Ozaukee Master Gardeners
Minutes of the General Meeting at Ozaukee County Administration Center Auditorium in Port Washington
August 28, 2014
From 7to 8pm,Paul and Linda Thomas presented “From A Cabin In The Woods to Rusty Bend Farm.” ------
Note: No general meeting was held in July. The Garden Crawl was August 13, 2014.
The general meeting was called to order at 8:15 p.m. by PresidentCarol Ross.
This month’s featured committeesat the start of the meeting were Pioneer Village (Cathy Cabelka), Lasata (Judy O’Connell) and Membership (Heidi Janous).
Minutes
The minutes (Mary Ingles) from the June 26, 2014,general meetingwere unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report
The treasurer’s report(Pat Moreland) was unanimously approved.
Operations Committees Report—Susie Granzow
Education(Lou Hefle) ▪As of Monday, our training class is at 44 enrolled – classes start Sept. 2. ▪A list of the training class dates, speakers, and topics is at the back table. There will be limited seating for OMGs who would like to attend some of the lectures. ▪On Sept. 25, 2014, Zannah Crowe will talk about perennials for the Autumn Garden, and on Oct. 23, 2014, Kathleen Awe will talk about preparing your garden for winter.
Hospitality(Nancy Byers and Carolyn MacLaurin) Thanks to those who brought refreshments. Sign up for future meetings on a sheet in the back. Note that preparing treats counts as volunteer hours.
Membership(Heidi Janous and Jean Schanen)▪The summer picnic/crawl was held Aug 13 at Kuhefuss House and the home of Suellen Domencich. The gardens were interesting, the food and visiting were great, as usual. About 30-40 people attended.▪The membership committee reminds us to turn in our hours, dues, and take the online child abuse reporting training by the end of September.
Newsletter (Roseann St. Aubin) ▪Final call for articles for the next Best Dirt were due to Roseann Aug 27. She reminds us that you can send in new submissions any time and she will hold them for the next issue.
Publicity(Jean Schanen) No report.
Website (De Murr) added events as the information was provided. She said committees are welcome to have their meetings posted on the calendar.
Yard & Garden Line(BJ Kuehl, Maxine Ellis for online YGL; Kathy Awe for office YGL) The office is busy and more workers are needed.You don’t have to work alone. The committee will give training and assistance.
Project Committee Reports—M. Lynn Schmid
Advocates(Kathleen Doenier, Michele Thur) Michele reports that their very small crew of dedicated gardeners maintained the many beds of the Advocates site this summer. A small amount of produce was harvested, but the small veggie garden suffered from cool temps and marauding bunnies! Zinnias also did not fare as well as expected. However, the perennial flowers bloomed beautifully. Gardeners spent much of the summer unearthing small plants lost in a sea of blooms, and re-planting to give all flowers their chance to shine. Gardeners tried to tame the tide of tansy threatening the new plantings on the hillside. The new elderberry shrubs and cherry tree are doing well. Some also tended our evergreen shrub beds that took a hit last winter.
All About Herbs (Kathleen Awe, Annie McNitt) The committee hasn’t met yet to plan for 2015, but will provide dates, once finalized, to OMGs.
Kü̊hefuss House (Susie Granzow),▪8 varieties of hellebores and some Dre's Dagger ferns planted on the north side of the house are doing well. ▪Kitchen garden is looking good (except for the yellow nasturtiums, bloody dock, lettuce, and spinach that the chipmunk favors) ▪Plant markers have been placed in the kitchen garden -- they show the common name, botanical name, and a 2-line description of each plant's uses ▪The fight to keep the clematis on the arbor in check is a never ending battle ▪5 scraggly bushes (unknown genus?) have been removed from behind garage -- this will make room for the compost bin plus three different bushes that will be happy there ▪The west border was cleaned up with three new hostas added.▪We had a great time touring the property as the first stop on our summer picnic/crawl.
Lasata (Judy O’Connell) Lasata was one of the featured committees at the beginning of this month’s meeting, and Judy told us about their work and shared pictures.
Ozaukee County Fair (Cindy Behlen, Jim Layton) OMGs were showcased at the Ozaukee County Fair this yearafter a two year absence. The theme of the five-day exhibit was 'Ask a Master Gardener,'with photos and descriptions of the many Master Gardener projects around the county, and 38 different OMG volunteers working the booth. Two different door prize contests were offered: a large basket full of gardening accessories and fall Master Gardener class tuition. The 'Are you smarter than a Master Gardener' quiz was also popular.More than 200 county residents and two very happy door prize winners gained insight and awareness of what the Ozaukee County extension and its Master Gardener program contributes to the communities of the county. (67 entries for class tuition and 170 forthe gardening basket.) We were under budget with the help of Bill Greymont and Jeanne Mueller. Jeanne generously donated the materials and made the posters and displays. (NOTE: The committee feels a new booth is needed next year; if anyone knows of a company that would like to donateone, they should contact Dan for tax write-off information.)
Pioneer Village(Cathy Cabelka) Pioneer Village was another one of the featured committees at the beginning of this month’s meeting, and Cathy told us about their work.
Tendick (Susie Granzow)Susie Granzow saysBill, who has been doing the mowing at Tendick, had to take a break for a couple months. In the meantime, Lavonne has agreed to do the mowing at Tendick.
Webster Middle School (Stan Suring) Webster team member Jodi Rogahn says the summer went really well, with 25 students in Garden Sprouts Classandfive Green Team members assisting. On the Green Team Work Day, they painted the shed, harvested produce, and weeded. Five students were at the work day. Jodi maintained the garden for the summer with some Green Team help. They did two drop-offs of produce at the food pantry and Green Team members took some produce home. With school starting, Jodi hopesto incorporate the produce into the FCE classes and the Green Team will do classroom tastings.
HeirloomPlant Sale (Melissa Rasmussen), U. S. S. Liberty Memorial Public Library (Grafton) (Carole Stowers and Joan Suelflow) andWashington County Community Gardens (Mary Reilly-Kliss) No reports.
Agent’s Report—Dan O’Neil
Training classes begin next week.
Old business
▪OMG members are remindedto take the requiredonline training about reporting child abuse, even if the member doesn’t work with children. This training is mandatory for ALL master gardeners, and must be completed before October 1, 2014, in order to continue to be a master gardener. This online training counts as 1.0 hour of Continuing Education. After completing the program, there is a Submit button at the bottom and a place to get a printout of a certificate showing that you completed the training. Print it and give it to Dan O’Neil. Here is a link to the training: or you can use:
▪October 1, 2014,is the deadline to submit Hours (Volunteer and Continuing Education) and Dues ($20 made payable to Ozaukee Master Gardeners). Submit Hours and Dues to either Dan O’Neil or Denise Jacoby or bring to the next meeting. Carol Ross will send an email to members with all of the details.
New business
▪Children's Corner is looking ahead to the May 2015 OMG Plant Sale and seeking donations of seedpods, small pine cones, interesting dried stems and other natural materials to be used by our youngest customers to "create insects." They are also looking for styro-foam trays. They will have a collection box at the back of the room at our monthly meetings. Questions to Jane Spalding or Kathleen Doernier.▪In a drawing, Cathy Cabelka won a cherry wood dibble beautifully made and generously donated by Bill Greymont.
Meeting was adjourned at 9pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Ingles, Secretary
Mark your calendars
2014 OMG general meeting programs: 7 p.m. at the Ozaukee County Administration Center Auditorium in Port Washington (unless otherwise stated)
- September 25, 2014 Perennials for the Autumn Garden, Zannah Crowe
- October 23, 2014 Preparing Your Garden for Winter, Kathleen Awe
- No November meeting
- December 4, 2014Hands-on workshop: “Winter Woodland Basket”
- January 22, 2015 Annual Meeting,American Legion Hall in Saukville, time to be determined.
Other upcoming programs:
- September-November 2014. Training 1 Master Gardener classes. Current OMGs are welcome at no charge and with no reservation. Classes meet Tues. nights: Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 5 (only time class meets on Wed), 11, and 18. See “Upcoming Events” on website for full listing of topics:
2014 OMG Officers:
President ElectMary Reilly-Kliss
PresidentCarol Ross
Past PresidentJerry Thurman
VP Operations CommitteesSusie Granzow
VP Project CommitteesLynn Schmid
Community Garden CoordinatorMary Reilly-Kliss
TreasurerPat Moreland
SecretaryMary Ingles
Member at Large through 2014Jane Spalding
Member at Large through 2015Jim Eberhardt
Member at Large through 2016Candy
Dan O’Neil, Ozaukee County Agriculture Agent