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The Garden Gate March 2017 Lane County Master Gardeners TM Association

March 2017

President’s Message Christina Bixel, President

Well, happy spring (officially March 20th) to all of you

cheery and friendly MGs! I woke this morning to birds

singing out my window and honeybees were out foraging in

the garden on newly sprouted purple deadnettle and

speedwell flower heads. Hours later the bees disappeared, the

rain clouds came, thunder was rumbling in the distant hills,

and next thing I knew I was gathering my tools and

gardening supplies trying not to get soaked by the pouring

rain. My heart was smiling as I was reminded, it’s spring.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to you, Jeff

Choate, our new Commercial and Community Horticulture

faculty member. May your adventure and new chapter in

your career with all of us at OSU Extension and the MG

program be happy and prosperous. And when you are sitting

at your desk and it feels like the rain is pouring down on you,

may your heart be smiling as it reminds you of your

extraordinary and compassionate staff and MG volunteers.

One of our main topics at our February board meeting was to

address our goal of increasing public awareness of the MG

volunteer program. There were many suggestions from MG

members at our December chapter meeting. Ideas ranged

from a presence at farmer’s markets and gardening stores,

increasing the use of Facebook, writing gardening articles for

local newspapers, educating Habitat for Humanity on garden

planning, establishing a Day of Caring at school gardens, and

working with Nearby Nature during their summer camps.

Great big thanks to Leigh Rieder and Jan Gano for getting the

wheels rolling on a mobile plant clinic, along with a hearty

list of MG volunteers. With all the interest from our

dedicated MGs and some local nurseries, we are very excited

about the exposure OSU Extension will receive throughout

Lane County. Pretty soon we will be four-wheeling here,

there, and everywhere… well, eventually. To help ease the

burden on staff to deal with the myriad of speaker requests,

we are in the midst of establishing a speaker/writer bureau.

If anyone would like to help with coordinating this effort or

would like to have their name added to a list of interested

speakers or writers, please contact me.

We have a fun and exciting group of garden enthusiasts

working towards their MG certification. Their main project

this year is to update our worm wheel used at public events.

Each group has chosen a theme, compiled 14 questions

entertaining to elementary students up to adults, and the

answers are all research-based. Themes include tree

management, slugs and snails, what is eating my plant, bees

and wasps, weed management, and wildlife in the garden. SO

all you MGs out there will have to volunteer to staff our

upcoming booths and test your knowledge as well. And to all

of you new trainees, I certainly hope you find our “home”

welcoming, friendly, and a great place to expand your

education and training. Keep up the good work! And many,

many thanks to all mentors for your devotion and guidance.

Hooray, hooray, hooray, the plant sale is coming our way.

Many energetic and hard-working volunteers are in high gear

to make this a successful event. Laura Hoover, our dynamo

chair, is in the midst of coordinating with Nearby Nature to

help with the kids corner and Huerto de la familia to have

Spanish-speaking translators for our guests. We will have

space for 40 vendors, for-profit and non-profit community

partners, so spread the word. If anyone would like to step in

and help with potting parties, please contact Shirley

Betournay. With endless possibilities of assistance everyone

can provide and many coordinators to contact, how could you

possibly not want to get in on the fun!

Chores done, volunteer duties taken care of, now it’s time to

enjoy your garden even with showers pouring down on you.

Enjoy! Here’s a happy thought: “The smallest good dead is

better than the grandest intention.”

Lane County Master Gardener Seminar

Healing Gardens: Gardening for Your Health

with Patricia Hasbach, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 7 - 8:30 pm

OSU Extension Office

996 Jefferson Street, Eugene (enter 10th at ramp)

- - - - - - - - - - Dr. Hasbach is a licensed professional counselor and clinical

psychotherapist, consultant, author, and college educator in

Eugene. She employs the practices and principles of

Ecopsychology which recognizes that our inner world and

the outer world are deeply connected. Please join us for a

very stimulating presentation!

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Inside February LCMGA Board Meeting Highlights

Jan Gano, MG President’s Message........................ 1

LCMGA Board .............................. 2

From the Desk of……………...… .3

Committee Reports ..................... 4-7

LCMGA Seminar Review ………..8

Books, Library……. ..................... ..9

Compost Specialist Training ...10-11

Plant Sale……. ..................... ..12-13

Training/Conferences……. .. ..14-16

2017 Class Schedule……. .......... ..17

Hort Happenings ........................... 18

Oregon State University Extension Service offers

educational programs, activities, and materials

without discrimination based on race, color,

religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin,

age, marital status, disability, or disabled veteran

or Viet Nam-era status. Oregon State University

Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity

Employer.

The Garden Gate staff:

Nora Holmquist &

Linda Renslow - Managing Editor

Did you know that email addresses and

URLs are linked in the Garden Gate?

For gardening tips, newest research, and

gleanings, go to

extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens

User Name: ext_mg

Password: Lmg_01

OSU Plant Clinic website:

OSU Extension Service - Lane County

996 Jefferson St., Eugene

(enter on 10th at the ramp)

(541) 344-5859

[email protected]

[email protected]

MG Plant Clinic Monday-Thursday

10 am– 1 pm & 2-5 pm

(541) 344-0265

[email protected]

Lane County Master Gardeners Association

Incoming (LCMGA) 2017 Board Christina Bixel, President [email protected]

Joanne Carlson, President-Elect [email protected]

Cynthia Waters, Vice President [email protected]

Jan Gano, Secretary [email protected]

Natalie Schmaedick, Treasurer [email protected]

Leslie Jehnings, Historian [email protected]

Sharon Faust, OMGA Rep. [email protected]

Laramie Palmer, OMGA Alt. [email protected]

Robbin Spraitz, Membership [email protected]

Leigh Rieder, Past President [email protected]

Sharon Faust is looking for people to help decorate our bike

that will be on display at the International Master Gardener

Conference in Portland this summer. Anyone who is willing to

help please contact Sharon at [email protected]

There is always a need for Master Gardener to give presenta-

tions. Anyone interested in helping recruit for or help with

presentations, please contact Christine Bixel at christinabix-

[email protected] or Leigh Rieder at [email protected]

One of the goals for the LCMGA Board this year is to increase

public awareness of the Master Gardener Volunteer Program.

Ideas in progress are the new Mobile Plant Clinic, using all

types of mass media and taking part in community events. If

you would like to help or have ideas you would like to share,

please contact any Board member.

February LCMGA Membership Meeting Highlight

Michelle Healey was unanimously voted in as LCMGA’s new

Historian. Thank you and congratulations Michelle!

Next Board meeting: March 9, 2017 from 10 a.m.-noon.

2017 1st Quarterly OMGA Meeting & Leadership Forum

Marion County MGs (MCMG) invite you to the MARCH 3& 4 at the

MCMG Extension office in the Oregon Farm Bureau Building 1320

Capital St. NE Salem meeting (2nd floor “Board Room” )

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, March 3rd: Leadership Forum, 1 - 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 4th: OMGA Quarterly Meeting, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.,

Building open at 9:00, lunch provided by MCMGs

Directions from your area, call Tobie at 503-951-0111

extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens

mailto:[email protected]














From the Desk of Brooke Edmunds

Dear MGs: Looking for recertification options? This

training counts for recertification hours (online mod-

ules & the hands-on portion). Oregon Forest Pest Detector Training- Help protect Oregon forests from invasive species

Oregon Forest Pest Detectors help with the early detection of exotic forest pests in Oregon, primarily the emerald ash borer (EAB) and Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). Oregon Forest Pest Detectors are the front line of defense against these high-risk forest pests. The training will teach you how to identify EAB and ALB, their hosts, and their signs and symp-toms; and what to do if you find an infested tree. Become an Oregon Forest Pest Detector so that we can quickly respond should EAB or ALB arrive in Oregon. This free course is great for anyone who is involved with tree care in urban or natural areas. The training has two parts: a self-paced, online pre-requisite course followed by a field workshop:

Spring 2017 Field Work-shops

March 23 (9am – 12:30pm)- Avery Park, Corvallis

April 6 (9am – 12:30pm)- North Clackamas Aquatic Park, Milwaukie

April 15 (9am – 12:30pm)- Water Pollution Control Lab, Portland

------------------

Brooke Edmunds, Ph.D. OSU Extension Service Commu-

nity Horticulturist

Linn, Benton & Lane Counties

Phone: 541-791-6617

[email protected]

Twitter: @BrookeEdmunds

County Extension websites: Linn, Benton, Lane

Growing Vegetables Discussion Group

Eugene Garden Club is offering an opportunity to discuss the challenges and successes of growing vegetables in

the Willamette Valley. You are invited to join us March 8, April 12, May 10, and June 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at

the Eugene Garden Club Clubhouse, 1645 High Street, Eugene. This will be an opportunity to share experiences

and resources. For the first conversation, we will discuss soil, raised beds, and composting. Participants will deter-

mine future topics. Bring your extra vegetable seeds to share. Free and open to the public.

Carnation Tortrix

New carnation tortrix gallery with images

and additional resources can be found at

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/

carnation_tortrix_clup1.html

While most of the damage from this species

is apparent in the late spring and summer, we

have found overwintering larvae in dwarf

‘Alberta’ spruce as early as February. It

might be worthwhile to monitor now for

signs of larvae in areas that have a history of

carnation tortrix damage.


https://twitter.com/BrookeEdmunds

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/linn/horticulture

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/gardening

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens


Our February meeting was held on Groundhog Day, and it

looks like six more weeks of winter for sure! Co-chairs

Deb Schmidt and Barbara Dumesnil called the meeting to

order and twenty-five people were in attendance. As al-

ways, we were reminded to turn in our hours and quanti-

ties of veg and coffee grounds picked up to Pam Smith.

You can email them to her OR enter it on the sign in

sheet, but not both. As Jet reminded us later in the meet-

ing, we also have to report the same info on the VRS.

Barb and Deb solicited ideas for educational topics for

2017. We were going to do this last month, but the meet-

ing was cancelled due to weather. Ideas included:

Hot compost

Biochar

Hugelkultur

Molds and slime molds

Bokashi

Leachate and other stuff under the compost pile

Chemistry and biology of compost including refresh-

er on C:N ratios

Residual N in the garden

Barbara D will lead the discussion on hot compost at the

March meeting. Speakers and dates of the other topics are

being decided. We are all welcome to submit more ideas.

Deb distributed sign-up sheets for upcoming events. As

Barbara said, “We are moving into The Season!” so

please sign up! Help is needed for Compost Specialist

Training on April 26 and May 3. The Spring worm bin

workshop is May 13. Upcoming demos are on February

25th at Extension and March 18th at River House.

There is a UO student who has designed a 3-bin compost-

ing system enclosed in a shed for 12-15 families with

homes adjacent to South Eugene High School. She’s ap-

plying for a sustainability grant from the UO. Barbara

has already spoken to her, cautioning her about the poten-

tial for rat problems (a shed won’t keep them out, but

hardware cloth will). Leigh volunteered to consult with

her, and Barbara said John Beltz might also be interested.

January’s events were summarized next. Shirley Betour-

nay had a fantastic turnout of about 50 fun, middle-aged

folks at the Home and Garden Show, despite the compet-

ing Women’s March at the same time. At the February 1st

MG training class, a “round robin/speed dating” style

presentation on compost was given about composting by

a group of our specialists (Barbara Dumesnil, Sister Janet

Marcisz, Catherine Burke, Deb Schmidt, and Shirley

Betournay) who got a lot of great feedback.

Updates from Compost Specialist subcommittees:

Displays: Catherine said her group spent some time in the

basement going through materials and organized every-

thing. There are posters and other visual aids, including a

compost bin model complete with veg and leaves.

Publications: Barbara’s group has been working on the tri

-fold brochure, aiming for a clean, easy to display format.

These brochures include one on simple backyard com-

posting, another on plans for bins, including a rodent-

proof one, and one on worm bins. The brochures on hot

composting, no-turn cold composting, and sheet mulching

are being combined into a single document, which will be

available for viewing on our website. It was noted that our

website needs to be updated to reflect all of the things we

do! There will also be a worm order form.

Publicity: Leigh said that her group has been identifying

audiences we can reach out to in our mission to educate

everyone about composting. This includes people of col-

or, Spanish-speaking people (brochures will be available

in Spanish), veterans, survivors of PTSD and other trau-

ma, churches in minority communities, and black fami-

lies. Brooke has an idea for a 30 day Compost Challenge

and would like us to submit ideas, videos, photos, etc.

Leigh will let Deb know details, so we can help out with

this.

Educational Signage: Barbara says this committee is wait-

ing for the site to be more completely developed. A sign

explaining the mural is one goal. They also want to be

consistent with other signage in the garden.

Dave Kayfes led a discussion on repairing the damage to

the River House demonstrations site. Patty has materials

to fix the educational sign frame (4 x 4 and 2 x 4’s). We

will need to purchase corrugated roofing material to re-

place damaged covers to the 3-bin system. Dave will

contact Gary Jordan and John Beltz to coordinate a date to

do the repairs. He’ll let Deb know date and time and she

will notify the group, so that others can help if they have

the time. Junkers (Bonnie Huston and Shirley Betournay)

will keep an eye out for corrugated roofing at BRING and

the Habitat Home Store.

The group discussed the Market of Choice issue with the

vandalism of the lock and hasp. It was decided that we

would keep the replacement lock on until we replace the

bin sometime in 2017. At that time, we may do something

different. We also discussed thanking the MOC crew who

fills the bin for us, but no decision was made on how to

follow through.

Shirley reported that the Worm Wranglers have been

working hard to keep the worm bins from freezing during

the last couple months.

Our next meeting is on March 2nd at OSU Extension, with

potluck at noon, and the meeting at 12:15 p.m.

Compost Specialist (CS) Committee By Joanne Carlson, MG


Adaptive Garden (AG) Committee Pat Patterson, MG

Sustainable Landscape (SL) Committee Gwendolyn Scott, MG

“Moving Towards a Sustainable Landscape” is the

new name of the SL Program’s traveling PowerPoint

presentation. Gwendolyn Scott gave the PP presentation

to 30+ people on February 28 at the Eugene Garden

Club. There was a lively discussion regarding dog-do,

orchard mason bees, and composting, each topic being

one of the talking points.

Jody Fairchild gave a talk on Wildlife in the Garden and

Dean Burkhart gave a talk on Watering Efficiently at

the recent “Good Earth” home show. You can hear

these talks by signing up for the next SL seminar on

April 18-19. Sustainable Landscape seminars focus

mostly on water conservation using the different tech-

niques we use while gardening.

The cost for the seminar is $25.00 per person. You can

enroll online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/

gardens or at the Extension office at 996 Jefferson

Street in Eugene. Three more seminars will be held this

year: June 20-21, October 24-25, and December 12-13.

All of the seminars are held on Tuesdays and Wednes-

days.

We look forward to seeing you.

Minutes of Adaptive Gardening Committee Meeting

February 14, 2017

We discussed the need to re-certify each year as MGs

so that we can give presentations. There are currently

six presentations scheduled for March, April, and June.

We need more active committee members to help give

presentations.

Members who were present were given copies of

"Gardening for Life," a publication by WSU Master

Gardeners on "Garden Adaptations for Gardeners of all

Ages and Abilities." Our committee purchased enough

copies to give them out to active committee members.

The Adaptive demo garden at Extension does not yet

have a "composting" feature. A worm tower with trays

may be featured once the weather warms up. This

makes composting easier for someone who may find it

difficult to turn piles of compost.

We hope that our demo garden eventually will feature

characteristics of all the other committees at Extension.

We want all gardeners to know that they can prune,

compost, practice sustainable methods, and enjoy all

aspects of greening.

Shirley shared an adaptive gardening presentation

which she is developing for presentations to Master

Gardeners, beginning gardeners, and mixed groups. The

presentation also discusses "pelletized seeds" which are

easier to handle than some tiny seeds.

Ma'Carry shared an experience she had in a small res-

taurant while discussing the need to harvest our demo

garden. She said "someone needs to come take a leek in

the garden" and all eyes swiveled to our table. Oops!

Please join us at our next committee meeting on Tues-

day, March 14 at the OSU Extension Service office at

2 p.m. Bring your creative ideas and enthusiasm. We

may have a work party to begin re-planting the AG

demo garden too.

Adaptive Gardening




One of the tools the PDMG specialists use to continue our learning is the Plant Prowl, a field trip to either our own

or a public garden, to search out and research plant problems. The findings from a prowl are captured in The

Prowler newsletter. Here is an excerpt from the September 2016 issue of The Prowler. It describes one of the prob-

lems that we puzzled over and field-diagnosed during a plant prowl in Maggie Matoba’s garden last August.

Plant: Peony, Paeonia sp.

Problem: Dark spots develop on leaves and increase in size

over time.

Cause: Probably Peony Leaf Blotch

A cozy group of three peonies tucked into a backyard flower

bed have been getting these dark spots on their leaves after

blooming for several years. Most of the group thought it was

Peony Leaf Blotch. Cultural controls include: avoid leaf wa-

tering (top watering), cut back an adjacent birch, and space

plants to allow for better air circulation. Sanitize by removing

old tops in fall, cut stems at ground level, and dispose of them

outside of the garden. Clean pruner in between cuts with a

10% bleach solution.

The PNW handbook has no chemical controls listed for home

gardeners.

https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/peony-

paeonia-spp-leaf-blotch

You can read this and other issues of The Prowler on our

website at:

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/plant-disease-

diagnostic-committee-pdmg

If you’d like to join this committee, watch for information

in the April Garden Gate about registration for the 2017

training, which will happen 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 20

and 27.

Plant Diagnostic Master Gardener Committee (PDMG)

Margaret Essenberg & Several Committee Members, MG

https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/peony-paeonia-spp-leaf-blotch

https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/peony-paeonia-spp-leaf-blotch

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/plant-disease-diagnostic-committee-pdmg

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/plant-disease-diagnostic-committee-pdmg


GrassRoots Garden Merry Bradley, MG

FOOD for Lane County’s (FFLC) two gardens -

GrassRoots and the Youth Farm - grow fresh nutri-

tious food for distribution through the FFLC net-

work of partner agencies while providing opportu-

nities for youth and adults to grow, learn and con-

tribute to their community.

Nearly all of the 2.5 acres of the GrassRoots Gar-

den is in year round utilization, producing between

55,000 and 70,000 pounds of fresh produce each

year for those in need. FFLC staff maintain Grass-

Roots Garden with help from thousands of children,

youth and adult participants. Of the more than

2,500 individuals who visit the Garden each year,

approximately half are children and youth, and eve-

ryone learns skills in gardening, nutrition, and com-

munity building.

Staff and Master Gardeners lead educational activ-

ities for people of all ages, and from all walks of

life, centered around:

Gardening successfully - organic, year-round,

sustainable

Developing skill in using tools, amending soil,

planting and harvesting techniques

Diagnosing gardening woes, understanding eco-

systems and natural processes

Developing budding gardeners and building

community

GrassRoots Garden is home to other MG educa-

tional opportunities:

An orchard of apple, pear, Asian pear, plum and

cherry trees. Pruning demonstrations for the

public and for MG training are held at this site.

A compost site and worm bins. Compost

demonstrations and MG trainings are held here.

Weed identification walks occur monthly.

An Adaptive and Educational Garden grows,

and teaches others how to grow, vegetables and

flowers for people of different ages and abili-

ties.

A Herb Garden and Flower Garden provide

fresh herbs and flowers, as well as educational

opportunities for learning such things as how to

create colorful, aromatic gardens at home, how

to harvest and store herbs, how to grow flowers

which attract pollinators and/or beneficial in-

sects, and ways to use herbs and flowers.

One of the most exciting educational opportunities

for MG’s is as a “Seed to Supper” class instructor.

Seed to Supper is a free comprehensive, six-week

beginning gardening course that gives novice and

adult gardeners the tools they need to successfully

grow a portion of their own food on a limited budg-

et. Currently, the classes are offered at St. Thomas

Library with field portions in GrassRoots. MG vol-

unteers teach students everything from planning,

prepping, planting and caring for a home garden all

the way through harvest. The class culminates with

class participants preparing a meal in the Grass-

Roots Garden kitchen.

There are many ways a Master Gardener can be

connected to GrassRoots. Feel free to stop by any-

time, see what is going on and stay for lunch.

Winter Garden Hours are Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Grass-

Roots Garden is located at 1465 Coburg Road,

across from Safeway and behind St. Thomas Epis-

copal Church. For more information contact Merry

Bradley at [email protected] or 484-7144.

Thanks for your caring and support!

Urban Weed ID Walk ~ March 4, 2017

Come see weeds up close! GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Road, Eugene

from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE!

with Rebecca Shepard, Master Gardener




LCMGA Seminar Review “Roses: Preparing for Beautiful Summer Bloom”

Joanne Carlson, MG

Master Gardeners Dorothy Cruickshank and Mar-

ilyn Hunter educated and entertained a large

group of interested MGs and members of the pub-

lic who braved a cold and very wet night to learn

about how to get their roses ready to fulfill their

dreams of gorgeous blooms on healthy plants this

summer, which somehow seemed so far off that

evening.

They pruned three large and neglected roses,

showing proper and improper techniques (don’t

forget to sterilize your pruners each time you

move to a new plant to avoid spreading diseas-

es!). Dorothy pointed out that “Roses are weeds!”

and said that even with some imprecise hacking,

they often still thrive. I was impressed with how

easy propagation of roses appears, and partici-

pants got to take home some starts from three

lovely roses. Marilyn talked about the variety of

fertilizers to use on roses; once you have pruned your roses (now is a great time), do your first applica-

tion of fertilizer.

Diseases can be minimized with good pruning to facilitate

air flow around the plant. Other practices for preventing and

treating insect damage and disease were discussed. For

those who missed the seminar, and also for those who at-

tended and want more information, please refer to publica-

tion EC 1520 “Controlling Diseases and Aphids on your

Roses”. Another good publication is EC 1524-E “Roses-

Planting and Care in Central Oregon”, which, although it

focuses on the challenges of growing in Central Oregon’s

climate, has a lot of good information about rose care in

general.

If you attended the seminar, you can claim one hour of con-

tinuing education credit in the VRS.

I am excited about the Lida (bottom right) and Rio Samba

(top left) rose starts I brought home from the seminar, and

wonder where I can put them to keep hungry deer away! The two climbing roses inside my garden gate

may actually get some attention from me this year as a result of what I learned at this fun, informative

and motivating seminar. As Dorothy said, gardening should be fun, and she loves playing in her garden.

Dorothy and Marilyn will repeat this presentation at the Spring Home Show on Sunday, March 12 at 11 a.m. in

the Garden Hall in the Expo building.

https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/ec1520.pdf

https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/ec1520.pdf

https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ec1624

https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ec1624

http://www.heirloomroses.com/lyda-rose.html

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/rio-sambatrade-hybrid-tea-rose/p/28576/?gclid=COL0nJWcp9ICFYJ8fgodm6sBSA&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ppc_google_pla&gdffi=341ebfce6bce4cc5b5f6be51f712e281&gdfms=519A361F6D9840F8AA618B96907DCDDF&ef_id=WAkB_

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/rio-sambatrade-hybrid-tea-rose/p/28576/?gclid=COL0nJWcp9ICFYJ8fgodm6sBSA&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ppc_google_pla&gdffi=341ebfce6bce4cc5b5f6be51f712e281&gdfms=519A361F6D9840F8AA618B96907DCDDF&ef_id=WAkB_


Book Sales, Auctions, MG Reference Library …

Nancy Sorensen & Lynn Stevenson, MGs

Auction: Winning bids for February’s auction

were Vikkie Barnum for The Art of Simple Food

II, no bids came in for The Complete Garden

Flower Book, and Victoria Stave for The Kid’s

Guide to Exploring Nature. Congratulations to

the winning bidders, and a huge Thank You to all

who participated.

MG Reference Library. Thanks to books donated

by Wes Reynolds, The Illustrated Practical Guide

to Gardening for Seniors (Adaptive Gardens) has

been added to our Library. Other recent additions

include: Growing Orchids, Cacti & Succulents,

Wild Berries of the West, Building a Healthy

Lawn, and Ground Covers.

When researching, please don’t forget the ency-

clopedias on the bottom shelf (butterfly sticker) if

you are looking for Perennials, Annuals, Shrubs,

Trees, Vines, etc. These larger books often contain

I.D., growing and propagation tips, and insect/

disease identification.

If you have any of the following books, your do-

nation to the MG Reference Library would be

greatly appreciated. Still needed:

• Apple Cultivators for Puget Sound (1997+ edi-

tion)

• Beetle Identification Field Guide (PNW empha-

sis useful)

• Citrus Growing (PNW emphasis helpful)

• Diseases of Trees & Shrubs, Cornell University

(2006 2nd edition)

• Dragonflies & Damselflies of Willamette Valley

• Grass Weeds in World Agriculture

• Insect, Disease & Weed ID Guide

• Plants of the Pacific Northwest (new! 3rd edition

published 2016)

Comments, suggestions, and questions about the

MG Library, Book Sales, or Auctions are always

appreciated and may be left in the Red Book Box

or email: [email protected]. Thank You !

Book/Plant Sale

H E L P ! Since the Fall Festival, very few

book donations have been received. Needed

are:

Garden books

Cookbooks

Garden-related Craft/Project books

(garden art, decks & structures, stone walls,

walkways, ponds …)

&

Magazines:

Gardening -– 2013-17 (~4 years)

Cooking – 2014-17 (~3 years)

Miscellaneous – 2015-17 (~2 years)

Please conduct a quick review of your books

and ask friends & neighbors – anyone can do-

nate – for outgrown or no longer used books

and magazines. All Book & Magazine dona-

tions may be left in the “Red Book Box” in our

MG room. Once again… H E L P !


Compost Specialist Training

Thinking of becoming a Compost Specialist?

Don’t miss the opportunity to take advantage of the

annual Compost Specialist Training on April 26

and May 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Applications are

due by Thursday April 13. A lot of great infor-

mation is packed into the training. Topics include

The Science of Composting; Composting methods,

including hot, cold, sheet, trench, Bokashi and

worm bin composting; The Soil Food Web and

Compost Interaction; The Environmental Impact of

Solid Waste; Trends and Issues of commercial

compost; and Love Food not Waste. Participants

will also have hands-on experience of various

types of aerobic composting. Applications are

available at the OSU Extension - Lane County of-

fice at 996 Jefferson Street, Eugene, as well as in

this edition of Garden Gate. The class is limited to

20 participants.

After training, Compost Specialists volunteer 20

hours a year to compost-related activities to be-

come certified. These hours, which include teach-

ing others about composting, also count towards

your Master Gardener volunteer hour commitment.

Non-Master Gardeners may become Compost Spe-

cialists but pay a higher tuition. Refer to the regis-

tration form on the next page for details.

Winning MG Tee Shirt Design

Watch for ordering details coming soon.

Classes will be held on

Monday’s from

April 10-June 5

9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Community of Christ

Church, 1485 Gilham Rd.

Eugene

Deadline to apply is

March 24, 2017

Applications available at

the OSU Extension Ser-

vice office or on the web

http://extension.oregonstate.e

du/lane/announcements/food-

preservation-baking-classes

Apply now to become a

Master Food Preserver

Volunteer


Annual Plant Sale—Plant Labeling Instructions Ellen Lacey and John Beltz, MG

LCMGA is the gracious recipient of a donated Nursery Plant stake print-

er. John Beltz, Labeling Chairperson, has automated and streamlined the

labeling system to make it easier and to produce a more professional,

more consistent product. He developed and will be using a 5 line tem-

plate.

Please use the system. You will find it will save you time, especially if

you have many or multiples of the same plant to donate. ALL Natives

and Water plants will be printed on Green stakes, so be sure to include

that information on your label requests.

Small requests, less than 10 plant stakes, may need to be done by hand

or if time is available these may be put on labels. Please include the first

3 lines from the templates below. All requests over 10 plants will be ful-

filled by either sticking on laminate labels as was done last year or print-

ed directly on plant stakes whichever is most efficient for the individual

request.

John has created a special email address

[email protected] for you to access him quickly. Please send all Plant Stake related ques-

tions and requests to this email address only. Please attach a picture of your plant in bloom if available.

Plants sell quicker with a posted picture. John will be checking frequently and quickly getting information

back to you.

This is the labeling process: MG’s will email full plant label info as it will appear on the stake; this means you might have to

look it up in a book or online.

Once you submit your request an email autoresponder will acknowledge receipt of the request and

give basic process info, reminder of cut off dates, etc. John will try to keep this information as up-

to-date as possible.

Finished labels/or stakes for you to pickup will be held in Will-Call at the Extension office. You

will be given their availability date via email when label printing is started.

If you receive laminated labels, you will need to attach them to blank white stakes that are availa-

ble at the Extension office.

All donated plants will need an identifying Plant Stake in each pot before you drop them off at the

Plant Sale.

Hand labeled stakes will need to be completed and stuck in pots before delivery to the Plant Sale.

Cut off dates to remember: April 21th - Deadline for submission of plant stake requests.

April 26th 5pm - last time to pick-up completed labels/stakes from Extension office.

All Stakes/Labels requested or not picked up by these dates will be available at the Plant Sale; please in-

form the crew at drop off that you have will-call plant stakes.

Thank you for your help with this event, thank you for sharing your plants with LCMGA, without plants

to sell we would have no plant sale.

Lane County Master

Gardener Association

Plant

Sale Saturday, April 29


Annual Plant Sale—Plant Labeling Instructions, continued Ellen Lacey and John Beltz, MG

Labeling reminder:

Blank white stakes are available at the Extension office for laminated and hand written labels. All plants should be

labeled before they arrive at the plant sale. If you can’t identify your plant bring it to the Plant ID table on the Fri-

day before the sale and we will help you identify it, so you can label it there.

Label one side of stake only. Label should be formatted as follows:

Line 1: Latin name Common name Line 2: Size at maturity i.e. H = height & W = width, size and color of flower or foliage Line 3: Water /Sun requirements i.e. keep moist, regular H2O, moderate H2O, or tolerates drought

when established & shade, partial shade, filtered sun or full sun Line 4: Soil requirements when cr itical i.e. well-drained soil, rich soil, tolerates poor soil well Line 5: Helpful/important other info (one line) i.e. fragrant, bloom time, deer resistant, drought tol-

erant, Native etc.… Limit text to 50 characters per line, including spaces.

Examples: For Vegetables:

Use Common name only, with any variety information after.

I.e. Kale – ‘Red Russian’ or Garlic, Elephant Planting instructions and plant spacing… Include information from seed packet, if applicable

Days to maturity, with planted date, if started from seed.

Latin Name Common Name (printed label) 12-18” Tall, 1” <color> flowers grouped on 6” stalks Plant in Full Sun; give regular water, mulch to keep moist, Well-drained, fertile soil with lots of organic matter

Latin Name Common Name (hand written label) 3-4’ tall x 4-6’ wide Plant in partial shade, give regular water until established, tolerates drought Well-drained, fertile soil

Plant Sale Silent Auction Help Needed: We are slowly starting to get wonderful donations from

community businesses for the silent auction portion of the April 29th Plant Sale. This is the time, however, that

we need help making follow-up contacts with businesses that have not yet responded. If you can help with this

task over the next 4-6 weeks, please let us know. We'll be happy to put you to work with as much or as little as

you'd like.

Also, if you have a craft or artistic talent and would like to create something for the auction please do. Each year

MGs donate beautiful one of a kind items hand-made items to the silent auction -- everything from crocheted,

quilted, sewn items to handmade jewelry and pottery to bird houses to movable fairy gardens. We already have a

couple MGs who are working on creating sedum bowls. If you plan to make something for the auction, please let

us know. Please contact Sister Janet Marcisz ([email protected]) or Robbin Spraitz ([email protected]) if

you can help with these items. Thanks.




Do not miss this conference, if you need information on pollinators, this is the place to get it. Experts talking

about simple, sometimes no expense measures you can take to bring more pollinators to you, which means more

fruits, vegetables and flowers. Special conference pricing for Mason bee supplies including cocoons and pollina-

tor books. We have geared this to the backyard gardener and small farms – check it out. Conference is March 4th,

hurry to save yourself a place.

Pollinator Conference


Date Time Subject Instructor Assignment **

Jan. 25 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

MG Program Intro

Soils

OSU Extension Staff

Melissa Fery

Chapter 2

Feb. 1 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Fertilizer Compost

Jeff Choate

Linda Brewer Chapter 5

Feb. 8 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Pesticide Safety

Pruning Ornamentals

Brooke Edmunds

Neil Bell Chapter 19

Chapters 4, 8-9

Feb 15 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Plant ID and Natives

Disease Diagnostics

Bruce Newhouse

Brooke Edmunds

Chapter 22

Chapter 16

Feb. 22 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Small Fruits and Berries

Tree Fruits

Ross Penhallegon

Ross Penhallegon

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Mar. 1 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Seeding and Vegetables

Entomology

David Babcock

Pat Patterson

Chapter 7

Chapter 14

Mar. 8 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Water Quality Gardening

Weeds

Jacquie Fern

Pat Patterson

Chapter 6

Chapter 17

Mar. 15 9 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Plant Pathology

Field Trip

Brooke Edmunds

Local nursery tba

Chapter 15

Mar. 22

9 am-11 am

11 am-12 pm

12:45-3:45 pm

Final Exam Review Project Presentations

Plant Problem Cases

OSU Extension Staff

Mentor groups

PDMG Specialists

2017 Master Gardener Volunteer Class Training Schedule

Community of Christ, 1485 Gilham Road, Eugene

Online learning modules and quizzes to be completed during training can be accessed here:

https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1058539

Required Topics: Botany Basics, Integrated Pest Management, and Plant Pathology

Optional Electives: Sustainable Lawns, Plant Propagation

*Handouts and presentations from class will be posted here.*

** Chapter readings in Sustainable Gardening text.

Accommodations for students with disabilities are determined and approved by Disability Access Ser-

vices (DAS). If you, as a student, believe you are eligible for accommodations but have not obtained ap-

proval please contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098 or at http://ds.oregonstate.edu. DAS notifies

students and faculty members of approved academic accommodations and coordinates implementation

of those accommodations. While not required, students and faculty members are encouraged to discuss

details of the implementation of individual accommodations.

https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1058539

http://ds.oregonstate.edu


March 2017 Hort Happenings

1 MG Volunteer Training:Seeding & Vegetables, 9 am-noon. Entomology, 12:45-3:45 pm. Community of Christ Church, 1485 Gilham Rd., Eugene.

2 Compost Specialist meeting, OSU Extension office, 12:15 pm - 2 pm

4 Weed Walk, Rebecca Sheppard, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Road, Eugene, 11:30 am -12:30 pm

8 MG Volunteer Training: Water Quality Gardening 9 am-noon. Weeds 12:45-3:45 pm. Community of Christ Church, 1485 Gilham Rd., Eugene.

9 thru 12 Lane County Home Show Booth, sign-up in Plant Clinic office.

9 LCMGA Board meeting, OSU Extension office, 10 a.m.-noon

14 Adaptive Garden meeting. 2 - 4 pm, OSU Extension Office.

15 MFP Cheese Making, includes lunch, OSU Extension office, 10 am-2 pm, $60, must pre-register.

15 MG Volunteer Training: Plant Pathology activity, 9 am-noon. Weeds, 12:45-3 pm. Community of Christ Church, 1485 Gilham Rd., Eugene.

18 Compost Workshop, 10 am-noon, River House Education site. 301 N. Adams, Eugene. Free

21 MG Seminar, Healing Gardens: Gardening for Your Health, OSU Extension Office. 7-8:30 pm.

22 Last MG Volunteer Training Class, Final Exam Review, 9-11 am, Project Presentations 11-noon, Plant Problem Cases 12:45-3:45 pm. Community of Christ Church, 1485 Gilham Rd., Eugene.

23, 24 & 4/7

Plant Clinic Training sessions for MG Volunteer Trainees, OSU Extension office.

April

1 Weed Walk, Rebecca Sheppard, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Road, Eugene, 11:30 am -12:30 pm

6 Compost Specialist meeting, OSU Extension office, noon - 2 pm

8 Compost Workshop, 10 am-noon,GrassRoots Garden compost site. Behind St Thomas Episcopal Church, 1465 Coburg Rd., Eugene, Free

11 Adaptive Garden meeting. 2 pm - 4 pm, OSU Extension Office.

13 LCMGA Board meeting, OSU Extension Office, 10 a.m.-noon

18 & 19 Sustainable Landscape Training & Certification, OSU Extension office, 8:30 am - 5 pm, $25

18 Class of 2017 MG Volunteer Training Graduation & potluck, bring your favorite dish to share, your own plates, cups and utensils, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Bring your family to help you celebrate. Location TBD.

22 Compost Workshop, 10 am-noon, BRING Recycling-Garden of Earthly Delights compost site, 4446 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, limited parking consider LTD's 85 bus route amd the EMX McVay Station. Free

4/26 & 5/3 Compost Specialist Training to become a certified Compost Specialist. Registration required. See appli-cation on page 11.

29 Pruning: Sucker removal and Fruit thinning (hands-on), 10 am - noon, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Road, Eugene (behind St. Thomas Episcopal Church)

28 Master Gardener Plant Sale set up, 9 am-5 pm plenty of work for all, Lane County Fairgrounds Horse Barns.

29 Master Gardener Plant Sale, don't miss the biggest Lane County MG activity of the year, Southwest Cor-ner of the Lane County Fairgrounds (Horse Barns). Come work and earn volunteer hours and choose plants to buy from the huge assortment. 9 am - 5 pm.


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We are pleased to send this material to you as a part of the educa-

tional activities of the OSU Extension Service - Lane County Mas-

ter Gardener™ Program.

Brooke Edmunds, Ph.D.

We will endeavor to provide public accessibility to services, programs, and activities for people with disabilities. If accommodation is needed to participate at any meeting, please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Lane County office of OSU Extension Service at 541.344.5859 at least two weeks prior to the sched-

uled meeting time.

March 21 Healing Gardens: Gardening

for Your Health

Patricia Hasbach, Ph.D.

April 18 MG Class of 2017 badging

potluck

Location TBD

May 16 Climate Change and the Back-

yard Gardener

Jeff Choate, Horticulture Faculty

2017 MG Seminars

During 2017, the third Tuesday MG Seminars are planned to be held at the OSU Extension Service,

996 Jefferson St., Eugene. (Enter on 10th Avenue).

Healing Gardens: Gardening for Your Health

with Patricia Hasbach, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 7:00 - 8:30 pm

OSU Extension Service office 996 Jefferson Street, Eugene

(enter on 10th at the ramp)

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