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The Gardengoer

May 2012 Gardengoer
Please click on the image above for the May 2012 issue of The Gardengoer newsletter.
The Gardengoer is the monthly newsletter of the St. Tammany Master Gardeners Association.

Contents include association events, gardening topics and photos of member activities.

Please visit the Master Gardener section of the LSU AgCenter website for additonal information about the Louisiana Master Gardeners Program (LMG).

If you are unable to download the attached newsletter files, please contact your parish office or Rusty Batty.
Related Files
FilenameDescriptionFile Size
January-2010.pdf Topics for January 2010 include: Officers for 2010, President's Message, Planting Tips on Avoiding Termites, AGENDA for January 20, 2010 General Meeting, MG Finance Committee Report:, and Notes from the Editor. 6,290.55 KB
February-2010.pdf Topics for February 2010 include: President's Message, Frost, Freeze, Frozen or Forget it Pruning Damaged plants, Slidell Library Herb Demonstration Garden, and AGENDA for February 17, 2010 General Meeting. 1,693.02 KB
March-2010.pdf Topics for March 2010 include: Grow Your Own Groceries Seminar, President's Message, March Mowing and Maintenance, Growing a Suspicious Plant, Pattie’s Mystery Plant, and LMG2010 Conference Overview. 1,618.82 KB
April-2010.pdf Topics for April 2010 include: Northshore Garden Show & Plant Sale: Spring and Winter in One Weekend, President's Message, Azaleas, LMG2010 Conference Overview, March Meeting Highlights, Volunteer News, and Notes From the Editor. 1,991.73 KB
May-2010.pdf Topics for May 2010 include: The Newsletter of the St. Tammany master Gardeners Association, President’s Message, Top Ten Tomato Tips, “Master Gardeners go to Pontchartrain Elementary School for Tree Talks”, Boys & Girls Club of Covington – A Growing Place, and Spring Herb Festival at the Slidell Library. 3,199.78 KB
June-2010.pdf Topics for June 2010 include: The Newsletter of the St. Tammany Master Gardeners Association, President’s Message, Knock Out Roses, 2010 Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference April 29 to May 1, 2010, West Monroe Convention Center, and Slidell Library Herb Committee Meeting. 1,747.54 KB
July-2010.pdf Topics for July 2010 inlcude: The Newsletter of the St. Tammany Master Gardeners Association, Views from the Audubon Zoo and Longue Vue Tour, President’s Message, The Sunny Side of Gardening, In the Garden with a.j., and By-Laws Committee Survey. 1,323.98 KB
August-2010.pdf Topics for August 2010 include: President’s Message, Saving Summer Seeds, In the Garden with ajm, Ancient Plants in the Southern Landscape, SMH Rehab Garden Update, July Meeting Recap, and Sign Proposal at the July Meeting. 1,388.95 KB
September-2010.pdf Topics for September 2010 include: Fall Into Gardening, President’s Message, War on Winter Weeds, Never too much LEMON VERBENA !, LEMON GRASS, August Meeting Recap, Proposed Amendments 2010, and Assistance with Posting Volunteer and Education Hours. 2,482.16 KB
October-2010.pdf Topics for October 2010 include: Officers-Elect for 2011, President’s Message, Evidence of Insects in Lawns, Program Committee 2011, Master Gardener Dues for 2011, and Upcoming Events. 2,080.65 KB
November-2010.pdf Topics for November 2010 include: Master Gardener Class of 2010, President’s Message, A Ghost of Nature, Fighting Diabetes in the Vegetable Garden!, October Meeting Recap Fall Plant Swap, The Slidell Library Herb Garden Festivals and Herb Gathering, and Program Committee 2011. 2,367.72 KB
December-2010.pdf Topics for December 2010 include: Great Scott!! Art's Last Month as President, President’s Message, Gardening Gift Guide, Southern Garden Symposium and Workshops, December Meeting Recap, and Master Gardeners and St. Tammany Parish Schools. 1,370.83 KB
January-2011.pdf Topics for January 2011 include: Outgoing Officers of 2010, President's Message, Organic Matter Matters, Why Tree Leaves Change Color, Louisiana Master Gardeners Offer Free Basic Gardening Series, and Volunteers Needed. 1,382.80 KB
February-2011.pdf Topics for February 2011 include: Inscribed Bricks Awarded for 50 Hours of Service, President’s Message, Pruning Properly, Master Gardener Meeting Minutes, January Meeting Recap, and Board Meeting Minutes. 2,380.22 KB
March-2011.pdf Topics for March 2011 include: Incredibles & Edibles Spring Seminar, President’s Message, Garden Shows Galore, Master Gardener Meeting, Tour of Bob Stroud’s Camellia Garden, Spring Tour – Thursday, March 24, and Louisiana Master Gardener Appreciation Day. 2,243.08 KB
April-2011.pdf Topics for April 2011 include: President’s Message, We Don’t Like Lichens, Master Gardener Meeting, March Meeting Recap, Louisiana Master Gardener Appreciation Day, Planning for the Festival of Vegetables, and STPMG Garden Glove Sales. 2,003.47 KB
May-2011.pdf Topics for May 2011 include: President’s Message, Proper landscape watering is important, An Aphid Story, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardener Association, and Louisiana Master Gardener Appreciation Day. 2,054.21 KB
June-2011.pdf Topics for June 2011 include: President’s Message, "Blankety Blank" Armadillos, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardener Association, Edible flowers description, Edible Flowers Check-list, Edible flower References, and The Slidell Library Herb Committee News. 2,040.76 KB
July-2011.pdf Topics for July 2011 include: Bobby Fletcher, Sr. Scholarship Awarded to Anna Ribbeck, President’s Message, Water Right!, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardeners Association, June Meeting Recap, and The Slidell Library Herb Committee News. 1,587.80 KB
August-2011.pdf Topics for August include 2011: Nancy Bartlett of Blue Stem Farms, President’s Message, Fungus Among Us, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardener Association, June Meeting Recap, and New Membership Chairman. 1,432.27 KB
September-2011.pdf Topics for September 2011 include: President’s Message, Don’t Get Robbed, “Winterizing” your Lawns, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardeners Association, August Meeting Recap, and The Slidell Library Herb Committee News. 1,948.85 KB
October-2011.pdf Topics for October 2011 include: Crystal Springs Field Day Friday, October 21, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardeners 2011 Programs, and Membership Dues, Board of Directors Meetings, and Cool Time for Cole Crops. 1,820.71 KB
November-2011.pdf Topics for November 2011 include: Wild Things, President’s Message, 2011 Master Gardener Graduates, STPMG Programs, St. Tammany Parish Master Gardeners 2011 Programs, October 2011 Suggestion Box, and Insecticides and pH. 1,877.53 KB
December2011Gardengoer.pdf Topics for December 2011 includes planting trees during Holidays, an invitation to our annual Christmas party, membership dues, Louisiana Iris handout, gardening in raised beds, all about parsley, minutes from the November general meeting and a photo of the the new class of Master Gardeners. 2,182.28 KB
January2012Gardengoer.pdf Topics for January 2012 include: how to tell the difference between red and white oaks, an invitation to join the tomato focus group, sharpening your tools in the winter, meet the new Secretary, minutes from December's general meeting, a photo of the hospitality committee, agenda for the February meeting, programs for 2012, sign up sheet for committees, "It's Easy Being Green" spring seminar and volunteering at the Spring Plant Show. 1,272.13 KB
February2012Gardengoer.pdf Topics for February 2012 include: ground covers to use, President's message, proposed Bylaw amendment, Camellia Garden Stroll, Bayou Gardens Camellia Open House, minutes from January meetings, Southern Region Master Gardener conference, Northshow Garden and Plant Show, call for volunteers for Plant Show, Notes from the Editor, and calendar of upcoming events 1,870.75 KB
March2012Gardengoer.pdf Topics for March 2012 include: "It's Easy Being Green" Spring Seminar, President's Message, Fire Ant Wars, composting, MG programs for 2012, Northshore Garden Show, Hydroponics Garden Adventure, Minutes from the STPMGA monthly meeting, Board meeting and plant show meeting, Exceptional Service Awards, Southern Region MG conference, Spring Field Trip to Jefferson Island, Rip Van Winkle Gardens, Agenda for the March meeting, and Notes from the Editor 1,844.88 KB
April2012Gardengoer.pdf Topics for April, 2012 include: "Everything is Coming Up Roses", "My Butterfly Garden", Master Gardener programs for 2012, Spring Plant Swap, Master Appreciation Day at Hammond Research Station, Southern Region Master Gardener Conference, Volunteer Opportunities at SELA Hospital, Spring Herb Festival, Lacombe Butterfly Gardening, President's Message, Message from Rusty Batty about gardening, meeting minutes from the monthly Master Gardener meeting and the Board meeting, notes from the Editor and a calendar of events for April, May and June. 1,876.44 KB
May2012Gardengoer.pdf Topics for May 2012 include: the Spring Herb Festival, Abita Springs Library Project, the Lacombe Butterfly Garden, the Vegucators, the June Festival of Vegetables, the upcoming May Scholarship meeting, President's message, Notes from the Editor and the Calendar of Events. Articles include "The Language of Flowers" and "Dirt Day". Also included are the minutes from the April general meeting and the April Board meeting. Also included are "In memory of": Amber Klekamp and Cecilia Drennan. 1,738.19 KB
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