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November 13, 2009

Lucky 13

Today (Fri., Nov 13), marks the last day of my blog at this address.

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Grow safely!

November 12, 2009

Herbs from a grower's perspective

Well-Sweep Farm's Cyrus Hyde will present a program titled "The A to Z Herbs" at the Garden Club of Teaneck's next meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Rodda Commuity Center, 250 Colonial Court, Teaneck.

Information: 201-836-6165

November 11, 2009

Plants for pollinators

Freehold Soil Conservation District is piloting a new free program for Middlesex and Monmouth County teachers called "Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom."

The program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators.

Selected teachers will receive indoor growing kits, grow bulbs, potting soil and seeds for students to explore plant growth, conduct experiments and raise butterfly plants. In the spring, student-grown plants are to be planted in a school or community garden.

A brochure is available online at http://freeholdscd.org/ or by calling 732-683-8500.

Teachers must apply for the program by Jan. 29, 2010.

November 10, 2009

Spicing up for the holidays

The Glen Rock Garden Club will hold a cooking with herbs demonstration 7:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the municipal annex, Maple Avenue.

Chef Ron Spaziani of Miracle Catering will offer up some tips and recipes using herbs.

The meeting is open to the public.

November 09, 2009

Controlling invasive species

A panel discussion on the topic of invasive species will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Bergen County Community Services Building, 327 E. Ridgewood Ave., Paramus.

Panelists will include Dr. Marian McClary, Jr., co-director of the school of natural science at Fairleigh Dickinson University; Raymond Cywinski, manager of watershed and enironmental resources at United Water; and Mark Mayer, supervising entomologist at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

Information: 2910599-6014 or 201-634-2784.

November 06, 2009

Hardy har har

Garden_0953 Kathleen Gagan, owner of "Peonys Envy," will be presenting a program on "Peony''s in the Garden" 7:30 p.m. Tue., Nov. 17 at the next Master Gardeners of Bergen County meeting.

The presentation will be held at the Community Services Building, 327 E. Ridgewood Ave., Paramus,

Meetings are open to the public and free.

"Peonys Envy" is located in Bernardsville. The shop's Web site is http://www.peonysenvy.com/

Information: 201-768-1856.

about

Raymond Edel is a certified Rutgers University - Passaic County master gardener. He is a vice president in the Master Gardener Association of Passaic County, a member of the Garden Club of Clifton, N.J., and a member of the Garden Writers Association. From March to October, he writes a garden column titled, "From the Ground Up" for The Record.

need help?

Volunteers at the Rutgers University Master Gardener Helpline service can assist you with your questions.
  •  Bergen County: 201-336-6783 and 201-336-6784. 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday (hours effective April 2 through October 31).
  •  Passaic County: 973-305-5743. 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
  •  Morris County: 973-285-8300, option 1. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Friday (hours effective April through October).
  •  Essex County: 973-228-2210. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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