August 2019

Volume XXVII Issue VIII

www.baldwinmastergardeners.com

President’s Notes by Julian Walthall

July 11was a Red Letter Day for BCMG! Margaret Griffin, our Awards Day

Chairperson, and her preparations crew of Gayle Floyd, Judi Smith, and Linda

Bender, had done an outstanding job of preparing the Fairhope Civic Center for our

event. Pam Tucker, our Intern Class guru, was beaming with 24 interns receiving

their MG badges and many also receiving 100 hour service stars. How wonderful,

too, to see so many of their spouses or other family members present to celebrate with

them!

Sam Andrews and our Scholarship Committee had done an extraordinary job of

selecting five recipients of our college scholarships in the fields related to

horticulture. Our hard work at the Spring Plant Sale and other venues enabled us to

give out $10,000.00 in total scholarships.

Karen Rhea White gave a good introduction to our Speakers Bureau and the great job

she’s done the past three years nurturing along this valuable way we serve the

Baldwin County public through talks and plant demonstrations. Terri Wallace

reminded us of our Helpline responsibilities and the need for more volunteers. And

last, but not least, we were all moved by Tanys Waldron’s joy at becoming a U.S.

Citizen this month. This dear native of Canada has put heart and soul into BCMG

for so many years and has set a high standard for participation as a Master

Gardener.

We meet again, August 8, at 9:30 at 104. Michelle Johns, MG in the class of 2016,

will be our speaker and emphasize “Success with Succulents”. Since becoming a

MG, Michelle has opened Corner Copia Garden Shoppe, an attractive and

delightful nursery to visit on Hwy. 104 between Fairhope and Silverhill. Michelle

is one of our most frequently requested Speaker Bureau presenters by area garden

and other clubs. I hope you will be present for her fine presentation. See you then.

Hoping we all grow greener thumbs, Julian

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Yes...Time Again for WDLR Nominations.2-3 Program Notes………………………………………... 3 Garden Myths Exposé: Epsom Salts…..….4-5 August Birthdays…………...………………………….6 Visit to Cornerstone Gardens..…………….. 6 BCMG Interns & Award Recipients…….…. 7-8 MG’s Enjoying the Luncheon………….……… 9 $10,000 Awarded in Scholarships………… 10 Meeting Minutes………………………………… 11-12 New U.S. Citizen -Tanys Waldron………. 12 2018 Financial Audit…………………………….. 12 Mark Your Calendar…………………….……… 13

2019 BCMG Elected Board

President:

Julian Walthall

Vice-President:

Gerry Lester

Treasurer:

Jim Whitson

Recording Secretary:

Mary Calvin

Corresponding Secretary:

John Klatt

Members at Large:

Donna Greene

Jan Pryor

Past President:

Paula Pritchett

2019 Appointed Board

Members:

Monthly Program Chair:

Sallie Grass

Intern Class Coordinator:

Pam Tucker

Projects Chairperson:

Gary Wallace

Outreach Coordinator:

Tanys Waldron

Finance Committee Chair:

Joni Euler

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The Wayne de la Rua Award is presented annually to a member of the Baldwin County Master Gardeners in

order to recognize outstanding service to the organization. It honors dedicated Master Gardener Wayne de la

Rua who graduated with the first Baldwin County Master Gardener class in 1990.

If you have a candidate that you would like to submit for consideration, the WDLR Committee must receive

your nomination no later than the September 12, 2019 Monthly Meeting. The Committee will only accept

written nominations of no more than one-two pages listing significant accomplishments including dates and

others with whom they worked. You may include a short essay or another presentation method.

Your written nomination’s purpose is to build a strong case to the Committee and the BCMG membership as to

why your Baldwin Master Gardener’s nomination deserves the award over other candidates. State their MG

résumé and why you feel your nominee is deserving of the award. You should include primary examples of your

nominee’s activities and character in support of your points. Please call or email if you require a brief time

extension to prepare your nomination. Your written nomination will appear in the October Grass Roots with the

Committee reserving the right to edit your submission.

Active Baldwin Master Gardeners on the Membership role may vote for one potential prizewinner through either

an email, snail mail or a handwritten note. Please include the date and your name on your submitted vote. All

members may deliver their vote from November 1, 2019 through the November 14, 2019 monthly meeting to one

of the addresses below.

The WDLR Award Committee consists of several past winners. This year the committee members are Sam

Andrews, Chairman, Myra Lassere, Gene Sellier, Pam Tucker, Loree Hadley, Pat Greer, Selena Vaughn and

Marilyn Mannhard.

Please submit your nominations to Sam Andrews, P. O. Box 2094, Fairhope, AL 36533-2094, or email it to

HibiscusFiend@mchsi.com. (Note: That’s “FIEND” and not “friend”.) Again, the nominations deadline is

September 12, 2019. Remember, time is short!

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Wayne De La Rua Award – Questions and Answers

1) What is the Wayne de la Rua (WDLR) Award?

2) Who was Wayne de la Rua?

3) How is the winner determined?

4) Who are past WDLR winners?

1) The Wayne de la Rua Award is a lifetime achievement award that a Master Gardener earns through a

lengthy demonstration of passion and hard work toward our BCMG, Inc. organization and its mission.

Rarely, a member might make a singular, perhaps one time, contribution of outstanding merit.

Nevertheless, it is the quality, not the quantity of service hours that a Master Gardener contributes that

earns a WDLR Award. Each December, we conduct an Award Ceremony announcing that year’s winner

at our year-end banquet. A Baldwin Master Gardener honored with a WDLR may only win this lifetime

achievement award once.

2) Wayne was a member of the first 1990 class of Master Gardeners in our area, held jointly between what

we now know as the Mobile County Master Gardeners and The Baldwin County Master Gardeners, Inc.

As befits someone instrumental in the founding of the Baldwin Master Gardener group, Wayne’s fellow

Master Gardeners elected him the first winner of the lifetime award named for him following his death in

the 1990’s.

3) Each active Baldwin Master Gardener votes once for the nominee that they believe to be most deserving.

Chairman, Sam Andrews, receives votes with the voter’s name on paper or by email. Votes are kept

Confidential. The WDLR Committee accepts only written nominations for the Wayne de la Rua. You

may present your submission directly to Sam Andrews as Chair, or to another Committee member. You

Yes...Time Again for WDLR Nominations by Sam Andrews

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may also snail mail or email your recommendation. If you are running close to the deadline, please contact

Sam to let him know to expect your nomination. The Committee consists of past winners of the Award

who are active members of our organization.

4) Your organization, the Baldwin County Master Gardeners, Inc., maintains a plaque containing a list of all

the past WDLR winners in the Help-Line Office. Past winners are as follows:

1997 — Wayne de la Rua

1998 — Maureen “Moe” Nation

1999 — Jill McArthur

2000 — Herb Nall

2001 — Jane Wright

2002 — Mary Gibson

2003 — Gail Terrell & Joanne Caglione (tie)

2004 — Carol Griffin

2005 — Harry Anderson

2006 — Sherry Eubanks

2007 — Tanys Waldron

2008 — Sam Andrews

2009 — Joyce Mudrak

2010 — Pat Libby

2011 — Selena Vaughn

2012 — Marilyn Mannhard

2013 — Jim & Nancy Gaines

2014 — Ottie Dailey

2015 — Gene Sellier

2016 — Pat Greer & Myra Lassere (tie)

2017 — Loree Hadley

2018 — Pam Tucker

2019 — ???

Yes...Time Again for WDLR Nominations by Sam Andrews (cont.)

Program Notes by Sallie Grass

Michelle Johns will be our speaker for our August 8th monthly meeting. Most of you know Michelle through

Master Gardeners or as owner of Corner Copia Garden Shoppe on Hwy. 104. Michelle’s knowledge of plants is

remarkable, and she loves “her” succulents! Appropriately her topic for our meeting is “Success with

Succulents”. I hope you all will enjoy, and I’ll see you there!

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Published by Anna Timmerman in GNO Gardening Magazine, LSU AgCenter, July 2019

Welcome to the first garden myths exposé in GNO Gardening. The LSU AgCenter gets a lot of questions about

homemade remedies for pests and diseases in the garden. This is becoming more common as increasing numbers

of home gardeners are making the transition to organic methods or trying to reduce pesticide usage in their plots.

Epsom salt seems to be recommended by home gardeners as a remedy for every sort of plant ailment, but let’s dig

in and see if Epsom salt lives up to the hype.

Epsom salts are commonly available and cheap, and being marketed as a safe, natural product for plants. Epsom

salts are a source of magnesium, with a chemical composition of MgSO4. Epsom salts have been studied as a

solution to magnesium deficiency in many high value horticultural crops, including apples, sweet potatoes, citrus,

carrots, beets, tomatoes, watermelon, tree nuts, and wine grapes. A quick online search finds a lot of home

gardening sites claiming that applying Epsom salts will fix just about every issue in the home garden. Blossom

end rot? Epsom salts! (More on this later). Yellow leaves? Epsom salts! Plant not flowering? Epsom salts! The

list goes on, and includes Epsom salts as a remedy for just about every fungal or bacterial disease in plants to

even being able to protect plants from leaf footed

bugs. Sounds pretty great, right?

Unfortunately many of the above miracle cure

properties of Epsom salts are a myth. Soils deficient

in magnesium can absolutely benefit from an

application of Epsom salts, but without doing a soil

test, there is not a good way to know if an application

of magnesium is actually needed. The majority of soil

test results sent to the GNO AgCenter offices are

already indicative of “Very High” levels of magnesium

that occur naturally in the soil.

Excessive levels of potassium in the soil can cause

plants to show symptoms of magnesium deficiency in

the soil, because it inhibits the ability of the roots to

take in the needed magnesium. Plants exhibiting

signs of magnesium deficiency will begin to yellow

between leaf veins, also known as interveinal

chlorosis. Many other factors, including spider mite

damage, iron, zinc, or nitrogen deficiency, and pH

issues can create similar yellowing patterns and be

confused for magnesium deficiency. A soil test will

help to narrow down the causes of this interveinal yellowing.

Epsom salts are often marketed as being safe and

impossible to over apply, however researchers have found

that applying Epsom salts as a foliar spray can scorch

leaves. Furthermore, it is highly soluble, meaning that it

will leach out of the soil and end up in waterways, elevating

the magnesium in those areas.

As pest control, no scientific evidence exists indicating that

Epsom salts will deter slugs, beetles, moles, caterpillars, or

other pests of any kind. Extensive testing was done in the

1930’s claiming that Epsom salts would repel crop-destroying

grasshoppers, which was later refuted. All subsequent

research has also proven that Epsom salts have no pest

control properties.

(Continued on page 5)

Magnified view of Epsom salt crystals. Photo by Chris Dunaway

Interveinal chlorosis due to Magnesium deficiency. Photo by Bruce Watt, University of Maine.

Garden Myths Exposé: Epsom Salts

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As a way to make plants grow bushier, greener, or flower more profusely, the scientific evidence strongly indicates

that applying additional magnesium does not spur growth. Plants grown in soil with adequate amounts of

magnesium do not need this “extra boost”. Magnesium is a part of the chlorophyll molecule, and a deficiency in

magnesium will create a reduction in chlorophyll production. However, most plants that are yellowing are doing

so for other reasons, which need to be investigated. A soil test is a great place to start!

Blossom end rot can impact tomatoes,

peppers, melons, eggplant, and many

other vegetables. Epsom salt

application can actually aggravate this

condition, which is caused by a lack of

available calcium. Epsom salts contain

no calcium, so bone meal is a better

solution to this issue. Applying Epsom

salts can actually make things worse

since magnesium and calcium utilize

the same channels for uptake into the

plant tissue. The more magnesium in

the soil, the less calcium will be able to

be taken up.

As a remedy for bacterial and fungal

pathogens, Epsom salts also fall short.

Home gardening sites tout this as a

cure for powdery and downy mildews,

black spot on roses, rust on

blackberries, etc. There is no scientific

evidence indicating that Epsom salts

can control or manage fungal or

bacterial pathogens in plants.

Epsom salts can be a great, inexpensive product to apply to your plants if a recent soil test indicates that the levels

of magnesium in that area are low or inadequate for the type of plants being grown. The LSU AgCenter’s soil test

includes magnesium, so consider testing before blindly applying this product.

Unfortunately the scientific, research-based evidence indicates that Epsom salts are not a miracle cure or perfect

fertilizer as many claim.

Be on the lookout for additional content addressing common garden myths.

Soil pH can have an effect on the availability of nutrients to a plant. Follow this link to see a video of Dr. Joe demonstrating how to take a soil test: https://www.facebook.com/1030624690304124/videos/1452161988150390/

Garden Myths Exposé: Epsom Salts (continued)

Soil pH can have an effect on the availability of nutrients to a plant. Follow this link to see a video of Dr. Joe demonstrating how to take a soil test: https://www.facebook.com/1030624690304124/videos/1452161988150390/

Note: The Auburn Soil Testing Lab can be reached at the Soil Testing Lab

(http://www.ag.auburn.edu/agronomy/soiltest.htm) or phone (334) 844-3958. Sample soil containers may be

picked up at the Baldwin Help Line Office.

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August Birthdays by Verna Thwaits and Caterina Kenworthy

8-4 Mary Calvin

8-9 Darlene Anderson

8-11 Harry Hopkins

8-12 Donna Weaver

8-14 Rosemary Harris

8-18 Kathie Whitson

8-21 Sandra Walton

8-22 Barbara DeLashmet

8-22 John Klatt

8-23 Phyllis Holman

8-23 Lynn Cox

8-26 Jack Ardrey

8-26 Charmaine Peterman

8-28 Joni Euler

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.—Emily Dickinson Congratulations to the class of 2019 Master Gardeners!

The Intern Class of 2018 visited Cornerstone Gardens and Arboretum on Government Street in Mobile on June 20. Pictured Left to Right: Lydia Chan, Sandy Stepan, Carrie Lemcool, Beverly Villafana, and Donna Greene Photo by Mary Calvin

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BCMG Interns - Class of 2019

BCMG Award Recipients

Welcome to our new Master Gardeners!

Bronze Star—100 Hours: Jack Baber, Zetty Bauer, Linda Bizzell, Katherine Brabston, Lydia Chan, Linda Crowell, Barbara DeLashmet, Becky Estes, Charlotte Hamm. Kay Heinrich, Patsy Hudgins, Eileen Huisman. Deborah Marriott, Wanda Martin, Kimberly Musson, Hilda O’Clair, Fran Posey, Elsie Reed, Teena Reed, Frank Rubino, Barbara Schwartz, Sharon Smith, Marta Stauts

Interns receiving their Plastic Badge:

Zetty Bauer, Linda Bizzell, Janet Boullemet-Ukangsin, Linda Crowell, Barbara DeLashmet, Becky Estes, Paula Everett, Charlotte Hamm, Kay Heinrich, Eileen Huisman, Deborah Marriott, Wanda Martin, Kim Musson, Hilda O’Clair, Fran Posey, Elsie Reed, Teena Reed, Frank Rubino, Barbara Schwartz, Marilyn Sides, Kay Smith, Sharon Smith, Marta Stauts, Celia Young

By Transfer: Patsy Hudgins

Silver Star—300 hours: L-R: "C" Fogarty, Beverly White, Pam Ewell, Ann Hutchison, Melissa MCarty, John McCarty, Brenda Montgomery Not pictured are: Henry Postma, JoAnn Jordan

Gold Star—500: Hours Mary Calvin. Not pictured: Luanne Matson, Kay Smith, and Freya Sonenstein

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BCMG Award Recipients (continued)

Gold Badge—1,000 Hours: Jim Whitson, Gary Wallace, Tampa Sykora and Gerry Lester. Not pictured: Arren Graf and Moe Nation

Amber Star—2,000 Hours: Selena Vaughn, Jeff Doherty and Pam Tucker. Not pictured: Moe Nation

Sapphire Star—3,000 Hours: Paula Pritchett

Emerald Pin—5,000 Hours: Kazuko Russell

Teal Pin—10,000 Hours: Sam Andrews

Orange Pin—12,000 Hours: Myra Lassere (above) and Tanys Waldron (at right)

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Many Thanks to our Kitchen Crew!

Margaret Griffin and Judi Smith. Not pictured is Gayle Floyd

Master Gardeners Enjoying the Luncheon

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Congratulations to our Scholarship Winners! Pictured are L-R: Sam Andrews, Scholarship Committee Chairman, Madeline Rittich-Watts (Gulf Shores), Dylan Taylor (Fairhope), Alysa Gauci (former Scholarship Winner), and Julian Walthall, BCMG President.

$10,000 Awarded in 2019-20 Scholarships by Sam Andrews

Your Scholarship Committee awarded five scholarships, four new and one renewal for the

2019-2020 school year. The total commitment represents $10,000 for the Baldwin County

Master Gardeners, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, in the 17th year of its Scholarship

program.

The Baldwin County students receiving awards this year are as follows:

Austin B. White— Bayside Academy graduate, who will begin pursuit of his five-year

Environmental Design/Pre-landscape Architecture degree as a Freshman at the Auburn

School of Engineering.

John W. Kelley — Robertsdale High School graduate, who will attend Auburn School of

Engineering as a Freshman majoring in Chemical Engineering, interning summers with a

fertilizer company.

Garrett T. Springs — Daphne High School graduate, who will begin as a Freshman at

Southern Union Community College (Opelika, AL) majoring in General Studies, preparing

for an Auburn degree in Farm Management.

Madeline Rittich-Watts — Gulf Shores High School graduate, who will start as a

Freshman at Coastal Alabama Community College majoring in General Studies for an

eventual degree at Auburn in Aquaculture.

Dylan Taylor — Fairhope High School alumni who will finish his Forestry major and

Entomology minor at Auburn this year as a Senior.

With Dylan receiving his fourth BCMG Scholarship, and the other four students receiving

their first, the Baldwin County Master Gardeners have made a total contribution to date of

$18,500.00 to these young students’ educational careers. You and your Scholarship efforts

are making a difference!

Austin White

Garrett Springs

John Kelley

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Meeting Minutes by Mary Calvin

The Baldwin County Master Gardeners monthly meeting and awards luncheon was held at the Fairhope Civic

Center on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Julian Walthall called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. welcoming 103

members and guests. The minutes from the June meeting as published in Grass Roots were approved by common

consent. Jim Whitson gave a brief treasurer’s report, saying we have money.

Paula Pritchett passed out flyers for the Summer Fun Day for Kids which will be Friday, July 26 from 9:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. The cost is $5.00 per family.

Karen Rhea White is stepping down as the

Coordinator of the Speakers Bureau. We need

someone with organizational skills, not

necessarily a speaker, to take over. Karen says

it is a small time commitment which has taken

only about 20 hours so far this year. Please see

Karen or Tanys to volunteer. Julian gave a

Busy Bee award to Karen for her three years as

coordinator.

Terri Wallace asked for more people to help at the Helpline. We desperately need more help on Mondays and on

Wednesdays. The shifts are 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Elmer Vick had been covering one

shift every week but cannot work it anymore. Fran Ables does at least one day a week. Please consider

volunteering or getting a friend to volunteer.

Beverly Villafana has 10 items left to sell today, $5.00 for beige T-shirts, and $15.00 for hats.

Tanys Waldron and Gerry Lester spoke about the Fall Workshop to be held on October 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12

noon. Tickets are $10.00 and will be offered for sale at the August meeting. This event is for community

members as well as Master Gardeners.

Congratulations to Tanys on becoming an American citizen! Julian presented her with a cake, and the group

sang God Bless America. Pam Tucker offered a blessing and the meal followed.

Sam Andrews welcomed our scholarship winners and their families, introducing Dylan Taylor of Fairhope, a

Senior at Auburn who is majoring in Forestry/Land Management with a minor in Entomology, and Madeline

Rittich-Watts of Gulf Shores, a Freshman at Coastal Community College majoring in Aquaculture. Garrett

Springs of Daphne, a Freshman at Southern Union Community College with a Farm Management major was

unable to attend today, but we greeted his parents. Other recipients were John Kelley of Robertsdale, a Freshman

at Auburn, Chemical Engineering major & minor in Agricultural Studies, and Austin White of Fairhope, a

Freshman at Auburn majoring in Environmental Design/Pre-landscape Architecture, a five-year program.

Auburn graduate and past scholarship winner Alysa Gauci also joined us and spoke about her future plans in

Bioengineering.

Mike McQueen and Pam Tucker joined Sam in presenting the 2019 interns with their certificates and new

badges. Our 24 newest master gardeners are Zetty Bauer, Linda Bizzell, Janet Boullemet-Ukangsin, Linda

Crowell, Barbara DeLashmet, Becky Estes, Paula Everett, Charlotte Hamm, Kay Heinrich, Eileen Huisman,

Deborah Marriott, Wanda Martin, Kim Musson, Hilda O’Clair, Fran Posey, Elsie Reed, Teena Reed, Frank

Rubino, Barbara Schwartz, Marilyn Sides, Kay Smith, Sharon Smith, Marta Stauts, and Celia Young. Patsy

Hudgins was accepted as a transfer member.

Bronze Stars for 100 volunteer hours went to Jack Baber, Zetty Bauer, Linda Bizzell, Katherine Brabston, Lydia

Chan, Linda Crowell, Barbara DeLashmet, Becky Estes, Charlotte Hamm, Kay Heinrich, Patsy Hudgins, Eileen

Huisman, Deborah Marriott, Wanda Martin, Kim Musson, Hilda O’Clair, Fran Posey, Elsie Reed, Teena Reed,

Frank Rubino, Barbara Schwartz, Sharon Smith and Marta Stauts. Silver Stars for 300 hours were presented to

Pamela Ewell, “C” Fogarty, Ann Hutchison, JoAnn Jordan, John McCarty, Melissa McCarty, Brenda

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Meeting Minutes by Mary Calvin (continued)

Montgomery, Henry Postma, and Beverly White.

Gold Stars for 500 hours went to Mary Calvin, Luanne Matson, Kay Smith, and Freya Sonenstein. Gold Badges

for 1,000 hours were awarded to Arren Graf, Gerry Lester, Moe Nation, Tampa Sykora, Gary Wallace, and Jim

Whitson.

Amber Stars for 2,000 hours were earned by Jeff Doherty, Moe Nation, Pam Tucker, and Selena Vaughn. Paula

Pritchett received a Sapphire Star for 3,000 hours, Kazuko Russell an Emerald Pin for 5,000 hours, Sam Andrews

a Teal Pin for 10,000 hours, and Myra Lassere and Tanys Waldron received Orange Pins for 12,000 hours.

Julian thanked Margaret Griffin and the set-up team, and Judi Smith and the kitchen team. He asked for

additional help for clean up after the meeting, requesting that the plastic drink cups be set aside for recycling.

The meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m.

BCMG 2018 Financial Audit by Joni Euler, Finance Chair

An audit was conducted of the 2018 Baldwin County Master Gardeners’ checkbook and financial files on 5

February 2019. Individuals conducting the audit were Karen Rhea White (Jan-Apr 18

Records), Denise Denniston (May-Aug 18 Records), and Beverly White (Sep-Dec 18 Records).

Main audit findings were “no documentation” or “members not listed”. Monthly financial files

included a checking account reconciliation statement, general ledger, and general journal

entries, and a balance sheet. BCMG Board approved audit findings at 6 June 2019 board

meeting.

Tanys Waldron was recognized for becoming a U.S. Citizen. Congratulations, Tanys!

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Baldwin

Baldwin County Master Gardeners % Baldwin County Extension Office

302-A Byrne Street

Bay Minette, AL 36506

August 1, 2019 BCMG Board Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104

August 8, 2019 BCMG Membership Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104, Michelle Johns, Success with

Succulents

September 5, 2019 BCMG Board Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104

September 12, 2019 BCMG Monthly Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104, Seth Allen, Camellias, Camellias,

Camellias!

September 12, 2019 Wayne de la Rua Nominations Due!

October 3, 2019 BCMG Board Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104

October 3, 2019 AMGA Fall Seminar, Blount County Fall Conference, Gifts from the Garden

October 10, 2019 BCMG Monthly Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104, Dr. Jeremy Pickens, Gardening

Hydroponically

October 12, 2019 BCMG Fall Workshop, Research Station, Hwy. 104, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon

November 7, 2019 BCMG Board Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104

November 14, 2019 BCMG Monthly Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104, Rick Zapata, Protecting Your Identity

During Christmas

November 14, 2019 Election of Officers and Voting for Wayne de la Rua Award

December 4, 2019 BCMG Awards Luncheon, Fairhope Civic Center, 10:30 a.m. Social, Awards & Lunch at

11:00 a.m.

January 2, 2020 BCMG Board Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104

January 9, 2020 BCMG Monthly Meeting, Research Station, Hwy. 104

March 26-29, 2020 Festival of Flowers, Providence Hospital, Mobile

Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2020 AMGA State Conference, Mobile

Mark Your Calendar

Next meeting: August 8, 2019

Location: Research Station, Hwy. 104

Speaker: Michelle Johns

Topic: “Success with Succulents”

Social begins at 9:30 a.m.

Meeting 10:00 a.m.

If your contact information changes, please

contact: baldwincountymastergardeners@gmail.com

Grass Roots is compiled and edited by Lynn Andrews, assisted by Sam Andrews. Pictures courtesy of Loree

Hadley and Mary Calvin. The newsletter is available before the monthly general meeting on our website:

www.baldwinmastergardeners.com Submission of articles, items of interest, photos of BCMG events, garden tips, garden jokes, etc. are greatly

encouraged and appreciated. Send to grassrootsnews@gmail.com.

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