Ascension Parish Master Gardener Association MAY 2013 NEWSLETTER Bi-Monthly Meeting The next bi-monthly Ascension Parish Master Gar- dener Association meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21st, 9:00 a.m., at the LSU AgCenter office located at Lamar-Dixon. If you have an item for the agenda, please contact Jamie Trisler. Please wear your Master Gardener name tag. Executive Board Meeting There will be an executive board meeting of the Ascension Parish Master Gardener Association on Tuesday, May 14th, 9:00 a.m., at the LSU AgCenter office at Lamar-Dixon. The board looks forward to serving the association and welcomes suggestions and comments. 2013 Master Gardener Meeting Dates Association meetings are held bi-monthly on the third Tuesday of the month. Scheduled MG Associa- tion meetings for 2013 are: 5/21, 7/16, 9/17, and 11/19 Board meetings are held bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of the month. Scheduled MG Board meet- ings for 2013 are: 5/14, 7/9, 9/10, and 11/12 www.facebook.com/ AscensionMasterGardeners
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Ascension Parish Master Gardener Association
MAY 2013 NEWSLETTER
Bi-Monthly Meeting
The next bi-monthly Ascension Parish Master Gar-dener Association meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21st, 9:00 a.m., at the LSU AgCenter office located at Lamar-Dixon. If you have an item for the agenda, please contact Jamie Trisler. Please wear your
Master Gardener name tag.
Executive Board Meeting
There will be an executive board meeting of the
Ascension Parish Master Gardener Association on Tuesday, May 14th, 9:00 a.m., at the LSU AgCenter office at Lamar-Dixon. The board looks forward to serving the association and welcomes suggestions and comments.
2013 Master Gardener Meeting Dates
Association meetings are held bi-monthly on the third Tuesday of the month. Scheduled MG Associa-tion meetings for 2013 are: 5/21, 7/16, 9/17, and 11/19
Board meetings are held bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of the month. Scheduled MG Board meet-ings for 2013 are: 5/14, 7/9, 9/10, and 11/12
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SPICE UP THE GARDEN WITH HERBS…
Add some variety to your garden...and to your dinner...by growing herbs! A great warm-season herb that comes in a variety of flavors is basil. Add color to the garden with the Red Rubin, Purple Ruffle or the Osmin Purple basil. Spice up a grilled meat or veggie with Sweet, Lemon, Lime or Boxwood basil.
Other perennial herbs that do well in our warm climate are mints, lemon verbena, lemon balm, rosemary, Mexican tarragon, sorrel, society garlic, garlic chives, oregano, monarda, catmint, anise hyssop, mountain mint, French bay, pineapple sage and rue. Thyme, sage, catnip, lavender and many of the scented geraniums are perennial herbs that require excellent drainage to survive the summer. They may be more successful when grown in containers and placed in a location that gets some shade during sum-mer afternoons. Even grown under good conditions, they tend to be short-lived and often succumb to root and stem rots in the hot, wet late summer season.
Herbs should be harvested frequently and regularly, being careful not to deplete all of the plant’s foliage. Generally, take no more than one-third of the total foliage at any one time. When harvested regularly, herb plants remain more uniform and compact in size, which makes them more desirable as garden plants. Harvesting and using herbs fresh is best for seasoning because the full, rich flavors are at their peak.
LSUAgCenter….Dan Gill “Fresh Herbs Are Delicious, Easy to Grow”
Pesto Cheese Torte Recipes by Janis Poche
2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, softened and one recipe of Basil Pesto Sauce
Shape cream cheese into a square. Place on serving dish. Prepare pesto using the recipe given below. Spoon the
pesto on to surface of cheese. If desired, garnish with roasted red peppers or sliced green olives. Serve with
crackers or crusty bread slices.
Basil Pesto Sauce
2 cups fresh basil leaves, washed and thoroughly dried
2-3 cloves garlic
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup pine nuts (pecans or walnuts)
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Place first five ingredients into a food processor and whirl until finely chopped. Transfer sauce to a bowl and stir in
cheese.
April pruning demonstration on
sweet olive trees
Knockout roses loaded with buds in April
after a pruning in February
AMG’s Ken and Linda Sears volunteer at Baton
Rouge Garden Show
Clint Ourso grafting a pecan tree
Order your official Ascension Master Gardener polo, Tee or Camp shirt !!
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Tips for Top Notch Gardens!
PLANT SWAP
UPCOMING EVENTS …….
May 10th, Louisiana Master Gardener Appreciation Day, Hammond Research Station
9am to 3 pm
Dr. Regina Bracey, Station Coordinator for the Hammond Re-
search facility, and Lead Horticulture Research Specialist, Dr.
Allen Owings, welcome all Louisiana Master Gardeners to
come spend a day in the beautiful gardens at the LSU AgCenter
Hammond Research Station located in Hammond, Louisiana.
The Appreciation Day program will include guided tours of the
various research gardens, a scavenger plant hunt, question and
answer sessions with LSU AgCenter specialists along with a
complimentary lunch and lots of great door prizes! Contact
