Master Gardeners of Goodhue County http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/ en Copyright 2009 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:47:40 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Plant a Row for the Hungry The Goodhue County Master Gardeners and the Red Wing Farmers Market joined forces with the Red Wing Area Food Shelf to implement the "Plant a Row for the Hungry" program in 2008 and it couldn't be going better. Craig Anderson, a RW Area Food Shelf volunteer, reports that the Food Shelf averaged over 100 pounds of donated fresh produce every week last season and we hope to do even better this year.

View our PSA video on Plant a Row for the Hungry.

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Why should you find and remove all buckthorn from your yard and gardens?

Let's start with why buckthorn is so destructive. Buckthorn produces berries with zillions of seeds that are eaten and then dispersed by the birds. The seeds germinate easily and then become zillions of baby buckthorns that soon grow into thickets of buckthorn that choke out all the existing native shrubs and other vegetation including the chokeberries, serviceberries and high-bush cranberries (Viburnums) that feed the birds and other fauna.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/popular_topics/borrow_a_weed_wrench_free_and.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/popular_topics/borrow_a_weed_wrench_free_and.html Popular Topics Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:19:00 -0600 Regional Horticultural Events Visit our calendar that lists yard and gardening events and classes all around our area. Click the Agenda tab to get a full listing of all the current events or click each separate date for a description and map that shows you how to get there.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/events/regional_horticultural_events.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/events/regional_horticultural_events.html Events Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:11:29 -0600 Oak Wilt in Goodhue County Unfortunately, Goodhue County is one of the oak wilt "hot spots" in Minnesota.
What is oak wilt and what can you do to prevent it from spreading to your neighborhood
oaks?

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/popular_topics/new_discovery_garden.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/popular_topics/new_discovery_garden.html Popular Topics Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:23:00 -0600 Minutes of our 07-14-09 Meeting Here are our new secretary Maura Boesch's minutes from the last meeting on July 14th: MGMinutes_07-14-09.pdf

Thanks Maura--great job!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/minutes_of_our_07-14-09_meetin.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/minutes_of_our_07-14-09_meetin.html For MGs Only Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:47:06 -0600 What do Master Gardeners do in Goodhue County? Goodhue County Master Gardeners do a variety of volunteer activities including building a rain garden at the lowest point of a downtown Red Wing parking lot. Before there was a rain garden the water would travel through the parking lot picking up salt, antifreeze and other contaminants from automobiles and then drain directly into a storm sewer and then into the river system. Now the rain garden captures the rain water and the plant roots filter out the impurities before the water percolates into the groundwater. Master Gardeners will also be helping to design and plant a large rain garden at the new Pottery Park in 2008.

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Goodhue Co. Master Gardeners planting a rain garden by a parking lot.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/about_us/what_do_master_gardeners_do_in.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/about_us/what_do_master_gardeners_do_in.html About Us Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:25:03 -0600 Free Tree Publication Download the free publication "The Value of Trees" from the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum that includes how to plant a tree, taking care of trees, 50 terrific trees for Minnesota, and much more.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/popular_topics/free_tree_publication.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/popular_topics/free_tree_publication.html Popular Topics Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:34:38 -0600 Meeting Minutes 01-13-09 Here are the minutes from the Goodhue County Master Gardener Meeting January 13th, 2009. Download file

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/meeting_minutes_011309.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/meeting_minutes_011309.html For MGs Only Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:52:50 -0600 2009 MG Volunteer Manual Here is the new 2009 MN Master Gardener Volunteer Manual. Download file. Its a little dry, but I hope all of you will read it and familiarize yourself with the new content such as Chapter 4 on fund raising and financial management.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/2009_mg_volunteer_manual.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/2009_mg_volunteer_manual.html For MGs Only Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:03:56 -0600 Plant Diagnostics Here are the ABCs of how to diagnose what pest is affecting a plant Download file.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/plant_diagnostics.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/plant_diagnostics.html For MGs Only Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:51:13 -0600 Donation form Here is a form you can print and give to a group after you have done a presentation. Download file

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/donation_form.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/donation_form.html For MGs Only Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:39:13 -0600 Calendar Horticultural Society Master Gardeners present many of the programs at the Goodhue County Horticultural Society meetings which are usually held the third Monday of each month at Christ Episcopal Church, 321 West Avenue in Red Wing, MN. Download a copy of their 2009 calendar of programs HERE.

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]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/coop_newsletter.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mgweb/goodhue/for_mgs_only/coop_newsletter.html For MGs Only Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:59:24 -0600 Public Speaking Tips 10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking. Download file

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