Fremont County Master Gardeners - May 2024

The next meeting of the Master Gardeners is Wednesday, May 22 at 5:00 p.m.For more information, visit fcgarden.org.

SATURDAY FARMERS MARKETS are now in the Riverton City Hall parking lot from 9:00-11:00 AM! Want to be a vendor? Contact Ernie Schierwagen, 307-851-7562 or email eschierw@gresnan.net

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Fremont County Master Gardeners: Next Meeting is Wednesday, April 24, 2024

This month’s meeting will be held on Wednesday April 24 at 5:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Riverton Extension office. This is located in the Fremont County office building just north of the fairgrounds on the north side of Fairgrounds Drive. Use the walk-through door on the southeast corner of the building.

The agenda for Wednesday’s meeting is below.  Our Continuing education topic will be on proper tree pruning. Research the topic before the meeting so we can discuss. If something needs to be added please let me know or bring your ideas or thoughts to the meeting Wednesday.

April 24th Meeting Agenda

Call Meeting to order

Discuss and approve minutes of March 27th  meeting   

Treasurer’s report   Rick 

Farmers Market report – Ernie, Rick and Rebecca    

Strawberry project report – Jim and Carol    

 Business 

• Gather Name, email from all that need to be put into tracking hours system

• Plant sale May 25th

• Discuss putting on a class at the Honor Farm

• Schedule hoop house work day.  Thinning and potting strawberry beds

• Continuing education topic. Discuss proper tree pruning.  Research the topic.

• Any other business

Adjourn Meeting

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Pepper Progress

·         Peppers were started on 3-3-24 in 1 ½ inch cells.

·         162 were planted and 146 germinated and were potted up into 4 inch pots on 4-10-24.

·         They will be remain under grow lights for 16 hours per day.

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LAST SATURDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS!

Markets in the Riverton City Hall parking lot start May 4!

WANT TO BE A VENDOR?

Call 307-851-7562 or

E-mail: eschierw@bresnan.net

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Ernie Schierwagen: Planting Peppers

These were started 3-3-24. Took 7 days to start germinating and some are still starting to poke through.

Once germination begins grow lights will be turned on for 16 hours per day.

When germination is complete heat mats will be removed and lights will remain on for 16 hours. Soil moisture needs to be checked daily. Soil needs to be kept moist. I will update in approximately 2 weeks.

Ernie Schierwagen

Seeds available at the Riverton Extension office

The Hunger Initiative (Cent$ible Nutrition) sent a bunch of seeds for G.A.L.E. if anyone is interested. They will be packaged and available at the (Riverton) Extension office. 818. S. Federal Blvd. in Riverton (north of the Fairgrounds).

Riverton Farmers Market ~ Saturday February 24, 2024

 A variety of awesome items and products can be found at the Riverton Saturday Farmers' Market at the Little Wind Building, Fremont County Fairgrounds from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Eggs, soaps and lotions, jams and jellies, relishes, herbs and spices, cool t-shirts to color for the kids, beautiful night lights, onions, garlic, and...a tomato-onion-basil quiche (gluten free!)...come on down!

Door prize raffle will be called at 10:45 a.m.!

Door Prize Drawing at Riverton Saturday Farmers Market

DOOR PRIZE DRAWING~

Vendor-donated items!

Come down to the Farmers Market this Saturday and sign up for the door prize!

Saturday, February 24 from 9:00-11:00 AM

Drawing will be at 10:45 a.m.

Little Wind Building, Fremont County Fairgrounds

Spring is coming!

 Waiting impatiently to start growing outside. 
Lettuce Leaf Basil in a hydroponic system.
Master Gardener Carol Brodle