A Gathering of Gardeners

• As usual, we had a fun, spirited meeting.  The meeting began with a discussion of the structure of future meetings. People agreed that we like beginning the meetings with a round-table discussion, which  lets people ask questions, present garden challenges, brag about successes, and laugh at our failures. Garden visits and guest speakers will certainly remain a part of our meetings. People like both approaches.

• First off, a HUGE and personal thank you to Marjorie who–during the meeting–told us about kaolin clay, and how it could solve our fruit tree dying issue. We were at our wit’s end: thick blobs of resin-like sap trailed down the trunks, ; leaves were falling off, and branches were  dying. You’re a (cherry tree, in this instance) lifesaver

•  And a warm welcome to our newest member, Elke, who is quite knowledgeable about  herbs. She regularly makes presentations at Cottage Grove’s public market meetings and volunteered to be a guest speaker at a future garden club meeting.

•  Lise asked the group what she could do with the earwigs that were decimating her plants–the answer was diatomateous earth (as attested to by several people).