NORTHWOODS GOES ORGANIC!
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Hurley ,WI. 2/21/08
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Michigan and Wisconsin
gardeners spent the evening learning how to go
organic, and eliminating most if not all man
made chemicals from their gardens. The
instructor for the evening was Gardening
Expert and Master Gardener Tom Syverud. The
presentation began with question of how do
you start your organic garden. It was
pointed out that the first thing to do when
starting your organic garden is to get a
soil test. This item was discussed in
Ironwoodinfo in last weeks question and
answer segment. (click for that segment).
Tom went on to explain that after knowing
the results of your garden test you can then
go on to make the necessary adjustments to
your garden. |
| There are many ways to
adjust your soil pH organically and Tom
described them to the gardening group. He
went into the organic options when dealing
with plant diseases and garden pests. These
procedures will be dealt with in future
editions of Ironwoodinfo.com They will also
be archived on
www.rangemastergardeners.org a leading
national website for gardeners! |
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| Mr. Syverud has worked for UW-Madison in
northern Wisconsin for 30 years. After
receiving his Masters degree in Soil Science
from Madison, he worked for many years at
the UW Ashland Agricultural Research Station
managing the gardens and research projects,
and conducting educational programs. For the
past 13 years he has worked for University
Extension, teaching the Master Gardener
Class and working on international
small-scale vegetable gardening projects in
Kenya, Nicaragua, Jamaica and Haiti. |
| The evenings class was open to the
public and was presented free of charge by
the 46th Parallel Planters. The 46ers is a
local gardening group with members residing
from Saxon Wisconsin to White Pine,
Michigan.
The 46th Parallel members held a business
meeting prior to the evening's program. The
members chose committee members to work on
this years Perennial Plant Sale which will
be held on May 10th . Some members had
expressed concerned that the opening of the
new Walmart in Ironwood might have an
adverse effect on future sales. It was the
opinion of most of the members that the club
should go forward with the sale, as the
perennials that they offered the public are
local field grown plants which are more
hardy to grow here in the Northwoods. The
money raised by the plant sale is reinvested
in the Northwoods, usually by providing free
or heavily subsidized classes and gardening
conferences. Last fall the 46ers in
partnership with the Range Master Gardeners
put on a Fall Gardening Conference that
would be the envy of any community -
anywhere! The gardening group also decided
to make another bus trip to greenhouses
located in Superior Wisconsin. Similar trips
in the past have been enjoyed by many
Northwoods gardeners.
The coming events planned by the 46th
Parallel planters can be found at:
www.rangemastergardeners.org/Calendar46th2008.html
and of course will also be posted in the
calendar section of Ironwoodinfo.com
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