April's meeting was a fabulous summary of tomatoes, with time to discuss health benefits and types of tomatoes that are fun to grow. We really appreciated Master Gardener Debi Valerga's talk on growing tomatoes and her experiences with different growing environments and varieties. She shared lots of ideas that will help us tend our tomatoes and enjoy our produce. Thanks to Michelle Harris and Lois Trumpey for their contributions to our discussion. 

 

May will be a discussion of garden journals, and our annual plant exchange. If you bring a few herbs or other plants to trade, we can get a good jump on our gardens since Spring is so early this year. And it has already snowed on the dogwoods, so most of us can set seedlings straight out into the garden now. 

 

I hope the late rains haven't damaged your blossoms and early sprouts, but we really need that water. I hope you'll all see good growing conditions from here on out!

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Kitty Stewart

GCHS President