July 2012 (PDF) - University of Missouri Extension

H E A R T O F M I S S O U R I
M A S T E R G A R D E N E R NEWSLETTER
The Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners is a fun, vibrant group that brings together gardeners
of all levels by providing engaging educational opportunities and meaningful volunteer projects
that enhance and sustain our communities.
University of Missouri Extension – Boone County, 1012 North Hwy UU, Columbia, MO 65203
extension.missouri.edu/boone/mg.html
More than 20 Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners and
friends took a bus to Powell Garden June 16 for a special
tour and chance to explore the gardens.
Photo by Laura Redfield-Jacobs
Powell Gardens Trip Fun and
Informative
Kudos to Marie Pasley for organizing a great trip to
Powell Gardens near Kingsville, Mo., on June 16. More
than 20 Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners and their
friends hopped a private bus to visit the 915-acre
property 30 miles east of Kansas City, Mo.
We had a private tour of the vegetable gardens and
orchard by a very knowledgeable Master Gardener from
the Kansas City area.
Then we had independent walking tours of the rest of
the gardens. We visited the Chapel, admired the fairy
houses, and meandered through the perennial gardens
and water gardens.
Folks who attended the trip can count part of it as
Continuing Education when they report their hours.
Bring a Bug Net to July 17 Meeting,
Located at Demonstration Garden
Bring your bug net or magnifying glass to the July 17
Heart of Missouri Master Gardener Meeting at 6:30
p.m. at the Demonstration Garden behind Broadway
Christian Church, 2601 W. Broadway.
Entomologist Mary Kroening will be on hand to help
identify what we find. Local community gardeners are
being invited to this event as well.
Cindy Deegan will provide drinks and Ava Fajen will
provide snacks. We need people to sign up to bring
refreshments to future meetings.
It will likely be a hot day, bring a water bottle, hat
and sunscreen and a “camp” chair if you want a seat.
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State Fair Judges Needed
Any Master Gardener interested in judging at the
Missouri State Fair for FFA horticulture, fruits and
vegetables should call the Pettis County Extension
Center at 660-827-0591, pettisco@missouri.edu or
contact Advanced Master Gardener Billie Long, 660-
827-0981, beetlebird88@aol.com.
All judges must take a judging class Friday, July 20
at 6 p.m. at the Pettis County Extension Center in
Sedalia, Mo. There is no cost for the class. If you
have already attended a horticulture judging class,
you do not have to take it again.
Judging will occur the first day of the State Fair on
Aug. 9. Judges will receive a ticket to the fair, free
lunch and the time counts for MG volunteer hours.
Powell Gardens Trip Fun 1
Bring a Bug Net to July 17 Meeting 1
State Fair Judges Needed 1
Upcoming Events 2
Officer Contact Information 2
Beautiful Bad Bug 3
Missouri Master Gardener Association 3

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Upcoming Events
Date Event Info
Now through
Summer
Now through
Aug. 19
July 11
July 12
Park Avenue
Head Start
Lantern Festival
at Missouri
Botanical
Gardens
Preserving the
Harvest #2
Slow Foods Barn
Quilt/Hog Roast
July 17 HMMG Meeting
July 25
Preserving the
Harvest #3
Aug. 21 HMMG Meeting
Aug. 30
Native Plant
Author Lecture
Sept. 18 HMMG Meeting
Sept. 14-16,
2012
2012 Master
Gardener State
Conference
Heart of Missouri Master Gardener Newsletter
Volunteers needed to water for a week, a month or the whole summer.
Contact Annette Triplett at triplettan@missouri.edu.
View the 26 larger than life silk Chinese lanterns by day, or come back (for
an additional fee) to see them at night. The exhibition is open from 6 p.m. to
10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until July 29 and Monday through
Sunday evenings Aug. 1-19. There is no extra charge to view the lanterns
during the day, but $22 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under at night.
Visit www.mobot.org/lanternfestival. Or call 800-642-8842.
Second Session (take one or all). Pressure Canning: Vegetables,
tomatoes, soups and meats. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Boone County
Extension Center. Fee is $15. Call 445-9792.
Barn Quilt/Hog Roast at Terra Bella Farm in Callaway County. Tickets are
$50 per person. Contact margotmcm@socket.net or call 573-642-6226.
Hands on insect identification with Mary Kroening at the HMMG
Demonstration Garden behind Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W.
Broadway (west of Crossroads West) at 6:30 p.m. If you have a bug net or
magnifying glass, bring it. Bring a chair if you want to sit.
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Boone County Extension Center. $15 fee. Learn
about water bath canning: fruits, tomatoes, salsas, pickles and jams/jellies.
Call 445-9792.
Come to the Boone County Extension Center at 7 p.m. to learn about a
Healthy Mediterranean Lifestyle. Vera Massey, Nutrition & Health Education
Specialist will offer health information obtained from a study tour of Italy.
Program starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Scruggs University Center, 819 Chestnut
St., Jefferson City. Douglas Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, will
be speaking at this Lincoln University event. Cost is $10 (folks 65 and older
pay $5). Register by Aug. 15. The lecture will be followed by the Missouri
Prairie Foundation/Grow Native! Ceremony; Book signing; native plant
appetizers; garden tours of the Native Plant Outdoor Laboratory at 900
Chestnut St. Contact Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall at 573-681-5392 or e-mail
Navarrete-TindallN@LincolnU.edu
Let’s Tour China with our own HMMGer Carolyn Oates at 7 p.m. at the
Boone County Extension Center.
“Our Missouri Garden Heritage: Past, Present and Future” will occur in
Sedalia and is hosted by four counties: Benton, Cooper, Morgan and Pettis.
Tours include Central Mo. Produce Auction (in action), Mennonite
farming/gardening techniques, Morgan County Seeds, and more.
REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE Mid-July.
Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners – 2011 Officers
President: Richard Frieden 449-5303 friedenr@missouri.edu
Vice-President: Marie Pasley smpasley@aol.com
Secretary: YOUR NAME HERE We Need a New Secretary
Treasurer: Evette Nissen 474-3055 Enissen57@gmail.com
Newsletter: Laura Redfield-Jacobs 657-9003 lauraredfield1@centurytel.net
(and thanks to Annette Triplett and Marie Pasley for newsletter assistance)

Heart of Missouri Master Gardener Newsletter
Beautiful Bad Bug
Missouri Master Gardener Association, Inc. Membership Drive
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This pretty bronze and green bug is a destructive
Japanese Beetle. The invasive species arrived in our
area a few years ago and feeds on more than 400 types
of plants. They quickly defoliate trees and roses.
In June, I trapped 1,000 in a day in a $7 trap from
Lowes. Chickens and ducks love to eat the beetles, but
the bugs have to be knocked out of the high branches
for domestic birds to eat them. I knock them into a
wide cup, then dump the squirming mass in front of my
flock.
Photo by Laura Redfield-Jacobs
Last year, University Extension asked the Missouri Master Gardener Advisory Board to form a state association in an
effort to save the Master Gardener Program in Missouri. The hope is that the Association will be able to raise money
and awareness to keep the program going and one day fund a new state coordinator. The Board did as it was asked
and filed with the state and with the IRS.
The Missouri Master Gardener Association, Inc., (MoMGA) is now officially recognized by the state and has received
its 501(c)3 status. Individuals and chapters are invited to join. Membership is $2 per person per year. MoMGA asks
that the chapters either pay $2 per active member, or collect $2 from each interested active person and submit a
roster and payment. Each chapter with paid members can have one representative on the Board (the chapter
president or another designated person). Old elected Advisory Board members will stay on for a year to help with
the transition. Chapters that submit more than 5,000 volunteer hours per year can have an additional
representative on the Board.
Master Gardeners of the Ozarks is the first chapter to pay annual dues for all of its members. The Master Gardeners
of Greater Kansas City has paid for the first year MoMGA membership for all of its active members. The Heart of
Missouri Master Gardeners will need to decide if and how it will join. Chapters that join also have the option of
opening their own bank accounts under the Association’s 501(c)3 umbrella (rather than having the accounts through
Extension as they now do). This is decided by each chapter. Some will want to stay under Extension, some will want
their own accounts.
Lifetime memberships are available to any active Master Gardener who is interested for a one-time payment.
Bronze level-$50, and receive 5% off at state Master Gardener conferences; Silver Level-$100 and receives 10%
discount at annual state MG conventions; Gold Level-$200, receives 15% off and special seating at MG conventions.
(Silver and Gold level payments can be made in several installments. Anyone who signs up for one level can pay the
difference and upgrade to the next level if they want to in the future). Additional benefits among all levels are that
you pay only once, you receive a special nametag and there will be future discounts at Botanical Gardens in
Missouri (this is in the works). If you are interested in a lifetime membership, contact MoMGA Treasurer Patrick
Farrell at sibleyorchards@hotmail.com.
Questions? Ideas? Comments? Ask Laura Redfield-Jacobs, lauraredfield1@centurytel.net, or Marie Pasley,
smpasley@aol.com. We were the regional representative and alternate, respectively, for the Central Region.
To review MoMGA meeting minutes, bylaws, events, etc., visit www.momga.org. When the Sedalia conference
organizers finalize their state conference, information will be available from the MoMGA web site.

The Heart of Missouri Master Gardener Newsletter is
published monthly for the Master Gardeners in Central
Kent Shannon
Missouri. For more information, contact:
Natural Resources Engineer
University of Missouri Extension – Boone County
1012 N. Highway UU, Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 445-9792 ext. 310; shannond@missouri.edu
Todd Lorenz
Horticultural/Agronomy Specialist
University of Missouri Extension – Cooper County
608 E. Spring Street, Boonville, MO 65233
(573) 445-9792 or (660)882-5661; lorenzt@missouri.edu
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Boone County Extension Center Office Hours are:
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – Noon and 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners
“Helping Others Learn to Grow”
University of Missouri Extension – Boone County
1012 North Highway UU
Columbia, MO 65203
Next Meeting: July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at our
Demonstration Garden behind Broadway
Christian Church, 2601 W. Broadway
Entomologist Mary Kroening will
help us identify insects
Bring a bug net or magnifying glass and
chair if you want to sit
Refreshments by Cindy Deegan and Ava Fajen.
Report your Master Gardener hours ONLINE!
http://report.missourimastergardener.com/