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Friday Fresh
Delivering the freshest news and updates for Mason County WSU Master Gardeners
June 22, 2018
Garden tour docents and dinner by Jeanne Kinney
The Garden Tour is rapidly coming up - it is Saturday, July 14th, 10-4. Thank you so much to everyone who has volunteered to be a docent! For those who haven’t - Norma still needs about 8 more docents. You do not need to be a garden expert, you just need to be willing to help show off the lovely gardens on tour. Please contact Norma to volunteer!
The dinner after the garden tour is always a popular event and the dinner committee has put together a fabulous menu this year-famous chef Xinh, of Xinh’s restaurant fame, will be preparing salmon and clams. There will also be appetizers, chicken sausage gumbo with rice, assorted salads and desserts. You do not need to be a docent to attend - all Master Gardeners and Foundation members, plus spouse or guest are invited. However, we do need to know how many will be attending. I only have 3 RSVPs so far - I know more of you plan to attend! Donations are appreciated to help defray cost of food. Please send your name and number attending to Jeanne Kinney by July 2.
For everyone - please help get the word out about the Garden Tour! Tickets are on sale now and posters are going up around the area. Invite your friends and family and post on social media. Gardens this year are in the Lynch/Arcadia Road area as well as the Squaxin Island Tribe community garden by the casino.
This might help by Jeannine Polaski
Circle Wednesday, August 22 on your calendar for the first annual Mason County Master Gardener Recognition Potluck Picnic! Join us at 6:00 at Bonnie's house to celebrate all that you have accomplished during the year (hint: it's a lot!) It will be a wonderful time spent with fantastic people and as always, amazing food! More information to follow as we get closer to the date. You all deserve a celebration in your honor!!
www.facebook.com/masoncountymastergardeners/
Jeannine Polaski, MG Program Coordinator
Office Hours: Monday: 10:00 – 2:00
Thursday: 10:00 – 2:00 Contact Info: 360.427.9670, Ext 688
2018 volunteer hours to date:
2,051 hours from 39 volunteers
http://ext.wsu.edu/volunteers/logon.aspx
Jun 23 -------- Shelton Farmers Market Clinic—Nancy Dillon,
Zack Smith (am); CJ Nichols, Zack Smith (pm)
Jun 25 ------- MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—
MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER NEEDED; Cathy Villareal
Jun 26 -------- Pierce County MGs visit Catalyst, 10am
Jun 30 ------- Shelton Farmers Market Clinic—Erika Stewart,
Dee Ann Kline (am); Karen Guillies, Dee Ann Kline (pm)
Jul 2 ----------- MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—Doris
Zacher, Dot Browder
Jul 7 ----------- Shelton Farmers Market Clinic—Mary Jones
(am); VN (pm)
Jul 9 ----------- MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—Mary
Dessel
Jul 14 --------- Garden Tour 10:00 am to 4 pm
Jul 16 --------- MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—VN
Jul 21 --------- Shelton Farmers Market Clinic—Carol Ann
Acocks / Tess Fleener (am); VN (pm)
Jul 23 --------MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office---Diana
Sparby, Tori Dulemba
Jul 28 -------- Shelton Farmers Market Clinic---MASTER
GARDENER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Jul 30 --------MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office---
MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Aug 4 --------- Shelton Farmers Market Clinic---MASTER
GARDENER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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Safety first by Jeannine Polaski
With the bad activity happening up at Catalyst we want to make sure that all of our gardeners and volunteers are safe. Please be aware of your surroundings up there (and everywhere for that matter). If you can, try not to go up to the garden alone. If you must, make sure you have your cell phone handy and that you latch the gate behind you. If you see things happening please call 911 and report them. The police have added some patrols and hopefully with the new cameras we can catch the vandals so that it does not continue.
It is an unfortunate reality that vandalism is something we have to deal with. We are not alone in this. All of the other county programs in our SE Washington cluster have to deal with this. Your safety is our number one concern so please use precaution, pay attention and don’t hesitate to call 911 if you see things happening or feel unsafe.
Request for fir seedlings by Jeannine Polaski
Lisa DeWall has asked if anyone has fir seedlings on their property that they would be willing to provide to her. She has, on behalf of the Extension Office, been providing fir seedlings for the MRT program, Moral Reconation (reboot ego) Therapy. MRT is operated through Municipal Courts and is an 11 step correctional training program to increase moral reasoning. They must participate in the program rather than jail time, upon graduation they are given a tree to signify a new beginning.
If you have some fir seedlings on your property and are willing to provide them to Lisa (who is always a help to our program), please let her know. She is running out of seedlings and needs some help obtaining more. Lisa is willing to take care of the seedlings until they are needed by the program.
Catalyst harvest day & a big thank you to Shelton Kiwanis by: Bonnie Day
It was a beautiful morning at the garden with just enough breeze to keep us cool. Today was all about harvesting the lettuce, kale, chard and spinach and we took 27.5 pounds to the food bank. We also picked a basket of peas with a lot more to come.
Today was also a day that we had to clean up after our latest round of vandalism at the garden. Sunday someone kicked in the sliding glass door on the Master Gardener shed. Totally shattered. We cleaned up the glass and put up a temporary piece of plywood. Although the hole in the door was pretty big, it did not look like anyone got inside the shed. We reported it to the police again and on Monday motion activated video cameras were put up that view the greenhouse, both shed doors, the garden and the side flower beds. We also have timers on the lights above the shed doors. The next step is taking out the sliding glass doors and putting in a steel door that will be harder to kick in (we hope).
Mike Swartz really getting into thinning the carrots
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On the upside, today we had a picnic lunch for the members of the Shelton Kiwanis. This group has been a supporter of the food bank garden since its beginning and our annual lunch and garden tour is a way we can say Thank You. We had great food and good conversation and everyone got a tour of the garden and greenhouse. We are always at the garden on Tuesday at 9 a.m. and everyone is welcomed to join us.
Catalyst Community Garden Workshops are the second Saturday of each
month.
Can you identify this mystery plant by Pat Carpenter
We have another mystery plant. The gardener has it growing in her flower bed and has been trying to identify it for a couple of years. There is a good sample in the office fridge. It has very coarse leaves.
Erika Stewart giving a tour of the Learning Garden to the members of Kiwanis
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Plastic free July Mason County Conservation District
"Every single piece of plastic that has ever been created is still with us....(Scientific American)." Yikes! Luckily we can all do something to reduce the amount of single-use plastic in the world. MCD is on a mission to reduce single-use plastic waste. Join us for a month of FREE interactive workshops to help you make your life more plastic-free!
Have you posted your volunteer hours? Cooperating agencies: Washington State Univer-sity, US Department of Agriculture, and Mason County. Extension Programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension Office.
Friday Fresh is a weekly publication of the Master Gardeners Foundation of Mason County. It is currently produced by John and Dorothy Skans. Provide articles, event dates, questions, and comments to [email protected] by 8 am each Thursday.
You can access archived Friday Fresh issues at http://extension.wsu.edu/mason/master-gardener/master-gardener/8
Find us and like us on Facebook: Mason County WSU Master Gardeners
MGFMC CONTACTS
President—Kitty Lundeen-Ness
360.490.5356, [email protected]
Secretary/Publicity—Dorothy Skans
360.462.6088, [email protected]
2018 Garden Tour—Jeanne Kinney
360.427.5690, [email protected]
2018 Plant Sale
Pat Carpenter, 360.426.9845, [email protected] Kitty Lundeen-Ness, 360.490.5356, [email protected] Christy Rowe, 206.713.4119, [email protected] Diana Sparby, 360.427.7072, [email protected]
MG Clinic Signup—Pat Carpenter
360.426.9845, [email protected]
2018 WSU MG Conference September 26-29
Wenatchee https://sharingourroots.org/
Have a garden to share? Send pictures to John Skans at
All things are possible with flowers
(Thank you Brooke Fuller!)
Master Gardeners Foundation of Mason County
MCMG Calendar Jun 23 Shelton Farmers Market Clinic—Nancy Dillon, Zack Smith (am); CJ Nichols, Zack Smith (pm)
Jun 25 MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—MG Volunteer needed; Cathy Villareal
Jun 26 Pierce County MGs visit Catalyst, 10am
Jun 30 Shelton Farmers Market Clinic—Erika Stewart, Dee Ann Kline (am); Karen Guillies, Dee Ann Kline (pm)
Jul 2 MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—Doris Zacher, Dot Browder
Jul 7 Shelton Farmers Market Clinic— Mary Jones (am); MG Volunteer needed; (pm)
Jul 9 MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office—Mary Dessel, Michael Swartz
Jul 14 Garden Tour 10 am to 4 pm – Docents Needed
Jul 16 MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office— MG Volunteer needed;
Jul 21 Shelton Farmers Market Clinic— Carol Ann Acocks/Tess Fleener (am); MG Volunteer needed; (pm)
Jul 23 MG Clinic, 12 to 3 pm, Extension Office - Diana Sparby, Tori Dulemba
Jul 28 Shelton Farmers Market Clinic - MG Volunteers needed
Garden Tour July 14 10:00 – 4:00
2018 Workshops for Catalyst Community Gardeners (10 am to noon) Jul 7 Mary D, Bonnie, Sybil—Pest control, garden walkabout, planning for fall, season extenders
Aug 11 Sybil, Christy, Sharon—Fertilize, side-dressing, vegetable potluck, recipes
Sep 8 Jack, Catalyst Team—Harvesting, food storage, seed saving
Oct ? Catalyst Team—Work party, putting garden to bed