“Real gardeners buy - Iowa State University...“Real gardeners buy at least 10,000 plants over...
4
“Real gardeners buy at least 10,000 plants over the course of a lifetime without having any idea where they will put them when they get home.” ~Unknown “Foolin’ Around in the Garden” will be your educational motivator and now the warmer weather will add to the anticipation of cleaning your beds and checking new growth. As we are going through the cleanup phase, ask yourself if there are too many of the same plant, too crowded, and maybe you just want to plant something new….keep those containers handy and pot them up for our Plant Sale on May 13 th . Something to THINK ABOUT... -Jean Bledsoe Newsletter April 2017 Call to Action! NEWSLETTER leadership: With a wonderful template and tons of great resources, we are looking to begin transitioning leadership to someone interested in our monthly newsletter. Contact Laura if you are interested in helping with this transition. Tour of Gardens Meeting: Want to be involved with Tour of Gardens this year? First meeting will be Wednesday, March 29th, 5:30pm at the Extension office. Plant Sale Meeting: Wednesday, April 5th 1pm @ Carnegie-Stout Public Library, 3rd Floor conference room. Winter Webinar re-show: For those of you interested in exploring ways we can reach more individuals and provide education in fun and dynamic ways, please attend! April 10th, 5pm @ Dubuque County Extension before our monthly meeting. 1 HOUR ED. Spring Clean-Up Days at the Dubuque Arboretum, April 15th and 22nd, 9am- 12pm. Light lunch included. Please RSVP! 563-556-2100. 3 HOURS VOLUNTEER each day.
Transcript of “Real gardeners buy - Iowa State University...“Real gardeners buy at least 10,000 plants over...
“Real gardeners buy
at least 10,000 plants
over the course of a
lifetime without
having any idea
where they will put
them when they get
home.”
~Unknown
“Foolin’ Around in the Garden” will be your educational motivator and now the
warmer weather will add to the anticipation of cleaning your beds and checking
new growth. As we are going through the cleanup phase, ask yourself if there are
too many of the same plant, too crowded, and maybe you just want to plant
something new….keep those containers handy and pot them up for our Plant Sale
on May 13th. Something to THINK ABOUT...
-Jean Bledsoe
Newsletter April 2017
Call to Action! NEWSLETTER leadership: With a wonderful template and tons of great
resources, we are looking to begin transitioning leadership to someone interested
in our monthly newsletter. Contact Laura if you are interested in helping with this
transition.
Tour of Gardens Meeting: Want to be involved with Tour of Gardens this
year? First meeting will be Wednesday, March 29th, 5:30pm at the Extension
office.
Plant Sale Meeting: Wednesday, April 5th 1pm @ Carnegie-Stout Public
Library, 3rd Floor conference room.
Winter Webinar re-show: For those of you interested in exploring ways we
can reach more individuals and provide education in fun and dynamic ways,
please attend! April 10th, 5pm @ Dubuque County Extension before our monthly
meeting. 1 HOUR ED.
Spring Clean-Up Days at the Dubuque Arboretum, April 15th and 22nd, 9am-
12pm. Light lunch included. Please RSVP! 563-556-2100. 3 HOURS VOLUNTEER
each day.
Monthly Meeting Our Master Gardener meeting will take place April10th at 6pm. Meetings take
place the second Monday of every month at the Dubuque County Extension
Office. Attending meetings counts towards volunteer service and offers a platform
to provide feedback, insights, and ideas to projects and events that Master
Gardeners organize. Your input is extremely valued.
This month’s food item to bring for our cookbook project will be: SOUPS!
So, please bring your favorite recipe from this category and a recipe card!
You can find this month’s and previous month’s agendas and meeting minutes,
HERE.
Spring Plant Sale—May 13th
Believe it or not, our Spring Plant
Sale is our next big event for the
year and is coming up fast!
On Wednesday, April 5 we will have
a meeting to plan our plant sale.
Meeting will take place immediately
after our Lunch ‘n Learn at Carnegie
-Stout Public Library 3rd Floor
Conference room at 1pm.
During this meeting we will be discussing new strategies for organizing
intake of plants, labeling and pricing, and overall flow.
From there, we will walk/drive to Iowa Street to visit our new location.
For those of you who hope to volunteer the day of, please contact Joe
Timmerman 608-568-7234 or [email protected]
If you have plants to share, please divide and pot them up as soon as
possible, ideally no later than 1 week prior to sale to ensure they have
bounced back from any transplant shock.
Please label all plants with as much detail as possible.
Name, variety, height, flower color, etc.
Could this be our Plant Sale??
We are looking for help
answering plant and
gardening questions at
our new Roadshow
program!
SCHEDULE
Carnegie-Stout Public Library-
6-7:30pm
1st Mondays, beginning in
March, 2017
3rd Floor Conference Room
Dubuque Co. Library District
3rd Mondays, 6-7pm
Epworth Branch: March 20
Farley Branch: April 17
Holy Cross Branch: May 15
No registration necessary.
If you would like to help at
one of these sites, please let
Laura know!
Dubuque Farmers Market!
May-October
7am-12pm
Dubuquefarmersmarket.org
Upcoming Events
Wed., April 5th Lunch ‘n Learn: Planting
Trees
12:15pm-12:45pm
Carnegie-Stout Public
Library, 3rd floor.
Mon., April 10th Winter Webinar re-show
5-6pm
Dubuque Co. Extension
14858 West Ridge Lane
Cost: FREE
RSVP: 563-583-6496
Sat. April 15th & 22nd
Spring Clean-Up Days
9am-12pm
Dubuque Arboretum
RSVP: 563-556-2100
Lunch included!
Sat. May 13th
Spring Plant Sale
7am-12pm
Downtown Farmer’s Market
Iowa Street in front of “Burnt
Toast” restaurant between
12th and 13th Street
___________________
Spring Break Seminar
April 29th
Elizabeth Community
Building, Elizabeth, IL
9am-12pm
Register: 815-858-2273
Web.extension.illinois.edu/
jsw
What’s In the Garden?
Selecting Trees
Spring (or Fall) is an excellent time to consider adding a new member to
your family. Your tree family that is…
When considering a new tree family member, here are a few questions to
ask:
1. What are my expectations of this tree? Am I hoping for shade,
flowers, fall color, low maintenance, fast growing, etc.
2. What are some of my options and where might I find them?
3. Do I already have a tree like this in my yard or neighborhood? Are
there other options that might be great alternatives to help diversify
our tree canopy.
4. Balled and burlapped, bare root, potted?
5. How big will my tree get, will it have enough space to live out it’s full
life successfully?
6. Are there any construction projects in the near future that might put
this tree in harm’s way? (Seems obvious, but…)
And remember, bigger is not always better when it comes to purchasing
new trees. Larger trees tend to take more time to establish and
experience more severe transplanting shock.
Recipe of the Month Radish & Arugula Crostini with Brie
FROM THE MASTER GARDENER’S KITCHEN: SPRING THOUGHTS ~ REVELING IN
RADISHES!
Sharon Kuttler ~ Master Gardener
When I first think of what to plant, harvest, and enjoy from my early spring garden it is always radishes! With the final frost date for our area last year (calculated from Farmer’s Almanac website: http://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates/IA/Dubuque ) at April 15th it’s time to think about planting!
From the Iowa State Extension Office information, “radishes can be planted as soon as the ground can be worked properly… and when feasible planting can begin in…mid-April in the northern counties. Successive plantings can be made every 7 to 10 days through May, and several plantings can be made in late summer (mid-August to late September) for a fall crop.” (http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/yard-and-garden-proper-spring-planting-windows-garden-vegetables)
Historically I have enjoyed radishes as a ‘plant-pull-eat’ process without much other fanfare, however this year some interesting riffs with radishes have caught my attention.
The first was seeing an online recipe photograph using a beautiful variety of ‘watermelon radish’ (aka Roseheart, Chinese Red Meat) with a white exterior and dark pink interior. I quickly sent off my order to www.seedsavers.org and plan to use them for this recipe: Radish & Arugula Crostini with Brie.
Another interesting preparation for radishes is roasting. While I have never met a roasted vegetable that I didn’t like, I had never even considered roasted radishes!
“Brief high-heat roasting mellows a radish’s peppery flavor and turns it into a whole new root vegetable. Using the radish tops adds color and amps up the radish flavor.” This would be a great side dish for roasted pork loin or leg of lamb:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roasted-radishes-with-brown-butter-lemon-and-radish-tops-364609
Ingredients Radish and Arugula Crostini with Brie
6 ounce loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 16- ½ inch slices Cooking spray 1 ½ cup sliced radishes 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon salt 4 ounces Brie cheese (about ½ cup) 2 cups baby arugula leaves
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet; coat with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes or until golden brown and toasted; cool.
Combine radishes and next 4 ingredients in medium bowl and toss to coat.
Spread each bread slice with about 2 teaspoons cheese; top with a single layer of arugula and a layer of radishes.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/radish-arugula-crostini-brie/print
2017 Officers
President: Jean Bledsoe
Vice President: Herb Klatt
Secretary/Treasurer: Cheryl
Sheldon
Contact Us
Dubuque Co. Extension
14858 West Ridge Ln.
Dubuque, IA 52003
(563) 583-6496
Visit us on the web!
Or find us on Facebook!
DBQ: Ask a Master Gardener
Have something to share? Pease send by the 3rd Friday of each month.
