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GREATER DALLAS ORGANIC GARDEN CLUB ...DIGGING IN DALLAS SINCE 1993

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MEETING LOCATION

Our meetings are held the 4th Sunday of the month, Jan through Oct at North
Haven Gardens 7700 Northaven Road, Dallas 75230. 2:30 refreshments and social
time, 3pm meeting start.

GROWING STRONG

Since 1993, the GDOGC has been promoting organic and sustainable gardening
methods. Come be a part of a fun and informative club.

RECENT ARTICLES

* OUR AUGUST 2024 PROGRAM
* JOE GARDENER BLOG
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* SAFETY IN THE GARDEN POWER POINT PRESENTATION
* CREATE A BUG SNUG
* OUR 2024 PRESIDENT'S NOTES

Welcome to the

Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club.

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Great Dallas Organic Garden Club is to promote organic
gardening and related subjects through education and community outreach.

We meet the 4th Sunday of the month, Jan-Oct.

OUR AUGUST 2024 PROGRAM

Tuesday, August 06, 2024

The Greater Dallas Organic Garden club invites you to attend our meeting on
Sunday, August 25, 2024 when our speaker will be Dallas County Extension Agent
for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Matt Orwat.

Matt will be giving us a presentation on Biocontrol Pesticides, Beneficial
Insects and Banker Plants. Come join the fun!

From Agrilife Today:

Orwat, of Fort Worth, earned his bachelor’s at the University of Texas at
Arlington and his master’s in horticulture at Texas A&M. He worked with the rose
breeding and genetics program and was a teaching assistant. He completed an
internship with AgriLife Extension in Tarrant and Denton counties before
starting his career as an Extension agent with the University of Florida IFAS
Extension in Washington County. Growing fruit trees and vegetables with his
father and helping his grandfather in his orchard and pecan grove helped him
develop a love for growing vegetables, fruits and roses. Orwat said there are
many untapped niche markets for small farms in urban areas, and he aims to help
enterprising agricultural entrepreneurs find those and develop sustainable urban
crop production through the outreach of AgriLife Extension..

Social time and refreshments 2:30, meeting start 3:00pm.

Our meetings are always free and open to the public. Bring a friend!

OUR 2024 PRESIDENT'S NOTES

Friday, January 12, 2024

President's Notes
AUGUST 2024

Propagation. Just the word itself can be intimidating. Plants propagate
themselves naturally via sexual reproduction (seeds), and we can use asexual
means to multiply them without much effort or any specialized equipment.

My first exposure to simple asexual propagation occurred while watching my
mother place cuttings of house plants in glasses of water in the kitchen
windowsill of my childhood home. Inevitably roots would start to grow and the
plant would be ready to be share with a friend or added to our garden. Some of
the easiest plants to multiply by placing herbaceous stem cuttings in water
include coleus, ivy, philodendrons, sweet potato vines, pothos, and
tradescantia.

-simple water propagation

Softwood to hardwood cuttings can be rooted using trimmings to make new plants.
If you prune your perennials or shrubs or have a pliable branch that needs to be
removed, cut it into 4 to 6 inch sections and then strip the bottom leaves
leaving only a couple at the top. Stick these cuttings in moist soil in a bright
shade location. Keep the soil moist, but not wet. In a month, check the plant by
gently pulling on it. If it does not come out of the soil, then you have roots.
Depending on how fast that plant grows and the weather conditions, you might let
it grow another month or so, or it could be gently dug and planted in another
pot by itself. Some easily rooted stem cuttings include rosemary, many salvias,
hydrangeas, grapes, roses, viburnum, citrus, and coralberry. I like to
experiment with trimmings as there is nothing lost, and I may find another plant
easily multiplied.

-Rooted grape stem from spring 2024. The vine was more than 36 inches length
from a 6" cutting.

For more serious propagating, you can use enclosed containers, grow lights,
misting systems, rooting hormones, and greenhouses. To increase your success
rate, research specific varieties of plants online for best practices.

To respect the years and significant money expended by plant breeders and to
encourage future innovation, I do not asexually propagate patented plants. These
are typically newer or very unique varieties so I check online if I have any
questions. Older and “pass along” plants are rarely affected.

Helpful website:

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Enjoy multiplying your plants and happy gardening!

Davene
GDOGC President

JULY 2024
Roses are red,

violets are blue,

it’s so hot outside,

I don’t want to leave my AC to work in the yard.

Forgive my poor poetry - it must be the heat affecting my rhyming skills. :)

Since we have already had several 100° days, it is hard to be motivated to go
outside to water my plants much less weed or install new garden features. Summer
is a time to maintain my garden and plan for cooler days in a couple of months.

Since it’s not ideal for outside activities, spend your time indoors, searching
for inspirational pictures, plant sources, seed offerings, and demonstration
videos online. You can also volunteer for the Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club
without leaving your house.

1. We need help from our members to serve on the Nominating committee for the
2025 Board. This is a limited commitment for the fall that involves emailing and
or calling other members to query their interest in serving on the GDOGC board
next year.

2. GDOGC 2025 Board needs volunteers for officer positions as well as
committees. We work as a team and try not overburden any one position, so don’t
be nervous! The commitment involves attending monthly board meetings that are 1
to 1.5 hours each and the monthly general meetings at North Haven Gardens. You
are encouraged to get non-board members involved with your responsibilities as
much as possible.

Even if it’s not for one one of the previously listed official capacities,
please reach out to any board member or committee chair and ask questions. They
would love to explain what they do and how you can help them!

Happy Gardening and stay cool!

Davene Morgan

2024 GDOGC President

Davene's garden has a lot of shade. Here are some of her favorite plants:

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo"
Tall fragrant phlox
Carex oshimensis "Everillo"

JUNE 2024

What a month! May and June have been unusually stormy to the point of flooding
and destruction.

Tips for plant - and people- recovery:

1. Remove only damaged branches and limbs. Save the regular pruning for winter
when the tree or shrub is dormant.

2. Be patient. The last 3 years have been extreme - cold, ice, drought, heat
and now - rain. Our plants are recovering!

3. Avoid walking on the lawn or planting areas when the soil is wet. Our thick
black clay can easily compress and injure roots and reduce available oxygen
in the soil.

4. Reduce the bite by using mosquito repellents. BT (Bacillus thuringiensis)
dunks can be placed in plant saucers, rain barrels, birdbaths and even
gutters. Cedar-based granules are available to treat your lawn and planting
areas.

Don’t miss our next meeting on Sunday, June 23. Refreshments at 2:30 PM and
meeting at 3 PM. We will learn more about the native black land prairie on which
we live.

Happy gardening!

Davene Morgan
GDOGC President

MAY 2024

President's Note

For those of us with shade in our gardens, finding unique and colorful plants to
brighten the space can be challenging. Since many of the of the beautiful
blooming ones need sun, we are forced to be creative in our search for color and
texture. Before you cut down your very valuable shade trees in order to have
variety, let me encourage you to explore the expansive world of Japanese maples.

What began with two foot-long “sticks with roots“ from Aldi more than 10 years
ago has developed into a full-blown addiction for me. There are Japanese maples
for sun (Acer truncatum) and some for shade (Acer palmatum). They come in colors
ranging from bright yellow and chartreuse to greens to dark purple and red
black. They have variation with spots, streaks, highlighted margins, and
contrasting petioles. They come in all sizes from ground covers two feet tall to
mid-sized specimens to immense shade trees. They have very different leaf shapes
and sizes (Acer japonicum). They range from extremely weeping to upright column
shapes and every height and width in between. In other words, there’s one (or
more) for your patio or yard based on your sun, space, and personal tastes.

I now have dozens of Acers planted in pots and in the ground around my garden.
Most of these are dwarf cultivars, so I use them where I might otherwise place
deciduous shrubs or large perennials. They are very hardy once established in
the ground and have weathered all the extremes of our climate.

While they can be expensive for large, mature specimens, small Japanese maples
can be found at an affordable price. Some of these cultivars grow up to two feet
in a season, so you can have a sizable tree in just a handful of years. Others
grow mere inches a year which allows them to happily thrive in places not
usually sized for a tree.

APRIL 2024

d the low humming as I rounded the corner of my house. Looking up into the old
Youpon Holly tree, I was greeted with thousands upon thousands of tiny white
flowers and scores of insects enjoying their nectar.

Rusty Blackhaw viburnum

Sometimes I forget that many relatively common trees and shrubs actually flower
and serve a key place in our early spring gardens. Not only are the yaupons
extremely hardy and versatile evergreens, they also provide food for
pollinators. While most trees do have male and female “flower” parts, they are
extremely small and are not necessarily available for the larger pollinators
like moths, bees, butterflies and birds. Other trees and shrubs that “obviously”
flower early include Japanese maples, elderberries, rusty blackhaw viburnum,
fruit trees and shrubs, autumn sage, and flowering vines like cross vine and
clematis.

Woodland phlox

What are some other woody shrubs and trees that flower early? What animals have
you seen visiting them?

This month’s meeting addresses this topic of pollinators in the garden with
“Creating a Bee Friendly Yard”.

APRIL 2024

I heard the low humming as I rounded the corner of my house. Looking up into the
old Youpon Holly tree, I was greeted with thousands upon thousands of tiny white
flowers and scores of insects enjoying their nectar.

Rusty Blackhaw viburnum

Woodland phlox

What are some other woody shrubs and trees that flower early? What animals have
you seen visiting them?

This month’s meeting addresses this topic of pollinators in the garden with
“Creating a Bee Friendly Yard”

Davene Morgan
GDOGC President.

February 2024

In the past weeks, there have been many mild days that hint of spring. It has
been a challenge not to go outside and start my spring garden chores, but I am
waiting until March to place my potted Japanese maples in their featured
locations. Based on experience, I remind myself to be patient because we
typically have at least one cold spell in February.

However, based on the flush of green growth and blooms from daffodils and
crocuses in sunnier areas, spring might be here! Some of the Acer japonicums’
buds are swelling indicating an early leafing. The bluebonnet plants are thick
in the parkway, and the St. John’s Wort is pushing tiny green leaves.

What early spring indicators are you seeing in your garden? Please share your
photos and observations with the Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club Facebook
group.

Happy Gardening!

Davene Morgan
GDOGC President.

JANUARY 2024

Top gardening goals for 2024:

1. Take time to enjoy my garden.
2. Reflect on the before and after.
3. Enjoy the process.
4. Mulch more.
5. Water less.
6. Plant the plants I have before buying more.

Number 6 may not be realistic, but it is good to have a challenge!

HGC Ice N Roses "Early Rose" hellebore

What are your gardening goals? What topics can we cover to help you achieve
them? Our first free monthly meeting is Sunday, January 28. 2:30 PM starts the
refreshments and the meeting begins at 3 PM in the classroom at North Haven
Gardens. Hope to see you there!

Be sure to join us and experience all our member-exclusive benefits for 2024
like member garden tours, a field trip, seed exchange, and holiday
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Davene Morgan
GDOGC President.

Hot Pink Gerber Daisies

ON-LINE GDOGC MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENT AVAILABLE

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The option for paying your GDOGC membership dues ON-LINE is now available on our
website at the link provided. On the Join Today page scan down to the bottom of
the page where you will see the Buy Now button. Be sure to fill out your
membership form available by accessing the fillable PDF, or if you prefer the
Print the Form or Download as a Word Document.
You can still pay by check and mail your membership form in to the address
provided.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, August 25, 2024
GDOGC Speaker meeting - 2:30 pm refreshments, 3pm mtg start Sunday, January 28,
2024⋅2:30 – 5:00pm

Sunday, September 29, 2024
GDOGC Speaker meeting - 2:30 pm refreshments, 3pm mtg start Sunday, January 28,
2024⋅2:30 – 5:00pm

Sunday, October 27, 2024
GDOGC PLANT AND SEED EXCHANGE - MEMBERS ONLY EVENT Place and time TBA

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We meet the 4th Sunday of the month, Jan thru Oct at North Haven Gardens. 7700
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