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News Update June 22, 2007
Announcements and news for ISU Extension staff, Master Gardeners, and faculty IN THIS ISSUE
NATIVE PLANTS WORKSHOP WRAP UP We had one hot time (literally) last week at the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge in Prairie City! Over 70 participated in the workshops by Pauline Drobney and Jennifer Welch in the morning and guided tours in the afternoon. If you have pictures from the workshop please send them to James Romer (jromer@iastate.edu) and we will put some or all on the Iowa Master Gardener website. 2007 DUBUQUE COUNTY MASTER GARDENER “TOUR OF GARDENS” Sunday, July 8th Tickets are available at each garden the day of the tour for $10 each or 2 for $15 Event held rain or shine Sponsored by: Proceeds benefit: One of Iowa's most popular shade trees is threatened by the Emerald Ash Borer. Dr. Mark Shour, Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology, I.S.U. will examine this threat as well as other pests of trees and shrubs. This event is on July 10, 2007 at 6:30 pm at Iowa Arboretum. You must pre-register to attend as class size is limited. The fee is $6.00 for Arboretum members or $8.00 for non-members. To register, phone 515/795-3216. Iowa Arboretum is located 2 ½ miles east and 2 miles south of Luther in Boone County. MASTER GARDENER LICENSE PLATE FRAMES The license plate frames were developed for the 2006 West Virginia Master Gardener Conference and were a big hit. We provided several for the silent auction at the IMGC in Little Rock. They brought top dollar and initiated several inquiries. We are offering these as a fund raiser for the 2011 IMGC in West Virginia. Check the web site for details and support our effort. (From John Jett West Virginia Master Gardener Coordinator) REGENTS APPROVE THE NAME ‘ISU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES’ Ames, Iowa Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture is now Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. At its Tuesday meeting in Iowa City, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a proposal from Iowa State to change the name of the college. “Iowa State University has a 150-year tradition of excellence in agriculture. The new name for the college is the right direction to take as we enter a bold new chapter for the many areas touched by agriculture and the life sciences in Iowa,” said Wendy Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The new name, Wintersteen said, “more accurately describes both the long-held and the modern emphasis and breadth of the college and will help us communicate our contemporary programs and directions.” Perhaps most importantly, the college has high hopes that the new name will help attract a new generation of students, said David Acker, associate dean of academic and global programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “The new name will help us to better convey the breadth of programs we offer,” Acker said. “We want to encourage prospective students to explore the wide variety of majors the college offers, the life-improving science behind them and the great career opportunities they represent. Our placement rate of more than 98 percent is something we’re very proud of.” HOME DEMONSTRATION GARDEN FIELD DAYS Gardening with plants that prefer the cool season is great! What is a cool season crop, you ask? In Iowa, a cool-season crop is defined as a plant that performs best during the cool weather of spring and fall. Cool season crops can withstand light frosts and cool soil temperatures, but are often intolerant of high summer temperatures. There are many reasons to love planting, tending and harvesting a cool season garden. Plants can be planted earlier, so we don't have to be so patient and wait until the last frost. The plants themselves are quick, too -- often producing harvestable yields before the weather turns blistering hot. Cool season plants also offer a wide variety of colorful produce. This year’s Iowa State University Extension Home Demonstration Garden will feature the many hues of lettuce, collards, spinach mustard, chard, kohlrabi, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, beets, carrots, radishes, peas, pansies and dianthus. The selected cultivars for the garden will take you past cool green colors through vibrant purples, oranges, yellows and whites that will illuminate anyone’s patch of earth. Field Days Iowa State University Horticulture Extension and the ISU Research Farms will host Field Days for the public to tour one of the many Home Demonstration Gardens on display. The Field Days schedule will be: Research Farm City/Town Field Date Time Northern Kanawha June 25 6:30 p.m. Northwest Sutherland June 27 6:30 p.m. Northeast Nashua June 28 6:30 p.m. So even if you didn’t get the chance to plant your own cool season garden this year, come check out ours! For more information, contact Cynthia Haynes, Horticulture, (515) 294-4006, chaynes@iastate.edu Master Gardener Update is warmly 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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