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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1983
Page
17
Everett and Agnes Stankey, renowned in their community for gardening, were one of six finalists in 1981 for the national best garden contest. The competition, judged by Bob Thompson of Crockett's Victory Garden, drew 2,500 nominees and 75 in-person evaluations before narrowing to the final six.
Crisp finalists include the Stankeys and gardeners from Oregon Michigan Ohio Nebraska and North Carolina. They freely share gardening advice and surplus produce including strawberries. The Stankeys say they give away what they don’t need and enjoy the act. They appeared on Crockett's Victory Garden for three weeks, then viewers chose the best U.S. garden. Their three acre homestead has three plots and seeds only from Jung's Burpees and Gurneys, started in a small greenhouse from March 1.
A resident describes nontraditional pest control methods using a .22 rifle for rabbits and a cayenne pepper solution for cabbage worms. He notes the peppers are dried and ground to a flour-like consistency, mixed with water, and poured on plants to deter worms, while joking about beaver creek as an escape for the pests. The conversation ends with a mention of their expenditure.
Everett and Agnes Stankey of Rt. 2 Galesville reveal their extensive garden routine. They rotate crops yearly, till rye after harvest, use barn manure, buy seeds from Burpees Jung’s and Gurneys, plant in 4 maturity dates, cover strawberries for frost, and blanch vegetables by microwave for freezing. The couple, retired factory workers, share advice, host visits, and have donated hundreds of quarts of fruit and large quantities of produce this year.
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