Hello Gardeners!
“The moonflower cactus, Selenicereus wittii, produces a stunning, snowy bloom once a year for only 12 hours. The cactus, native to the rainforests of Brazil, flowered for the first time in the United Kingdom at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG) on February 20!”
It is quite stunning. Usually the flower opens at night and attracts two hawkmoth species with long proboscises, or tongues, that will pollinate the flower.
You can watch the rare Moonflower Cactus bloom here
If you’re new to gardening or want a refresher on how to start seeds tune in to the next Seed Talk.
How to Start Seeds
Seed Talk, March 9, 2021 6:30 pm on Zoom
Find out how to start vegetable, herb, flower and native plant seeds for your garden. I’ll show you what supplies you needs besides seeds (obviously) and various ways to get those seeds germinated and starting to grow for your garden this spring!
As always, seed talks are community get-togethers! Please share you experiences and questions at the seed talk. You must register in advance for this Zoom seed talk.
You must sign up 2 hours in advance so there is time for the facilitator to send you the email to join the meeting.
Do You Need Seeds?
The next seed pickup will be in a week or two. You can send in your seed order at any time and I’ll hold your seeds until the next seed pickup. I’ll send out an email when the date is scheduled. Look at the seed lists on the blogsite. Order seeds by sending me a list of specific seeds you want at wblseedlibrary@gmail.com .
How to Donate Seeds to the Seed Library
Place dry seeds in a paper envelope with the name of seed, year and location on the envelope. Drop off at a seed pickup or drop off at the curbside pickup area of the White Bear Lake library during open hours.
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Grow Native! and the Missouri Prairie Foundation
Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., participants can learn from a variety of speakers on topics such as native edibles, designing with native plants, building a bird sanctuary, and many others. Speakers include prairie and native plant experts from across the Midwest, including Scott Woodbury of Shaw Nature Reserve, authors Alan Branhagen and Heather Holm, Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall of Lincoln University, and more.
Webinars are free, 30-minute programs, with time for questions after the presentations. Master classes are more specialized, with presenters sharing 50-minutes of material, with time for questions after the presentations. Master classes are free to MPF members and Grow Native! professional members, and $15 for non-members. Not a member? Join at moprairie.org/membership/ and attend all master class programming as a benefit of membership. Landscape architect continuing education credits are available for master classes and most webinars.
2021 Webinars and Master Classes:
Mar. 10 - MPF Webinar: Notes from Underground: Ants in the Prairie, with Dr. James Trager
Mar. 24 - Grow Native! Master Class: Native Shrubs of the Lower Midwest, with Alan Branhagen
Mar. 31 - Grow Native! Webinar: Reflections on Urban Native Gardening, with Cody Hayo
Twin Cities Metro Growers
All the 2020 virtual meetings and notes are on TC Metro Growers website.
Even if you are not a farmer, these recording are interesting. Check them out while staying warm inside!
Ramsey County Master Gardener Classes
Many online classes throughout the winter and spring. See classes.
2021 Virtual St. Croix Forestry Conference
Foresters, land managers, loggers, natural resource professionals and landowners interested in forest management and maintaining healthy watersheds are invited to attend the annual 2021 Virtual St. Croix Forestry Conference. Please see attached document for agenda. This event is on March 12, all day Friday and will include networking opportunities and plenty of great speakers on an interactive virtual platform!
Cost is only $40!
Continuing Forestry Education credits are available!
Register at https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/2021-st-croix-forestry-conference/
Email Nichole Henger at nicholeh@scramail.com if you have any questions or concerns or are interested in moderating for the event!
Friends School Plant sale, May 6-9, 2021
YES! There will be a 2021 Friends School Plant Sale, a fund-raiser for the Friends School of Minnesota, a small Quaker K – 8 school in Saint Paul. This is a REAL event not virtual, but it will work differently than previous years.
Details https://www.friendsschoolplantsale.com/
Future Seed Talks via Zoom, all at 6:30pm
Mar 9, 2021 Tues Seed Starting
Apr 13, 2021 Tues How to Grow Tomatoes w/Ramsey master gardeners
May 11, 2021 Tues Garden Design
Contact info for the Seed Library:
Email: wblseedlibrary@gmail.com
Blog site: WBL Seed Library
Pam
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