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THE GARDENERS OF LIMAFaurot Park c lub house Tuesday J une 1 0, 6 :3 0 pm ( spec ial time) ,

THE SEASONHAS ARRIVED

With the growing seasonfinally upon us everyone isthinking of planting gardens,mowing lawns, trimmingtrees, fertilizing grass,planting annual flowers andperennial flowers. With thecold wet weather we have hadthis spring these things havebeen a heart breaking chore.

The annual flower sale is overwith another wet start. Thisyear was a little slow but weall tried. The problem was somany other clubs were alsoselling about the same itemsthat we had for sale. A bigthanks go out to all whohelped to make the sale asuccess.

I would like to thankeveryone who worked on thedowntown planters. We allturned a big chore into arather easy day of setting outthe flowers

Thanks also to those thatworked on the Club Houseflowers. If we can get a fewrains this summer I believe itwill continue look great.

--Dick Hussey,President TGOL

The May meeting saw JoHanley (above) winning thedoor prize. Jo’s refreshmentsat meetings are always prizesfor the club. The May meetingalso saw tomato plants givenaway by the tomato DickHussey. "Gardens are forSharing". And, speaker RitaThelen, Senior Naturalist,Johnny Appleseed Metro ParkDistrict (JAMPD), gave a veryinformative presentation aboutattracting hummingbirds.Rita said to attract hummerswith:1. FLOWERS that they

like—Salvia, ButterflyBush, Weigela, Lobelia, orimpatients; and/or

2. Hummingbird feeders thatare RED, always VERYCLEAN filled withFRESH DAILY purchasednectar or nectar made withthe recipe that is in nextcolumn to the right.

June meeting is a tour ofgardens that won in 2007beautification contest-------Tuesday June 10, 2008--6:30 P.M.--Faurot Park clubhouse--bring drinks or light snack(no refreshments this time)Note the earlier time for meeting.Carpool from the clubhouse.Tour addresses will be availableat the clubhouse until tourdeparture time of 6:30 pm.

Mounted Hummingbirdbelonging to JAMPD

Hummingbird NectarOne part sugar to Four parts waterin a saucepan.Boil mixture for 2-3 minutes.Cool and fill feeders.Store unused portion inrefrigerator for later use.Do not use honey or red foodcoloring-they have been known tocause disease among birds.

2008 BeautifulGarden Contest

Nominations are neededfor gardens/landscapesthat you feel aredeserving of being anentry for the 2008beautiful garden contest.

It can be a little garden ora big garden, or a secretgarden—nominations areneeded.

Get nominations to thefollowing no later thanJuly 1:

Rex Maurer(419) 222-4356 [email protected]

Nanci Cochensparger(419) 222-8338 [email protected]

Kay Studer(419) 642-2538 [email protected]

Spring Plant Sale--banner

Downtown PlantersMr. Hussey said in hismessage that downtownplanting was not too badthis year. I agree withhim. Now, those plantswill want watered andweeded until frost.

Mr. Hussey is working ongetting watering donethrough the city of Lima.However, there is noarrangement made withthe city yet.

Also, the Schnorf buildingon North Main whereTGOL watering hoses andsupplies are now storedwill be renovated verysoon. Watering supplieswill have to be movedquickly. But, no newstorage place is availablein the same area.

Spring Plant Sale--Nick Leis &Ben Kaiser (Boyscouts) werevolunteers

National websitehttp://www.tgoa-mgca.org

password: lily

Clubhouse GroundsRita Stephens and GeneBuhrmester (co-chairs of thecommittee) worked hard andgot some hard workers to getthe planting done. Likedowntown, the plants willwant watered and weeded.

You can work at theclubhouse any time. Therewill always be weeding to do.Call Rita or Gene, if you wantto water because the hoses arelocked in the basement.

Since the city cannot mow thehill beside the clubhouse, amower is now employed formowing. Mr. Jesse Higbie isknown to several clubmembers, and he is willing todo the clubhouse mowing.

Spring Plant Sale—Gene Buhrmester & Steve Maki

Spring Plant Sale—hanging planters

Regional websitehttp://www.acorn.net/eglrNational & Regionalnewsletters are posted onclubhouse bulletin board.

Report on Board MeetingHeld May 29, 2008-06-01

Financial Report was given.

Discussion on the following:

Downtown watering may ormay not be done by the city.

Schnorf building storage ofwatering supplies will have tobe vacated soon.

Nominations are needed forbeautiful garden contest.

The Secretary requested$59.00 (no more than) fornew photo-editing software.Software is not needed yet.

Central Great Lakes RegionMeetings and Conferences

www.acorn.net/CGLR

CGLR Summer Conference –Saturday July 26, 2008 –Agri Tech Institute Wooster

CGLR Fall Meeting –Saturday October 11, 2008 -Kingwood Gardens, Mansfield

TGOA/MGCA Annual Conv.June 12 – 14, Ft WayneRegistrations,call John Kessen at(254) 854-2988

Rex Maurer said that theMaster Gardeners needspeakers for 12:15 onTuesdays for the Children’sGarden Gazebo speaker seriesContact Rex Maurer.

Spring Plant Sale—Mel Kaehler looking oversome of the hangingbaskets

Gene Buhrmester wrotethe following:

We may have ourmowing problem solvedthanks to Donna Maki. Imet Jesse Higbie at theClubhouse tonight andhe mowed the threeareas in less than twohours. He said he wasmechanically inclined soI sent one of the stringtrimmers home with himto see if he could get itgoing. He has agreedto mow and trim for $20per mowing.Wednesdays at about4:15, I will probablyweed, prune orwhatever while hemows and trims. Therewill be sometimes that Iwill not be able to bethere then Rex or Donwill get him access tothe mowing equipment.

TGOLPrograms for 2008

June 10 Annual Garden TourCoordinator – Rex Maurer

July 8 Rain Barrels, StormWater Mgt. – Beth Siebert

August 12 Soils of Allen Co.- Don McClure

and 1st Tomato Weigh-in

September 9 Monarch Magic- Kay Studer & Rita Thelen

and final Tomato Weigh-in

October 14 Cook-Out & Visitfrom Johnny Appleseed

Nov 11 to be determined

December 9 ChristmasDinner & Awards

Thank YoutoDonna & Steve Maki,Rita Thelen,Kay Studer,

for the above great programs.

Attached is an informationalflyer advertising the WelshGarden Tour in Gomer, Ohio

Sprigs 'N SproutsJ Uly 2008

THE GARDENERS OF LIMAPresident’s Message

Believe it or not, the end ofJune is already here.

This is the normal time we allwould have been watering ourvegetable and flower gardenssince it would normally be bonedry the first several weeks ofJune.

Of course we seem to alwaysget a big rain specifically on the4th of July vacation days. Thisyear the July storms started inMay and continued up to theend of June.

After the first week of July, ifthe weather gets hot and dry,we all must remember to waterour hanging baskets of flowersevery day. The flower bedswill hold moisture for severaldays, if you have themmulched. Keep all of the plantsfertilized and watered on aregular basis so they will get agood root system. Then in thelate summer you can divide the

plants for the “Gardens are forSharing Program.”

Vegetable gardens should beproducing about the secondweek of July. This year I amstill planting some seeds, and,still setting out tomato plants.If many of the gardens are inthe same shape as mine, I amwondering how much will beready for the county fair inAugust. It seems to me thatthe only things that aregrowing fast are grass andweeds.

On the other hand, let us bethankful that we are not in theareas that are having floodsfires, and/or tornadoes. Atleast we have a garden thatwill produce food for thetable. And, we still have atable to sit down and enjoy thefood! -Dick Hussey, Pres.,The Gardeners of Lima

***************************JULY MEETING

***************************Date: Tuesday July 8, 2008Time: 7:30 PMPlace: Faurot Park clubhouse,Lima OhioTopic: Storm Water Mgt/Rain BarrelsPresenter: Beth Siebert,Coordinator, Ottawa RiverCoalition, and works for AllenCounty Soil &WaterConservation District.***************************June’s meeting had TGOLvisiting last year’s winners inthe beautiful gardens contest.Below are members in frontof Sharon and Emil White’shouse where garden anddecorating surprises wereastonishing. And, theirsnacks were so tasty.

Greg Austin’s dramaticgarden was visited also. Hishas hard-to-find species ofplants (florist quality, ofcourse), he had a great pond,and has comfortable sittingareas.

Kay and John Venturella’sgarden showed off roses,beautiful poppies, and abountiful vegetable garden.

Tiffany and RobertNajmulski’s landscapingalso had many roses and apond. They also had a verynice sitting area. How dothey do it with both of themhaving demanding careersand two youngsters also!?!---------------------------------The beautiful garden winners arewelcome at TGOL events. We allwill be happy to see you and greetyou.--------------------------------------Thank you—Betty and DavidEdwards for touring gardens withTGOL. Please join TGOL again.

A few of Tiffany & RobertNajmulski’s roses.

Report on Board MeetingHeld last week of June

Minutes from last meetingwere read and approved.Financial report was givenand approved.

Approved to contribute $20for a plague for the AllenCo. Junior Fair.

Signs will be put up in theclubhouse to try to remindthose using the building toturn off the air conditioningand lights and lock the doorswhen they leave thebuilding.

Dick Hussey worked withPaige Townsend to arrangefor downtown watering tobe done by residents ofPathfinder House. JohnSchneider is the Director ofPathfinder House.

Garden Contests entries arestill needed. Pleasenominate gardens.

Above is a cute little tinman that hung in the gardenof Emil and Sharon White

Central Great Lakes RegionMeetings and ConferencesCGLR Summer Conference –Saturday July 26, 2008 –Agri Tech Institute Wooster

CGLR Fall Meeting – SaturdayOctober 11, 2008 -Kingwood Gardens, Mansfield

Donna and Steve Maki wentto the national conferencethat was in Fort Wayne.Their report is attached.

More Programs for 2008August 12 Soils of Allen Co.

- Don McClureand 1st Tomato Weigh-in

September 9 Monarch Magic2008Kay Studer & Rita

Thelenand final Tomato Weigh-in


Nov 11 – Earl Lockwoodtalks about plants


Steve Austin’s pond. Kit isenjoying the Koi in the pond.

2008 TGOA / MGCA Annual ConventionJune 12 – 14, 2008Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Submitted by Donna and Steve MakiFantastic! Wonderful people, beautiful gardens, informative seminars, good food—a great three days!Our first national convention, and it will definitely not be our last. We don’t know if we can approach thenumber of conventions attended by Jim King from Santa Rosa, CA (a charter member--Ft. Wayne was his28th convention), but we will give it a try.

Seminars offered:1. Seasons of the Prairie 7. Photography Workshop2. My Favorite Perennials 8. Container Gardening3. The Power of Butterflies 9. Annual Flower Gardens4. Judges Clinic 10. Common Sense Pest Control5. Art in the Garden 11. Using Chemicals Safely6. Going Batty 12. Bonsai

Tours:1. Master Gardener Display Gardens 4. Merry Lea Environmental Center2. Botanical Conservatory 5. Solomon Farm3. Lakeside Park & Rose Garden 6. Home Garden Tour Walk

Our fellow gardeners were very friendly and helpful. We came back with many, many ideas for ourgardens – lots of notes and pictures. Donna’s most memorable highlight was driving the team of Belgianwork horses at Solomon Farm. We were also amazed at the number of people we met who wereconnected to the Lima area.

After the Thursday evening dinner we were shown the entries into the photography contest thatdetermines which pictures will be appearing in ‘The Gardener’s Calendar – 2008’ – some amazing andbreathtaking photographs. If you have not already done so, we recommend you purchase a calendar—notonly are the pictures beautiful, but the purchase also supports our organization ($2.95 + S&H).

A memorial service was held for the 88 members who went to rest in 2007; 25 were from Ohio.

No contested election of national officers. The change in by-laws passed overwhelmingly (91%). Thechanges in dues passed (67%). About half of the clubs sent in ballots (29 out of 60). There are four lessclubs than last year. The increasing age of members is a nationwide issue.

Some clubs had no representation. The largest number came from the Green Bay club (14 memberspresent) and Youngstown (12 members present). Our club was recognized as being the sponsor of theDinner Music during the convention. Our region (Central Great Lakes) has the most members withinTGOA/MCGA with 845 members—Total membership in TGOA/MGCA is 3,496 with a total of 60 clubs.

Next year’s convention will probably be hosted by the Santa Rosa, CA club (their board is meeting theweek of June 23, 2008 to discuss). Donna and I will begin to save our pennies now as a California trip isprobably a little more expensive than a trip to Ft. Wayne.

In Kay & John Venturella’s garden In Greg Austin’s garden—Dick Hussey andGene Buhrmester

Sharon White greets TGOL members At Sharon & Emil White’s backyard cottage—Dick Hussey and Steve Maki

Steve Austin and his pond TGOL members in Steve Austin’s front yard In Steve Austin’s yard—KitGene Buhrmester isslightly in the picture.

WHY SHOULD I BECOME A MEMBER OF“THE GARDENERS OF LIMA”?

Guests are always welcome!

MONTHLY MEETINGS MARCH THROUGH DECEMBER- Meet and share gardeningexperiences with other gardeners in the area. Interesting speakers will present information on awide variety of gardening topics of interest to members. Gardens are for sharing and we oftenshare items of interest including plants, bulbs, seeds and produce at our meetings. We meet onthe second Tuesday of the month beginning in March at 7:30 p.m. at our clubhouse in FaurotPark.

SPRIGS ‘N SPROUTS- Is our monthly newsletter filled with news about our various activities,upcoming events, member news, committee activities and other information of interest to ourmembers.

LENDING LIBRARY- As a member, you will have access to a wide variety of gardening books,magazines and catalogs. You may check out up to 3 items each month for return the followingmonth. Why buy great garden books when you can borrow from our growing library.

MAY FLOWER SALES PROJECT- Those helping with the setup and unloading of flowers forthe sale on Thursday afternoon will get to “cherry pick” flats and hanging baskets before they goon sale to the public the following morning.

COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION- As a member you can take pride in the various club activitiesto beautify and support gardening in the Lima community. These include the planting andmaintenance of the planters in the downtown area, Faurot Park and other projects as may beappropriate.

SCHOLARSHIPS- As a member you can also take pride in the funding of Scholarships forstudents pursuing a career in Landscaping, Turf Management or a related horticultural field.

GARDEN TOURS- As a member you will have an opportunity to tour some of the most beautifulgardens in the Lima and surrounding areas.

We participate in other gardening activities as funds, imagination and energies permit. At thesame time we are learning as we share our collective knowledge of gardening. “The Gardenersof Lima” is an organization dedicated to keeping the art of gardening alive and well in the Limacommunity.

S p r i g s ‘N S p r o u t sAugust 2008 other logo is missing due to computer issues

The Gardeners of Lima/MGCLPresident’s Message

The following are excerptsfrom an article written by"JEANNE PORRECA" andpublished in the July 2008issue of "Our Generation'sMagazine":

Talk on the street is the samesubject everywhere: Theprice of gas, the higher costof food, and all the sideeffects of both. Let's thinkback to the Great Depression(a little before our time) butwhen someone mentionedthe Second World War andration stamps, things reallybegan to pick up. I thought itwould be fun to share someof these thoughts, thenperhaps the price of gas willnot hurt so much.

Remember when...Gas, tires, metals of all typesand even meat were rationedand you needed a certainamount of stamps to purchaseany of these things. A loaf ofbread cost ten cents and had atoken good for one cent offyour next loaf. Flower

gardens suddenly seemed unimportantand were dug up and a "victory garden"was planted to furnish fresh vegetablesin the summer. Every one canned fruitsand vegetables for winter use. You ateevery bean and pea on your plate asMom stated "there are people starvingout there!" The left overs that were noteaten were served the next meal.Healthychildren were everywhere. "Go out andplay" was the order from Mom. Therewas no money for a movie, but is wasgreat to gather around the radio on agood night when the battery was chargedand listen to "Fibber McGee and Molly".

Good food always seemed to comefrom the kitchen and on a cold winterday when you arrived home fromschool, nothing could match the smellof a big pot of ham and beans on top ofa coal stove and homemade bread inthe oven.

Were those the bad times or really thegood old days? Nobody seemed torealize it because all the neighbors hadthe same problems. What did happenwas it created a generation of peoplewho knew how to manage on ashoestring, raise nice children, have ahappy home and have enough to eat.

If we practice some of those valuestaught by our parents and grandparents, maybe, just maybe, togetherwe can make this a better world to livein.

-Dick Hussey, PresidentThe Gardeners of Lima/MGCL

*******************See you at the

AUGUST MEETING*******************

Date: Tuesday August 12Time: 7:30 P.M.Place: Faurot Park clubhouse

To till or not to till? – That is thequestion. Is it really clay? Join DonMcClure, our guest speaker, willprovide information to unearthanswers to those two provokingquestions. Don will also present dataon the soils in our area and how toincrease the nutrients in our soils.

Don McClure is a soil scientist withthe U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, workingout of Findlay, Ohio. The Findlayoffice covers a regional area of theUSDA comprising 29 counties. Theoffice maintains a soil data base forvarious agencies and conducts fieldinvestigations. Don’s previouspositions, involving drawing soilmaps, moved him around to a numberof counties—Delaware, Ross, Darke,Defiance, Morrow, Morgan, and Allen,to name a few. Growing up in theAkron area, he now resides in theLima area. Don grows vegetables,flowers, and trees that give him theopportunity to practice various soiltechnologies.And, BRING your TOMATOsfor the 1st Weigh-In !!!!!!

Charles "Chuck"Patrick Burt, Presidentof TGOA/MGCA and activein the Austin, Texas club,passed away as the result of amotorcycle accident on July22. He was in the Air Forceduring the Vietnam War. Hewas an EMT and participatedin M-SET and Patriot Guard.

Currently, besides beingPresident of TGOA/MGCA,he was also a member ofFirst United MethodistChurch; Toastmasters; andVROC and KawaNowmotorcycle clubs. He was apilot instructor, and a scubadiving instructor.--------------------------------

The national newsletter athttp://www.tgoa-mgca.org

password: lilyhad the following RalphWaldo Emerson quote in theJuly/August edition:

“You cannot do akindness too soon,for you never knowhow soon it will betoo late.”==================

Beth Seibert, from Allen Co. Soil & WaterConservation District & member of theOttowa River Coalition

Better storm water management using raingardens and rain barrels was discussed byBeth Seibert at the July meeting.Surprisingly, she said that rain gardensshould not be placed where water alreadycollects or where drainage is already poor.It should be up-slope of existing wet areasto reduce the amount of water that flowsinto the already saturated area. Also, sheshowed how rain barrels can be inexpen-sive and easy to build. A 55-gallon drumand some rubber hose are basic.Modifications can be made to make itmore efficient. There were really helpfulhandout materials that are still available atthe clubhouse on the book table.

----------------------------------------Delta Kappa Gamma, an internationalsociety of women educators, contactedTGOL/MGCL with a request for a speakeron Saturday May 9, 2009 at 10:30 AM, atWest Elm St Church of Christ. Theirmembership is interested in having someonefrom TGOL/ MGCL speak to them on thehistory of TGOL/MGCL and may be givesome tips on container gardening andgardening in small area.

If you are interested in providing thiscommunity service, please contact DickHussey at (419) 991-6396.----------------------------------------

Board Meeting Report

After the board meeting minuteswere read and the financial reportwas given, Rex Maurer announcedthat he and Kay Studer had touredthe beautiful garden nominees, andtwo winners were picked. Winners’names are not yet being announced.

--------Tuesday December 16, 2008 (3rd

Tuesday in December) has beenreserved at Old Barn Out Back forthe annual Christmas Banquet.

An Awards Committee still has to beassembled. The Christmas partycommittee (Kathy Dixon is chair)takes over the planning from GeneBuhrmester, who made the banquetroom reservervation and alsocontacted the Bill and Anita Lanningwith an invitation to install 2009officers and Executive Board.

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Tentative officers for 2009 werediscussed, and (tentatively) may be:

President – Steve Maki

1st VP & membership chair - Open

2nd VP & programs chair – DonnaMaki

Treasurer – Rex Maurer

Secretary – Teresa Heath--------------------

The Board approvedpurchase of twenty-five 2009national TGOA/MGOAcalendars to be sold to for$3.50 each on a first-come,first-serve basis.

Flower photographs in thecalendar are gorgeous andbetter than ever before.

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Discussion was held on theFaurot Park clubhouse lease,which expires on November30, 2008. Membership inputis needed on options andwhether to renew the lease.

It was expressed that there isa lot of history at the clubhouse and that many othergarden clubs rely on usingthe clubhouse. It was alsoexpressed that the cost is highfor utilities and routinemaintenance. Also, buildingrepairs will soon becomemore urgent considering theage of the building. Also,there was possibly seriousdamage done by a tree fallingon the roof during the recentwindstorm.

Discussion will be held onthis at the August 12 generalmeeting.

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Soil condition in the flowerbeds by the clubhouse frontdoor was discussed. It wasdecided to plant hardyperennials like daylilies,sedum, etc., when the annualsgive out.====================

This year’s $1,500 scholarshipwinners have been invited tothe August membershipmeeting. They are PhilipHatfield, Wapakoneta; andMatt Trentman, Delphos.

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TGOL/MGOLPrograms for 2008

August 12 Soils of Allen Co.- Don McClureand 1st Tomato Weigh-in

September 9 Monarch MagicKay Studer & Rita Thelenand final Tomato Weigh-in


Nov 11 – Earl Lockwood talksabout plants


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CGLRRegional Events

Central Great Lakes RegionFall Meeting

Saturday October 11, 2008 -Kingwood Gardens, MansfieldSee Regional website:http://www.acorn.net/eglr

Workin’People

Jesse Higbie continues todo the mowing at theclub house.

Rita Stephens has beenweeding and wateringthe beds at the clubhouse. Teresa Heathcrawled up one of thetrees and did sometrimming. But there isalways more to do. Ifyou can work at the clubhouse coordinate withRita Stephens (419) 227-6074.

Pathfinder Houseresidents and staff arestill watering the plantersdowntown. Their workis appreciated.

Dick and Janet Husseyand Rex Maurer havebeen weeding downtown.Thanks to TiffanyNajmulski, Lima PoliceDept, parking permits arenow available--coordinate with RexMaurer (419) 222-4356.================Thank you to the patientperson who prints thisnewsletter so competently.Who could that be?!??????

Flower bed at Faurot Park clubhouse

Kit pulls the winning ticket for the doorprize. Dick Hussey and mom Nancy Siatosky look on.

Jo Hanley and Georgie Buhrmester Flower bed at Faurot Park clubhouse

Sprigs N Sprouts

September 2008 - The Gardeners of Lima

President’s Message-Dick Hussey

FLOWERS & VEGETABLESJust as sure as the weatherwarms in the spring most of ushave already planted flowerand vegetable seeds. It justgets in a person's blood to startplants growing. When thishappens, you can bet on theweather going afoul and aboutfifty percent of the time youregret planting the seed soearly. There is no way to tellwhen it will be warm enoughand dry enough to put smallplants in the ground. If you aresmart it pays to wait until aboutthe last week of May or firstweek of June to set mostannual flowers or vegetables inthe ground.

The general public has no ideahow much work goes intoraising flowers or vegetables. Iam sure that some of theyounger gereration think allthings you eat or the milk youdrink comes only from agrocery store! This is why Ithink all children should have achance to plant something thatwill look pretty or taste good

even if it is only one squarefoot of area. Just think what ajoy for a young child to see aflower he or she planted bloomor tomato plant produce a redripe tomato to eat. This is theway to get them hooked ongardening.

Another way to get childreninterested in gardening isparticipating in the CountyFair. All you need to do is gethim or her a membership forthe fair. He or she can enterany one or all three of theflower shows, the vegetableshow or the photography show.If they get a ribbon, they areusually hooked on enteringsomething in the County Fairthe next year.

Don McClure, from U.S.Dept. of Agriculture, Findlayoffice, gave an interestingtalk on no-till gardening atthe August meeting. He saidthat good soil (that has hadthe benefit of being made bynature or by human(continued on page 3)

See you at theSEPTEMBER MEETING

Date: Tuesday September 9Time: 7:30 PMPlace: Faurot Park clubhouseProgram: Monarch MagicGiven by: Kay Studer andRita Thelen

Unlock the mystery of theMonarch Butterfly. Youwill be informed on the lifecycle, food sources, flightmigrations, and muchmore. Your garden canbecome a Monarch Way-Station Stop.Kay Studer is a programscoordinator at OSUExtension office, managingthe Allen County MasterGardener Program, theChildren’s Garden, amongothers. Kay has been anactive member of TGOL fora long time.Rita Thelen is a SeniorNaturalist with JohnnyAppleseed Metro ParkDistrict (JAMPD) and earnedthe Master Gardenerdesignation. She has workedextensively at the Children’sGarden on the area thatattracts BUTTERFLIES.Rita has put in many hours ofwork for TGOL, also.

Mr. Hussey awarding MattTrentman $1,500 scholarshipfrom TGOL at the Augustmeeting.

Mr. Hussey awarding PhilipHatfield $1,500 scholarshipfrom TGOL at the Augustmeeting.

Board Meeting ReportEstimates on roof repair arebeing obtained. Estimates arenot available yet. Insurancewill cover the cost after the$250 deductible.

Howard Elstro, a managerfrom City of Lima, plans toattend the September boardmeeting. The City of Limaposition on the clubhouselease may be clarified then.

The next board meeting isThursday September 25,2008 at 7:00 PM at theclubhouse.

TGOL 2008 ProgramsSeptember 9, 7:30 PMMonarch Magic- Kay Studer& Rita Thelenand final Tomato Weigh-in

October 14, 6:30 PM Cook-out – Entrees & side dishesprovided.-BRING a DESSERT- as aCovered Dish. JohnnyAppleseed will visit. JA isactually Mark Mohr fromJAMPD, but don’t tell anyone.

November 11, 7:30 – EarlLockwood talks about plants

December 16 6:00 PMChristmas Dinner & AwardsOld Barn Out BackWinners from garden contest willbe invited guests.

Officers for 2009 will benominated at the Octobermeeting, voted on at theNovember meeting, andinstalled at the Christmasbanquet. Tentativenominations at this time are thefollowing:President – Steve Maki1st VP & Program chair--

--OPEN for a volunteer2nd VP & Membership chair –Donna MakiTreasurer – Rex MaurerSecretary – Teresa Heath

More 2008 ActivitiesFall is just around the corner.And, that means clean-up forthe downtown planters andclean-up of the beds at theclubhouse. A workday (aSaturday morning probablyin October) will be scheduled

for downtown, and anotherworkday (also a Saturdayprobably) will be scheduledfor the clubhouse.

Poinsettia sales will start withthe October meeting (orbefore, if you like). DaveWilliams has started growingthe poinsettias already. Ifyou do not have sales forms,ask a club officer. And, thesales forms and informationwill be added on to theOctober Sprigs N Sprouts.

Traditionally at the Christmasbanquet members paymembership dues for the nextyear. Membership dues gotoward local club andnational club expenses.2009 membership dues willbe as follows:

Single: $17 ($15 goes tonatl. and $2 goes to local)Family: $20 + $2 for eachfamily member ($20 goes tonatl. and each $2 goes tolocal). A lifetimemembership is also available.

Also payable at the Christmasbanquet will be the perperson charge of only $10 perperson. That will includepre-meal hors d’hourves,wine, and soft drinks; buffetmeal, entertainment, and finefellowship.

Big Tomato Contest resultsfrom the August tomato weigh-in weights are (in order fromthe BIGGEST first are:

Frank Cooley – 1 lb. 14.4 oz.Bob Niese – 1 lb. 12.8 oz.Charlie Bowsher – 1 lb. 1.5 oz.Persetta Bowsher – 1 lb. 0.0 oz.Dick Hussey – 14.2 oz.Gene Buhrmester - 9.2 oz.

The final tomato weigh-in forthe Big Tomato Contest is atthe September 9 meeting.Let’s hope Dick Husseydoesn’t win AGAIN this year!

Congratulations to DickHussey—our leader—forwinning 2008 Grand Prize inthe Grapes/Quinces category atthe Allen County Fair.

Jesse Higbie continues to dothe mowing at the club house.

Rita Stephens probably ispretty unhappy when she seeshow dry the beds at the clubhave become since it hasn’trained here for a month! It wassuggested that a rock garden beput in the beds by clubhousedoor. Or, hardy perennials thatcan handle the conditions.

Pathfinder House residents andstaff are still watering theplanters downtown. Theirwork is appreciated.

It was great to meet Dean Cooley (atright) at the August meeting who isthe grandson of TGOL member FrankCooley (at left).

TGOL member Persetta Bowsherholds the pie (apple?) that was a doorprize at the August meeting.

2009 TGOA/MGOAcalendars are available for$3.50 each on a first-come,first-serve basis. DickHussey and Rex Maurer havethem.

TGOL members GeorgieBuhrmester and Janet Husseyvisit at the August meeting.

Don McClure article----Continued from page 1

intervention) should not haveto be stirred (tilled orrototillered) to grow healthycrops. He said it is theorganic matter that makessoil work by binding togetherplant matter and the soil.Tilling the soil breaks downand destroys the organicmatter.

Recommendations foraddition to the compost pileare: grass clippings whichbreakdown easily and do nothave much carbon, leaves—soft maple and hard maplebreakdown best. But, oakleaves have a lot of carbonand need nitrogen added. Healso said manure and sawdustcan be put on directly on topof the soil, and earthwormswill have no problembreaking down the manure.

In addition, leaves areexcellent weed control andgood for decomposing intothe soil. Leaves should beput on plants only after theplants are big enough to notbe eaten by slugs that leavescan attract.

There was much more to histalk. Get more info onUSDA’S research athttp://www.usda.gov

Below is part of one ofNanci Cochensparger’sSunday articles that arealways informative.

It is from The Lima Newsdated August 10, 2008.

There were no better wordsthan Nanci’s to describethe winners of thebeautification. So beloware Nanci’s wording (wordfor word) from her article.Thanks, Nanci. And,please don’t sue me!

“…Congratulations to thisyear’s winners of theGardeners of Lima CivicBeautification Contest,Richard and JanePlummer, 1866Wonderlick Road, andSam Boyer, 7980 FortAmanda Road, both westof Lima.

The Plummer’s front, backand side yards are plantedwith colorful flowerbeds,including a large wagonplanter built by Richardand spilling over withflowers. Jane’s favoriteflower is Zinnia “StateFair,” an exceptionallylarge variety.

The Plummers like tochoose primary colors forevery year; the colorscannot help but catch youreye if you drive past their

home.

Boyer, on the other hand,has adapted his spaciousgardens to the contours ofhis land and includesstepped landscaping oneither side of a large gullyover which his tri-levelbrick home spans.

His gardens include twovegetable gardens, fruittrees, an arboretum at therear of his property plantedwith the help of AllenCounty Master Gardenersseveral years ago, allcenter pieced with a crystalclear swimming pond.

Both gardens will befeatured next June on theannual Gardeners of Limatour…..” End quote.

Richard and Jane Plummerand Sam Boyer will be thespecial guests of TheGardeners of Lima at theChristmas banquet/Awardsdinners in December.

And, for sure, TheGardeners of Lima lookforward to getting to seetheir gardens next year.

CGLRRegional Events

Central Great LakesRegion Fall Meeting

Saturday October 11,2008Kingwood Gardens,Mansfield.See the regional websitebelow.

Yes, it is kinda early,however,

2009 NATIONALCONVENTION

May 28 - 30, 2009Santa Rosa, California

National - websitehttp://www.tgoa-mgca.org

password: lilythen press ENTER

Regional -websiteCentral Great LakesRegion

http://www.acorn.net/cglr/

WHY SHOULD I BECOME A MEMBER OF“THE GARDENERS OF LIMA”?

Guests are always welcome!

MONTHLY MEETINGS MARCH THROUGH DECEMBER- Meet and share gardeningexperiences with other gardeners in the area. Interesting speakers will presentinformation on a wide variety of gardening topics of interest to members. Gardens arefor sharing and we often share items of interest including plants, bulbs, seeds andproduce at our meetings. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month beginning inMarch at 7:30 p.m. at our clubhouse in Faurot Park.

SPRIGS ‘N SPROUTS- Is our monthly newsletter filled with news about our variousactivities, upcoming events, member news, committee activities and other information ofinterest to our members.

LENDING LIBRARY- As a member, you will have access to a wide variety of gardeningbooks, magazines and catalogs. You may check out up to 3 items each month forreturn the following month. Why buy great garden books when you can borrow from ourgrowing library.

MAY FLOWER SALES PROJECT- Those helping with the setup and unloading offlowers for the sale on Thursday afternoon will get to “cherry pick” flats and hangingbaskets before they go on sale to the public the following morning.

COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION- As a member you can take pride in the various clubactivities to beautify and support gardening in the Lima community. These include theplanting and maintenance of the planters in the downtown area, Faurot Park and otherprojects as may be appropriate.

SCHOLARSHIPS- As a member you can also take pride in the funding of Scholarshipsfor students pursuing a career in Landscaping, Turf Management or a relatedhorticultural field.

GARDEN TOURS- As a member you will have an opportunity to tour some of the mostbeautiful gardens in the Lima and surrounding areas.

We participate in other gardening activities as funds, imagination and energies permit.At the same time we are learning as we share our collective knowledge of gardening.“The Gardeners of Lima” is an organization dedicated to keeping the art of gardeningalive and well in the Limacommunity.

Note by Archivist: this is the October edition

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Sprigs N SproutsNovember 2008 - The Gardeners of Lima

President’s Message-Dick Hussey

Another month has gone bywith no rain! The weatherreports have said that wewould get rain, but it justgoes to the south or northof our area. I believe thishas been the driest summersince I came to Lima some46 years ago. If youremember last year wewere mowing lush, greengrass the first week ofNovember.

As the fall weatherapproaches, it is time to setout fall plants.However, you mustremember how dry thesubsoil is and waterregularly any plant you setout this year.

This is a good time to splitday lilies, irises andhostas. You also may havea perennial plant thatshould have more or lesssunshine or even it may begrowing too close toanother plant.

This is the time to startcleaning your garden off,as vegetables and floweringplants play host to insectsand disease over the wintermonths. As the annualplants start dying or quitproducing it is a good ideato remove the old plantsfrom the gardens.

In the meantime startthinking about whichvarieties of vegetables andflowers you appreciated themost and make a note tostart watching early for theseed or plants you wantnext spring.

Thank you to Kay Studer andRita Thelen who educated andentertained at the Septembermeeting on the topic ofMonarch butterflies.

(continued on page 3)

See you at theNOVEMBER

MEETING

Guests are always Welcome!

Date: Tuesday October 14Time: -6:30 PM-

(SPECIAL TIME)Place: Faurot Park clubhouseProvided: Hot Dogs,Hamburgers, Brats, bakedbeans, potato salad, ice tea ,lemonade, plates, silverwareand napkins.

-BRING a DESSERT ORA SIDE DISH-

Johnny Appleseed plans onvisiting. Johnny Appleseed isMark Mohr from JohnnyAppleseed Metro Park District--sssshhhh—don’t tell any one.

The real Johnny Appleseedvisited this area of Ohio.History depicts him as aneccentric, sometimes a loner,but a very good man. TodayJohnny Appleseed is alegend with an image sopositive that he is still usedas a role model for kids.

More 2008 ProgramsNovember 11, 7:30 – EarlLockwood talks about plants

December 16, 6:00 PMChristmas Dinner & AwardsOld Barn Out BackWinners from garden contest willbe invited guests.

2009 OfficersThe election of officers willbe held at either the Octoberor the November generalmeeting.Officer nominations for 2009are the following:President – Steve Maki1st VP & Program chair—Nancy Siakosky2nd VP & Membership chair– Donna MakiTreasurer – Rex MaurerSecretary – Teresa Heath

More 2008 ActivitiesFall is here! And, that meansclean-up A workday (aSaturday morning probablyin October) will be scheduledfor downtown, and anotherworkday (also a Saturdayprobably) will be scheduledfor the clubhouse.

Poinsettia sales are gearingup. A sales form andinstructions are attached.

Traditionally at the Christmasbanquet members paymembership dues for the nextyear. Attached is a form forthe combined 2009membership dues andbanquet payment.

2009 membership dues:

Single: $15+$1 ($15 for natl& $1 for regional)

Family: $20 + $1 eachfamily member ($20 for natl& $1 each for regional)

Lifetime: $1 (for regional)--------------

Christmas banquetpayment will be $10 perperson. TGOL pays therest of the cost. That willinclude pre-meal horsd’oeuvres, wine, and softdrinks; buffet meal,entertainment, and finefellowship of gardeners.

September Boardmeeting summary

Howard Elstro, Lima’spublic works director andRic Stolly, director of theLima parks division,attended to talk about theclubhouse. Mr. Elstroexpressed his thanks toThe Gardeners of Lima forexemplary service to thecommunity and excellentstewardship of the clubhouse.

TGOL and the City of Limaagreed to do the following:

The present lease will berevised by the City of Lima.The revised lease will bebrought back to TGOL forrevisions or approval. Therevised lease will contain thefollowing:

TGOL and the City of Lima willhave a year-to-year lease, for thepresent time.

TGOL will yearly notify the city’spublic works department of aliaison to be the contact personbetween the city and the gardenclub.

The City of Lima will yearlyrequest the use of the club housefor 4th of July Star SpangledSpectacular.

The City of Lima will be informedif any partnerships are formed toshare the club house.

The regular board business tookplace as follows:

It was reported that the leak in theroof was repaired. The cost wasabout $958. The club paid a $250deductible and a check for $708(which is the remainder after thedeductible) was received from theinsurance.

Discussed the clubhouse furnace,which is at least 20 years old.A motion was approved to have

the furnace professionallychecked.

Discussed the clubhouse lightfixtures that Gene Buhrmester hasbeen working on.A motion was approved tohave the light fixturecompleted by buying bulbsthat need replaced.

Big Tomato Contest resultsfrom the two tomato weigh-ins are:

September weigh-in’sSteve Maki – 2 lb 12.5 oz.Charlie Bowsher –1 lb. 11.4oz.Bob Nees- 2 lb. 7.2 oz.Frank Cooley- 2 lb. 6.4 oz.Dick Hussey- 2 lb. 1.0 oz.

August weigh in’sFrank Cooley – 1 lb. 14.4 oz.Bob Nees – 1 lb. 12.8 oz.Charlie Bowsher – 1 lb. 1.5oz.Persetta Bowsher – 1 lb. 0.0oz.Dick Hussey – 14.2 oz.Gene Buhrmester - 9.2 oz.

So--who had the 2008biggest tomato?

Congratulations toSteve Maki for 1st prize.Congratulations to Bob

Nees for 2nd prize.Congratulations to Frank

Cooley for 3rd prize.

And congratulations to allthe entrants for growingand entering their tomatos!

Jesse Higbie continues to dothe mowing at the clubhouse.

Pathfinder House residentswatered the planters on thesquare this year. Their workis appreciated.

Kay Studer and Rita Thelenat the September meeting.

Janet Hussey won the doorprize at the Septembermeeting.

---Continued from page 1---Monarch butterflies werediscussed by Kay Studer andRita Thelen. Audienceparticipation made thepresentation more interestingwhen groups were given the

responsibility for whetherindividual Monarchbutterflies would live. Thebutterflies needed nine livesbecause their dailychallenges were many. And,unfortunately, most of ourimaginary butterflies did notmake it.

Also we learned how todetermine whether Monarchsare male or female—usefulto impress your friends andyour children.

Above is a male. On thelower wings there are blackspots that are black veinenlargements. The femaleMonarch does not have thevein enlargements.

All Monarch butterfliesnumbering two hundred tothree hundred million, flyevery year to a small area inMexico that is theirwintering spot.

Monarch populations aredeclining, and “MonarchWaystations” are needed inurban, suburban, and countryareas to provide Monarchswith milkweed plants duringtheir migrations. For moreinformation see:www.MonarchWatch.org

Isn’t the club housebeautifully cleaned, re-arranged, anddecorated!!!

The club house wasworked over byEdith Latvala,Donna Maki,Steve Maki, andNancy Siatkosky.

If a worker’s name wasmissed, let me know sothey can get credit too.

The club house looksgreat! great! great!

CGLRRegional Events

Central Great Lakes RegionFall Meeting

Saturday October 11,2008Kingwood Gardens,Mansfield.

See the regional websitebelow.

Regional -websiteCentral Great Lakes Region

http://www.acorn.net/cglr/

Yes, it is kinda early,however,

2009 NATIONALCONVENTION

May 28 - 30, 2009Santa Rosa, California

National - website

http://www.tgoa-mgca.orgpassword: lily

then press ENTER

Contact PersonsDick Hussey - President(419) 991-6396

Steve Maki - 1st V.P &Program chair(419) 999-2842 643-8450.

Dave Williams - 2nd VPMembership chair(419) 225-1458

Rex Maurer - Treasurer(419) 222-4356

Teresa Heath – Secretary(419) 516-8020

2009 TGOA/MGOA calendars (cover page only is shown above) are available for $3.50each on a first-come, first-serve basis.The pictures in the calendar are drop-dead gorgeous!Donna Maki (419 643-8450) has the calendars for sale.But, you can ask any club officer.

above picture from Wikkipedia

In looking thru record booksfor old documentation aboutthe beginning of The Men’sGarden Club of Lima (MGCL)at The Gardeners of Limaclubhouse, no olddocumentation was found—butthere were mid-1960 articlesfrom The Lima News that theMGCL worked to save a treethat was probably planted byJohnny Appleseed. And, theMGCL worked to bring to lightwhether the legendary JohnnyAppleseed planted apple treesin this area.

In the mid-1960s the MGCLwas surveying the area forentries into the Ohio ForestryConservation’s search for largetrees of each species, accordingto one of the newspaperarticles. Member LawrenceSpyker brought up the appletree on the grounds of (whatwas) Shawnee elementaryschool on Zuhmerly Road inLima Ohio. The old apple treeat the time had a trunkcircumference of 13 ft. at the

widest part. It was a very big appletree. The tree was entered in thesurvey. The tree turned out to bethe LARGEST APPLE treesurveyed in the United States.MGCL charter member, EdwinFreuh, knew that the apple treehad to be very old. Mr. Freuhdecided to do some research onthe apple tree.

Although a 1964 wind storm hadsplit the tree trunk and knocked aquarter section of the tree to theground, MGCL wanted to keepthe tree alive for as long aspossible. The broken section wasreplaced. The tree was bolted andbraced. Dead wood wasremoved. And, maintenancespraying was started. A six-foothigh iron fence was installedaround the old, huge apple tree.And, a plaque was erectedsaying: “Johnny Appleseed Tree.This is the largest apple tree inthe United States (over 12 feet incircumference). A livingmemorial to John Chapman thepioneer orchardist who roamedthis section of Ohio from 1812 to1840.”

Freuh reported in one of thearticles of the original tree that“the apples are very large—upto 11 inches in circumference,greenish with a dim red cast,and they ripen late in theseason.” Mr. Freuh’s spousemade apples pies yearly for aclub meeting. Unfortunately,the old tree’s days werenumbered. That old apple treeis gone now. It’s final demise

is unknown. The location of theplaque is unknown.

At least two apple trees weresuccessfully grafted from theoriginal tree. One is on thegrounds of the Allen CountyMuseum. The other is on the eastside of The Gardeners of Limaclubhouse in Faurot Park.

However, today there is anotherapple tree there with a plaquereading “Johnny Appleseed Tree.This tree has sprouted from theroots of a tree planted by JohnChapman around 1830“. Onseeing the new tree in earlyAugust 2008 the fairly large treelooked fairly well loaded withmedium-size apples that weregreen and had a reddish hazearound the tops.

Now, back to the legend ofJohnny Appleseed and hisrelation to this area. Thefollowing information waspublished in The Lima News inthree articles written by BeverlySmith and Ross T. Massey. Thearticles discussed research doneby Erwin Freuh and historicalbackground of JohnnyAppleseed. “Listing fourhistorical books as evidence, plusan Ohio Conservation Bulletin,”said Mr. Freuh also said, “Hecame to Fort Amanda, some say,in the late 1820s. In 1829 JohnnyAppleseed planted apple seeds onleased ground in AmandaTownship where he established anursery. He had a 40-year leasein exchange for 40 seedling apple

trees planted on the farm oflessor.”

Mr. Freuh also found in ahistorical record of AllenCounty, and says the followingabout a documented statementby pioneer settler, S. E.McCullough: “McCulloughstates that he visited a nurseryon the Sunderland farm inAmanda Township in 1835.He was told that the trees wereplanted by Johnny Appleseedsome years before and thatJohnny Appleseed had beenalong the Ottawa and Auglaizerivers seeking out alluvial landsto set out orchard (in). That hewas here about 1812 ismanifested in the number,variety, and age of trees whichsprung from seeds planted byhim along Wayne’s Trace.”Wayne’s Trace is a militaryroad built by Anthony Waynebetween Fort Amanda andSaint Mary’s.

More of Erwin Freuh’sresearch found that decendentsof early settler Griffith Breese,who settled in ShawneeTownship in 1832 on landformerly owned by theShawnee Indian tribe,documented that land locatednear the site of the tribe’scouncil house had twoorchards. Each containedabout forty apple trees. Theorchards were also close towhere the Little Hog Creekflows into the Ottawa River,west of Shawnee Road, whichis approximately the site of the

Shawnee school old apple tree.“Local history states that appleswere marketed in Lima from theIndian orchards in ShawneeTownship. Pioneer, GriffithBreese had two orchards and sevenIndian cabins on land he purchasedfrom the government.

And, according to Mr. Freuh’sresearch, records were found atthe Allen County Museum thatJohnny Appleseed established anapple tree orchard by leasing ahalf-acre for forty years fromJacob Harter, a pioneer farmer,whose land extended from theAuglaize River to the DefianceTrail just outside the Indianreservation boundary,

“The area in which the tree islocated originally was part of theShawnee Indian reservation innorthwestern Ohio. Records inthe Allen County courthousedisclosed that John Chapman haddeeded an apple orchard in thisarea.”

Above are bits and pieces ofdocumented history that makesthe legend of Johnny Appleseedintriguing. The course of JohnnyAppleseed’s travels through theterritory has been plotted throughlegal agreements he made withpioneer families, oral storiesfrom native Americans andpioneers, as well as recording thefinding of unique apple trees inthe territory.From the three articles in TheLima News, the writers BeverlySmith and Ross Massey couldnot help but dig into some

research on Johnny Appleseedthemselves. They wrote: JohnChapman was born September26, 1774 in Leominister,Massachusetts. His date of deathis not as certain. It is believedthat he died March 18, 1845 inFort Wayne, Indiana. Johnnywas the oldest of twelve children.When grown, Johnny and hisbrother felt it was time for themto be on their own.

Together they wandered whatwas then considered west --beyond the Alleghany mountains.By 1797, Johnny had establishedhis first fruit tree nursery on thebank of Broken Straw Creek nearWarren, Pennsylvania. Appleseeds were obtained from thecider mills along theMonongahela River. Johnnytook his seeds and began hisyearly trips from the cider millsdown the Ohio River pastMarietta and west into Ohio andIndiana to establish nurseries.His business transactions read,“I, John Chapman, by occupationa gatherer and planter of appleseeds….” The largest number oftrees were planted in the area ofMansfield Ohio.

John Chapman was a member ofthe Swedenborg sect, a littleknown religious sect.

He was a vegetarian. He wasquoted, “everything on earth hada right to live.”

He did not light campfires becausemoths, mosquitoes, and other

flying insects were drawn tothe flame and killed.He dressed shabbily dressedand walked barefoot.

The trees that he plantedwere never grafted trees.Quoted in historicaldocuments, he said of graftedtrees, “It is not God’s way.”

John Chapman died in FortWayne, Indiana at the age ofabout 71.

The epitaph on his tombstoneis simple, “He lived forothers.”

new apple tree in front of Shawnee middleschool

Sprigs N SproutsNovember 2008 - The Gardeners of Lima

Dick Hussey and Kit work together tocome up with October door prizewinners

President’s MessageAn Ag Laugh: A man owns asmall irrigated farm inKansas. The state wage andhour department claims he isn'tpaying his help proper wagesand sends an agent to interviewhim.

Agent: I need a list of youremployees and how much youpay each of them.Farmer: Well, there's myfarmhand. I pay him $200 aweek, plus free room andboard. The cook, I pay her$150 per week, plus free roomand board. Then there's thehalf-wit, who works about 18hours every day and doesabout 90% of the work. I payhim about $10 per week,enough to buy hiscigarettes. He pays his ownroom and board, and I buy hima bottle of bourbon everySaturday.Agent: That's the guy I wantto talk to - the half-wit.Farmer: That would be me.

Whether you are aflower grower or avegetable grower putting

the garden to sleep is a smart thing to do in the fall. It isbest to turn the dirt and expose it to the freezing andthawing over winter. By doing this the ground will dryout quicker in the spring as the air gets down in theground. This would also be a good time to spreadfertilizer of your choice and lime if needed.

You should change the oil in your gasoline engines andput "Sta-Bil" in the gas tank. This keeps the fuel fromgoing sour while sitting over the winter months.

Be sure to remove your garden hoses from faucets anddrain hoses by pulling them over a limb on a tree or drainon a downhill grade. Turn all bird baths and fountainwater falls over so no water stands in them duringfreezing weather. Be sure to take the electric pump outand take inside for the winter.

Strawberries: If you raise strawberries it is time tocover them with about 3 to 4 inches of straw for thewinter. This will keep the ground from freezing andthawing as fast. Also spread a small amount offertilizer like 12-12-12 across the strawberry bed ontop of the straw. In the spring as leaves start to formyou will have to remove the straw from on top of theplants. Then only mulch with straw around each plant.

-Dick Hussey, President TGOL

Upcoming Meeting

Date: Tuesday November 11, 2008Time: 7:30 PMPlace: Faurot Park clubhouse (east side of

park, on the hill)

Speaker: Earl Lockwood, who is well-known by many in the club,

talks about plants

Guests are always Welcome!============================

Above is Mark Mohr (from JohnnyAppleseed Metro Park District)portraying Johnny Appleseed holdinghis turtle and leaving after he addressedthe October meeting.“You people SURE like to eat!” he toldmembers who were enjoying the greatEd & Bev Morrison catered-in supperand even more member and guestcarried-in food. Further, he said thatnobody present was prepared in anyway to live in northwest Ohio. JohnnyAppleseed’s creatures he carried arepictured on page 3.

There were a bunch ofdoor prizes at theOctober meeting, andthere was a lot ofproduce, plants, andseeds given away at theOctober meeting. Thankyou to every one whobrought stuff in forGardens are for SharingProgram.==============Tuesday November 4,7:00 PM at clubhouseJo Hanley, Donna Maki,Nancy Siatkosky, and whoever else wants to, aremaking decorations for theChristmas tree festival heldyearly at the museum. Themore the merrier!===============The Gardeners of Lima(TGOL) is receiving anachievement awardfrom FinancialDowntown Lima, Inc.,for downtownbeautification. And,TGOL is in the runningfor a top award from thegroup of those receivingan achievement awardalso. Rex Maurer,long-time committeehead responsible fordowntown planters andDick Hussey, president,TGOL, will accept theachievement award atthe November 13,banquet at thedowntown Lima civiccenter.

Thank you to Janetand Dick Hussey fordowntown plantercleanup. Thescheduled Saturdaycleanup day was notneeded because of

their hard work above and beyond the call ofduty! THANK YOU!

Thank you to Donna and Steve Maki, EdithLatvola, and who ever else worked—forcontinued work on the inside of the clubhouse.It is like—a 100% improvement.

Thank you to Rita Stephens, Donna Maki, andTeresa Heath for doing fall cleanup and bedcleanup at the clubhouse.

Thank you to Rex Maurer (and who ever elsewas involved) for coordinating furnacemaintenance and roof repair.

Thank you to every one who brought produce,plants, and seeds to the last meeting. You arethe heart of the Gardens are for Sharingprogram of TGOL.

If I missed any one who did some thing forThe Gardeners of Lima within the past month,and surely I missed someone, THANK YOU,TOO!

If possible, PLEASE PAY THE 2009MEMBERSHIP DUES AT THENOVEMBER MEETING or sometime beforethe Christmas banquet. National has requestedthat 2009 dues be received by national no laterthan December 10.

Attached is the form for the combined 2009membership dues and banquet payment.2009 membership dues:

Single: $15+$1 ($15 for natl & $1 for regional)Family: $20 + $1 each family member ($20 fornatl & $1 each for regional)Lifetime: $1 (for regional)

--------------Christmas banquet payment will be $10 perperson. TGOL pays the rest of the cost. Thatwill include pre-meal hors d’oeuvres, wine,and soft drinks; buffet meal, entertainment,and fine fellowship of other gardeners.

A men’s barbershop quartet has beenconfirmed for entertainment.

Starting at 6 PM, at Old Barn OutBack, Vi Scheele plans to bring herexceptional eggnog and GeorgieBuhrmester plans to play piano.

Awards for 2008 will be presentedat the banquet. And, AnitaLanning (Men’s & Women’sGarden Club of Findlay and aNational Director) will install the2009 officers.=====================

Board Meeting Summary

The clubhouse lease is still inprocess. The City of Lima had toreceive from TGOL the club’s stateof Ohio certificate, which The Cityof Lima now has.

Rex Maurer read a letter fromFinancial Downtown Lima, Inc.,stating that TGOL is beingawarded an achievement award asdiscussed in the first column onthis page.

Notification was received from thenational organization that familymemberships for 2009 cost eachadditional family member $8instead of an additional $5. TGOLwill not charge the additionalamount, but will pay the additionalfrom TGOL’s funds.

2009 TGOA/MGOA calendars are stillavailable at the clubhouse for $3.50

The below slate ofofficers were voted onand unanimouslyapproved at the Octobermeeting.

2009 Officers

President –Steve Maki

1st VP & Programchair -Nancy Siatkosky

2nd VP &Membership chair -Donna Maki

Treasurer –Rex Maurer

Secretary –Teresa Heath

2009Board of Directors

Dick Hussey –immediate pastpresident

Gene Buhrmester –past president

Don Hanley – pastpresident

Rita Stephens –board member, atlarge

Plus the 2009officers

October meeting attendees

Bill Lanning talks about one of the plants that hebrought to share.

Above is one of the live things that Johnny Appleseedcarried in his pouch. We were very surprised when hepulled that out of his pouch.

Above is the other live thing Johnny Appleseed had inhis pouch. We were even more surprised to see thisturtle brought out of his pouch.

More October meeting attendees

Anita Lanning at the October meeting

Above is one of Dave’s poinsettias

Dave Williams will have a great cropthat will be ready for delivery tocustomers after Thanksgiving. Theymake great Christmas gifts for friendsand relatives and will brighten ourhomes for the Christmas Season.

Traditionally, the 2nd Saturday afterThanksgiving, 9 am – noon, isPoinsettia pickup at the clubhouse.That is yet to be finalized.

Starting after Thanksgiving,poinsettias can be picked up at hisgreenhouse at 1874 Bowman Road.Just be sure to call Dave at 419-225-1458 at least 48 hours in advance sohe can have your poinsettia ordersready when you arrive for pick-up.More order forms are available at theclubhouse or from any officer.

Sprigs N SproutsDecember 2008 - The Gardeners of Lima

Dick Hussey, PresidentI know that no one canremember everything thathappened the last eightmonths. As usual, my yearstarted with me trying to getback from vacation in time tomake the first meeting of theNew Year. It was reallyimportant as we were incharge of the March program.This was a film about“REELFOOT LAKE” innorthwest Tennessee that wascreated by an earthquake.April came in with a lot ofrain and made platinggardens very late. GregAustin invited us out to‘FORGET ME NOTNURSERY” with a programon the history of roses. Maystarted with continued rainand caused many of us to getthe garden planted a monthlater than we would haverather done. Our programthis month was put on by RitaThelen on“HUMMINGBIRDS” andtheir migration, nesting, andhow to feed them. June alsohad a wet beginning but soon

turned to wishing we had alittle rain. This month wasour annual tour of last years“Beautification” winners’homes. July turned into avery dry and hot summer.Our program was “RAINBARRELS-STORMWATER MANAGEMENT”put on by Beth Siebert.August was extremely dryand hot. Gardens had to be

watered to keep them alive.Our program this month was“SOILS OF ALLENCOUNTY—SOILCONDITIONING” by DonMcClure. Septembercontinued to be dry and hot.The yards turned brown sonot too many people had tomow grass. The programwas on “MONARCHMAGIC” by Rita Thelen andKay Studer. October was ourcook-out and as usual no onewent home hungry. Theprogram was a visit by JohnChapman (aka JohnnyAppleseed) on the planting ofmany trees in this area.November has been about thesame as usual for our areawith some rain, some snow,some hot days, and somereally cold days. We finishedthe year’s regular meetingsby having Earl Lockwoodtalking on many differentplants. As December is thelast month of my tenure asyour president, I would liketo send a big thank you to all

of the members of our clubfor the help and guidanceeveryone has helped me withto keep everything going andin order.--Dick Hussey, President

2008 Holiday andAwards Banquet

Tuesday December 16(3rd Tuesday of the month)6:00 p.m.Old Barn Out Back3175 West Elm St, Lima

6:00 p.m. – social time(light hor deoeuvres, wine,and non-alcoholic drinks)

7:00 p.m. – Quartet fromLima Beane Chorus sings

7:20 p.m. – Buffet fromdining room

8:00 p.m. - BeautificationAwards, 2009 OfficerInstallation, MemberAwards

9:00 p.m.–Closing Comments

Merry Christmas&

Happy New Year

Earl Lockwood gave atalk at the Novembergeneral meeting. Mr.Lockwood is greatlyrespected by members ofThe Gardeners of Limathat know Mr. Lockwood.The Gardeners of Limaappreciate his time andeffort put into the giving ofhis presentation.

November BoardMeeting Report

The clubhouse ceiling hassprung a leak that cannotbe billed to insurance asbeing related to the treefalling on the clubhouse.The status on meeting daywas that an estimate wasbeing obtained.

The Allen CountyChristmas Tree festivalwill have two entries fromThe Gardeners of Lima—alarge Christmas wreathwhich has a title of“Nature’s Wonder”—mainlythought up by and built byJo Hanley; and a winterpond landscape completewith natural bushes andwee little wildlife--whichhas a title of “Nature’sWonderland”—mainlythought up by and built byDonna Maki.

More work has been doneat the clubhouse—SteveMaki fixed the drain in thewomen’s restroom,extensive organizing of theclub’s records and thecontents of closets,cupboards, and drawers.Those who worked twodays on that project (alsoworking on the Christmas

Tree Festival entries) were:Donna Maki, RitaStephens, Edie Latvala,Kathy Dixon, NancySmith, Don Hanley, JoHanley and Steve Maki.

New club members are:Rita and Wayne Thelen;Nancy Smith, and Bettyand David Edwards.

Discussed Board ofDirectors for 2009.MOTIONED: …that theBoard of Directors for2009 be the following:Dick Hussey,Gene Buhrmester, and DonHanley.Board members at large for2009 are the following:Rita Stephens.The motion was seconded.A vote was taken, and theayes were unanimous.The Board of Directorsalso includes the officersalthough officers are notincluded in motion above.

Perennials and landscapingwere discussed forclubhouse area. Rentingout the clubhouse andusing the clubhouse moreoften was discussed.

There will be a boardmeeting before March2009 because it is expectedthat the city of Limarevision of the clubhouselease will becomeavailable before March2009.

Poinsettia Sales – pickup at FaurotPark clubhouse on Saturday morningDecember 8, or go to DaveWilliams’—instructions are on theback of the Poinsettia sales form.Above is live poinsettia grown byDave Williams’ greenhouse.There’s nothing like the real thing..

2009 Membership DuesIf not already paid, please get in toRex Maurer, Treasurer. If yourname is not in to national byDecember 10 (which is unfortunatelybefore TGOL’s Christmas banquet),you will not get in the mail a January2009 national newsletter. You canstill read it on-line however. And,memberships can still be paid later.

Below are Christmas Tree Festivalentries created by the group thatworked election day evening andseveral Saturdays. The beautifulwreath and the entire winter scenebelow can be seen at the ChristmasTree Festival, Wednesday Dec. 3through Saturday Dec. 6, 10 AM – 5PM and Sunday Dec. 7, 1 PM - 5 pmat the Allen County Museum, 620West Market St., Lima, Ohio.

Nature’s Wonder,created mostlyby Jo Hanley with the help of Donna Maki, Rita Stephens, Edie Latvala, Kathy Dixon, NancySmith, and Rita Stephens.

Nature’sWonderland (only part of the scene is shown above) created mostly by Donna Maki with the helpof Jo Hanley, Rita Stephens, Edie Latvala, Kathy Dixon, Nancy Smith, and Rita Stephens.

Who had perfect attendance at the monthly general meetings during 2008?Did below have perfect attendance? I think so! -Teresa Heath, AttendanceKeeper

Don Hanley Dick Hussey Donna Maki Rex MaurerJo Hanley Janet Hussey Steve Maki

Whoa! Whoa! Oh @#! Donna Maki takes charge of the team at the TGOL/MGCA nationalconference in Fort Wayne during the summer. Despite the look on her face, she had a greattime and was enjoying herself at this moment!

Regional –website - Central Great Lakes Region (CGLR) - http://www.acorn.net/cglr/

National – website - http://www.tgoa-mgca.org To enter “members only”section the password is lily and then hit enter on your keyboard

The 2009 NATIONAL CONVENTION is May 28 - 30, 2009 in Santa Rosa,California

Good friend to our club and toeach of us,----Bill Lanning----(from the Findlay club)is having back surgery onDecember 11. He is expectedto be in the hospital for severaldays. Every one likes himgreatly, and every one iswishing him a speedy recovery.Besides, it’s kinda hard togarden with a bad back!

Our other good friend, AnitaLanning, will not be at ourbanquet for the above reason.She will be missed too.

Another friend, John Kessen,president of the Fort WayneMen & Women’s GardenClub, a National Director,and 2nd V.P. of CGLG isexpected to do the honors ofinstalling our 2009 officersand directors.

CHRISTMASTHOUGHTSfrom McCalls MagazineEditors - 1959This CHRISTMAS, mend aquarrel. Seek out a forgottenfriend. Give of your time; Givea soft answer. Encourage youth.Keep a promise. Find the time.Forgive an enemy. Listen.Apologize when you are wrong.Try to understand. Think first ofsomeone else. Appreciate. Bekind; Be gentle. Laugh more;Take time for peace and quiet;Take time to observe; Open yourmind; Take pleasure in thebeauty and wonder of the earth;Be grateful; Express yourgratitude. Express yourgratitude again. Help those thatare less fortunate; Be grateful;Express your gratitude. Expressyour gratitude again. Help thosethat are less fortunate

2009 Officers

President –Steve Maki(419) 643-8450

1st VP & Program chair -Nancy Siatkosky(419) 339-8606

2nd VP & Membership chair-Donna Maki(419) 643-8450

Treasurer –Rex Maurer(419) 222-4356

Secretary –Teresa Heath(419) 516-8020

2009 Board of Directors

Dick Hussey –immediatepast president(419) 991-6396

Gene Buhrmester – pastpresident(419) 657-6605

Don Hanley – past president(419) 222-0287

Rita Stephens – boardmember, at large(419) 227-6074

Plus the 2009 officers

Steve Maki

Nancy Siatkosky

Donna Maki

Rex Maurer

Teresa Heath

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