Horticulture in Mahoning County
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Horticulture Program David Goerig,
Ag/Horticulture Educator
HORTICULTURE
HOTLINE FIRED UP!!!!
The 2004 Horticulture
Hotline is fired up, full blast! Many thanks to Cal Gungle, Barb
Delisio and others for your continued support towards providing this valuable
service to Mahoning County residents. The Master Gardeners who work
the hotline have stated that not only is there great joy knowing they are
helping others with their horticulture concerns; the experience is also
a great way to stay on top of old and new information relating to horticultural
products and services.
So what are we seeing
so far this year? Well, according to the referral slips that we keep
on file, we have seen a lot of ant problems. We associate this to
the excessive rain we have had, we believe the ants are coming up for air
and getting lost (in our homes). Anthracnose on trees is also showing
itself again this year. Look for the deformed leaves on Maple, Oak,
Sycamore, as well as Dogwood and Ash.
These are just two of
the many types of calls that come into our office. Oh yea, ask Cal
about the milk snake. If you need some additional volunteer hours
or if you have a morning free and would like to help out, call us at 330-533-5538
for the schedule.
MASTER GARDENERS
RECOGNIZED AT JUBILEE GARDEN KICK-OFF EVENT
The Mahoning County Urban
Gardening Program (better known as Jubilee Gardens) held its annual Kick-Off
Luncheon May13 at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. The
event attracted nearly 200 people. Speeches were given, donations
were presented, plants and gifts were distributed and several Master Gardeners
were pointed out in the crowd for contributing to the success of that program.
Those individuals were Bob Ackerman, Lew DiLallo, Hugh Earnhart, Jeannie
James, Diane Moretti, Doris Puerner and Lynn Zocolo. Good job folks!
O.S.U. MAHONING
MASTER GARDENERS TOUR Y.S.U. GROUNDS DEPARTMENT
Youngstown State University
hosted the Mahoning Extension Master Gardeners for a two hour tour (both
walking and shuttle bus) for our May 13 meeting. Mr. Larry Tooker,
former Fellows Riverside Gardens Horticulturist and current manager of the
grounds keepers at Y.S.U., led the tour. The tour held the attention
of all who participated as we meandered through the campus. If you
haven’t been to the campus recently I recommend you schedule some time to
reacquaint yourself with it again. It is truly a gem in the city.
Many thanks to Tony Siracuse, Head of Grounds Department for helping make
our visit a pleasant one.
TILLING
WET SOIL
This month (May) has
brought us over 6" of rainfall. That is +3.49" above recorded average
for the month. To date, 2004 has delivered 17.68 inches of rain, which
is +4.29 inches above the normal of 13.39 inches.
Tilling wet soil is not
recommended. If soil is rototilled or cultivated too wet it could
form various sizes of soil clods (lumps of soil) in your garden. These
clods once they dry become hard as rocks which make planting, cultivating
and even plant growth more difficult. The best time to till or cultivate
your plot is two to three days after a rain, that is of course if your
garden wasn’t saturated to begin with.
Submitted by Dave Goerig All educational
programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to
all clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color,
creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability
or Vietnam-era veteran status.
CALENDAR
OF OPPORTUNITIES
June 1 40th Plant Diagnostic Workshop - 9:45 a.m. Wooster Sponsored by Extension Nursery, Landscape, Turf Team June 2 Rose Show Instructions Meeting at Fellows Riverside Gardens. 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by -Mahoning Valley Rose Society June 4 Bed Preparation/Planting Party Canfield Fairgrounds (flagpole) at 10:00 a.m. - Sponsored by Mahoning County Master Gardeners June 10 Tour of Salem Fruit Growers, Greenford Sponsored by Mahoning County Master Gardeners, 6:30 p.m. June 13 Guided tour of Fellows Riverside Gardens, 2:00 p.m. Sponsored by Fellows Riverside Gardens June 18 Breakfast Botany, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Garden Café 8:30 a.m. June 26 Summit County Tour of Gardens, 9:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Stark/Summit County Master Gardeners. June 27 Guided tour of Fellows Riverside Gardens 2:00 p.m. Sponsored by Fellows Riverside Gardens Connections to Web Sites
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All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.
Issued in furtherance
of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Keith L. Smith,
Director, Ohio State University Extension.
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1 (800) 589-8292 (Ohio only) or (614) 292-1868
Updated: June 2004