Range Master Gardener Volunteer Association - 2011 Fall Conference

Fall Gardening Conference-Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011

On Saturday, September 10th-84 Northland Gardeners gathered at the Gogebic Community College Lindquist Center.

Our fall gardening conference is for all northland gardeners, regardless of age or experience. The conference instructors offer their  expertise  to all enthusiasts. This is a rare opportunity to learn  from the best instructors from Wisconsin and Minnesota.

We had four specialists speaking on various topics.

Specialist Bios:

Dr. Robert Tomesh-now retired UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension-Horticulture Specialist. In the past 34 years, his responsibilities include providing statewide training and support to Master Gardeners, Fresh Market Fruit and Vegetable Growers, County Extension  Agriculture Agents assisting horticulture producers and urban horticulture residents and other statewide horticulture outreach education efforts.

Clayton Oslund -PhD Professor emeritus, University of MN, Founder of Shady Oaks Nursery, Waseca, MN. Senior author of: Hawaiian Gardens are to Go to - A treasury of Tropical Plants and Gardens and What’s Doin’ the Bloomin’? - A Pictorial Guide to Wildflowers of the Upper  Great Lakes Regions,  Eastern Canada and Northeastern U. S. A.– now in third edition.

Larry and Lori  Stute-  Larry  is  the wholesale director  and in charge of production at Engwall’s in Duluth, MN.  Along with  his wife Lori , they  own  Peterson Greenhouse in  Iron River, WI.   In Denver , CO they worked at Veldkamps, where there  are  30 acres of greenhouses.

Pictures

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All northland gardeners were invited to our conference.  You did not have to be a Master Gardener to attend.

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Vendors were invited to our conference.

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The RMGV's set up coffee, tea, juice, muffins and home baked goods for breakfast and breaks.  Steep Creek wraps, chips and pies from Rigoni's Bakery was served at lunch time.

Dr. Robert Tomesh

Dr. Robert Tomesh's second class was about "Small Fruits for the Home Gardener."

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Laurie Stute

Laurie Stute's class was on 'Seed Saving".

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Chris and Ron

Chris picking the winning number for the Rain Barrel.

An Ironwood Daily Globe Reporter stopped by and interviewed a few attendees.

Larry and Laurie Stute

Larry and Laurie Stute explaining a seed saving tecnique to an attendee.

Larry Stute

Larry Stute's class was on the latest and greatest perennials of the past gardening season.

Welcome Speech
Chris A. Welcoming the Northland Gardeners.

We had 84 attendees


Different views of the room
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Dr. Robert Tomesh first class was on trellissing.
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Silent Auction items
All set up by Ron and Marlene Zaleski

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Classes:

Dr. Robert Tomesh's first class: 

Vegetable Trellising-When you don’t have enough gardening space-grow up↑

 Dr.Clayton Oslund class: 

 “What’s Doin’ the Bloomin’?”-A selection of native perennials(wildflowers) from his book suitable for enhancing a garden in shady conditions.

Dr. Robert Tomesh's second class: 

Small Fruits  for the Northern Home Gardener-

Suggested cultivars, how and where to plant them, fertilization and weed control and insect and pest remedies .

Larry and Lori Stute's classes:

Save money –Over winter patio plants, propagating techniques and  saving seeds.

Perennials-The latest , greatest and old stand bys.

The RMGV's had silent auction items to bid on and there were about 60 door prizes from major garden companies  given away, totaling about $2000. Each attendee was given a goodie bag worth $20 filled with gardening products.

The muffins, pies and desserts and the lunch we had were first class fare.  Attendees liked the idea that all this plus coffee, tea and water were available to them all day.

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