Pottawatomie County
Agriculture & Horticulture
News & Updates
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A View from the Garden ~
Mid May Highlights
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Highlights of the garden are in the link below. I hope you are getting outside and enjoying this season!
Gardens change quickly and we have new blooms to share! New signs are installed, too!
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Attention Master Gardeners!
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Our May meeting was held using the Zoom platform. If you did not participate, the recording for the meeting is below. The educational segment was recorded and you may count this viewing for one educational hour. This was our first recorded attempt. Please forgive the lack of edits and polish with the technology learning curve. Like with our meetings, it's an informal discussion.
Topic: Wildflower Wednesdays - Plant discussion
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David Hillock, our State Master Gardener Coordinator, just emailed general information about some online presentations for Master Gardeners in lieu of our state conference! Details will be coming soon ~ tentatively these will be Tuesday afternoons for about an hour, in June and July, beginning June 9th. Zoom or a webinar platform will be used. A 45 minute presentation with 15 minutes allowed for questions and answers. These will count toward your educational hours.
Watch for an email with announcement soon!
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As part of the online transition,
Wildflower Wednesdays bloomed as an idea to reach out to our clients on a weekly basis by Facebook and Instagram to 'put a name to a flower' and observe nature in a peaceful setting.
Weekly plant posts with names and photos help clients learn about plant material, some native and some not. Some of these may be considered a weed in a lawn or pasture. A weed is a plant out of place.So depending on the goals and purpose for the property, that will be different in specific situations.
Wildflowers play an important role for our pollinators, including bees and butterflies. In many of the photos, you may see a little visiting insect of some sort as well.
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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - CFAP
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For many areas of production agriculture, cattle, sheep, hogs, dairy, crops and specialty crops, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is available. The USDA / Farm Service Agency offices will be handling those applications.
OSU and FSA held a joint webinar to cover the guidelines of this program.
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Tips for Managing Nuisance Armadillos
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Extension Wildlife Specialist, Dwayne Elmore, has a new fact sheet about armadillos to discuss options for management.
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Pond Weed Questions ???
It's the season for pond questions and great resources are available. Treating earlier in the summer is preferred, before temperatures get hot.
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Soil, Water, and Forage Testing
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Drop Box System for Pottawatomie County - How to submit samples
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Our soil test drop box has been busy! We are still using this method for soil samples.
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4-H Produce and Pollinators
Garden Project Update
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18 4-H families signed up for the Produce and Pollinators Garden project. 27 students are participating in this summer learning adventure.
We modified the project to work with distance learning and are providing support through a digital summer workbook and emails.
Hopefully we will be able to do visits to the gardens before the summer is over.
This is a 4-H Enhancement Grant
funded project!
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What is coming up in Pottawatomie County?
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NEW Websites launched across the state for OSU Extension! Bookmark our new site today!
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he Pottawatomie County Cattlemen Board will meet June 2, 2020 for the first time since February.
June Master Gardener meeting will more than likely be by Zoom. Alternate location with more space is being explored. Watch for email.
The 4-H Produce and Pollinators Project is ongoing! Gardens and remote learning are in progress!
Pecan Growers:
June Update - Pecan Grower Zoom Meeting ONLINE
When: Jun 5, 2020 1:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Our office will remain closed until June 15 per County Commissioner guidelines. Masks are required for in office visits or visits in the parking lot. Watch for more details.
Please continue to stay safe and follow local guidelines!
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Average Fertilizer Prices
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Current Price Last Reported
Urea (46-0-0)......... $390/ton steady
DAP (18-46-0)........$398 down from $400/ton
Pot Ash (0-0-60)....$348/ton down from 377.50/ton
These prices are based on an average of three different bulk fertilizer dealers. (From 5-28-2020)
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For Hay and Cattle prices:
Red
will indicate a drop in price,
Green
will indicate a raise in price.
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