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Volume 61, Number 2 Serving Horticulturists Since 1887 October 2018
IN THIS ISSUE:Horticultural Happenings 2Speaker Program 3Marketplace 5-8 Travel with CT Hort 10-11
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Phenolo gyBy Sarah Bailey, Master Gardener Coordinator, Writer and CT Hort Member
We all know that seasons progress dif-ferently from year to year. We have early springs that launch into summer
by Easter, it seems, followed the next year by a shy summer that waits until well after Memorial Day to settle in. Autumn lingers and the Thanksgiving backyard football game is played in short sleeves, yet the previous year there was snow on the ground when the turkey was served.
These variations are part of what make nature so intriguing and one of the challenges that New England gardeners deal with. Pests show up at dif-ferent times each year, plants mature at different rates. Your garden notes from last year reveal you were tackling powdery mildew on the garden phlox in July last year, but it’s only late May and it’s already here! (You DO keep records of your gardens, right?)
Records help you predict what may happen in your garden in the future, but they’re not so accu-rate about the when. Fortunately there’s a simple (and scenic) way to anticipate what’s going to happen when. You’re already doing part of it just by looking around your garden.
Let’s take the redbud tree – Cercis canadensis. It’s an early-blooming, small, native tree that lights up the edge of the woods with its purple flowers all up and down the branches. For me, it’s a sign that winter really is over.
But that redbud is telling me something else as well. When it blooms I know it’s time to start looking for just-hatched gypsy moth caterpillars.
The small caterpillars are not only easier to manage, they stay bunched together for the first day or so before scattering. This correlation exists regardless of the overall weather trends for the spring. It may happen in May one year and June another.
This is an example of phenology. Derived from the Greek, it comes from the word Phainos, which means to show or appear. We use reoccurring hor-ticultural events to help us determine when certain pests or problems are likely to appear. Another example is crabgrass prevention, where the general rule is to apply pre-emergent control when the forsythia is flowering, but before the lilacs bloom. Many of you are famil-iar with some of these old adages; perhaps heard them handed down from older gardeners.
How does this relationship work? Is there veri-fiable science behind the folklore?
Yes, it works, and there is a scientific principle behind it all. Plants and insects develop based on the accumulated heat of a season. Growth and ma-turity are triggered to a large extent by this collected heat and we can measure this development through a process called Growing Degree Days.
For our general gardening calculations the for-mula is the day’s average temperature minus 50°. Specifically, the formula reads:((Maximum temperature plus minimum tempera-ture)/2) – 50°
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Thurs. October 4, noon – West Hartford Garden Club welcomes Prof. Richard Benfield, Professor of Geography at CCSU, who will discuss “Thieves, Charlatans & Crooks: The Wild and Wonderful World of Plant Origins.” Prof. Benfield’s research interests are garden tourism and biogeography. Learn how amazing and unusual plants from all over the world get into our gardens. Location: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford. Fee: Guest donation: $10 for light lunch and speaker. Reservations required. Call 860-305-6379 or visit www.westhartfordgardenclub.org
Thurs. October 4, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Invasive Plants in Uncertain Times: Achieving More with Less presented by Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG). Day-long symposium will take place at UConn Student Union in Storrs. CEUs available for Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification; CT Forestry Practitioner and others. Fee: Cost is $65. Click to register.
Sat. October 6, 9:30 to 11 a.m. – Hollister House Garden (HHG) Barn Talk Planning the Late Season Garden. Join beloved author and passionate gardener Page Dickey as she
recommends the perennials, shrubs and small trees to plant in your garden for fall interest. This season is often overlooked but with the right plant selection exciting things can happen. Fee: HHG Members $25 | Non-members $35 Register here.
Mon. October 15, 11:30 a.m. – Simsbury Garden Club presents a light luncheon and program with guest speaker Bill Hesbach. Our members will prepare a favorite dish, using fresh herbs. The program, “Bee-Friendly Gardening,” follows lunch and a general meeting. Fee: There is a $10 guest fee. Location: The Apple Barn, 60 Old Farms Rd. West Simsbury, CT at 11:30 AM. For more information visit www.simsburygardenclub.org
Sat. October 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Solving Garden Design Dilemmas; A Day of Problem Solving, Inspiration and Fun with 3 Garden Experts. Want to jazz up a tired landscape, reduce maintenance or garden more sustainably? Karen Bussolini, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente and Christine Froelich will show you how during this day long workshop. They will each share their take on renovating gardens and offer practical advice that will help you to evaluate your own gardens and come up with a plan of action to correct the problems. Click here for a full description of the day. Fee: $75. Location: Zion Episcopal Church, North Branford. Registration is required. Click to register online or to print / mail in the form.
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Boot Camp for Your Senses in the Fall & Winter GardenThursday, October 20 with Tovah Martin, Horticulturalist, Writer & Lecturer
So much of gardening is focused on the monthly checklists, seasonal to-do lists, and daily upkeep—weed this area, plant these seeds, prune this tree, rake these leaves, dig this hole—frantically done all year long. Want to broaden your horizons? After this
presentation, your garden will be more savory, you will know its touch, smell its aromas, hear its voice, and see it anew.
Join Tovah Martin as she takes us on a journey through the fall and winter garden unlike any you’ve been on before. This lecture explores the garden on all levels by attuning your nose to the scents and training your ears to listen. Learn to garden with eyes wide open, ears to the ground, and hands outstretched.
Tovah Martin is a passionate organic gardener and acclaimed garden writer. Her most recent book, “The Garden in Every Sense and Season” was published this year by Timber Press and will be available for purchase and signing at the meeting. Her articles appear in publications such as Country Gardens, Garden Design, Coastal Home, Martha Stewart Living, and Gardens Illustrated, and she lectures extensively.
Additional knowledge and information about Tovah can be found at tovahmartin.com
Speaker Feedback After you attend a speaker meeting, please take a moment to tell us what you thought of the presenter. Your candid feedback helps us to arrange for speakers that will hold your interest. Take the four-question survey on our website – cthort.org. Click on the survey icon found on any page then chose the speaker you want to rate. Thank you for your feedback.
CHS Program Meeting
NOTE: this meeting falls on the 4th Thursday in October due to the Jewish Holiday
Meetings are open to everyone with a drop-in fee of $10 collected at the door from non-members. For more infor-mation, visit www.cthort.org.
Date: Thursday, October 25
Time: Program starts at 7:30 p.m. but come early – 7 p.m. – to socialize, browse through books, participate in raffle items, look at travel fliers or get your plant questions answered by our resident horticulturalist, Kevin Wilcox.
Location: Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford
Reminds us that the best way to get to know a garden is through our senses. Don’t expect to make it through many pages before you feel an urge to run outdoors to reintroduce yourself to your own landscape.”
—Michelle Slatalla, Gardenista
I want to eat this book. To savor its sweetness. Tovah Martin has packed it with the sense and sensibilities of her gardening ear. Mouthwatering.”
—Marta McDowell, author of The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder and
Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life
In the event of inclement weather on the night of a CHS Program Meeting, tune into WFSB TV Chan-nel 3, or call the CT Hort office at 860-529-8713 for a recorded message of the meeting status.
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“Phenology”, from page 1
You start keeping track each year when the daytime tempera-ture is above 50. For example, the daytime high was 68 and the low was 36.Those two numbers added together and divided by 2 equals 52. Subtract the baseline temperature of 50 and you’re left with 2. That particular day has generated two growing degree days (GDD).
Another day may be even warmer; High 85, Low 65. Aver-aging those two numbers results in 65. Subtract 50 for a total of 15 GDDs. When added to the previous day’s 2 you have 17 accumulated GDDs.
It being spring in New England, there will be days when the GDD calculation results in a negative number. Simply record that day as zero.
You can calculate the numbers yourself, or look them up. The CT Agricultural Experiment Station monitors them, as do several universities and Extension services.
Once you have the numbers, there are several lists available about what pests and diseases develop at certain GDD levels, but it’s also helpful—and fun—to develop lists for your specific plants.
Knowing when a pest outbreak is likely to happen allows you to be on the lookout for that pest, and then manage any problem when it’s small and more easily contained. You can use less toxic options or solutions that don’t use pesticides at all. Any pest is more easily controlled when it is small!
Phenology is also being used to record the impact of changes in our climate. Long-term recordkeeping shows that many plants are budding and blooming significantly earlier over several decades.
As you become more familiar with the process, and with your specific plants and concerns, you won’t even need to look up the details. The plants themselves will help you keep them looking their best.
Phenology Resources:
CT Agricultural Experiment Station website: http://www.ct.gov/CAES/cwp/view.asp?Q=577976
Cornell Network for Environment and Weather Applications http://newa.cornell.edu/index.php?page=degree-days
University of Wisconsin Fact Sheet https://hort.uwex.edu/articles/phenology/
USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) https://www.usanpn.org
Welcome New CT Hort Members
Sydney Bolduc, Waterbury
Juliet Cassone, Stamford
Kathye Cipes, West Hartford
COLCHESTER GARDEN CLUB, Katherine Kosiba-President
Stan & Judie Culy, Vernon
Julia Evangalista, Trumbull
Constance Fraser, Middletown
Chloe Girouard-Martel, Southbury
Ralph Kadden, West Hartford
Dwight Keeney, Litchfield
Daniel Kendzior, Meriden
Marie Kuchy, Colchester
Vivian Lane, Kensington
Evan Lentz, Higganum
Norma Jean Macauto, Brookfield
Loretta Nelson, Ellington
Deborah Pike, Bristol
David Rascati, East Haven
Peter & Barbara Rzasa, Seymour
Pat Sabosik, Hamden
Karen Tolan, West Simsbury
Michele Volovski, Thomaston
Sheila Walker, Bloomfield
Julia Webb, Farmington
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Speakers for the 2018-19 SeasonOctober 25, 2018: Tovah Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . Boot Camp for Your Senses in the Fall & Winter Garden 4th Thursday of the month horticulturalist, writer & lecturer
November 15, 2018: Leslie Duthie . . . . . . . . . . . . Fronds with Benefits: Ferns from the Wild to the Garden horticulturalist
January 17, 2019: Sheri Forster . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonal Garden Design – Creating Year-Round Interest New York Botanical Garden Instructor, New Canaan Nature Center
February 21, 2019: Mike McGrath The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Getting Toads, Birds and Bugs Writer, editor, radio personality to Eat your Garden Thugs
March 21, 2019: Sharon Gensler . . . . . . . . . . Putting Carbon in its Place: a Gardener’s Plan for Sequestration NOFA soil Carbon Outreach Coordinator
April 11, 2019: Kim Eierman . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardening Inspirations from the Smoky Mountains instructor at New York Botanical Garden and Brooklyn Botanic Garden
May 16, 2019: Rosa Raudales, PhD. . . . . . Old, New and Emerging Applications of Hydroponics Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist – UConn
June 20, 2019: Doug Tallamy, PhD. . . . . . . A Chickadee’s Guide to Gardening Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology professor at University of Delaware
Speakers for the 2018-19 season run the gamut from radio personality to professor. And, once again, our February meeting will take place at the 2019 CT Flower & Garden Show in Hartford where Mike McGrath will present a special talk for CT Hort members.
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860 529-8713 [email protected]
(Updated September 2018)
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2017 Mehlquist-Award-Winner Tom Christopher Gets His Garden Groove On
Besides writing award-winning garden books and articles, making cider and winning awards, you’ll find Tom Chris-topher on the radio these days—that’s internet radio iCRV. “iCRV Radio is the stream that feeds the Connecticut River Valley with constantly updated information on what is hap-pening where…complete, current, and interactive.”
Tom describes his show as, “A soothing conver-sation on all things that grow...and advice for the novice...the seasoned gardener...and all of those in between.”
Members can listen to Tom’s show, “Garden Groove,” by logging on to http://icrvradio.com and clicking on “Play Live Radio.” The show plays live from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings. Past shows are archived at http://icvradio.com/programs/program/31.
You may recall that 2017 was a professionally outstand-ing year for Tom as he and co-author Larry Weaner earned a Book Award from the American Horticultural Society for their outstanding book, “Garden Revolution.” Later that year, Tom was presented the Connecticut Horticultural So-ciety Mehlquist Award.
Mark Brand Partners to Perfect Aronia YogurtPlant breeder (and 2016 Mehlquist Award recipient) Profes-sor Mark Brand is working with Assistant Professor Dennis D’Amico to develop a nutritious brand of UConn-made yogurt. Most of us are familiar with the delicious ice cream made from UConn cows’ milk. We may soon find ourselves waiting in line for a serving of UConn yogurt flavored with healthful Aronia berries, aka black chokeberry.
Both Brand and D’Amico are excited by the idea of the ad-vance of Aronia as a crop and seeing the berries incorporated into dairy food products, perhaps for use at UConn.
For Brand, Aronia is a “viable new novel berry crop” that could become mainstream in a similar way to cranberries. However, he thinks that product development for Aronia fruits is needed because the berries can’t be eaten fresh. He also said, “It is a wide-open playing field to modifying the crop because nobody has done anything on Aronia. It should be possible to take some initial steps forward.” If Aronia as a crop is success-ful, Brand sees the need to enhance its large-scale commercial production potential. To that end, he wants to make it easier to mechanically harvest the Aronia berries by getting the heavy branches of the shrub off the ground. Brand is currently experi-menting with grafting the native black chokeberry onto Europe-an mountain ash rootstock, which is related to Aronia.
D’Amico said, “This yogurt showcases the milk, and it can shine.” The yogurt has a longer shelf life because of the quality and freshness of the locally produced milk used. D’Amico was so proud of the yogurt, he personally took a sample to UConn President Susan Herbst. In addition, UConn Dining Services made it into parfaits and said that it was well-received.
Read the entire article as written by Patsy Evans with a visit to: https://naturally.uconn.edu/2018/08/14/plant- science-animal-science-a-nutritional-yogurt/
UConn students develop aronia yogurt.
CT Hort President Brett Isaacson with 2018 Mehlquist Award winner Robert Herman (right)
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CT Hort Travel Spend an evening in the company of unforgettable strangers at The Band’s Visit—now one of the most celebrated musicals ever. It rejoices in the way music brings us to life, brings us to laughter, brings us to tears, and ultimately, brings us together.In an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something different is sudden-ly in the air. Dina, the local café owner, had long resigned her desires for romance to daydreaming about exotic films and music from her youth. When a band of Egyptian musicians shows up lost at her café, she and her fellow locals take them in for the night. Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways, and this once sleepy town begins to wake up.CARMINE’S Family Style Luncheon: Garlic Bread, Mixed Green Salad, Gluten-Free Rigatoni, & Broccoli with Garlic and Oil, Penne alla Vodka, Chicken Parmigiana, Vegetar-ian Option (must be ordered in advance), Tiramisu, Soft Drinks, Ice Tea, Coffee and Tea.Cost: $224 for members of CT Hort. Non-members please add $50.
One of the Most Tony Award®-Winning Musicals in History!
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THE BAND’S VISITWednesday, November 14, 2018
Master Gardener Program Turns 40
The seeds of the Master Gardener Program were sown during the early 1970s in the Pacific Northwest when agricultural extension faculty at Washington State University began re-ceiving an increasing number of plant-related inquiries from homeowners. The educators had primarily been delivering programming on crop production and commercial horticul-ture, but as local communities flourished, it led to a surge of interest in urban gardening. The idea of creating a cadre of trained volunteers who could work in communities to meet the overwhelming demand for information and assistance with backyard gardening led to the first class of Master Gardeners.
UConn Extension’s Master Gardener Program sprouted from these roots in 1978. The program instructs participants in science-based horticulture practices and garden manage-ment, after which students apply their knowledge by engaging in community education, including lectures, educational displays, demonstrations and plant clinics, and various out-reach projects throughout Connecticut. UConn Master Gardeners are celebrating forty years of transforming academic research into practical gardening skills and techniques that everyone can use.
In observance of their anniversary, UConn Master Gardeners are hosting a series of fundraising events across the state. “We are marking the occasion in a few ways, but we’re really using the moment to look ahead to the next forty years,” says Sarah Bailey, state coor-dinator and Hartford County coordinator for the Master Gardener Program [and member of CT Hort!]. “We love what we do and want to continue helping people of all ages learn and discover the joys of gardening and the natural world.”
Read the entire article as written by Jason M. Sheldon with a visit to: https://naturally.uconn.edu/2018/09/18/master-gardener-program-looks-ahead-as-it- celebrates-milestone/
The Master Gardener Program consists of horticulture training and community outreach.
Master Gardeners learn plant identification and diagnostic techniques for diseases, integrated pest management practices and pesticide safety. Photos from UConn.
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CT Hort Travel
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Philadelphia Flower ShowSunday & Monday, March 3-4, 2019 A single flower has the power to convey some of the strongest human emotions. This year’s Flower Power… The Power of Flowers! will pay tribute to the enormous impact of flowers on our lives. From the first blooms of spring in your home garden to the expansive fields that fuel whole economies, flowers influence how we feel, think and act in small and global ways. This is the 190th year of the Philadelphia Flower Show, presented by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS). It is America’s largest horticultural event, attracting 250,000 guests each year. Enjoy acres of gardens, thousands of displays, more than 180 shops in the Marketplace, interactive exhibits and so much more.PHS is proud to announce that the FTD World Cup 2019 floral design competition will take place at this year’s show. This once-in-a-lifetime experience combines breathtaking talent with floral perfection. Sunday afternoon has been set aside to see part of the semi-final round of competition. Cost: $399 per person, double occupancy ($479 per person single) for members of CT Hort. Non-members please add $50.
Connecticut Horticultural Society Presents:
BOSTON, THUR, DEC 13, 2018
Picture a giant, hollow ball made of glass, painted inside as if it were a political map of the Earth turned inside-out. You are inside the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library. This huge globe shows the world’s boundaries frozen in time circa 1935 - see how much has changed! We are also invited to a special Organ Demonstration at the magnificent First Church of Christ, Scientist, the Mother Church on the beautiful Christian Science Plaza.
We’re in for a treat at the Grafton Street Bistro in Cambridge. Choose from Seared Scallops, Roasted Salmon, Steak Tips or Roasted Vegetable Terrine. All served with salad, clam chowder and a tasty dessert!
Next, be amazed by the realistic flowers made of blown glass at The Glass Flowers exhibit in the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Between 1886 to 1936, Austrian glass makers created 4,000glass models of 830 species of flowers & plants. Every single bit of these flowers including the roots, stems, leaves, & even dirt are made of glass. Enjoy a guided tour of the Glass Flowers exhibit.
The Glass Flowers at Harvard Organ Demonstration - Mother Church
The Mapparium Three Course Lunch in Cambridge
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8:00am EAST HARTFORD: Commuter Lot, 500 Main St. 8:00pm
To reserve, please go to www.friendshiptours.net or call Friendship Tours at 860.243.1630. Make checks payable to Friendship Tours and mail to Friendship Tours, 705 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002. Payment due at time of reservation. No refunds on daytrips. Please provide a substitute.
A Delightful Day in BostonThursday, December 13, 2018Spend a pleasant day in Boston visiting three interesting sites and indulging in a 3-course lunch. The day will include stops to:1. The Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library displays the world’s boundaries as they were
in 1935. See how much has changed from an unusual perspective—as if you are looking at the world from the inside out!
2. Attend a special Organ Demonstration in the Mother Church located at the spectacular Christian Science Plaza.
3. Visit the Harvard Museum of Natural History to view the Glass Flowers exhibit. These amazing replicas include roots, stems, leaves and even soil made of glass. A father-and-son team of Czech glass artisans, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, painstakingly created more than 4,000 life-size models of 847 species of plants and flowers between 1886 and 1936. Harvard Professor George Lincoln Goodale, founder of the Botanical Museum, wanted life-like repre-sentatives of the plant kingdom for teaching botany. At the time only crude papier-mâché or wax models were available. There will be a guided tour of this exhibit.
For lunch, you’ll enjoy a delicious 3-course meal at Grafton Street Bistro in Cambridge. Entrée choices include: Seared Scallops, Roasted Salmon, Steak Tips or Roasted Vegetable Terrine. All meals include a salad, clam chowder and dessert. Cost: $125 per person for members of CT Hort. Non-members please add $5.
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CT Hort Calendar at a Glance
Thurs., Oct. 4 – Board of Directors meeting, 7:00 p.m., Friendship Tours in Bloomfield
Thurs., Oct. 25 – CHS Program Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Tovah Martin presents Boot Camp for Your Senses in the Fall & Winter Garden, Flower Bulb Sale, Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford
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2019 CT Flower & Garden Show Preparations Begin
February 21-24, 2019 | Connecticut Convention CenterBy Nancy Brennick, Flower Show Committee Chair
Join the fun group who crafts and sets-up the CT Hort display that is stationed outside the speaker rooms at the CT Flower & Garden Show. A couple of hours here and there really help.
Volunteers are needed to:
— Set-up & help at the October 25 Bulb Sale
— Sign-up CT Hort Ambassadors to introduce speakers at the show
— Collate handouts & membership materials for the show
— Set up display tables and to break them down post-show …these are just a few jobs that could use your help!
To volunteer and / or join the Committee, call Nancy Brennick at 860-529-8713 or email her at [email protected]. Regular meetings will be held to pre-pare. Watch for dates and times on the CT Hort calendar at cthort.org.
October 25 Bulb SaleThe October Bulb Sale kicks off the first of many opportunities to help ensure CT Hort is a vital part of the 2019 CT Flower & Garden Show. Profits from the sale help to offset the expense of having CT Hort in attendance at the Show.
You’ll find good values on old favorites and new bulbs to enhance your garden—or gift to a fellow enthusiast.
Many thanks for the generous donations of discounted bulbs from White Flower Farm and VanEnglens –Scheepers who make special values and ‘sold out’ items available to CT Hort members for this sale.