EXTENSION OFFICE HOURS MON. - FRI. 8:00 - 5:00 (540.341.7950)$ SEPTEMBER 2010

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THE FAUQUIER GARDENER

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE I want to thank all our Master Gardener volunteers and interns for their involvement in supporting the Fauquier County Virginia Cooperative Extension for the current year. Active citizen participation in the planning and implementation of the program insures continued program success. I have observed over the year the dedication of those who work so hard to make the program successful.

Specifically, I want to thank all the project leaders and support leaders for their efforts throughout the year in ensuring that all the efforts of the program are fully supported and that we achieve our goal to provide assistance to the Extension Office and to the citizens of Fauquier County. The following is a list of project leaders and support leaders:

- Help Desk: Linda Pranke and Carole Farrell

- Ready-Set-Grow: Margaret Binning and Sally Baffa

- Super Soils: Margaret Binning

- Rady Park: Sharon Holmes

- Schoolhouse 18: Jan Beakley and Gene Harwell

- Farmers Market: Mary Anne Sparks and Maryanne Krehbiel

- County Fair: Ann Erricker

- Educat1on Czar: Betty Price

- Clothing: Barbara Robinson

- Newsletter: Julia Nicholas

- Photo Contest: Carole Farrell

- Time Sheet Tracking: Jim Scibek

- Office Gardens: Ann Van Ryzen

- Calendar: Victoria Thompson

Without all of your efforts we could not have achieved the success that has been achieved throughout the year. I also want to take this time to thank Tim Ohlwiler for his support and guidance to the Association. Again thanks to all those mentioned above and to all the volunteers and interns that make the Fauquier County Master Gardener program such a success.

Lastly I would like to remind all Members of the upcoming General Meeting. The meeting will be held on October 26th at 10:00 am at the Extension Office in Warrenton.

Bill Kuhlmann

President

Fauquier County Master Gardener Association

July 7, 2010 Board Meeting

Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 9:05 by Bill Kuhlmann, President.

Attendees:

Bill Kuhlmann, Pattie Slavin, Tim Ohlwiler, Bill Ward, Lynn Consolla, and Melissa Mabon

Approval of Minutes from April Meeting:

Bill Ward made a motion to approve April minutes, seconded and approved by the board.

Treasurer’s Report:

Bill Ward gave the report for June.

FCMGA Account – Cash on hand as of 5-31-2010 was $3,962.53. Income was $ 367.81 - $ 30.00 for MG clothing, $ 37.81 from VA Dept of Taxation, and $ 300.00 from the Ruritan to be used only for Schoolhouse 18. The expenses totaled $ 168.00 with $ 50.00 going to speaker’s fees and $ 18.00 for Rady Park and $ 100.00 for Peter Deahl .Cash on hand as of June 30, 2010 was $ 4,162.34.

Schoolhouse 18 Account cash on hand as of 5-31-2010 $ 741.41.No income reported nor expenses reported.Cash on hand as of May 31, 2010 was $741.41.

Greenhouse:

Possibility of greenhouse might be available on Meetze Rd. Kaye Cooper was unable to attend meeting and she is one with information about it so the topic is on hold until next month.

County Fair:

Volunteers will not have to pay to get into the Fair. Bill Ward motioned to allocate $ 70.00 for tickets for volunteers for the Fair. The motion was approved by the Board.

Website:

Lynn Consolla and Melissa Mabon were at the meeting with a proposal to change to a web host service from the current WebEasy software which must be installed on each computer which will use it. It is currently only installed on Lynn’s laptop and one machine in the Extension office. With a web hosting service the website could be updated from any computer and a group of people could be trained to do the updates. We discussed the initial start up costs of $ 144 for two years so we would have to go over budget for this year, offset by no additional cost the second year. Bill Ward made a motion to allocate an additional $ 175.00 for the website change over effort. The motion was seconded and approved.

New Business:

The next general meeting will be July 27. There will not be an educational opportunity afterward.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 am

Minutes submitted by Pattie Slavin, Secretary

OCTOBER CALENDAR 2010October Calendar 2010 FCMGA

Oct. 6 FCMGA Board Meeting 9amOct. 26 FCMGA General Meeting 10 am

Arlington VCE (Arlington) 703-228-6414 to register

Oct. 1-2 Growing Communities Seminar Oct. 28 Creating Sustainable Landscapes 9:30 – 11:30am Orange County VCE(Fredericksburg) 540-672-1361 to register

Sep. 30, Oct. 7 Master Food Volunteer Training 10am – 3:30pmOct. 14,21,28

State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy 540-837-1758 to register

Oct. 28 Forest Trials: Restoration of the American Chestnut 7 – 9pm ($12)Sep. 15 Fall Planting: More than Bulbs and Pansies 10am – noon ($10)Sep. 21 What Trees & Landscapes Say About

Indigenous Lifestyles 10 – 11:30am ($10)

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (Richmond) www.lewisginter.org to register

Oct. 2 Dividing Plants Successfully 9 - 11am ($20) Oct. 4 & 7 Planning & Designing a Kitchen Garden 6 – 9pm ($60)Oct. 9 Building Good Garden Soil 9am – noon ($20)Oct. 16 Fall Pruning for Shrubs 9am – noon ($30)Oct. 16 Seed Saving Techniques 9 – 11am ($20)Oct. 30 Life Cycle of Trees 9am – noon ($30)

U.S. Arboretum 202-245-4521 to register  

Oct.3 Innovations in Container Gardening 4:30 – 6:30pm ($12)Oct. 9-11 Orchid Show & Sale 10am - 5pm (Free) Oct. 23–Nov.7 Fall Fruit & Foliage 10am – 4pm (Free)

Green Spring Garden Park h-p://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp/ed-­‐adult.htm  to register

Oct. 9 Drought Tolerant Natives 9:30 – 11am ($17)Oct. 16 Putting the Garden to Bed 9:30 – 10:30am ($14)Oct. 19 Select Natives & Control Invasives 10am – 3pm ($80)Oct. 23 Design Problems & Creative Solutions 8:45am – 2:45pm ($97)Oct. 27 Fall Harvest 6:30 – 8pm ($17)Oct. 30 Gifts for the Gardener 9:30 – 10:30am ($14)

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The  heat  of  the  summer  has  exhausted  much  of  the  garden.  But  as  fall  comes  there  will  be  a  resurgence  of  growth.  

I  spent  much  of  the  day  at  the  Fauquier  Educa>on  Farm.  We  planted  cabbage  and  got  the  irriga>on  system  up  and  running  again.  I  was  glad  to  have  some  cloud  cover  for  part  of  the  day  so  that  it  was  not  so  hot  on  the  new  transplants.  Several  volunteers  pitched  in  and  the  work  went  quickly.  We  were  able  to  recycle  the  black  plas>c  that  had  been  put  down  for  the  watermelons.  The  cabbage  was  planted  into  the  same  holes  as  the  watermelon  had  been.  

The  Fauquier  Educa>on  Farm  was  formerly  the  Fauquier  Community  Farm.  At  that  >me  it  was  run  by  Fauquier  Community  Ac>on  Coali>on.  AEer  one  year  of  having  the  farm  they  decided  they  did  not  want  to  run  it  any  longer.    The  county  government  approached  Extension  and  the  Agricultural  Development  office  to  see  if  we  could  come  up  with  a  viable  plan  for  the  farm.  A  simple  plan  with  four  crops  was  proposed.  We  would  grow  soybeans  as  a  cash  crop,  watermelon,  sweet  corn  and  winter  squash  for  the  local  food  banks.    This  is  the  plan  that  we  have  followed  this  summer  and  over  11,000  lbs  of  produce  has  already  been  donated  and  more  is  in  storage  awai>ng  the  need  of  the  community.  

The  Fauquier  Educa>on  Farm,  while  dona>ng  food  to  the  food  bank,  also  has  a  goal  of  being  a  place  where  the  community  is  educated.  The  farm  was  created  with  the  vision  of  having  programs  there  for  commercial  vegetable  producers,  a  des>na>on  for  school  fieldtrips,  educa>onal  events  for  the  general  public  about  agriculture,  and  ongoing  demonstra>ons  of  good  agricultural  prac>ces.  

I  sent  out  an  e-­‐mail  a  few  weeks  ago  about  volunteering  at  the  Fauquier  Educa>on  Farm.  If  this  is  something  you  would  like  to  do,  please  contact  Jim  Hilleary  at  jim.hilleary@hughes.net  or  at  540.222.8124.  Please  include  any>me  spent  volunteering  at  the  Fauquier  Educa>on  Farm  on  your  next  hours  repor>ng  sheet.  

Tim O.

Itchy Ivy

*Some Scientist are saying that Poison Ivy is becoming more plentiful and potent due to the global increase in carbon dioxide

THE FAUQUIER GARDENER$ OCTOBER 2010

To: Master Gardner .....

Extension Office 24 Pelham Street Warrenton, VA 20186

FAUQUIER MASTER GARDENER

ASSOCIATION

* PRESIDENT : Bill Kuhlmann

* VICE PRESIDENT: Kay Cooper* SECRETARY: Pattie Slavin* TREASURER: Bill Ward

*Poison ivy can be shiny or dull, be a vine or not, but almost always has 3 leaves.

*Pre-applying an over the counter cream can prevent itch causing oil (urushiol) from penetrating the skin.

*Always wash with soap and water to remove urushiol from skin, clothes, garden tools, and anything else it comes into contact with.