THE BAILEYAN
The Official Newsletter of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Garden Club of Ithaca, New York
 
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Garden Club of Ithaca meets each month, on the third Tuesday (second Tuesday in May and December) at the Horton Room in the Floriculture Greenhouse, Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, New York. 
The Club is open to all gardeners. Visitors are welcome.

 Volume 44 Number 10                                                                                                      October 2005

                 2005 Officers
 
President Debi Lampman
Past President and Treasurer Elke Schofield
First Vice President Ray Fox
Second Vice President  Elizabeth Owens-Roe
Recording Secretary  Helen Swank
Editor of the Baileyan and Webmaster Carla Hegeman Crim
Corresponding Secretary  Cliff Manchester
 Directors Ken Devine (2005)
Ruth Doll (2004)
Dave Farmer (2003)
 Regional President Debra Nero 



This month:


October 18th
Harvest Dinner
  6:00 pm.  in the Horton Room


 

Members please bring the following:
dish-to-pass
plates, cups (for hot and cold drinks, which will be provided), knives, folks, spoons, napkins, and serving spoons marked with your name,
And a fall table decoration if you have one at the ready.


Next Meeting: November 15th, 2005 - Program, TBA  


2006 Dues

The majority of the members paid their dues for 2006. If you have not yet paid, please do so at our supper at the very latest. Thank you all very much, Elke appreciates it. Paid members will receive "The American Gardener" magazine, with the subscription beginning in January 2006.

The Club has decided to eliminate the family dues of $55 for 2006.  Instead, all members will pay $40 and are welcome bring family members to our Club meetings.


Mycorrhizal Root Booster
Many thanks to Victor Lazar for bringing the Root Booster to the last meeting, and donating the proceeds to the club.  Here is a description of the product and  testimonials.
Calendars for the new year
There will be a sign-up sheet to order the calendars for 2006 at the next meeting/supper, 10/18. In case you are unable to attend, please call Elke Schofield at 272-9476, or e-mail elke@schophoto.com to tell her how many calendars you want. The cost of the calendar will be $3.25/each. Money will be collected after they are shipped to Elke.
Editor’s Farewell
I have so enjoyed being the editor of The Baileyan for the last 10 months.  I feel like I have really gotten to know the mission of our club and am grateful for the opportunity to work with such wonderfully enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardeners.  With the coming of frost, I am going to be putting my Ithaca garden to bed for the last time and also editing my last newsletter. Delmar has accepted the position of Culinary Director at Case Western Reserve University and our family will be relocating to Cleveland, OH  (zone 5b, alas).  We are going to miss the LHBGC, and will certainly stay in touch and keep tabs on club activities via the internet.  Michael Hayes and Gudrun Reiterer are taking over as co-editors, and I know they are going do a fantastic job.  They both are very smart, witty, and computer-savvy.  Please continue to support them by submitting articles, events, and photographs – they are what make the newsletter informative and fun.  Thanks to all for your friendship, fellowship, and gardening advice.
- Carla
New Photos !

Photos from the September plant exchange (courtesy of Ed Cobb): 












Opportunities

Upcoming Horticultural Events

Insectapalooza ‘05 - Oct. 22nd, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cornell University Comstock Hall.
Striking or unusual insects is what you'll find at the 2005 Cornell University Department of Entomology Open House. View over 5 million specimens, learn the most up-to-date information about mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus, view ancient insect fossils, build your own bug, get an insect tattoo, and discover how insects interact with plants and how to control them. Visit an ‘Insect Petting Zoo' and the fascinating world of spiders.
For more information call 255-6198. Cost: free

Annual Garlic Festival - Oct. 22nd,10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ithaca Farmers Market, Third Street Steamboat Landing.
The annual festival to garlic comes to the Ithaca Farmers Market Garlic Festival. You could win a garlic braid, you can sample all kinds of garlic delectables, see stiltwalkers and avoid Dracula.

Cornell Plantations Fall Lecture Series - As the arboretum, botanical garden, and natural areas of Cornell University, Cornell Plantations is caretaker and source of education about a range of environments. The fall lecture series reflects this diversity by bringing engaging horticulturists, naturalists, and others of broad environmental interest to campus for the enrichment of the Cornell and regional community.   Lectures will be held at the recently renovated Alice Statler Hall Auditorium on central campus.
 
Oct. 19, 7:30 PM - Jules Janick - Cupid and Psyche: Fables and Festoons
Oct. 26, 7:30 PM - Robin Wall Kimmerer - Gathering Moss- A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Nov. 2 , 7:30 PM - Lee Ginenthal - The History and Culture of Old Garden Roses
Nov. 9 , 7:30 PM – Ken Mudge - Forest Farming at the MacDaniels Nut Grove

For detailed information about the lectures, visit http://www.plantations.cornell.edu/

From Cornell Cooperative Extension
Twin Tiers Maple School  - Sat, Nov. 5, 9 am-3:30 pm - Arnot Forest Field Campus
At this seminar, novice and experienced maple syrup producers can learn in the field from forestry and maple production experts about tubing, maple crop tree management, marketing, and other issues. Call 535-7161 for cost and registration.

Compost With Confidence - FREE Outdoor Workshop Series -Last Saturday of every month (through October), noon - 1 pm, Compost Demonstration Site at the Ithaca Community Gardens (near the Farmers Market). In this free workshop series, Master Composter volunteers will provide information and give hands-on demonstrations to help you set up and manage a composting system in any setting.

LAST WORKSHOP OF 2005!
October 29 - Winter Composting

 

Treasurer’s Report

August 2005, Submitted by Elke Schofield

INCOME 

Dues 2006 (Ray Fox) $40.00
EXPENSES     none
Checking account as of 6/30/05 =
$2,319.40
Petty Cash: $71.00
             
Meeting Minutes
Liberty Hyde Bailey Garden Club
20 September 2005
Horton Room
 
President Debi Lampman opened an Executive Board meeting at 7:10 pm.  Among the topics of discussion were making National Membership optional (Debra Nero is Northeast Regional President), the question of funds disposition if club is dissolved, need for input on last spring’s seedlist.  Ray Fox reported that Hospicare was very receptive to our offer of planting daffodils in mid-October.

At 7:40 pm, Debi Lampman opened the regular monthly meeting.  Elke Schofield presented a treasurer’s report:  dues income $40, no expenses, balance in checking account of $2,319.40 plus $71.00 in petty cash as of 31 August 2005.

Debi announced that she will place the 2006 seed order in December.  Various comments were made on previous IHS sales, with a reminder that transplanting of seedlings should be a club effort. 

Victor Lazar brought in 21 vials of Mycorrhizae, microorganisms that greatly promote root growth of plants, and made them available at $3 a vial with proceeds benefiting the club treasury.

President Debi called for a nominating committie to prepare the 2006 slate of officers.  Willing to continue are the current President, Treasurer and Recording Secretary.  Need First and Second Vice President, and board director; if any member is interested in running for office, contact Debi.  The Committee will list the slat in October in The Baileyan, for elections in November.

Debra Nero gave a detailed report on the annual meetings of the TGOA/MGCOA which she attended in Juniper Beach, Florida.  Total membership is down to 2,600 in 2004; dues increase not satisfactory; regional directors meeting in October will discuss problems and proposals.  Our Bylaws to be included in The Baileyan for discussion at the November meeting.

Ruth Doll and Debi Lampman reported on our exhibit at the state fair.  Successful event with lots of people stopping to talk.  “Plants for Life” sale raised $15,000; lots of unusual plants; students want houseplants.

Cliff Manchester reported that our berm at the Farmers Market looked good despite dry, hot summer weather.

After the meeting members perused the bountiful display of donated perennials for exchange and made selections for their home gardens.

Our thanks to Don Williams for tonight’s delicious treats.

Meeting 18 October will be a “Harvest Dinner” (dish-to-pass).

 
                                                                                                                                    Helen E. Swank
                                                                                                                                    Recording Secretary
Articles:

10 Top Fall Bloomers for the Perennial Garden

Turnip and its Hybrid Offspring