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1500 Hours
Bill Connelly 2011 - Dorchester
Becky Greene 2013 - Charleston
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250 Hours
Milestone Pin
Laura Dubato 2017 - Charleston
Jeff Richards 2015 - Charleston
Stephanie McCants 2013 - Charleston
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Earn Continuing Education Hours Each Month
Items that appear here are
already approved for CE Hours
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Continuing Education
Classes Available
at Trident
For more information about Trident Continuing Education classes, visit the website - look for personal enrichment - outdoor living, or call 843-574-6152.
Beekeeping
Introduction:
Tuesday, June 26 (6 – 8 pm on Mt Pleasant Campus)
Join Jim Strohm, Journeyman Beekeeper in the SC State Master Beekeeper Program and study the basics of beekeeping. Learn about honey bee anatomy; biology; bee stings; honey and other resources from the hive; common pests and diseases; hive equipment; how bees make honey and wax; what they do with propolis, and discuss costs and the time commitment associated with managing hives. Save 10% when you sign up for both beekeeping courses.
Advanced
Saturday, June 30, (10 am to 12 pm on Main Campus)
Join Journeyman Beekeeper Jim Strohm to learn more about tools, feeders, and protective equipment, seasonal management of hives, honey extraction and labeling, as well as, treatments for hive pests and disease.
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Coastal Caroline Orchid
Society
Sunday, June 10, at 2:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern University, Science Building
Program: Linda Thorne of Seagrove, NC, will speak on "Growing Specimen Plants for Showing and Judging."
Linda is an American Orchid Society accredited Judge and owner of Seagrove Orchids. A plant raffle will be held after the talk. Guests are welcome.
Visit the CCOS website at www.coastalcarolinaos.org for directions.
Please email if you have any questions:
Ann Truesdale
anntrue@mindspring.com
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Charleston Daylily Club
Recently, Mike Denson started a new Daylily club in Charleston. The club will usually meet out at The Marine Resources Research Institute (217 Fort Johnson Rd) on the third Sunday of the month from 2:30-4:00.
Please contact Mike Denson at 843-214-8178 if you are interested.
Please note the speaker schedule for this year below. We have some exciting speakers traveling from the tri-state area to talk about all kinds of plants and they will bring plants for sale.
Charleston Daylily Club
2018 Schedule of Events
June 17th Tom Bruce, Carolina Daylilies, (Daylilies, Irises,etc) http://www.carolinadaylilies.com/
July 15th TBD Bill Lampscom-Scribner, Possum’s Landscape -
fertilizers, sprays
August 19th Summer Vacation
September 16th Scott Elliott VP AHS, Maneki Neko Gardens, GA https://www.scottelliottdaylilies.com/
October 21st Heidi and Charles Douglas, Browns Ferry Gardens http://www.brownsferrygardens.com/
November 18th TBD Daylily Winter prep, fertilizers, sprays and
dividing daylilies
December 16th Christmas Holiday
2019
January 20th Perry Gaskins, Garden Design, daylily exhibition
February 17th TBD Peggy Jeffcoat?
March 17th TBD Tim Herrington?
April 21st TBD Ed Zahler and Duane Therrien?
May 19th Daylily Garden Tour, Region 15 Regional Meeting,
What’s Happening?
June 16th Daylily Round Table, So you got problems?
July 21st TBD
August 18th Summer Vacation
September 15th
October 20th
November 17th
The meetings will count for CEU's if there is a lecture.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Denson at 843-214-8178
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Announcements & Other Volunteer
Opportunities
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Tour of Third Day
Farms
Fran Hummel has arranged a fabulous tour of Third Day Farms, a small family run operation located at 242 Temple Road, Ridgeville, SC, on Thursday, June 14th, at 10:00 A.M.
Third Day Farms is owned and operated by Michael Nobles and his family, who grow edibles and other plants for companies who then supply large retail outlets.
This year they are launching their new patented Dwarf Pomegranate. Also, their patented "Little Miss Figgy” will go into the Southern Living line this Spring! They have a lot of interesting plants in production both in containers and in the orchards, all of which promise to be of interest!
If you plan to attend, please e-mail Fran Hummel, mfranhum@yahoo.com
***Please wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes as this is a walking tour on a working farm where there is a lot of farm equipment, as well as contoured beds for drainage. Any areas that are of concern or that are off limits will be clearly marked.
In light of this, everyone will be asked to sign a liability waiver prior to the tour in order to protect the owners since they are not set up for traditional tours, but are allowing us this unique and special opportunity to learn about their farm and the interesting crops they grow. A list of some of their crops/plants is attached. Click here.
Directions to the farm are below:
Take Hwy 61 to Givhans, go past the Fire Department and turn right on Temple Road which is the first paved road to the right after you pass the Fire Department. Just past the cemetery, you will see a set of black gates on the left, which is the entrance into the farm. There is also a large Silo in the field where you turn into the gates. There is no sign since they are not open to the public.
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Articles for the Taproot
Magazine Needed
Due Date is July 25th
The Taproot Magazine is a great opportunity for Master Gardeners to learn more about an area of gardening or horticulture that really interests them. Pick a topic, research it if needed, and write a short article or do a photographic essay to share your knowledge with other Master Gardeners. Some ideas to consider: gardening passions, a favorite plant, something new you have learned recently, an interesting gardening question from the MG office, problems with bugs and diseases, a gardening outing, a class, a book, your own garden or a garden you love. ALL IDEAS ARE WELCOME.
Please contact Robyn Bradley at 843-693-8719 or tcmgataproot@gmail.com or nzkiwi@comcast.net with your questions or thoughts or just go ahead and start writing. The deadline for submissions to the next Quarterly is July 25th.
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3000 Hours
Anne Hyland 2008 - Dorchester
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1000 Hours
Milestone Pin
Kathy Stone 2014 - Berkeley
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100 Hours
Milestone Pin
Deborah Pelt 2017 - Dorchester
Chris Yriart 2017 - Charleston
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Volunteer Opportunities In Our Community
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Kiosk at Magnolia
Plantation
The Kiosk at Magnolia Plantation is a great venue for Master Gardeners to interact with the public, answer questions, and collect soil samples. Many visitors stop by our "Ask a Master Gardener" table at Magnolia, which is located in front of the gift shop under the main house, and we need your help.
Volunteers are needed Thursday through Sunday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lynne McCallum-Talerico, magnoliakiosk@gmail.com to volunteer.
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Summerville
Farmers Market
The Summerville Farmers Market is up and running with more than 60 vendors. Last year the AAMG table had more than 800 contacts between mid-April and Labor Day. We need your help staffing the table.
The market is located a 200 South Main with free parking in the adjacent parking garage and is open every Saturday from 8:30 to 12:30. Check out this summer's calendar and pick out a Saturday that works for you.
Link to the calendar for the Summerville Market:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=summervillemarket@gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York
We need all the volunteers we can get. We learn more than we teach.
Contact: Dan Mysock dpmysock@gmail.com
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Mount Pleasant Market
The Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market runs from 3:30 PM until 7:00 PM every Tuesday at the Moultrie Middle School.
The Tri-county Master Gardeners will continue to host a AAMG table at the Market as they have done for many years.
Please contact Stephanie McCants at stephanietmccants@gmail.com if you are able to help.
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Johns Island Market
The Johns Island Market, open year-around, has become increasingly busy with more and more visitors coming to the Master Gardener table with their gardening questions and soil samples, which means that we need lots of volunteers to help staff this market table.
The market is located at Charleston Collegiate School, 2024 Academy Road, Johns Island, SC 29455 and is open every Saturday from 9:30 - 1:30. If you would like to learn more about the Johns Island market and see the other participating vendors, please visit their website at www.johnsislandfarmersmarket.com .
We need your help in order to continue to staff this market. If you are willing to volunteer, please contact George Aaron, Market Coordinator, at gwaaronpt@earthlink.net or call him at 843-793-1778.
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Berkeley County Master
Gardener Office
The hours are 9:00 until noon, Monday- Friday, except holidays.
Regular sample drop off is 8am-noon; if a client would like to drop off a sample after noon, please have them call our office first.
The new Berkeley County Extension Office is located in the Berkeley County Administration Building:
1003 Highway 52
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
843-719-4140
If you would like to help out in the Berkeley County Office, please contact Jan Litton, 2janet@bellsouth.net, or Regan Brown, regan3@clemson.edu to schedule.
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Dorchester/Summerville
Master Gardener Office
Office hours are 9-12 Monday through Friday.
To view the calendar, click the link below:
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=dorchestermgcalendar%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York
You can sign up for months ahead, if you wish. Thank you very much. Please e-mail Jean Gnegy, dorchestermgcalendar@gmail.com to schedule your time.
THE OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 210 SUMMERS DRIVE and the phone number is 843-900-3322!
To view current calendar CLICK HERE
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Charleston County Master
Gardener Office
To sign up for office duty, please email Jan Litton at 2janet@bellouth.net . To view current calendar CLICK HERE
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Urban Research and
Education Center URDA
Garden Volunteers
Master Gardeners work at the "URDA Garden" every Monday morning weather permitting from 9am-11am in the winter and 8:30am - 10:30am in the summer!
If you are available to join this hardworking and fun hands-on gardening group, contact Becki Greene at befolly@bellsouth.net
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