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News Update July 6, 2007
Announcements and news for ISU Extension staff, Master Gardeners, and faculty IN THIS ISSUE
Nan Ripley, well-known daylily hybridizer, will present an informative program on hybridizing daylilies on Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30pm at Iowa Arboretum. Nan plants out 1800-2000 daylily seedlings each year in her garden, Walkabout Gardens. She introduced her first daylily in 2004,'Nan's First Blush'. In 2005, she introduced 'Don Lovell' and in 2006, she introduced 'Scarlet Pimpernel'. This is your opportunity to learn from the best! The fee for this workshop is $10.00 for Iowa Arboretum members and $12.00 for non-members. Pre-registration is required as class size is limited. Phone 515/795-3216 with questions or to reserve your space for Hybridizing Daylilies. Iowa Arboretum is located 2 ½ miles east and 2 miles south of Luther in Boone County. PLANTPEDDLER VARIETY DAY AUGUST 10 Come and enjoy a day in the gardens with your friends at Plantpeddler. Featured in this year’s trial is our largest collection ever with over 500 varieties representing the efforts of over 20 of the world’s leading and emerging breeders. In addition, the terrace boulder gardens are filled with in-ground displays and trial plantings. This is a great opportunity to see top genetics! More than just seeing beautiful color in the gardens… We will have seminars on the fundamentals of plant culture, breeding & selection, care & handling. Tours of the Plantpeddler greenhouse ranges. Plenty of food and refreshments. Mix in a bit of good old Iowa hospitality and you are assured of a great day for you and your staff. The guest list includes a cross section of growers, retailers, brokers, media, master gardeners and industry vendors from across the Midwest. Located perfectly in the middle of nowhere, we are just a short drive from anywhere. Come, relax, learn, network, enjoy! 530 2nd Avenue SW, Cresco, IA 52136 A Farm Vineyard Field Day will be held on Saturday, July 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Richard Black resident located at 3228 Xenia Avenue northwest of Farnhamville. The field day format will feature concurrent sessions being conducted with both viticulture and enology topics. Senior Research Technician, Eli Bergmeier of the University of Missouri-Columbia Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology will begin the day with a discussion on “Viticulture 101 Getting Started” for the beginning grape grower. At the same time, persons interested in “Iowa Wine Quality Issues” will be in a session conducted by Lucas McIntire, a winemaker from Dubuque, Iowa. The second series of presentations will include Randall Vos, Des Moines Area Community College Viticulture Instructor, on “Advanced Grape Plant Nutrition”, and Jean and Paul Groben, owners of Jasper Winery, teaming with Craig Tordsen, Iowa State University Value Added Agriculture Program Coordinator, to present “Starting a Winery: The Practicality, Risks, Resources, and Rewards”. The third pair of presentations has Eli Bergmeier and Randall Vos sharing “Developing a Program for Vineyard Disease and Pest Control” and Lynn Walding, Administrator for the Iowa Alcohol Beverages Division, sharing information on “Winery Licensing and Related Laws”. Later, Dr. Paul Domoto, Iowa State University Extension Fruit Specialist, will share “Grape Cultivar Research and Recommendations” and Dr. Murli Dharmadhikari, Iowa State University Extension Enologist and the director of the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, will discuss “Sensory Qualities of Wine”. To conclude the day, Dr. Dharmadhikari will lead the discussion on wine tasting of Iowa wines. Participants are urged to come dressed for the day equipped with mosquito protection and their own lawn chair. Lunch and other refreshments will be provided. Please call the Iowa State University Extension - Calhoun County office at 712-297-8611 or e-mail Jerry Chizek at jwchizek@iastate.edu to pre-register for the event. The pre-registration fee is $35 per person if postmarked by July 14th, after that date the program fee is $45. The program is sponsored by Roetta BP Studios and Vineyard, and Iowa State University Extension - Calhoun County. Master Gardener Update is independently published Friday by the Iowa Master Gardener Coordinator. Please send your news via email to James Romer. For questions, call (515) 294-2336.
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