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HAMILTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS
PRESIDENT’S CORNER By Bud Hines
July, 2016 Volume 23, Issue 7 In This Issue
2 Secretary News 2 Vice President Message 3 Calendar of Events 4 Education News 4 July Speaker 5 More Education News 6 County Fair News 6 Heat Advice 7 Tom’s Tidbits 8 July Gardening Tips 9 Poison Ivy 10 Officers/Chairpersons
We have had a very warm and dry spring requiring a lot of attention to our plants, as well as our thirsty lawns. After last year’s record rainfall, it seems to be a com-plete turnaround.
Thanks to Patsy Boles and the team that took on the leadership for last month’s Food Bank Garden Tour. In a very short lead time, they were able to put together people and places to create a great selection of both private and public gardens for everyone to enjoy. As a result, we will be able to present a nice donation to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, designating some of the funds to go to our demonstration garden located at the food bank.
We now have the opportunity to participate in many of the local farmer markets all around our area, thanks to Kitt McAuliffe for taking on the leadership position which requires coordinating the how, when, and where. By participating in these local mar-kets we can provide information on many different subjects.
Congratulations to Carol Matthews and the education committee for putting together, our first in a long time, garden field trip on July 9th. The trip will be to Gibbs Garden, Bethlehem Garden and Rock Castle Garden. Best wishes for good weather and a great day of fellowship.
At a recent fair planning meeting Mike & Stephanie Payne outlined the fair plans and a theme was selected. Decide what part of the fair you would like to be involved in. With everyone’s participation we will be ensured of a very successful exhibit this September.
I want to thank everyone for all that you do to keep our organization moving forward. Wishing everyone a safe summer season!
MISSION In support of the University of Tennessee mission and the University of Tennessee Extension missions, the Master Gardener Program pro-motes environmental stewardship through a network of volunteers who provide research based information and education to Tennessee communities in home gardening and related areas. As part of our mission the program supports the continued education and develop-ment for committed volunteers.
You can get volunteer hours by writing something for the newsletter. Send con-tributions for the August publication by the 25th of July. Articles may be edited or delayed due to time and/or space. Send to editor at:[email protected]
MONTHLY MGHC MEETING July 21 , 2016 Social @ 6:00 PM Meeting @ 6:30 PM FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1505 N. MOORE ROAD
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The MGHC Board met on June 2nd and some highlights from that productive meeting are:
We are on track to fill our vacancies on the Nominating and Projects’ Committees. Patsy Boles has volunteered to be the new chairperson for the Scholarship Committee.
I hope you were able to volunteer for the Garden Tour! The Board gave our Garden Tour coordinator, Patsy Boles, a round of applause and bountiful thanks for all of her hard work in such a short amount of planning time. There were about 1700 brochures mailed out and they were redesigned by Patsy and Jeff Morris, a 2016 intern. Patsy also announced that the Food Bank has a new director, Gina Crumbliss.
Rodney Selcer, our Treasurer, reported that at the end of May 2016, our Beginning Cash on Hand was
$38,879.84, Income $4,438.00, Expenses $8,341.76, with a New Balance of $34,976.08. Most of the
income was from Intern Membership dues and Beginning Gardener classes. Most of the expenses
were from Garden Expo reimbursements, Garden Tour expenses and other project expenses.
—Valarie Adams
NEWS FROM YOUR SECRETARY
FROM YOUR VICE PRESIDENT Bertha Livingston
Quite often my grandson and I would sit in my butterfly garden and I would tell him about the different types of butterflies. While explaining to him that the monarch and the viceroy butterflies are nearly identical and are often mistaken for each other, I realized that was all I knew about them. Thanks to modern tech-nologies, here are a few facts I have found : Toxic Due to its diet of milkweed, the monarchs are toxic, while the viceroys are nominally non-toxic. Wings
The coloring and pattern of monarch and viceroy wings look nearly identical. However, a viceroy has a black line crossing the postmedia hindwing.
Size Viceroys are smaller than monarchs, although this size difference may be difficult to see in the field.
Comparing wingspans: Viceroy: 2 1/2 - 3 3/8 inches (6.3 - 8.6 cm). Monarch: 3 3/8 - 4 7/8 inches (8.6 - 12.4 cm). Flight
The flight of the viceroy is faster and more erratic, while the monarch flight is float-like in comparison, with its characteristic "flap, flap, glide" pattern. The flight styles also vary, with monarchs taking a straighter, smoother path than the viceroys and flying slower.
Timing Viceroys do not migrate. They overwinter as 1st or 2nd instar larvae, rolled up in a leaf of their host plant (willow or poplar). In the spring, the larvae needs about 15 days to complete the life cycle and become a but-terfly. They must develop through the remaining instars (approximately 5 days) and the chrysalis stage (at least 10 days).
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR JULY
CEU AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE DETAILS OF UPCOMING EVENTS, WEBSITES OF INTEREST,
SPECIAL ALERTS AND CURRENT TOPICS & ARTICLES: SEE MGHC.ORG
BEING A MEMBER OF THE YAHOO GROUP WILL GIVE YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ALL ACTIVITIES
JULY 4th HOLIDAY JULY 11,18,25 Monday’s, 10:00 AM JULY 6,13,20,27 Wednesday’s, 10:00 AM MG Hot line at the Ag Center on Bonny Oaks JULY 9 , Saturday, 2:00 PM Tennessee Valley Bonsai Society Meeting at Ag Center on Bonny Oaks
JULY 12, Tuesday, 6:30 PM Chattanooga Herbies Meeting at the Ag Center on Bonny Oaks JULY 16, Saturday, 10:00 AM Education Class on ”Hydrangeas” at Ag Center JULY 21, Thursday, 6:00 PM Monthly Meeting at First Cumberland Presbyterian church—see speaker information on page 4 JULY 23, Saturday, 10:00 AM Fair Meeting at Ag Center on Bonny Oaks July 28, Thursday, 7:00 PM Rose Society Meeting at Hixon Civic Center TO VOLUNTEER FOR: CAFB Greenhouse Workdays Contact: Holly [email protected] Alpine Crest Elem. School Contact: [email protected] Seeding the Cumberland Contact: [email protected] Workday at the Zoo Contact: [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS
AUGUST 20—EDUCATION CLASS ON “RAIN GARDENS”
AUGUST 18—MGHC MONTHLY MEETING
AUGUST 27 — FAIR BUILD DAY AT BUD HINES
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EDUCATION NEWS
WOW! WOW! That is the best ex-pression I have for what a wonderful 3rd Saturday class we had on June 18th with Peggy Dyer and her daylilies. The respons-es to Peggy's presenta-tion were excellent and well received. You can always feel the passion when some-one is telling you about something they love and Peggy certainly loves this plant. It was our largest class to date with 43 in attendance, which made it a record breaker. There were at least 10 from the public that attended, who were not MG’s. Our thanks to Shirley Steward, Louisa Mesich and Holly Colf for getting the word out on our MGHC media and to Suzanne Ford for her article in Chattanooga Now. The surveys we use for every class, told us that all of these medias were used; thus bringing in new people and for that we are very grateful.
This month’s class will be on Hydrangeas. Originally this was to be taught by Freeman Powell, but his wife’s untimely passing makes it necessary for some-one else to teach the class. Therefore, I will be teach-ing the class. My two favorite plants are the hydran-gea and the geranium. Maybe I will teach a class on geraniums sometime in the future. The August class will be on Rain Gardens taught by Mike Payne. Part of this class will be familiar to some as this is a repeat request. This class is especially timely in that the cen-ter attraction of the Master Gardener Fair exhibit this year will be a Rain Garden. As I drive around town, I see many places where a rain garden would be wise. Maybe you also have one of those places . September’s class will bring us a special guest, Robbie Summerour. She is a Certified Straw-Bale Gardening Instructor. If you haven't heard about this newest trend in garden-ing, you will want to attend this September class. Oc-tober and November classes are planned but I am go-ing to let you wonder. They are going to be great.
FIELD TRIP
We have a full bus with forty-five MG’s to travel the roads to three great gardens on July 9th. Our day will begin leaving the AG Center promptly at 8:30 AM headed to Bethlehem Gardens in Dalton. From there we will go to Gibbs Gardens at Ballground, GA and then to the Rock Castle Garden in Calhoun. If you missed going with us this time, do not fear, we will plan another trip to somewhere special, maybe in the Fall.
—Carol Mathews Education Chairperson
Peggy gave away a daylily, and the
lucky winner was Pat Hansen.
JULY MGHC MEETING SPEAKER
Have you ever considered keeping bees? Join us with one of our local beekeepers, David Reed. He will be speaking at our MGHC July monthly meeting. Whether you are se-
riously considering keeping bees, simply wish to learn more, or would like to ask your most pon-dered questions, this meeting is for you.
David is a 3rd generation beekeeper and Crabtree Farms resident apiarist. He is passionate about the preservation of pollinator health and habitat. He and his wife Phyllis, under the name Er-ma’s Bees, produce and sell 100% pure honey, hand-crafted candles and decorative items from pure natural beeswax, and acclimatized queen and honeybee stocks for use by Tennessee beekeepers.
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MORE EDUCATION NEWS—TEACHING PREP CLASSES
Beginning in August for the five Tuesday nights, 6-9 PM we will have classes to give our MG students the tools to make a presenta-tion, teach a class, work at the Q&A tables in the many places around town where we are ask for help, work the Hotline, or write arti-
cles. Taking the class DOES NOT obligate you to ever doing anything you do not feel comfortable doing. The goal of the classes is to give you the tools and instruc-tion to do research, take the best pictures of any gar-den, and to make a PowerPoint presentation.
When we started the 3rd Saturday classes there were only enough people, who had ever taught any of our classes before, to do about 6-8 classes. To date, we have had 23 classes and have used only 2 people twice. Sometime I feel like a mother hen as I sit and listen to our “beginner” teachers. I have seen passion and knowledge in those that had never taught before. Reading the comments afterward, you would have thought someone with a PHD had spoken. I am so proud and pleased with what we have been able to do and the people we have reached through our classes. You see, when you know something from experience, was told by someone else, learned from trial and error or read it in a book, you can share it. That is how we learn. The magic formula is saying, yes I will try, then following through.
These classes are designed to give you those extra tools to make that TRYING easier and into a reality or for your personal use. You can learn to take better pic-tures, understand what goes into a speaker's presenta-tion and how it was done. Knowledge is never wasted. It is always used somewhere, somehow.
First Class is taught by Stephanie Payne. She will have a PowerPoint on “How to Give a Presentation”. Stepha-nie has been one of our speakers for years, both locally and at out state convention. She has a very concise step by step approach to beginning a presentation, the research, and the content. If you have ever seen Steph-anie's butterfly presentation, you know this one will be very informative, colorful, and easy to understand. Stephanie will also have printed material to hand out.
Second Class will be taught by myself, Carol Mathews, on “Practical Points and Delivery of a Program”. (This class will not be by PowerPoint and I will be taking that class to learn how to make one) I am retired from the public education field, a speaker/teacher in my church, and have spoken for MG locally and at both state and international MG conventions.
Third Class is on “Photography with Camera and Smart Phone”. Our guest instructor, Kevin Mathews, is a member of the Chattanooga Photography Club, has taken several photography courses, and studied the art as a hobby for years. Some of his “armature “ pic-tures have appeared on business calendars, business portfolios, underwater pictures in a book about diving, and one very special “Iris” picture purchased by a col-lector. At a young age he was drawing pictures with the pixels of a computer and when his camera is not in hand, this computer technician always has his smart phone for the perfect shot.
Fourth and Fifth Classes are taught by Ann Brown on “How to Make a PowerPoint”. Ann, a retired school teacher, taught middle and high school students how to do Power Points. She is well suited and trained in mak-ing things simple for the adults to understand. Ann is also a MG where she uses her Power Point knowledge in her own very special programs that she has been presenting at the Expo and other groups around town on “Saving our Pollinators.” She will have printed in-formation to go along with the lecture/demonstration portions.
These classes are free to the MGHC members and a supply list you will need is going to be put on Yahoo by the first of July. To be sure everybody gets all the help they need the class is limited to 20. If we have room, an MG spouse, friend, or relative may also take these classes. We are taking names of those interested now, so get yours in early. Our teachers are preparing and working hard for a room full of students.
—-Carol Mathews Education Committee Chairperson
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The story behind the theme. When “asked” to head the Hamilton County Fair Exhibit this year Mike was ecstatic. I, however, was “Oh no, what have we gotten into?” But, Mike’s enthusiasm was contagious. He was soon asking me and other Master Gardeners for our
thoughts and ideas for a theme. However, after much discussion and many proposed themes, Mike kept coming back to Rain Gar-dens and their role in controlling the environmental impact caused by unmanaged storm water. He thought the Fair would be the perfect venue to highlight Rain Gardens. An actual Rain Gar-den display would have a great visual effect. I knew then “This could be trouble!” Mike also had discussions with Master Gardeners about how the use of pesticides and other stress factors are having negative ef-fects on our pollinator populations. He thought we needed to raise public awareness and pollinators should be included in the Fair Exhibit. The theme was clear – “Gardening for Your Fu-ture”. Educate the public about the impact of storm water and the decline of our pollinators. Offer sound, practical solutions to homeowners that would have a positive future impact on the en-vironment. Now the ball was rolling….”We were hooked.” All agreed, at the recent Fair Meeting, that “Gardening for Your Future” was a winner! But, we needed to add other areas that were of current interest to the homeowner, yet would have fu-ture impact on gardening. We decided to add Growing Vegeta-bles and Herbs, Attracting Wildlife, Native Plants and Compost-ing. We also wanted to have a little family fun. The bug tent is always popular and the photo op area was a big hit last year. Children also love themed costumed characters (i.e., Bee, Butter-fly and Flower). As Master Gardeners, we are on the frontline when it comes to providing research-based gardening and horticultural infor-mation. People should leave the Exhibit with a purpose. Our goal this year is to raise awareness and encourage homeowner partic-ipation in affecting change – “You can make a difference – every little bit helps.” Every Master Gardener’s participation is needed to make “Gardening for Your Future” a success. Will you help? The next Fair Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, July 23rd at 10:00 am at the UT Extension Office. The Fair Build day is Saturday, August 27th at Bud Hine’s Community Lot. Hope to see you there! — Mike Payne
2016 Hamilton County Fair “Gardening for Your Future” By Stephanie Payne, “The Chairman’s Wife”
KEEP COOL WHEN IT’S HOT
Keeping cool when tempera-tures reach record highs isn't just about comfort. Danger-ously high temperatures can result in heat-related illnesses ranging from heat cramps to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The following tips can help you keep cool all summer long.
Alter your pattern of outdoor garden-ing to take advantage of cooler times (early morning or late evening).
Wear loose-fitting clothing, preferably of a light color. Cotton clothing will keep you cooler than many synthetics.
Fill a spray bottle with water and keep
it in the refrigerator for a quick re-freshing spray to your face after being outdoors.
Try storing lotions or cosmetic toners
in the refrigerator to use on hot, over-tired feet.
Keep plastic bottles of water in the
freezer; grab one when you're ready to go outside. As the ice melts, you'll have a supply of cold water with you.
Combat dehydration by drinking plen-ty of water along with sports drinks or other sources of electrolytes.
Some people swear by small, portable, battery-powered fans. There is a ver-sion that attaches to a water bottle that sprays a cooling mist.
A trick from a tennis pro: if you're wearing a cap or hat, remove it and pour a bit of ice cold water into the hat, then quickly invert it and place on your head.
Avoid caffeine and alcohol as these will promote dehydration.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/
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Tom’s Tidbits
By Tom Stebbins UT/TSU Extension Agent for Hamilton County
Don’t Let Rosette Virus Knock Out Your Roses
Lately, I have been getting some ugly red and thorny rose samples at the Mas-ter Gardener diagnostic lab. I know immediately this is rose rosette virus dis-ease. When I worked at the state lab ten years ago in Nashville we would see this problem occasionally each year. It seems like it is spreading faster now but we also know many more people are growing roses. There is no cure for this virus. There are no resistant roses yet on the market. We have to rely on quick identification of the disease and swift action to culturally control it.
Rose Revolution
Knock Out roses were introduced to the horticultural trade around 1999. Rose breeder, Bill Radler revolu-tionized the way we think of roses. Before, they were considered a high maintenance plant, only grown by the expert gardeners willing to spray. They were instantly popular because they are resistant or highly toler-ant to a fungal disease called black spot. Knock-out roses are also called “no spray roses”. Most other roses grown in the Tennessee Valley need weekly chemical sprays to protect their leaves from this fungus. Knock Out roses now come in several colors and petal types. They are also drought tolerant and need little pruning. They flower all summer long. They fit perfectly into a sustainable, low-maintenance landscape. Millions of homeowners now have one or more of these roses in their yards. Knock Out roses are not trouble free. There are other fungal leaf spots and a few insects that can attack all roses. Japanese beetles love to munch happily on roses. These can be controlled with selected sprays. Rose rosette virus disease is different. There is no chemical control. It can kill roses in about two to three years, so it is important to act quickly when it is seen in the rose garden.
Witch’s Broom
This is a symptom of many virus diseases including rose rosette. It is an abnormal cluster of dwarfed and weak shoots growing at or near the same point on a main branch. It looks like something a bad witch may have created. A few branches are often twisted and contorted. Symptoms of rose rosette virus can vary from the species or cultivar planted. The leaves may have striking red pigmentation. Diseased canes may also be noticeably thicker than others around them. They may also grow in a spiral pattern. Thus the name rose ro-sette virus. Another diagnostic feature for rose rosette is thorniness. The branches have an unusual number of thorns on the branches. Some weed control chemicals can cause many of the same symptoms as the virus, if they are sprayed too close. Pesticides would curl the whole plant. The virus disease shows up on individual branches. Rule this factor out before taking control measures.
Radical Surgery
Mites transmit the virus from infected to healthy roses nearby. The mites most likely blow in from wild roses growing in nearby fields and roadsides. No rose is resistant to this deadly virus disease. If action is delayed, then the entire rose collection could be ruined. Control measures must be rapid and decisive. Prune out all diseased and suspected canes. Remove all the pruned pieces immediately from the property. If symptoms re-appear on new re-growth canes, remove the entire bush from the property. I will say it again. Remove the en-tire bush from the property. This action is hard to take with fifty dollar roses but it is necessary to save the rest of the rose bushes. A new rose can be planted in the same place. The disease does not stay in the soil. Space plants so that canes and leaves do not touch each other. The mites do not have wings and must crawl from plant to plant. Proper spacing makes it more difficult for the mites to move within a planting.
Get more information from the Tri-State Rose Society of Chattanooga at www.chattanoogarose.org/
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The summer garden is pretty much
our reward for all the hard work
from March through June. During
these lazy warm days the perennial
and annual gardens are strutting
their colors. Following are some tips
for your July gardening calendar.
Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs This is a great month to watch
for cut flowers to enjoy inside your home as well as those to dry for everlastings.
Continue to deadhead (remove dead flowers) various annuals and perennials to encourage profuse blooming.
Tall, fall-flowering perennials such as swamp sunflower, joe-pye weed, iron weed, mums, and asters can be cut back by one-third to one-half to reduce their ultimate height and pre-vent them from lodging (falling over).
Watch for crabgrass and other weeds that easily can invade your summer garden.
July typically will be drier than any month so far in the garden-ing season so be sure to keep plants watered, especially con-tainer gardens.
Purchase fall blooming perenni-als for this year's garden such as anemone, hardy sunflowers (Helianthus spp.), goldenrod (Solidago), sedums, and toad lily (Tricyrtis). There are some fan-tastic sales on unsold perennials in July and August which can beautify your garden this year and next. Again, be sure to water these plants well until they become established in your garden.
You can still direct seed sun-flowers in your garden to en-sure their colorful show until frost.
Shrubs & Trees
Prune hydrangeas right after bloom if you need to cut them back. Flower buds are formed in late summer and early fall, so late fall and winter pruning re-moves these buds and elimi-nates next year's flowers.
Fruits & Veggies
Harvest veg-etables regular-ly from your garden to keep it productive.
Letting squash turn as big as baseball bats will cause produc-tion to go down. Harvest vegeta-bles at their peak of maturity for maximum nutrition and quality.
If your garden is overflowing with zucchini and cucumbers, and you've made all the pickles you can stand, consider taking your extra produce to our local food pantry.
July 10th is the last planting date for green beans to be sown in the garden.
It may become necessary to cov-er fruit trees with netting to protect fruit from the birds.
Blackberries need to be pruned after their harvest is ended. Re-move the dying fruiting canes and tip back the vigorous, new growth two or three times to form a dense hedge for greater fruit production.
Begin preparing for the fall gar-den in July. That's right! It may seem odd to start a fall garden in the summertime, but you need to get plants started in time for harvests before first freeze. Late July or early August set out broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower transplants. Also sow seed of lettuce, collards, kale, spinach.
Lawn Care
Its okay to not water your lawn and let it go dormant. As cooler weather and rainfall return, it will be revived.
If you desire your lawn to be green and lush through sum-mer, mow at a higher height and water deeply. Applying water in early morning is best.
Miscellaneous
This is an ideal time to visit the University of Tennessee Gar-dens located on UT’s Agriculture Campus along Neyland Drive. Bring a notebook to jot down the top performers that you may want to include in your gar-den next year.
Keep bird baths clean and filled with water through the hot weather.
Clean out cold frames for use in the fall.
http:/gardengirls.tennessee.edu/
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JULY GARDENING TIPS
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IDENTIFYING POISON IVY ISN’T ALWAYS EASY TO DO
Don’t spoil your summer fun by coming in contact with poison ivy; learn to identify it so you can avoid it.
Poison ivy is a plant you should learn to identify so that you can avoid it. An oily resin called urushiol, which is found in all parts of the plant, is what causes skin rashes when people come in contact with it. People vary in their sensitivity to poison ivy, but may become more sensitive after repeated exposure to it. One common misconception is that the poison ivy rash itself is contagious. The fluid in the blisters of a poison ivy rash does not contain urushiol and won’t cause the rash to spread. You won’t get poison ivy unless you come in contact with the oil still on someone’s skin or cloth-ing. Urushiol is easily transferred to clothing, skin, tools or pet’s fur. If contaminated objects aren’t cleaned, con-tact with the oil on them can cause skin reactions much later. Poison ivy should never be burned as the smoke from burning poison ivy contains the oil and can irritate lungs and nasal passages as well as skin and eyes. Poison ivy is a very widespread and prolific plant, frequently appearing along the edge of roadways, paths and other disturbed areas. One reason for its wide distribution is due to the fact that its berries are eaten by birds and deer. Over 60 species of birds have been documented to eat poison ivy berries. The seeds are not digested, but pass through the intestinal tract to be deposited throughout the active ranges of animals that eat them. Unlike humans, the animals eating the berries do not become sensitized to the volatile oils and do not ex-perience allergic reactions to the plant. Poison ivy can be a bit of a chameleon. It looks similar to several common backyard plants including Vir-ginia creeper and boxelder. The leaves of poison ivy may be shiny or dull and the leaf margins may be toothed or wavy, or have no teeth at all. The leaves may be hairy, or have no hairs at all. Its appearance can vary greatly, but in all cases it has compound leaves that consist of three leaflets. The leaflets are 2-5 inches long, green during the growing season and turning scarlet red in fall. The leaves are arranged in an alternate pattern on the stem. The terminal (end) leaflet has a longer stalk than the lateral (side) leaflets. Poison ivy flowers in spring and produces dense clusters of white berries that ripen from late summer through fall and persist through the winter. Poison ivy can take the form of an erect shrub or climbing vine or grow in large colonies along the ground. Poison ivy has aeri-al rootlets that it uses to attach to the bark of trees. The rootlets have a hairy appearance. Twigs of poison ivy may be covered with fine hairs. The bark of poison ivy is gray.
Virginia creeper, like poison ivy, has brilliant red fall color. Virginia creeper is a vine, closely related to grapes. Its leaves have five leaflets, alt-hough very young plants may have some leaflets that appear in threes. The leaves are arranged in an alternate pattern on the stem. It produces small clusters of green-ish flowers in spring that mature to blue berries in fall. Although it clings to trees like poison ivy, unlike the distinctly hairy looking aerial roots of poison ivy, Virginia creeper adheres to trees and walls with small, circular pads on the ends of tendrils.
Young seedlings of the boxelder tree superficially resemble poison ivy. Boxelder seedlings grow to be-come large trees with green twigs and alternate compound leaves with three to seven leaflets. Boxelder is in the maple family, and is sometimes known as ash-leafed maple. Boxelder has yellow fall color, lacks the hairy aerial rootlets and does not have berries. The fruits are the typical maple seeds called samaras. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/identifying_poison_ivy
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2016 MGHC OFFICERS President. Bud Himes Vice President . Bertha Livingston Secretary. Valarie Adams Treasurer . Rodney Selcer Past President . Lisa Clark Certification Officer . Gretchen Rominger Communication Officer. Louisa Mesich Projects Chairman . David Gardner 1 Year Board of Governors Ron Smith Barbara Blankenship 2 Year Board of Governors Vicki Petzko Jim Davenport Lori Ashton 2016 New Class Representatives Tyler Sanderson Gwen Davis Extension Agent . Tom Stebbins CHAIRPERSONS Bonny Oaks Arboretum . Jim Davenport Budget/Finance Committee . Rodney Selcer Bud/Sprout Coordinator . Sara Stanley County Fair . Mike & Stephanie Payne Education Committee . Carol Mathews Events Coordinator . Samantha Pfeiffer Food Bank Garden Tour . Patsy Boles Garden Expo. Carol Mathews Historian . Nancy Williams Archives . Jane Goodin Hospitality Committee. Lori Ashton Hummingbird/Butterfly Garden . Mike Payne MGHC Friends . Shirley Stewart Membership Directory. Pam Bare, Wanda Wilkey Mentor Coordinators . Bertha Livingston (Tues. AM)/ Clyde Mathews(Mon. PM) Marianne Davis ( Intern Hrs. ) MGHC Hotline . Bill Apps (Mon.) Diane Slover(Wed.) Newsletter Editor . Ann Dale Nominating Committee . TBD Rain Barrel Committee . Connie Giles Scholarship - High School/College . Patsy Boles Speakers Bureau . Carol Mathews Website/Yahoo . Holly Colf
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