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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1991
Page
10
BZ THE NEWS delivers local briefs and notices from Frederick Maryland dated January 31 1991. Brief summaries cover community happenings, upcoming events, and public notices with a focus on residents and local organizations.
Brookside Gardens presents two free seminars in the garden library at 1500 Glenallan Ave Wheaton. Pam Stenger will discuss groundcovers at 1 30 p m on Wednesday February 13 and Gwen Trump will present a slide lecture on annuals at 10 a m on Friday February 15. Call 949 8231 for details.
The New Market Garden Club used profits from its cookbooks to support U S troops in Saudi Arabia. Proceeds from Gardeners in the Kitchen funded a microwave for the U S Army 153rd Medical Detachment from Fort Detrick deployed in Saudi Arabia. The club met at Mrs. James C. Huff home and Loren Lustig presented Heroes of Conservation. The next meeting is set for Feb 19 at Mrs. Chris Matthews’s home.
Brookside Gardens at 1500 Glenallan Ave Wheaton seeks volunteer tour guides. Applicants should have gardening knowledge and enjoy public interaction. Training offered in early spring. For information call Pamela Stenger at 949-8231.
Frederick County Extension Service schedules a three session home fruit production course. Sessions run 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. February 26 and March 5 at the Extension Office with a final class 9 a.m. to noon March 9 at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center in Keedysville. A $35 fee covers classes and materials. For information and registration call 694-1596.
The Carroll County Extension Service offers a five session home landscape design course in February and March. Times include 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays February 23 and March 2 and March 9, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday March 14, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday March 23 at the Carroll County Extension Office in Westminster. Registration costs 45 dollars to cover materials. For more information or to register call 848 4611 or 875 2801.
The American Association of Nurserymen outlines when to prune for best growth. Thinning and heading cuts shape plants, with late winter, late spring, and early summer most favorable and late summer and fall to be avoided to prevent injury.
George Petrides tends a bird feeder outside his Wild Bird Center in Cabin John, part of a local chain. The Fish and Wildlife Service estimates about 82.5 million Americans feed wild birds, ranking among the top hobbies after gardening.
In 1990 corn trials added new super sweet and sugary enhanced varieties. The Winter Garden winners include sh2 bicolor Phenomenal 85 days and several sugared types like Maple Sweet 63 days and Precocious 56 days with 14 to 18 row ears. Foliar feeding with Stern's Miracle-Gro boosted ear fill while isolation remains essential for sh2. Future columns will cover tomatoes and melons.
Horseradish is easy to grow and fits into organic plans. It comes from eastern Europe and is now common in the United States for culinary use. Plant cuttings in late fall or early spring after soil is workable, with lime to raise pH to 6.2 and a complete fertilizer or compost. Cuttings are about 6 inches long and 1/4 inch thick, planted vertically with 2 to 3 inches of soil cover in light, well drained soil free of rocks. Weed competition is minimal due to rapid growth, but the plant can become a weed itself if uncontrolled. Major pests are cabbage maggots. harvest in late fall or after soil thaws in spring. Overwintering is good if drainage is solid. Harvest by digging roots, washing, and grinding. white vinegar preserves the ground horseradish. These crops can be grown on Long Island with horseradish providing for family use and sharing.
Two day programs from In-site Consulting Group reveal progressive landscape management practices across six cities including Orlando Falls Church Atlanta Nashville Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh. Day one covers building effective landscape management systems day two focuses on evaluating operations and maximizing landscape management dollars. Enrollment includes lunches and a course manual with options for one or both days.
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