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Tag: May

WH Planting 2023

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Save the Date

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May Meeting 2023

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Plant Auction and Luncheon Members of the IDGC and friends enjoyed a light lunch and our annual Plant Auction at The North Point Church. Members and friends brought plants to auction off for donation to IDGC. Locate plantings sites that you would like to fill in at your home or give as a gift! The […]

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2022 Winthrop Harbor Planting Project Gallery

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May Newsletter 2021

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| 2021, May, Newsletter

Have you noticed? It’s spring! Lawns are green, perennials are popping out, and of course the weeds seem to spring up quickest of all. All of which makes May such a busy month for gardeners. We shake the dirt off any tools we forgot to clean, work the creaks out of our knees and tackle […]

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Planting in Winthrop Harbor

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| 2021, Community, Fundraiser, May, Member

June 5th 9:30am — This Saturday Saturday June 5th Meet at WH City Hall Parking Lot 9:30am Bring your gardening essentials (trowel, gloves, hat, mask, etc) See you Saturday!!! ??‍? ??????‍?? We need everyone who signed up to show up and anyone else who can attend ? Please be sure to attend now that we have committed to […]

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Coming Next Month in June

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| 2021, Coming Next Month, June, Newsletter

Next month we’ll talk more about: Tomato Care Staking plants (tomatoes) Pruning Insect and Disease Control Watering Send in your Garden photos for our summer/garden issue Plant Thugs Update on Plant Sale

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Brussels Sprout Salad

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| 2021, Beth's Corner, May, Newsletter, Recipes

For the salad:  2 ounces pancetta or bacon, chopped  2 cups shaved brussels sprouts, about ¾ pound  ½ cup Marcona almonds ¼ cup shaved parmesan  For the dressing: 2 tablespoon champagne vinegar 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 1 teaspoon shallots, finely minced ¼ teaspoon ground pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon agave syrup or sugar […]

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Crunchy Coleslaw

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| 2021, Beth's Corner, May, Newsletter, Recipes

1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 pkg (3 oz) beef-flavored ramen noodles ½ tsp garlic salt 1 pkg (16oz) shredded coleslaw mix 1 pkg (5 oz) sliced almonds Stir contents of noodle seasoning packet, garlic salt, and oil until blended. Crush the noodles and place in a bowl.  Add coleslaw mix and almonds.   Drizzle with oil […]

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Grow Up with Your Containers

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Don’t forget that you can grow a lot of vegetables upright.  Tomatoes need support.  Put a large cage on your tomato plant in a big pot—the bigger the better.  The tomato can be staked with a wooden stake. Put a few large headed (roofing) nails in the stake to hold the ties as the plant […]

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Beth’s Corner May 2021

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| 2021, Beth's Corner, Hints, May, Newsletter

I’ve been busy the last week or two potting some hostas that have gotten a little to big for their spaces, taking a daylily fan or two off some big clumps, digging some monarda (bee balms) and pulmonaria (lungworts) that have gone a little too far astray, and potted up some new lilium bulbs.  I […]

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