Contents: (scroll down for details)
Web sites:
Tips: - Late Blight Fact Sheet
- Deer repellents
- Harvesting Pumpkins without mildew
- Slugs
Books: Vermont Gardener's Companion
Alerts:
- Asian long horned beetle
- Lily leaf beetle
- Hemlock woolley adelgid
- Emerald ash borer
Master Gardener hotline
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Web sites/Catalogs
Bulbs and Seeds: 
Click here- Seeds and Bulbs for a list
Click here- Solstice Seed Catalogue
Open pollinated vegetable seeds grown entirely
(with 1 exception) in Hartland, VT
More seed:
http://www.reneesgarden.com
Soil Recipes (see the Recipe Page!)
Insect and Plant Disease Picture Guide: Great photos - download section you want to use. Go to this website
Scroll to the paragraph that says:
You can find color photographs of all the weeds, insects, diseases and non-pathogenic disorders that are mentioned on this website in the Northeast Vegetable and Strawberry Pest Identification Guide . Click on "available online as a downloadable file." The next page will give you the files you can download.
Murdough Greenhouses were built in 1964. They are open to the public to enjoy their 'living botanical museum'. They are located on the 5th floor of Gilman Life Sciences Laboratory on the Campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. For more information click on this link:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~grnhouse/visitor.shtmlDisplay Gardens:
Think Summer, plan trips and visit the web sites of beautiful display gardens throughout Vermont. (Courtesy of Dr. Leonard Perry- UVM ext)
General Gardening:
http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener
http://www.garden.org/home
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/
Perennials:
Perennial Encyclopedia: http://www.perennialresource.com/encyclopedia/
NRCS data base: http://plants.usda.gov/
Pictures and descriptions: http://www.vanberkumnursery.com
Dahlia care:
A web site filled with information on types of hyrangeas, pruning methods, drying techniques etc.
Information about "Endless Summer" and Blushing Bride
Daffodils:
Some Area Nurseries:
Preserving- Canning and freezing:
- The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.
- South Londonderry, Vermont, Georgianne Mora experiments with jams cooked almost entirely by the heat of the sun. From The New York Times: Dining & Wine "Preseving Time in a Bottle (or a Jar)" 5/26/2009
- A good reference and paperback book is Putting Food By - 4th Edition by Janet Greene. Putting Food By has sold more than 550,000 copies since it was first published. Putting Food By is the classic work on the best ways to can, freeze, pickle, dry, cure, and preserve. Includes the newest canning procedures and processing times and many new recipes.
Composting:
Mulching: Click on the link to see an article from UVM extension about mulching correctly http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/pubs/oh78mulch.htm
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TIPS
"Vermont vegetable gardeners witnessed a "perfect storm" of events last growing season (2009) that resulted in substantial losses of tomatoes and less devastating losses in potatoes...." For a factsheet written by Ann Hazelrigg from UVM Extension about Late Blight click the link below for more information:
http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener/help/Late%20Blightgardener3-1.pdf
Deer Repellents
Are the deer eating all of your favorite plants and vegetables???
We have 2 suggestions:
1. A liquid to put around your perimeter and plants. See the recipe that one of our members has used for 15 years.
2. Garlic Clips
Another effective way of discouraging deer from munching on trees, shrubs, flowers and garden plants are by using "garlic clips." These were recommended by a past WGC President. They are effective, long lasting (6 to 8 months), easy to use and economical (one application for a whole season). She suggested to get them at Gardener's Supply (set of 25 clips for $20.00).
Harvesting Pumpkins without powdery mildew
Powdery mildew likes high humidity and does not need free moisture to infect. This last week has produced a lot of new healthy tissue, but if the weather turns moist or humid, it will take off again. It does cut down on photosynthesis so the fruits may not get as big. The bigger problem is that it can potentially weaken the stems which seem to be required for good sales. So if your pumpkins are orange or approaching orange- you can harvest the pumpkins and let them ripen the rest of the way.
Pumpkins are also damaged by cool temps (below 50 degrees) so it is best to harvest on the earlier side and cure rather than risk a lot of rotting pumpkins from lots of rain or cold temps.
Slugs
Slugs can be very damaging pests in moist, shady gardens. They feed on the leaves of many plants, especially seedlings. Later in the season they can feed on ripening fruits and vegetables. Slugs are especially numerous during rainy seasons and in well-irrigated gardens.
Natural Slug control
http://organic.lovetoknow.com/Organic_Gardening_Slug_Control
http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_nat_slug_cntrl.htm
The Vermont Gardener's Companion tells how to get the most out of Vermont's short gardening season and details how readers can use organic methods to improve soil, deal with diseases and pests, and get better results with their plants in a state where winter temperatures plunge far below zero and rocks left by the glaciers pop out of the ground each spring like bread from hyperactive toasters. With good humor and a natural teacher's gift for explanations, Henry Homeyer makes gardening fun and readily accessible to all.
http://www.gardening-guy.com/
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ALERTS:
Asian long horned beetle
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) a pest of hardwood trees including maple, birch and horse chestnut, was recently discovered in Worcester, Massachusetts. See trees, particularly maples, and is considered a serious threat to the nursery, lumber, wood products, maple syrup, and tourism industries in our state. If it became established over a large area, it could also significantly disrupt the forest ecosystem.
To learn more about the Asian longhorned beetle, see Conservation page
Hemlock Woolley Adelgid:
Please see Conservation page
Emerald Ash Borer
Please see Conservation page
Lily leaf beetle:
The brilliant red lily leaf beetle is back! Visit the Conservation page for more information.______________________________
Master Gardener Hotline: 1-800-639-2230
Spring Hours: Monday-Friday; 9am-noon.
A detailed voice mail message is available when volunteers are not in the office. Please leave your questions and a volunteer will get back to you.
*Local and out-of-state callers please use (802) 656-5421.
*Toll free number in Vermont only.
http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener