Hello All,

Our next meeting is 4/24 at 7p with a presentation on Sustainable Gardening in AK by Heidi Radar. Heidi will cover a variety of topics including raised beds, composting, soil fertility, organic pest management, and beneficial plant and insects. Look for posters around town and invite fellow gardeners to join us!

Heidi can also bring copies of the Master Gardener Guide (used by Cooperative Extension for the formal course) for those interested. The cost of the guide is $40 (payable by cash or check) or you can order it later on-line if you want to check it out first at the meeting. Please let me know by Thursday 4/19 if you want Heidi to bring you a copy.

Tenative dates for upcoming meetings are May 15 and June 12th. Garden/greenhouse visits have also been tenatively scheduled for 5/24, early evening to Dancer's and July 1st, 2 p to a private garden/greenhouse.

Heather

Ferns

I love the fiddlehead ferns and have always wanted them in my yard and low and behold I just came across a pack of 8 ostrich fern bulbs at Three Bears !  I thought  they looked the same so I did some research when I got home to find out they are the same fern, just known by two names.  So, I am going to try my luck with these bulbs this year.  I know I seen alot of you had them in your yards so I know it should grow, Im just not sure where to plant them.  I have an empty spot on the shady side of the house and according to planting directions it suggests a full to partial shade but yet I know I ve seen them grow in sunny spots too, so maybe I will try both sides of the house and see how it goes.

Spring is coming !!