Northeast Nebraska Master Gardener

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Northeast Nebraska Master Gardener Coordinator: Wayne Ohnesorg, Extension Educator 402-370-4044 wohnesorg2@unl.edu

Meeting held at: Nebraska Extension in Madison County 1305 South 13th Street Norfolk, NE 68701

Dear Master Gardeners: Today is about 65 degrees and feels like fall. Can summer be over already? I’m not ready for the change…there is too much work left to do in the garden! There were a few of us volunteering at the Elkhorn Valley Museum Garden in August. I was really pleased with the change in the garden from June. It was full of blooms and butterflies. Of course, it’s a work in progress, but can’t we all say that about our own gardens? Please remember to drop in there if you need a few hours of volunteer time. Our first meeting will be at the Extension Office’s new building. Detailed directions are in this newsletter. Remember that this meeting will be a plant exchange. There is not a scheduled speaker. The meeting will be Saturday, September 8 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. P ( ) . While we are talking about monthly presentations, the officers got together and came up with a few ideas. I haven’t heard back from anyone yet, so hoping we can find enough speakers interested. If you have an idea or would like to present to us, please let one of the officers know. I actually made it to Lauritzen Gardens this weekend! It was pretty impressive with lots of beautiful flowers and plants. We rode the tram since it was so hot, but hope to someday spend more time wandering the gardens. Remember to bring your extra perennials and seeds to our meeting September 8th! Teresa Roche President

Send Information for newsletter to: Nebraska Extension in Madison

County Attn: Pam Foltz

1305 South 13th Street Norfolk, NE 68701 pkesting2@unl.edu

402-370-4040

Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United Sates Department of Agriculture.

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Member Recognition: These members have birthdays/anniversaries in September

Birthday Anniversary

Robin Titterington—September 28 Connie & Mike Dvorak—September 1, 1978 Deb & Mick Daehnke—September 2, 1972 Sharon & Lawrence Hinrichsen—September 12, 1964 Vicky & Verlan Hingst—September 16, 1962 Kathy & Ken Duval—September 22, 2012

P A G E 2 Dates and Trainings to Know and Grow - Mark on Your Calendars Regular monthly meetings: (doors open at 8:30 am with meeting to start at 9:00 am)

September 8: Plant exchange October 13: Georgia Wyatt, Herbs November 10: TBD December 8: Julie Pfanstiel—Overview of CSA, Agritourism Opportunities, Educational Workshop January 12: Award Banquet/Kurt Schrant — Drip Tape Presentation February 9: TBD March 9: TBD April 13: TBD April 26/27: Plant Fair May 18: Plant Exchange

Backyard Farmer airs live Thursdays on NET1 at 7 pm from April through September and repeats on NET1

Saturdays at 10 am & on NET World Sundays @ 3 pm & Mondays @ 4:30 pm. Yankton Area Fall Fling - All About Tulips September 25, 7-8:30 Pavilion Auditorium on the Avera Campus at 501 Summit Street No charge but donations appreciated to offset cost of the speaker, Mike Hofman, Director of Orange City, IA, Tulip Festival and others who work on the festival will present. Hosted by Missouri Valley Master Gardeners Garden Presentations at the South Sioux City Library September 11 Pruning Techniques for the Home Owner September 18 Gardening for the Birds September 25 Fall Lawn Care October 2 Straw Bale Gardening October 9 Putting Your Garden to Bed October 16 Getting Started With Seed Saving 6:30-8:00 pm. 402-494-7545 call before you drive in case there is a cancellation. No charge.

NEBRASKA EXTENSION IN MADISON COUNTY HAS MOVED! Our new address is:

1305 South 13th Street Norfolk, NE 68701 We are located north of the viaduct at the intersection of 13th Street and Omaha Avenue, right behind Perkins or east of Associated Wholesale Foods.

Please use the front door on the west side.

Karen Zierke would be willing to bring some June bearing strawberry plants to the

plant exchange in September. Please contact Karen if you would like her to bring some to the plant exchange.

P A G E 3 N O R T H E A S T N E B R A S K A M A S T E R G A R D E N E R N E W S L E T T E R

W G T On June 26, Master Gardeners met in Wayne to tour five gardens. We started at Char Rasmussen’s garden

which featured mostly Hostas. She had several small patches of sun plants, but this was a Hosta lovers paradise. Most of the Hostas were labeled so that made it very handy for anyone who was interested in a certain variety.

Next, we went to the colorful garden of Joan and Gary West. Joan loves blue and had many blue pots each filled with an assortment of annuals. Their well-manicured lawn accentuated the beautiful colors and strategically placed lawn ornaments.

Next, we went to the home of Lauren Walton. She has started a business selling bouquets for weddings and per-ennials you can plant. She is licensed and had a wonderful assortment of lilies to view when we were there.

Pearl Hansen’s farm home was our next stop. She explained how she has tried to save things on this century-old farm and how she managed the damage from the tornado that hit Wayne. She is a retired art professor at Wayne State and also showed us her art studio.

We finished at Deb Daehnke’s rural garden and enjoyed some wonderful snacks. The weather blessed us with a wonderful evening to enjoy some beautiful gardens.

Treasurer’s report:

Balance as of August 1st: $7,090.01

A N D N — Specifications: About 1.5 pages double spaced (about 535 words). Email submission is preferred; send column in word format or in the body of an email. Email your column(s) directly to me at living@norfolkdailynews.com.

Hand-written/typed columns can be mailed to me at: Norfolk Daily News, Attn: Sheryl Schmeckpeper, PO Box 977, Norfolk 68702-0977.

Photos: A head-shot photo is needed to run with your column. If your photo hasn’t been updated in recent years — or you’d like a new photo to run — please send it to me or have Pam take one at a Master Gardener meeting.

—Sheryl Schmeckpeper

Printed copies of this newsle er will be available at the next mee ng or at the

Extension Office.

Plant Fair Speakers Training Hours: — Greg Ptacek — 1.0 hour — Wayne Ohnesorg — 1.5 hour — Amy Timmerman — 1.5 hour — Kelly Feehan — 1.0 hour

2018— 1 2 Q T H :

January 13 —1 hour February 10 — 3 hours

March 10—1 hour April 14—No meeting

April Plant Fair—Several hours May 19—no hours

June hours—working at Elkhorn Valley Museum work sessions

June 13 Hort. Contest at Vicki’s— 45 minutes

Fall starts on Sunday, September 23

and ends on Friday, December 21

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