GROWING A FALL GARDEN
So you want to grow garden fresh vegetables this fall. Where do you start? Simply looking at seed packets in catalogs or local nurseries will not get the job done. One must garden smartly if economical production and utilization are expected.
Once the decision to have a fall garden has been reached, a gardener must take action--drastic action. One must pull out some of those plants that have been nurtured from "babies" in the spring to monsters now. This takes courage and faith! It is recommend that all plants, weeds included, be removed except okra, cherry tomatoes and pole beans if the foliage is healthy. Large-fruited tomatoes may have some small ones still hanging on, but unless you have at least 20-25 good-sized fruit, pull them out--make green tomato relish or chow-chow. If you recall, the largest, best tomatoes you had this spring were the first ones produced. The tomato plant has gotten old, diseased, and damaged by insects; it will never produce an abundance again. Besides, it is too large to be manageable as far as insect and disease populations are concerned. Pull the old plants up and discard them. Give them to the garbage man. Don't try to compost insect and disease-ridden plants--spider mites don't compost!
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
October Progams
Basic Pruning
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
7:00-8:00PM
Plant growth, basic pruning and toll selection, pruning needled and broad-leaf evergreens, annuals and perennials, deciduous shrubs, and selecting an arborist.
Meet in the lower level Board room.
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
7:00-8:00PM
Plant growth, basic pruning and toll selection, pruning needled and broad-leaf evergreens, annuals and perennials, deciduous shrubs, and selecting an arborist.
Meet in the lower level Board room.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
September Events
Monday, Sept. 14: "Shade Gardening"
7:00-8:00PM
Workshop by Master Gardener, Diane Tannehill
Sunday, Sept. 20: Garden Visit: Twin Pine Bed and Breakfast
Meet there at 12:00PM
1934 W. Main St, Ephrata, PA
Monday, Sept. 28: “Wildflowers”
7:00-8:00PM
Workshop by Master Gardener, Diane Tannehill
7:00-8:00PM
Workshop by Master Gardener, Diane Tannehill
Sunday, Sept. 20: Garden Visit: Twin Pine Bed and Breakfast
Meet there at 12:00PM
1934 W. Main St, Ephrata, PA
Monday, Sept. 28: “Wildflowers”
7:00-8:00PM
Workshop by Master Gardener, Diane Tannehill
Friday, July 31, 2009
August Club Events
My Monet Garden Club: Basics of Gardening
Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
7:00-8:00PM
Learn sound, basic gardening practices. Some areas that may be covered are garden soil, composting, landscaping, native plants, selecting plants, invasive plants, pesticides, and soil testing.
My Monet Garden Club Meeting
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
7:00-8:00PM
Meet in the Board Room in the lower level library.
Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
7:00-8:00PM
Learn sound, basic gardening practices. Some areas that may be covered are garden soil, composting, landscaping, native plants, selecting plants, invasive plants, pesticides, and soil testing.
My Monet Garden Club Meeting
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
7:00-8:00PM
Meet in the Board Room in the lower level library.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Making a Garden
From Gardeningissues.com
The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. With space limited it resolves itself into no garden, or a box garden. Surely a box garden is better than nothing at all.
But we will now suppose that it is possible to really choose just the right site for the garden. What shall be chosen? The greatest determining factor is the sun. No one would have a north corner, unless it were absolutely forced upon him; because, while north corners do for ferns, certain wild flowers, and begonias, they are of little use as spots for a general garden.
If possible, choose the ideal spot a southern exposure. Here the sun lies warm all day long. When the garden is thus located the rows of vegetables and flowers should run north and south. Thus placed, the plants receive the sun's rays all the morning on the eastern side, and all the afternoon on the western side. One ought not to have any lopsided plants with such an ar
rangement.
Suppose the garden faces southeast. In this case the western sun is out of the problem. In order to get the best distribution of sunlight run the rows northwest and southeast.
The idea is to get the most sunlight as evenly distributed as possible for the longest period of time. From the lopsided growth of window plants it is easy enough to see the effect on plants of poorly distributed light. So if you use a little diagram remembering that you wish the sun to shine part of the day on one side of the plants and part on the other, you can juggle out any situation. The southern exposure gives the ideal case because the sun gives half time nearly to each side. A northern exposure may mean an almost entire cut-off from sunlight; while northeastern and southwestern places always get uneven distribution of sun's rays, no matter how carefully this is planned.
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The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. With space limited it resolves itself into no garden, or a box garden. Surely a box garden is better than nothing at all.
But we will now suppose that it is possible to really choose just the right site for the garden. What shall be chosen? The greatest determining factor is the sun. No one would have a north corner, unless it were absolutely forced upon him; because, while north corners do for ferns, certain wild flowers, and begonias, they are of little use as spots for a general garden.
If possible, choose the ideal spot a southern exposure. Here the sun lies warm all day long. When the garden is thus located the rows of vegetables and flowers should run north and south. Thus placed, the plants receive the sun's rays all the morning on the eastern side, and all the afternoon on the western side. One ought not to have any lopsided plants with such an ar
rangement.Suppose the garden faces southeast. In this case the western sun is out of the problem. In order to get the best distribution of sunlight run the rows northwest and southeast.
The idea is to get the most sunlight as evenly distributed as possible for the longest period of time. From the lopsided growth of window plants it is easy enough to see the effect on plants of poorly distributed light. So if you use a little diagram remembering that you wish the sun to shine part of the day on one side of the plants and part on the other, you can juggle out any situation. The southern exposure gives the ideal case because the sun gives half time nearly to each side. A northern exposure may mean an almost entire cut-off from sunlight; while northeastern and southwestern places always get uneven distribution of sun's rays, no matter how carefully this is planned.
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July Club Events
Monday, July 13: "Gardening for Butterflies" Workshop by Master Gardener, Glen Shirk, 7:00-8:00PM
A pictorial review of the plants and environmental features that attract butterflies. Plant culture is featured.
CANCELED: "Getting the Most From Your Daylilies" Workshop
Postponed until August. Date to be announced: Garden Visit: Morris Arboretum
Meet at the Library at 11:00AM, we will be sharing rides, call Donna at 717-354-0525 for more information. Information about Morris Arboretum.
Monday, July 27: Garden Club Meeting, 7:00PM
Meet in the Board Room in the lower level library.
A pictorial review of the plants and environmental features that attract butterflies. Plant culture is featured.
CANCELED: "Getting the Most From Your Daylilies" Workshop
Postponed until August. Date to be announced: Garden Visit: Morris Arboretum
Meet at the Library at 11:00AM, we will be sharing rides, call Donna at 717-354-0525 for more information. Information about Morris Arboretum.
Monday, July 27: Garden Club Meeting, 7:00PM
Meet in the Board Room in the lower level library.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
June Club Events
Monday, June 8th: Garden Tour of Local Resident Mary Lowry’s Garden.
The Lowry Garden is owned and cared for by Mary Lowry and her husband. It is a private family garden which she occasionally opens to the public for tours. In the past, her garden was part of the New Holland Area Garden Club Tour She recently participated in the Wheaton Garden Tour in early May. The garden is 5 acres and she has lived on this property for 40 years. Meet at the library at 5:45PM.
Sunday, June 14th: Garden Visit: Winterthur Museum and Country Estate in Delaware
Meet at the Library at 11:00AM. We will be sharing rides. Call for more information, 354-0525.
Monday, June 22: "Right Plant, Right Place" Workshop by Master Gardener, Diane Tannehill, 7:00 to 8:00PM.
Learn how to analyze your sun, site and soil before buying and planting. Meet in the Board Room in the lower level Children’s Library.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Are You Getting Spring Fever Yet?
Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens - January until the end of March
The Philadelphia Flower Show - March 1-8
Rochester Flower Show - March 12-15
Boston's Blooms! - March 13-15 & 12-22
Washington Home & Garden Show - March 19-22
National Cherry Blossom Festival - Wash. DC, March 28 to April 12
Norfolk's International Azalea Festival - Apr. 27-May 3
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