestrate, so we really appreciate getting the reports right away. We have received a few questions asking if we use the statewide online reporting system and the answer is… not at this time. Anyone that used the online reporting system will need to send a report of hours to our Clackamas County Extension office to get credit for volunteering. CERVIS will also track your hours, but only those that are accumulated using the CERVIS registration system. Other events will need to be tracked separately and added to your CERVIS report or the entire amount on the provided volunteer hour log sheets. These can be found at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/metro/forms
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2016 Trainees We are planning to celebrate your completion of hours and introduce you as ‘official’ MGs while wearing your new permanent orange badges. Please plan on attending the recertification day on Saturday, November 12 at Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus, Building 9, and we can celebrate together.
Come for the day starting at 8:00 a.m. or come around 11 a.m. to pick up your badges and stay to be congratulated by the general assembly of MGs. So that we have time to order the badges, we need to have your volunteer hours log sheet into my office NO LATER than October 7. If you have some activities planned for later in October or November, you have the option of reporting those this year as ‘predicted’ hours.
What’s next for 2016 trainees? We hope that you valued your training and volunteer experience and will continue to participate in the years to come. After your first year training and volunteer hours are complete, you are a veteran MG.
Veterans contribute at least 20 hours of volunteer time and complete 10 hours of recertification training each year to be considered active. Please complete the forms that OSU requires each year. We post these on our website under ‘Forms’.
MG trainees from 2016 are also welcome to attend our winter 2016 MG training classes at no cost.
Veteran MGs We need your hours reported by October 7 in order to have certificates ready on November 12 at recertification training. If you indicated that you would like to get a certificate, we will have them ready to be picked up during lunch break. If you can’t remember if you asked for one…give Jordis a call or email. We enjoy making MGs their appreciation certificates!
Volunteer opportunities Many of the local Farmers’ Markets continue through October, so be sure to check out shift availabilities on CERVIS. Fall market days are full of colorful produce and lots of activity!
Free Soil Screening events (Sign up on CERVIS)
• Saturday October 15, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We need four volunteers totable at this event. See event flyer on page five.
• Sunday October 16, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. See event flyer on page six.
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4. Fall recertification training
The planned date for the fall recertification training is Saturday, November 12 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. held at Portland Community College Rock Creek Building 9. Get this date on your calendar and plan to join us for a great day of learning and re-connecting. Presenters will be:
• Gail Langellotto- OSU MG Program Leader, Pollinator Protection• James LaBonte- Oregon Department of Agriculture, New Insect Pests• Weston Miller- OSU metro MG Program Leader, MG appreciation and graduation• Pukhraj Deol- OSU faculty, Urban and Community Horticulture, Soils and Heavy Metals
We will be presenting certificates of completion for the 2016 trainees and their new orange permanent badges starting at break. Veterans that would like to receive a certificate and have indicated such on their log sheets may pick theirs up too.
You will get your ‘Recertified for 2017’ sticker if you have submitted volunteer hours and the renewal form and completed 10 hours of recertification training during the 2016 season.
This session will fulfill six hours of recertification training. 2015 trainees will start the required 10 hours of annual recertification training for 2017, and November 12 is the first opportunity to accrue some hours. Winter training class, mini-college classes and a recertification exam are just a few other ways to recertify. 2016 trainees will begin the required recertification training in 2017.
5. Free Soil Screening events: Help spread the wordIn response to all of the news in 2016 about heavy metal pollution, we are partnering with multiple agencies to conduct two events:
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Margaret`s Updates and More… Kenel Pierre
Last year I told you about the amazing young man, a 2015 Master Gardener, Kenel Pierre. After completing his MG training and volunteering, he moved back to his native Haiti to put what he learned into practice and help his community. With generous donations from other Master Gardeners and the community, he has accomplished a lot on his farm in Mirebalais. Here is an update from Kenel:
“I just finished spending a whole week working on my farm in Mirebalais, building fences and cleaning with 10 other workers to keep animals out of it before start growing crops, we used tent to sleep and we cooked our own food (rice and black beans and okra sauce and chicken meat for one week, so happy!!!) I am not done building the fences yet cause I only have one week off work, so now I have go back to my job.
Here is how I spent this money: -Cement cost is $300 -Cement blocks cost is $200 -Food for 11 during a week cost is $300 -Transportation cost is $100 for 10 people came in from Hinche -Main D'oeuf( money I paid them for a week of work, $60/person! Cost is $600 -Construction metals cost is $310 -Bob weirs for the fence cost is $207 -Nails cost is $50 -Tools cost is $217 -Woods for the fences cost is $203 -Two Trucks of sand and one truck of rocks cost is $200.
We are not done yet but now I have very less work to get the fence done…
Thank you so much, Kenel”
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Conifers and drought- Are your conifer trees stressed? It may be because it has been another drought year for trees. While the article is geared towards forest trees, homeowners can gain insight into their own trees: http://portlandtribune.com/sl/322314-201961-oregon-conifers-stressed-by-drought-
Here is also some advice from last year”- http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/2408/print
Got deer? Trees know when deer are eating them and they fight back! “In a study published in the most recent edition of the journal 'Functional Ecology', scientists in Leipzig, Germany describe the brilliant way that wild maple and beech trees figure out when roe deer are eating them — and enact a strategy to make sure the critters don't return for another snack." Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/09/13/trees-know-when-deer-are-eating-them-and-how-to-fight-back/
How about spiders? Learn which ones are poisonous from the experts at the ODA: https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/IPPM/Pages/OregonSpiders.aspx
A soil health nugget- There are more soil microorganisms in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on the earth! See the rest of the nuggets: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1101660.pdf
Worms Do you want to speed up the compost process in your garden? Consider using vermicomposting and harness "The Power of Worm Poop." http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/08/12/489748719/the-power-of-worm-poop
Storing seeds- Pick, dry and store your seeds for planting next year. Learn how: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/2471/print
It’s not too late to revive your lawn- Learn more: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/2470/print
Why do leaves change color? Learn about- "The Science of It All" and use the interactive map for a prediction of colors in your area.
"It all starts with photosynthesis. Leaves typically produce their vivid hues of green from spring through summer into early fall through the constant creation of Chlorophyll.
As we all learned in 5th grade science, Chlorophyll is the key component in a plants ability to turn sunlight into glucose, which in turn feeds the trees.
Many millions of these Chlorophyll cells saturate the leaves, ultimately making them appear green to the eye." https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/
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Natter’s Notes: Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Jean R. Natter
Japanese beetles, also known as JB, (Fig 1) are currently established in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and all states east of the Mississippi River except Florida and Louisiana. Of their 300 hosts, turf is possibly the greatest concern to many homeowners, with ravaged roses a close second. (Figs 2 and 4) Oregon has been on alert for Japanese beetles the past 100 years, since soon after the first accidentally introduced beetle was identified in New Jersey during 1916. About a month ago, a small established colony was identified in Washington County, OR, a fact that’s of much greater concern than intercepting a random beetle here and there. Among the numerous host plants are turf, ornamentals, vegetables, and fruits.
Oregon and other states not yet infested with JB routinely trap during the beetle’s flight season with the goal of intercepting these voracious plant pests. The reason? JB can inadvertently hitch hike to new areas when they enter cargo areas of planes and more, providing the beetles with a rapid transit to new sites. Much more difficult to track, and stop, are backdoor JB introductions by gardeners transporting grubs in the media of uninspected (bootleg) plants from quarantined states.
Identifying adult Japanese beetles will probably be the easiest thing you’ve done in quite some time. They’re very showy, not quite a half-inch long, their heads a metallic green, with distinctive white tufts at the edges of their bronzy elytra (wing covers), five tufts on each side and two at the posterior. (Figs 1, 2, 4)
You might think that the most challenging part will be to identify JB grubs. After all, isn’t one grub species just like another? Well, sort of. Grubs are in soil or potting mix, are a creamy white color, have a grayish rear end, and typically assume a C-shape. (Fig 6)
But even though various kinds of grubs look similar at first glance, they’re not. The differences among species go beyond size. The critical differentiating characteristic is the rastral pattern, the arrangement of hairs on their butts. Yep, that’s right: You get to examine grub butts! JB have a small “v” shape. (Fig 3)
JB Management in Oregon Currently, the only management in Oregon for JB rests with ODA which continues to trap the adults to determine the full extent of the recently discovered colony. Plans are being made to treat the grubs next year.
Fig. 1: Japanese beetle (David Cappaert, Bugwood.org)
Fig. 2: Japanese beetles clustered on a rose (Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org)
Fig. 3: Identify a Japanese beetle grub by noting the rastral pattern, the distribution of hairs on the butt. http://entomology.unl.edu/turfent/turfchts/rastral.gif (Note the misspelling: “shout” instead of “stout”)
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By the way, if Japanese beetles do become established here, they’ll join the differential diagnosis for “brown spots in the lawn.” Then, the list will include drought stress, as in uneven sprinkler coverage or, as you might suspect, no summer water whatsoever; crane fly damage, which is highly unlikely in spite of the excessive press those flies get; and Japanese beetle grubs.
Bottom line for action in the MG offices: We MGs need to verify any potential infestation which the public reports. The MG office in Washington County received a call several weeks ago from a very concerned client who was absolutely certain numerous JB were at her place. But, then, she exclaimed, “They’re all over the house!” Well, you likely suspect the same thing we did. Her images confirmed it; box elder bugs.
People want to be helpful. So, even though their potential identifications may be way off base, thank them for their concern.
If you suspect a client’s sample is a Japanese beetle, 1. Verify the ID as well as you can.2. Take focused pictures and upload them to the MG computer;3. If you believe it’s a Japanese beetle, or even if you are uncertain,email images and the client’s information/history to Weston ([email protected]) and copy me ([email protected]); 4. Finally, contact Weston (cell 503-706-9193) to say you emailedthe above information; and to ask what to do next, as in where to submit the specimen(s) and how to package.
Resources - Japanese Beetle, A Major Pest of Plants (ODA) http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/shared/Documents/Publications/IPPM/JapaneseBeetleFactSheet.pdf - Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica; A brief overview with damage images, including turf http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpests/bugs/japanese-beetle.htm - Japanese beetle management in Minnesota; An overview with images of raster patterns of grubs http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/japanese-beetles/ - Identification of White Grubs in Turfgrass http://entomology.osu.edu/schoolipm/IPMfiles/Factsheets/white_grubs_turfgrass.pdf - Managing the Japanese Beetle: A Homeowner’s Handbook (USDA; 2007; 20 pp) https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/2015/japanese-beetle-handbook.pdf
Skeletonization is the end stage of JB leaf damage, here on European linden; only the leaf veins remain; (Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org)
Fig. 6: Japanese beetle, all life stages: Eggs are laid in late summer; the 3rd instar overwinters; & adults emerge in June or July. (Ohio State University; http://entomology.osu.edu/schoolipm/IPMfiles/japanesebeetleallstages.JPG )
Fig. 4: Japanese beetles damaging rose leaves; (David Cappaert, Bugwood.org)
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Go to the PNW Handbooks https://pnwhandbooks.org/
Fig 1: Select desired Handbook from menu at top of page
Fig 2: Hover over desired Handbook to see drop down menu
Fig 3: Scroll to text box at bottom of page; type host name; here in Disease Handbook
Fig 4: Either wait briefly for drop down menu (you’ll see only first 20 results) or click Apply to see entire list; for apple in Disease Handbook, 39 results on 2 pages)
DO NOT USE this search box
USE THE MAIN MENU
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How to use the PNW Management Handbooks
October Garden Calendar Produced by OSU Extension, each month provides reminders of key garden chores, such as fertilizing, pest control, planting, and maintenance. Recommendations in this calendar are not necessarily applicable to all areas of Oregon. For more information, contact your local Extension office.
Sustainable gardening The Oregon State University Extension Service encourages sustainable gardening practices.
Preventive pest management is emphasized over reactive pest control. Identify and monitor problems before acting and opt for the least toxic approach that will remedy the problem. The conservation of biological control agents (predators, parasitoids) should be favored over chemical controls. Use chemical controls only when necessary and only after thoroughly reading the pesticide label. First consider cultural, then physical and biological controls. Choose the least-toxic options (insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils, botanical insecticides, and organic and synthetic pesticides — when used judiciously).
Planning • If needed, improve soil drainage needs of lawns before rain begins.• To become an OSU Master Gardener volunteer, register with your local Extension office. For
additional information, visit OSU Master Gardener.
Maintenance and Clean Up • Recycle disease-free plant material and kitchen vegetable and fruit scraps into compost. Don't
compost diseased plants unless you are using the "hot compost" method (120 degrees to 150 degrees Farenheit).
• Drain or blow out your irrigation system, insulate valve mechanisms, in preparation for winter.• Use newspaper or cardboard covered by mulch to discourage winter and spring annual weeds or
to remove a lawn area for conversion to garden beds. For conversion, work in the paperand mulch as organic matter once the lawn grass has died.
• Clean and paint greenhouses and cold frames for plant storage and winter growth.• Harvest sunflower heads; use seed for birdseed or roast for personal use.• Dig and store potatoes; keep in darkness, moderate humidity, temperature about 40°F.
Discard unused potatoes if they sprout. Don't use as seed potatoes for next year.• Harvest and immediately dry filberts and walnuts; dry at 95 degrees to 100 degrees Farenheit.• Ripen green tomatoes indoors. Check often and discard rotting fruit.• Harvest and store apples; keep at about 40°F, moderate humidity.• Place mulch over roots of roses, azaleas, rhododendrons and berries for winter protection.• Trim or stake bushy herbaceous perennials to prevent wind damage.• To suppress future pest problems, clean up annual flower beds by removing diseased plant
materials, overwintering areas for insect pests; mulch with manure or garden compost to feed thesoil and suppress weeds.
• Cover asparagus and rhubarb beds with a mulch of manure or compost.• Clean, sharpen and oil tools and equipment before storing for winter.• Store garden supplies and fertilizers in a safe, dry place out of reach of children.• Prune out dead fruiting canes in raspberries.• Western Oregon: Harvest squash and pumpkins; keep in dry area at 55 degrees to
60 degrees Farenheit.
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• Western Oregon: Spade organic material and lime into garden soil, as indicated bysoil test results (if necessary and the weather permits).
• Central/Eastern Oregon: Prune evergreens.
Planting/Propagation • Dig and divide rhubarb. (Should be done about every four years.)• Plant garlic for harvesting next summer.• Propagate chrysanthemums, fuchsias, and geraniums by stem cuttings.• Save seeds from the vegetable and flower garden. Dry, date, label, and store in a
cool and dry location.• Plant ground covers and shrubs.• Dig and store geraniums, tuberous begonias, dahlias, and gladiolas.• Pot and store tulips and daffodils to force into early bloom, indoors, in December and January.
Pest Monitoring and Management • Remove and dispose of windfall apples that might be harboring apple
maggot or codling moth larvae. • Rake and destroy diseased leaves (apple, cherry, rose, etc.), or hot
compost diseased leaves. • Spray apple and stone fruit trees at leaf fall to prevent various fungal
and bacterial diseases. For more information, see Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards (PDF - EC 631).
• If moles and gophers are a problem, consider traps.• Western Oregon: Control fall-germinating lawn weeds while they are small. Hand weeding and
weeding tools are particularly effective at this stage.• Monitor landscape plants for problems. Don't treat unless a problem is identified.
Houseplants and Indoor Gardening • Early October: Reduce water, place in cool area (50-55 degrees Farenheit) and
increase time in shade or darkness (12-14 hours) to force Christmas cactus to bloom in late December.
• Place hanging pots of fuchsias where they won't freeze. Don't cut back untilspring.
• Western Oregon: Check/treat houseplants for disease and insects before bringingindoors.
For worms, is soil just another day at the office? ~ Terri Guillemets (Found on The Quote Garden website
http://www.quotegarden.com/gardens.html)
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This event is offered in partnership with the Oregon State University
Extension Service Master Gardener™ program and
North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District and the Milwaukie Center.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS™ INVITE YOU
Fall into GardeningOctober 8 • 9 am to noon
Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie
10-Minute University™ Classes (25 minutes each)
Soil Testing (9 – 11:30 am): We will test your soil pH and give advice on amendments. Up to 6 samples per client. For step-by-step instructions,
obtain a “Testing Soil pH” handout at www.cmastergardeners.org under the “10-Minute University™” tab.
Clinic (9 – 11:30 am): Master Gardeners are available to answer gardening questions.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by September 30 toJean Bremer, 503-655-8631, [email protected]
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
Common Pests & Diseases in the Home GardenFall Gardening in the Vegetable PatchSoils and CompostingPutting Your Ornamental Garden to Bed
Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Keynote Speaker, Bob Denman of Red Pig Tools (11:00-Noon) The Ergonomics of Garden Tools: How to Dig, Hoe and Cultivate without Trashing Your Body.
Education Displays: Seed Saving; Extend the Growing Season for Vegetables; Raised Beds; Sheet Mulching; and Composting.
Chapter Meeting: Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m. Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr., MilwaukieNorthwest Plant Evaluations: Plant Trials & the Results - Neil Bell *MG Education Credit
In 2000, Neil Bell began research to identify a palette of shrubs suitable for low-input, un-irrigated landscapes in the Willamette Valley. Since 2000, he has conducted many studies of landscape plants for drought tolerance and cold hardiness. Studies on Ceanothus, Halimium, Hebe and Grevillea have concluded and results continue to inform the nursery industry and home gardeners in plant selection. Click here for more info on this presentation.
Chapter HousekeepingThis month we will be casting our ballots for the 2017 Executive Board. The nominations are as follows: President - Janet Weber, Vice President - Cindy Manselle, Secretary - Barb Epindidio, Treasurer - Ellen Hanley, Asst. Treasurer - Salley Barrett, OMGA rep - Dick Nelson, Alt OMGA rep- Harry Wise, Advisory board - Terry Crandell, Rob Kappa, Nancy Muir. The 2017 Budget will also be presented for review prior to the vote in November.
Plant and Seed Swap before the Meeting At the October meeting, we will have our semi-annual plant and seed swap. This is a great event to learn about new plants for your garden. The schedule will be as follows: • 6:00 p.m. Set-up & bring plants • 6:30 p.m.Swap begins for those who donated plants/seeds • 6:45 p.m. All are welcome to “shop” for plants & seeds. • 8 ish: Last chance for bargains!!! Or give homes to orphan plants! Click here for more details: Plant and Seed Swap
Books for Used Book SaleOur annual Used Book Sale is held in November during our meeting. Please bring books you wish to donate for this event to the October meeting. If you have any questions please contact Janet Weber.
Fall into Gardening: Saturday, October 8 from 9 am to Noon Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr. 10-Minute University™ Classes (25 minutes each) • Free pH soil testing and Garden clinic!
9:00 Common Pests and Diseases in the Home Garden 9:30 Fall Gardening in the Vegetable Patch10:00 Soils and Composting 10:30 Putting Your Ornamental Garden to Bed
Keynote Speaker, Bob Denman of Red Pig Tools (11:00 - Noon)The Ergonomics of Garden Tools: How to Dig, Hoe and Cultivate without trashing your body.
* all sessions count as MG Education Credit towards your annual recertificationDon’t forget to share this info with your friends & neighbors! Click here or see our webpage for more info.
November Program: Monday, November 14. Cataclysms on the Columbia: the Great Missoula Floods - Scott BurnsGeologist and gifted speaker Scott Burns will focus on the incredible story of J Harlen Bretz’s discovery of the Ice Age floods and the research that Bretz used to prove his discovery to the world. Whether or not you’re a geology buff, you’ll be glad you joined us for this fascinating and humorous presentation about our region’s natural history. Click here for more info on this presentation.
Green Glove Award: Kris LaMar, class of 2013Kris LaMar is the shining star of the 2016 Speakers Bureau. Out of 42 special talks given to groups around the county this year, Kris did 12, the most out of all members of the bureau. She is very knowledgeable in a wide range of topics, especially soils. Attendees always rate her evaluations with positive comments, and give her high marks; many of the groups ask specifically for her to return when requesting a talk. Thank you Kris, for having such a positive impact on the citizens you speak to and educate!
2017 International Master Gardener Conference to be held in Portland, Oregon, July 10 - 14What a wonderful learning and fellowship opportunity for us, right in our own back yard! Early-bird registration opens in October. Take a look at the blog page with a play-by play for the event: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/2017imgc/ and sign up for the newsletter to stay in the know about deadlines and other details: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/2017imgc/newsletters/
OctOber 2016 in Cooperation with OSU Extension
Service Master Gardener™ Program
Multnomah County GrapevineIn cooperation with the OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Program
October 2016
Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 11
7:00pm
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church
5441 SE Belmont Street
Speaker: Monica Maggio, owner, Core Home Fruit
Topic: Amazing Urban Apples and Pears
Chapter Website—www.multnomahmastergardeners.org Chapter Email—[email protected]
Grapevine Editor—Lorna Schilling (503)334-5162, [email protected]
Growing your own apples and pears at home in an urban environment can be a rewarding and delicious experience—if you know what you are doing! Join us as Monica Maggio of Core Home Fruit covers how to select the best site, choose the best trees, and deliver the best care for a beautiful and abundant harvest of apples and pears!
Monica Maggio’s mission is to harness and cultivate her inner plant nerd in ways that benefit the greater Portland metro community. As a Master Gardener and OSU Extension Service instructor, former Arboretum Manager for the Home Orchard Society, and the current owner of Core Home Fruit, she has seen firsthand how people take better care of plants once they know they can eat them! She is
equally skilled outside the classroom as a professional fruit growing expert. In all of her services with Core Home Fruit, she combines Permaculture principles, up-to-date university research, plus years of regional gardening experience.
Our Community Demonstration Garden Time spent in the Multnomah County Chapter’s Community Demonstration Garden is a great
learning experience for all, intern and veteran MGs, and visitors alike. The garden is located at 6801 SE
60th Avenue, on the Learning Gardens Laboratory, 12-acre site in SE Portland. With the change of sea-
sons, there is still a lot to learn and great ways to help our efforts to provide nutritious, fresh vegetables
to area food banks. Join-in and help harvest the late season fruits ripe for the picking, put garden beds to
rest for the winter, and learn details about our fierce plan for combating the symphylan population that
has plagued some of our beds this summer. Our secret weapon: rototilling, Sudangrass, Monida oats,
and potatoes!! Come learn more with fellow garden enthusiasts!
Everyone is welcome to drop by for a visit or to dig-in and lend a helping hand to this important
community outreach project. Garden work days are Monday and Thursday, 9:00am to 12:00noon.
Questions? [email protected]
Coming next month:
Tuesday, November 8,
7:00pm
A Path Toward Earth-
Friendlier Landscaping
Doug Spiro, Principle
Spiro Landscapes
Join us as Doug Spiro
shares his Eight-Fold Path of
Sustainable Landscaping, a
systematic approach to
creating and managing
beautiful, healthy
landscapes.
Amazing Urban Apples and Pears
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Washington County Chapter ChatOctober 2016
Chapter Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
6:30 pm Social Time6:45 pm Chapter Meeting7:15 pm Speaker Series Program
Location: First Baptist Church,5755 SW Erickson Avenue Beaverton, Oregon
Topic: The Care and Feeding of Garden ToolsPresenter: Bob Denman
Bob is the owner of Red Pig Garden Tools in Boring, Oregon where they forge tools in their shop the old-fashioned way, with steel, fire, an anvil and hard work. They craft an impressive range of tools, including rakes, dibbles, hoes, trowels and saws. Bob is a blacksmith, tool designer and garden writer. redpigtools.com
****Fall Field Trip****Coming soon – the Fall Field Trip. Details will be available soon.
**** October Learning Opportunities ****• October 4 (Tuesday, 9:30 am-11 am) Perennials Divide and Conquer,
Fairplex Demo Garden, NE 28th Street, Hillsboro (In the Garden Series)• October 6 (Thursday, 10 am-11 am) Deer Resistant Gardening, Jenkins
Garden, 8005 SW Grabhorn, Beaverton (In The Garden Series)• October 11 (Tuesday, 9:30 am-11 am) Geranium Cuttings for Propagation,
Fairplex Demo Garden, NE 28th Street, Hillsboro (In the Garden Series)
****News from the Gardens****•
A beautiful day greeted the happy visitors to the Jenkins Estate Learning Garden. Great food and knowledgeable companions sharing their expertise completed the picture perfect day at the 2016 Open House, September 15th.
****2017 WCMGA Plant Sale****Got extra plants or plant pots? Bring divisions of your garden lovelies to Chapter Meetings beginning October 4. No need to pot them up; just dig them, bag them and bring them! A label would also be great! We will pot them up and care for them over the winter so that they are ready for the April 29 sale. We also need one gallon plastic plant pots. Bring your extras to an upcoming Chapter Meeting or drop them off at the Learning Garden at the Jenkins Estate at any time. Questions? Email or call Marilyn Berti at [email protected] or 503-866-0759 or Kathi Stoffel at [email protected] or 971-570-8412.
****Fred Meyer Charitable Contributions***Fall is upon us. This means holiday gift and grocery shopping. As Fred Meyer reward card holders, chapter members can select our Chapter to receive Fred Meyer charitable contributions without impacting their own rewards. If you have renewed and designated our Chapter as your charitable selection, thank you. If you have not yet done so, please go to the Fred Meyer website and sign up. www.fredmeyer.com
****WCMGA Gardens****FairPlex Demo Garden (DG) – Hillsboro Fairgrounds, Hillsboro
Join us for Work Parties Tuesdays 9 am-noon.Learning Garden (LG) - Jenkins Estate – 8005 SW Grabhorn, Beaverton
Join us for Work Parties Thursdays 10 am-1 pm
WCMGA Contacts: website: www.washingtoncountymastergardeners.orgPresident: Sue Ryburn (503) 591-5247 [email protected]
Chapter Chat Editor: Nancy Wilson (503) 524-4840 [email protected]
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