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SPRINGFIELD MASTER GARDENERS NEWS
Hydrangea
Canadian Thistle
Poison Hemlock
The article this week starts with a little beauty followed by a discussion of the need to keep your garden clean. Let's start with a little beauty.
The third picture is "Henry" the Hydrangea. Henry is thriving in the center of our entry garden at the fair. He can be a little possessed with growth and blooms but very easy to have as a perennial in your garden.
There are several different types of Hydrangeas in the family. You have shrubs, small trees, and far-reaching vines. Our "Henry" lives off old wood and is left each fall for the birds to have for winter cover.
You can also change the color of the blooms by adding a little acidity to your soil, but I always like the bright white. It is partial shade to sun and blooms end of May to September.
The next picture to discuss is the purple flowered Canada thistle. Thistles have been a pain in the tushy to farmers and gardeners for years. Each bloom contains millions of little seeds, and the plant is covered with tiny little thorns. Make sure when you dig them up, wear gloves and good shoes. If you can't catch them when they are small and can be dug for control, contact the Extension for suggestions for further recommendations.
The last picture is of Poison Hemlock which seems a lot more prevalent this year. This weed is poisonous to all animals and humans. They grow quick and will have little gray seeds. Fern-like leaves which can be mistaken for other plants so make sure and get an identification quickly. Pulling can be done but some people are allergic to stem sap. Wear gloves even when digging if it can't be pulled. Make sure to them throw away and do not compost.
The last issue for this week is a little housekeeping. I have been told about the pollinator garden on the backside of the strip mall off Highway 50 on the Mopac trail and that it hasn't been kept up. I would like to say that this is not a Master Gardener project. I strongly believe in as many pollinator gardens as possible, but this is not one of the Extensions educator gardens.
So now that being said, the fair is beginning to put on a show so please come visit.
Grow Green!
IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY
Before decent radar, in the early Cold War years, the nation’s air warning system relied mainly on a program called the Ground Observers Corps. It was an adjunct of the US military composed of volunteers who studied wall charts and model airplanes to memorize the characteristics of “ours” and “theirs”. Members of the GOC were given binoculars to observe and call-in movements of potentially hostile aircraft. The Springfield GOC unit was founded in 1954 after volunteers passed aerial recognition training by Offutt Air Force Base personnel. The library near 2nd & Main Street was chosen as the original lookout spot and a telephone with a direct line to Offutt Air Base was installed. GOC volunteers observed the skies 24/7, 365 days per year working mainly in 4-hour shifts. On June 30, 1954, fourteen members of the Springfield GOC received their certificates and wings with six members unable to attend the ceremony. The supervisor of the Springfield unit was Bob Shepler. Also involved with the program were: Lee Haeberlein, Clark Haney, Gene Treadway, Robert Daniels, Forrest Daniels, Ronnie Meisinger, Steve Miner, Duane Neitzel, Mrs. Henry Gottsch, and Mrs. Floyd McCarthy. Many more residents volunteered with the Ground Observers Corps until the Springfield program ended in 1958.
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