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Queen Anne’s County Master Gardener Newsletter
The Watering Can I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
News 2
Mentoring 3
Congratulations 4
Galilee Community
Garden 5
Suggestions for Win-
ter Reading 6
Volunteer
Opportunities 7
Beekeeping 101 8
Educational
Opportunities 9
Calendars 10
Small Fruit
Tuesday, January 17, 6:30pm, QAC Library in Centreville
This year the Grow It Eat It program is going to focus on growing
small fruit in your backyard! Sabine will give an introduction/
overview of growing small fruit, but then ….. be prepared to
share your knowledge, tips, insights!
At the end of the meeting, you should go home
with lots of information for your own backyard,
as well as enough knowledge to answer questions
from the public.
Who will be the next MG Interns?
Do you know of anyone who might be interested in becoming a
Master Gardener?
A new neighbor?
Someone who wants to become active in the community?
Someone who is looking to do something new?
Our next Basic Training will start on Thursday, February 16th, un-
less…. we do not get enough registrations.
So please, help spread the word! If anyone wants more infor-
mation, please contact Sabine, sharvey1@umd.edu or follow this
link: http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annes-county/master-
gardeners/become-master-gardener
P A G E 2
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO MARGARET GARDNER
FOR COORDINATING A LOVELY HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Thank you to Jack Doub and Susan McRae for hosting; Sheila for printing
the certificates and the programs; Jane Smith, Kathy Tengwall and Margaret
for making the decorations.
Have you seen the wonderful slide show that Margaret put together? If not,
please follow this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDuXsZm9Vo&feature=youtu.be
MONTHLY MEETING HOST SIGN-UP THIRD TUESDAY EVENING OR WEDNESDAY MORNING OF EACH MONTH
The evening meetings take place at the Queen Anne’s County
Library in Centreville, 121 South Commerce Street
The morning meetings take place at 104 Tilghman Ave, Centreville
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
COORDINATOR’S CORNER
Tues, January 17, 6:30pm Debbie Pusey, Susan Seth
Wed, February, 15, 9:30am Karen Wimsatt, Nancy O’Connor, Bob MacFarlane
Tues., March 21, 6:30pm Cindy Riegel and ????
Wed, April 19, 9:30am
MANTS January 11-13
Baltimore Convention Center
January 11 & 12 (9am-5pm) • January 13 (9am-2pm)
$20 pp
(Registration fee is for all 3 days, not per day)
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
P A G E 3 QAC MG Volunteer Opportunities
2017 Mentoring Plan
The Mentoring Committee has been working hard! The members would like to propose that a
mentoring plan would become part of Basic Training. Mentoring would start during the training
and be continued with a structured mentoring plan.
Surveys show that coordinated and sustained mentoring activity yields higher retention rates of
both active MGs and interns, higher levels of participation in MG programs, more active
volunteerism (i.e. measured in hours) and higher levels of camaraderie and socialization. Specifics
of the mentoring strategy will be presented for discussion by the Mentoring Committee at our
monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, January 17, in the Centreville library meeting room.
As an example of potential change, experience shows that Ask a Master Gardener / Plant Clinic
booths at Farmers Markets and other venues are a lot more than just public outreach. They are
MG team-building and mentoring opportunities for interns and active MGs alike. We'd like to
have at least four MGs and interns at each of our scheduled booth days at the Farmers Markets.
The presentation on the 17th will discuss the characteristics of a good mentor. It also will discuss
examples of how other counties conduct mentoring as an organic aspect of master gardening
across the board. Participation at the plant sale scheduled for May, demonstration gardens, youth
programs and the Bay Wise program are all excellent opportunities for personal growth and
networking for both interns and veteran MGs. Participation is part of mentoring.
Details of the program will be refined between the January and February monthly meetings. The
near-final soup to nuts mentoring plan will be covered at the February meeting. It will be ready
for roll out in March as the 2017 interns progress through the Basic Training course and enter
the first year apprentice process toward becoming a certificated Master Gardener.
Submitted by Nick Stoer
15 Year Master Gardeners (2001)
Sandy Simonson
10 Year Master Gardeners (2006)
Joyce Anderson
Judy Geggis
Cheryl Huyck
Jacqueline Kelly
Debbie Pusey
5 Year Master Gardeners (2011)
Pat Gannon
Pete Gerdom
Elizabeth Riffe
3 Year Master Gardeners (2013)
Barbara Flook
Sue Goward
Liz Hammond
Deane Horowitz
Karen Iplenski
Laura Klinger
David Kyger
Denise Malueg
Pam McClean
Completed 40 volunteer hours
Robert MacFarlane
Cindy Riegel
Kathy Thornton
Robin Van Meter
Welcome Class of 2016
Ann Hedgepeth
Evan Miles
Chris Mourse
Donald Raynor
Brian Sedora
Kathy Sexton
Kathy Thornton
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
P A G E 4
Congratulations to All!
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
P A G E 5
Galilee Garden at Harbor View
We Made It!!! Yes, in a last-minute effort, we collected over $600 dollars. Thank
you to those who contributed so generously at the MG luncheon and to last day donors who
helped us successfully complete our drive. After February10th we will find out if we qualify for one
of the 50 Merit Grants or one of 27 Challenge grants (each $400). All funds will be turned over to
us about February 15th.
The garden test plots have been cleaned and put to rest for winter. We have met with our Boy
Scout from troop 465, Ricky Strucko, who is building ten raised beds for his Eagle Scout Project.
Presently, he is finishing up paper work to present to the council and starting his fund raising. He
hopes to be building the first beds in February (weather permitting). We hope to start the second
set of ten shortly after he finishes, using our own funds.
Our next big project will be working on getting our own water line to the garden with three lock-
ing hydrants. We will be going to businesses and organizations for donations as well as searching
for additional grants. We presently have two donation commitments.
The following people have accepted positions on our steering committee:
Co-leaders: Nancy O’Connor and Lois Miller
Recorder: Karen Wimsatt
Treasurer: Jane Chambers
Head Gardener: Elizabeth Riffe
Education: Nancy O’Connor and Elizabeth Riffe
Garden maintenance: Will set up committee later
Plot Reservations: To be determine
Our next meeting is on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. at Galilee Lutheran Activity room in
Chester.
Nancy O’Connor
443-249-0646
MG’s Report: Bay-Wise
Fiction for Gardeners
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Rose’s Garden by Carrie Brown
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Care and handling of Roses with Thorns by Margaret Dilloway
The Lost Gardens by Anthony Elgin
The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys
The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Source: Horticulture Magazine
A serious book about plants
Garden Flora: The Natural and Cultural History of the
Plants in Your Garden by Noel Kingsbury
Source: Timber Press
Suggestions for Winter Reading
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
P A G E 6
Gardening for Pollinators: “The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation of-
fers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs,
shrubs, and trees that attract bees, butterflies, moths,
and hummingbirds. The recommendations are simple:
sow seeds for some plants — such as basil, rhododen-
dron, and blueberries — and simply don’t mow down
abundant native species, including aster, goldenrod, and
milkweed. 100 Plants to Feed the Bees will empower
homeowners, landscapers, apartment dwellers — any-
one with a scrap of yard or a window box — to protect
our pollinators.”
http://www.storey.com/books/100-plants-to-feed-the-
bees/
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
P A G E 7 QAC MG Volunteer Opportunities
Hosts needed for Monthly meetings! If you would like to be a host on any of the following dates, please contact Sabine.
Wednesday, February 15, 9:30am (Cindy Riegel and ??)
Tuesday, March 21, 6:30pm
KENT ISLAND ASK A MASTER GARDENER (PLANT CLINIC) Thursday, January 12, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m
Location: 830 Romancoke Rd, Stevensville, MD 21666
Liz Hammond 410-758-2992 er93hammon@aol.com
Deane Horowitz 410-604-0969 deanoch@yahoo.com
Annual Plant Sale The following three people have offered to co-chair the plant
sale committee:
Laura Klinger, Shelia Shorter, Cathy Tengwall
We thank them so very much!! Obviously they are going to need
lots of help! If you are interested as well, please contact Cathy
Tengwall, cathy1542@gmail.com
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
P A G E 8
Educational Opportunities
Upper Shore Beekeeping Association BEEKEEPING 101
Michael Embrey will be offering a beginning beekeeping classes. There will be a total of sev-
en classes. The first five will be held every other week from January until April. The two
final sessions will be held in August and September. These sessions will teach how to win-
terize your hives and how to protect your bees from diseases and pests.
You will learn…..
About bees, in general
About beekeeping equipment
How and where to set up and establish a hive, i.e. location, wind, etc.
How to hive a package of bees
About “b” pests and diseases
About winterizing your bees
How to manage your colonies
Honey Bee Union Rules
Starting Date: Thursday, January 26th, 2017
Location: Washington College (Sophie Kerr Room in Miller Library)
Registration fee is $125.00.
Recommended textbook: “The Beekeeper’s Handbook, Fourth Edition” by Diana Sammataro
For more information or to register contact the following people: Mike Embrey, 410-924-0028, Mechar-
jew@yahoo.com or
Dick Crane, 410-507-0539,
rcranesr@gmail.com
Registration deadline: January 14, 2017
Please make check of $125 payable to:
Tuckahoe Apiaries
Mail to: Mike Wham
24986 Montabello Lake Rd
Worton, MD 21678
The next meeting of the Beekeepers Association will be on Wednesday, January 11 at
6:30pm at the Kent County Library, yellow building.
P A G E 9
Virginia Flower and Garden Expo Virginia Beach Convention Center
January 27-29, 2017
$10
Last year Karen Wimsatt as
well as Jim Persels visited
the Expo and they really
enjoyed themselves. . More
information is available at
vafgs.org
T H E W A T E R I N G C A N
Educational Opportunities
Bay Area Fruit School Friday, February 17th,
Wye Research Center, 8:30-3:30
Here are some of the topics to be presented at the 2017 Bay Area Fruit Meeting:
Compost, wood chips and the nutritional needs of blueberry plants
Current research on spotted wing drosophila management in small fruits
Fruit maturity and quality of new apple varieties grown in high-density systems
Developing management tactics for the brown marmorated stank bug
Current tree fruit disease issues
MDA pesticide updates and applicator credits
Stay tuned for registration info
Grow It Eat It—2017 Statewide Meetings March 2, 4-H Center, College Park
July 27, place TBA
November 16, 4-H Center, College Park
The meetings usually takes place from 10am until 1pm
P A G E 1 0
JANUARY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 Beekeepers
Meeting, 6:30
12 KI Plant Clin-
ic, 3:30-6:30pm
13 14
15 16 17 Monthly
Meeting, 6:30pm
Library
18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 Beekeeping
101, 6:30 Ches-
tertown
27 28
29 30 31
FEBRUARY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 Beekeepers
Meeting, 6:30
9 KI Plant Clinic,
3:30-6:30pm
10 11
12 13 14 15 Monthly
Meeting, 9:30am
16 Start Basic
Training
17 Bay Area
Fruit School,
8:30-3:30
18 Basic Training
19 20 21 22 23 Basic Training 24 25 Basic Training
26 27 28
University of Maryland Extension
Queen Anne’s County
505 Railroad Ave.
Suite 4
Centreville, MD 21617
Vision Statement: A healthier world through environmental stewardship
QACMG Website:
http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annes-
county/home-gardening
University of Maryland Extension
505 Ra i lroad Avenue, Su ite 4
Centrev i l le MD, 21617
Phone: (410) 758-0166
Fax: (410) 758-3687
http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annes-
county/about
February Newsletter Deadline:
January 23, 2017
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Master Gardener Coordinator,
Queen Anne’s County
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