July 2015 Portage County MASTER

GARDENER VOLUNTEERS

Jan Pierson’s Garden INSIDE THIS ISSUE. . . July 27, 6:00 pm 2 — Thanks—Garden Parade — The next meeting of the Portage County Master Gardeners is scheduled for Continued Monday, July 27 at 6:00 pm at the home of Jan Pierson, 2341 Shadowview 3 — Board Members and Circle, Plover. Jan will tell us about her favorite garden tools and also explain Committee Chairs soil test results. 3 — Garden Parade Winners Shadowview Circle is located off of Roosevelt Road in Plover — East of Busi- 4 — Garden Parade Pics ness 51 (Post Road, at the Sky Club) or West of Hoover Road. Turn north on Shadowview, and 2341 Shadowview is on the left. 5 — Vegie Garden Walks 6 — Ornamental Thank-you! 7 — Ornamental Onions — Garden Parade was an overwhelming success due to the efforts of so many Continued PCMGVs and community members. The Garden Parade Committee would like 7 — Extension Update — Walt to thank all of you! 8 — New Staff — Denise A very special thank you goes to Deanna Gertsch-Pozorski and Rick Pozorski and Lynn and Don Caine for so generously tending and presenting their gardens 8 — Websites to all those attending. It is the heart of the Parade! 8 — August 24 at the Mead Thank you to: 8 — Volunteers for Rosholt Fair …all volunteers assigned to the gardens …our graphic designer extraordinaire 9 — Calendar of Events …the raffle donors …the quilt makers 10 — Garden Guide …the party planners …all Art Bloom floral arrangers …our photographer & artistic DVD creator …the library window designers …our garden stone maker …the Extension office assistance …all Garden Parade attendees Flowers by Becci Roberts

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Garden Parade Thank-you — continued from page 1

Planning for Garden Parade 2016 begins now! We welcome all comments and suggestions for our 19th year. Gardens are needed. If you are interested or know of a potential site please let a committee member know. If you would like to join our committee, everyone is welcome. We especially need assistance with marketing and publicity.

THANK YOU to the Garden Parade Committee! Your time, energy, cooperation and ef- fort is appreciated! Rose Grych Jane Kellerman Margaret Parsons Dan Goulet Chrismary Pacyna Jan Pierson Kathy Kruthoff Becci Roberts Sharon Omernick Dianne Somers Shelley Binder Tina Lechner Deanna Gertsch-Pozorski and Patti Soik Rick Pozorski Garden Jean Klein

— Carole Jansing and Katie Rettler Garden Parade Co-Chairs

Don & Lynn Caine Garden

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PCMGV Board Members Garden Parade Winners and Results Co-Chairpersons At-Large Board Members Lynn Caine Shelley Binder [email protected] [email protected] The winner of 715-344-1564 715-341-9414 the quilt raffle Chere Schmit Rick Jansing was Sharon [email protected] [email protected] Locken. 715-258-0153 715-344-2118 The winning Secretary Margaret Parsons ticket was Chrismary Pacyna [email protected] sold by Dan [email protected] 715-457-2470 715-341-3343 Goulet at our sale. Treasurer UW Extension Ag Agent The quilt was Lori Teuchert Ken Schroeder [email protected] [email protected] on display at 715-677-4838 715-346-1316 the garden of John and WIMGA Representative Lynn Caine Karen [email protected] Konopacky. 715-344-1564 The winners Committee Co-Chairpersons of the Container Raffles, and the donors of the containers were: 1. Birdhouse and container planting, donated by Shulfer's, Jan and Bylaws Golden Sands Home Show Bruce Pierson, won by Shelley Binder. Cindy Bredow Sharon Omernick Open Lynn Ligman 2. Bench, donated by Minitractor Enterprises, Margaret Parsons and Felix Grutzik, won by Stephanie Ligman. Chicago Bus Trip Habitat for Humanity 3. Chair and container planting, donated by Jane Kellerman, won by Bob Rausch Jennifer Young Sally Prideaux Jen Haas Carol McCarrier. 4. Herb tree and book, donated by Dan Goulet, won by Sue Sachs. Display Membership 5. Concrete planter, donated by Judah Studio and Alchemy Concrete, Barb Gifford Chrismary Pacyna Open Sandy O’Brien won by Peggy Orlikowski. 6. Garden tools, garden journal, and trug, donated by Jim Brust and Educational Programs Newsletter Katie Rettler, won by Marian Moyer. Lynn Caine Gail Zalewski Dianne Somers Open 7. Container flower planting, donated by Lynn Ligman, won by Kathy Goulet. Farmers Market Plant Sale 8. Barn quilt, donated by Marlene Vick, won by Rick Scheuer. Lori Teuchert Chere Schmit Sandy O’Brien Walt Rasmussen 9. Trough with succulents, donated by Dave and Victoria Ritland, won by Linda Cook. Flower Beds Publicity 10. Crock with planting, donated by Dianne Somers, won by Eric Eck- Margaret Parsons Open Deb Kunst Open land. 11. Wrought iron spider planter, donated by Dave Bartel, won by Sandy Funds/Grants Rosholt Fair Boehm. Cindy Bredow Todd Teuchert Open Lori Teuchert 12. Blue crate with planting, donated by Diane Dietrich, won by Denise Nash Schulz. Garden Dreams Website Charlotte Kolinski Open The Quilt Raffle raised $1,333 and Container Raffle generated $840 for Sally Prideaux Open a total of $2,133. Garden Parade YMCA Gardens Carole Jansing Lynn Caine — Info submitted by Margaret Parsons and Rose Grych Katie Rettler Kathy Goulet

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GARDEN PARADE & ART BLOOM. . . Flowers by Kathy Kruthoff

Brad Anderson Garden

John & Karen Konopacky Garden Bill & Sue Bushman Garden

UWSP Student Gardens

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Back by Popular Demand!

1462 Strongs Ave 2015 Vegetable Garden Walks Stevens Point, WI 54481 (715) 346-1316 Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 PM [email protected] Exceptions: August 4th, no walk scheduled

September 1st, walk begins at 6:00 PM

Join us for a walk through some of Portage County’s private vegetable gardens. This is an opportunity to learn new gar- dening techniques, get vegetable production tips, and stay up-to-date on the seasonal challenges. Learn from fellow gar- deners and Portage County’s Agricultural Agent Ken Schroeder. The events are free, the lessons learned are priceless.

July 28th Dan and Kathy Goulet Garden, 709 Lindbergh Ave, Stevens Point Directions: This garden is located in the Stevens Point city limits on the portion of Lindbergh Ave between Main and Stanley Streets. Over the last 10 years, the Goulet vegetable garden has evolved from a traditional 30‘ x 50‘ row garden into eight raised beds formed and set as square foot gardens. Crushed granite pathways guide you through and around the garden. The path is surrounded by flower beds, a bog, babbling stream and pond with gold fish to enhance the garden area. Several edges to the square foot gardens have added hoops and trellises for vertical as well as horizontal growth. This high density planting Includes beans, peas, carrots, tomatoes, onions, egg- plant, peppers, lettuce, spinach, spaghetti squash, various other squashes, together with herbs and flowers. New this year, are two bird house gourd and two trombone squash plants.

August 11th The Welling and Anderson Gardens, 247 & 235 Edgewood Road, Custer Directions: These gardens share a common driveway and are located east of Stevens Point, off of Hwy 10. Take Hwy 10 East to Cty Rd K. Turn left/north on K to Rolling Hills Road. Turn right/east on Rolling Hills to Edgewood Rd. Turn left/north on Edgewood, the driveway is on the right. These neighbors share a love of gardening and participated in our first Garden Walk in 2009.

August 18th Mark Mason’s Giving Garden, 2034 Driftwood Drive, Stevens Point Directions: This garden is located northwest of Stevens Point. Take I-39 north to Exit 163/Casimir Road. Turn left/west on Casimir to Granite Ridge Rd. Turn right/north on Granite Ridge past the first Driftwood Drive inter- section. Turn right/northwest at the second Driftwood Drive. The location will be on the left. Mark’s garden is a true gift to the community; actually 7 tons worth of gifts over the past 3 years. Mark’s “Giving Garden” is 80’ by 165’ which is the size of a double city lot. Last year his garden was home to 128 tomato plants which formed a 6’ tall wall. Mark starts all his own seeds and uses no chemicals at all. He grows a variety of high-vitamin, nutrient rich vegetables and likes to experiment with 6-8 varieties of everything he grows. He cre- ates 30-40 cubic yards of compost each year which he uses to fertilize the garden. Mark keeps none of the food himself; he donates all of it to the Salvation Army, Operation Bootstrap and various other charities. His goal for this year is to yield 6000 pounds this year which is 300 pounds more than last year. (reference: Octo- ber, 2014, Ministry Health Care Community Report)

August 25th and September 1st — information will be provided as it becomes available

Please join us on any or all of the evenings this summer to learn about vegetable gardening through the experiences of others.

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Ornamental onions are fun, funky, colorful and deer-resistant You can find many reasons to love . One of the best reasons is that deer and rabbits don’t love them. That’s just the start. Alliums are garden-variety onions, and . They are also ornamental and are: Fun – with spheres as big as six to 10 inches, alliums look like balloons dotting your landscape. Colorful – pink, purple, lilac, maroon, white, blue and yellow are some of the more common colors. Varied – Some are less than six inches tall; others reach four or five feet. Some bear nodding starlets; others are upright; one looks like aliens. Some bloom in spring and die back; others bloom in summer or fall. Exotic – With show-stopping shapes and forms, they have exotic, unusual blooms sure to get your neighbors talking. They make stunning cut or dried flowers, and continue to provide interest as they recede. Well-timed – After the initial spring beauty of daffodils, tulips, iris and peonies, the early summer garden can have a bit of a lull before daylilies and other summer bloomers command attention. Alliums fill a flower void that typically occurs in mid- to late-June. Alliums perform best in rich, well-drained soil with good sunlight. Rarely do they have insect or disease problems. They are , and will spread – some more than others, as anyone growing chives knows. Because deer and rabbits stay away from , they are useful throughout the perennial border. Note that many ornamental onions die back after blooming in June, so be sure to pair them with perennials that will fill the space. Possible partners are: Perennial salvia and geranium (maculatum and other species), peonies, Liatris 'Kobold', Centurea varieties, black-eyed Susans and coneflowers. Not all varieties are hardy in central Wisconsin. Here are several that grow well in zone 4:  The biggest is a hybrid called Globemaster, with long - lasting, 10-inch globes of aster-violet florets on Globemaster strong stems. Bees and butterflies love it.  A similar cross produced Gladiator with six-inch rose - purple globes of compact florets on three- to four- foot stems.  The most unusual is Allium ‘Hair,’ which has green, tentacle-like flowers from a purple base that looks like an alien life form. It fits on a scale between whimsical and funky. It grows 18 to 24 inches tall.  One of my favorites is the airy, star-like florets of Alli- um christophii 'Star of Persia.' The six- to eight-inch purple spheres have silver highlights, borne on Source: www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder stems 14 to 25 inches tall.

Star of Persia  Most alliums are grown for their flowers. Allium karataviens also has wider strappy foliage with attractive red edges. It grows eight inches tall and bears white to pink spheres with darker mid-veins. It is listed as zone 5. A named selection, ‘Ivory Glory’ has densely packed, three-inch globes of ivory florets and soft green eyes above broad, blue-green foliage. It grows eight to 10 inches and is zone 4.  Allium amplectens ‘Graceful Beauty’ bears a three- Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_cristophii inch white globe with lavender and purple Continued on page 7 6l

Ornamental onions are fun, funky, colorful and deer-resistant anthers. This North American native grows 12 to 16 inches.  is drumstick allium. The dense, crimson-purple, egg-shaped flowers are borne on 24 inch stems. It naturalizes well.  Moving away from globe-shapes, Allium ‘moly Jeannine’ bears pairs of stems with two-inch umbels of bright yellow, star-shaped florets. It grows of 14 inches tall and is hardy to zone 3.  Allium ostrowskianum is an heirloom with loose, two-inch clusters of bright pink-purple florets and dark midveins. It grows six to eight inches and is hardy to zone 3.  Allium atropurpureum has been around since 1800. It bears compressed, two-inch umbels of deep maroon- purple florets rose from 24 to 34-inch stems.  Allium azureum bears striking, cornflower blue floret that is 1.5 inches Source: http://plants.usda.gov/ with darker midveins. © G.A. Cooper. Smithsonian Institution,  is a nodding and native to the Alleghenies. Light pink to lavender flowers hang like a pendant in mid-summer. It grows to eight inches.  , discovered about 1789, also has a pendant habit with creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers and distinctive green mid-veins. It naturalizes in partial shade & somewhat moist soil & grows to 18 inches. Plant alliums in fall as you would other spring-blooming bulbs. — Submitted by Nick Schultz, PCMGV Allium triquetrum Extension update for July 2015

Environmental stress continues to affect our area and the entire state. The severe drought of 2012, the continued drought in 2013, the long cold winter of 2014 and the cold dry weather of this last winter has accumulated into trouble for many plants and trees. Last year many shrubs and small evergreens were affected. This year it is larger trees being hit. There have been numerous calls and walk-ins concerning; fruit trees, maples, white pine, birch and ash. Some have only half leafed out, some with a few to several branches dead or dying. The best answer may be to; water, water, water, during the summer and before freeze up.

Ken and I have a trapping station set-up for the Spotted Wing Drosophila. Checking it weekly has not yet found any of the SWD. It was unconfirmed in Portage County last year, but likely was here already since it had been confirmed in Wood County.

Late blight has been confirmed in Adams County. Keep a close watch on tomato and potato plants. If late blight is sus- pected bring a sample to the Extension to be sent to Madison for verification.

An interesting find for the summer has been several ‘Giant Ichneumon’. As indicated, a rather large parasitic wasp, with a very long ovipositor capable of penetrating wood to lay its eggs inside harmful insects that are invading a tree, usually the ‘horntail’.

Giant Ichneumon Walt Rasmussen Portage County Horticultural Assistant Source: en.wikipedia.org 1462 Strongs Ave. Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-346-1589 [email protected] l 57

New UW-Ext. Staff — Denise Rocha PCMGV — August 24 at the Mead The August 24 meeting has been rescheduled. It will be held at The Portage County UW-Extension Office has a new the Mead Wildlife Center. After our business meeting, Pamela Ag support staff who will be handling the Master Gar- Resech of the DNR will show the Mead DVD, which will us great dener area as well. Her name is Denise Rocha and background of information about the Mead Wildlife Area. While she is excited to meet all of you. inside, she will also show us the items that were purchased with the grant money from the PCMGV. Then we will be taken on a Please email her at [email protected] or tour/hike of the gardens. call her at 715-346-1316. August 2015 Calendars of Send any emails to her that you would like forwarded Volunteers Needed — Rosholt Fair to all the Master Gardeners. Volunteers are again needed at the Rosholt Fair. We need vol- unteers from Thursday, September 3—Monday, September 7 in a number of areas as follows:

Thursday, September 3rd (4pm-9pm) Help Placing Entries: Help exhibitors get entries to right areas, organize exhibits within each Department & Lot #, help exhibitors display fruits and vegetables correctly, help with questions, other duties as needed. Articles for the newsletter should be submitted by the 10th of the month Friday, September 4th (8:30am to approx. 2pm) for publication that month. Judge’s Assistants: check in exhibits, transport exhibits to judg- ing area, record placings, staple ribbons on entries, assist judges Submit to: Gail Zalewski : with other duties as needed. [email protected] or 715-570-3108 Friday, September 4 (2pm-9pm) – One hour shifts, sign up for as many hours as you wish Please send any address changes to: Building Monitors: organize and help display exhibits, monitor Denise Rocha: building & exhibits, answer questions on exhibits, sweep/pick up [email protected] trash. or 715-346-1316 Saturday, September 5th (9am-9pm) One hour shifts, sign up YOUR WEBSITES: for as many hours as you wish Building Monitors: monitor building & exhibits, answer questions Portage County UW-Extension: on exhibits, sweep/pick up trash. http://portage.uwex.edu Sunday, September 6th (9am-9pm) One hour shifts, sign up UW-Extension: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ for as many hours as you wish

Building Monitors: monitor building & exhibits, answer questions UW-Extension Publications: http://learningstore.uwex.edu on exhibits, sweep/pick up trash.

WI Master Gardener Blog : Monday, September 7th (2pm-6pm) One hour shifts, sign up http://fyi.uwex.edu/wimastergardener/ for as many hours as you wish Building Monitors: monitor building & exhibits, help clean up WI State Master Gardener: http://wimastergardener.org building as exhibitors collect exhibits, sweep/pick up trash.

If you are available please contact Todd at 715-677-4838 or via email at [email protected]. Thank-you — Todd Teuchert 8l

August 2015 Calendars of Events Underlined events qualify for continuing educational hours. 4 – Garden Open House and Farm Tour – Hancock – At the Hancock Research Station, beginning at 4:00 p.m. For info con- 23 – Homegrown Hydroponics – De Pere – Join Darran Vollmar tact Peggy Moran at (715) 335-6641. of Ledgeview Gardens from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. for a tour of the hydroponic greenhouses at Ledgeview Gardens and learn how a 8 – Garden Tours – Brookfield – Free tour of the Eble Flower hydroponic garden can increase your yield of tomatoes, peppers, and Vegetable gardens from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Eble Park is and other plants! At Ledgeview Gardens, 5291 Cottonwood Ln, part of the Waukesha County Park System. All produce grown in De Pere. $18 ($9 members). For info contact the Green Bay Bo- the space is donated to the Waukesha Food Pantry during the tanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay, WI at (920) 490- growing season. MGVs will be available to answer questions. At 9457. 19400 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield. For info visit fyi.uwex.edu/ sewmg/ or call (414) 256-4600. 25-27 – WI Farm Tech Days – Sun Prairie (Dane Co.) – This premier exposition – the largest ag show in WI – is also one of the 8 – Garden Tours – Pewaukee – Free tour of the rain garden at largest in the nation. The three-day outdoor event showcases the the Pewaukee Public Library from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This gar- latest improvements in production agriculture, including many den celebrates its 9th year in May. Approximately 1100 native practical applications of recent research findings and technologi- plant seedlings were planted in early May, 2006. The garden was cal developments. For info see the WI Farm Tech Days website. planted as a detention pond for collecting/draining the rainwater and snow melt from the parking lot and large parts of the roof. 26 – Tough Perennials – Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville MGVs will be available to answer questions. At the Pewaukee – With Mark Dwyer, RBG Director of Horticulture from 6:30 to 8:00 Public Library, 210 Main Street, Pewaukee. For info visit p.m. $10 ($7 members). For info see the Rotary Gardens website. fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/ or call (414) 256-4600. 27 – Invaders in the Landscape – Green Bay Botanical Gar- 8 – Garden Tours – Oconomowoc – Free tours at the Nugene- den, Green Bay – Just when you thought you have conquered all sis Farm vegetable garden from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Nugenesis the invasive plants in your landscape, guess what? There’s has over 5,000 square feet including over 70 raised garden beds, more… Plants we planted (some sold in nurseries) have turned to dedicated to hands on garden education & vegie production. It being invaders of the landscape. The DNR has released the up- provides fresh produce to the Oconomowoc Food Pantry. There’s dated version of the NR40. Come learn if you have the plants on a hoop house for year-round production. Nugenesis, N68W33208 the most unwanted list. Part of this class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. County Road K, Oconomowoc (see www.nugenesisfarm.org/ for will be held outdoors. $18 ($9 members). directions). MGVs will be available to answer questions. For info BOERNER BOTANICAL GARDENS: For info or to register contact visit fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/ or call (414) 256-4600. Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales

Corners, WI 53130 at (414) 525-5659 or email [email protected]. 15-16 – Daylily Plant Sale – Madison – The WI Daylily Society CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENS: 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe IL will hold its 25th annual sale in a 4,000 square-foot tent at Olbrich 60022. Phone: (847) 835-5440. Botanical Gardens. There will be thousands of plants with more GARDENS OF THE FOX CITIES: Register for classes on the Event than 800 different kinds to choose from. A list of cultivars for sale Calendar. For info contact Gardens of the Fox Cities, 1313 E. Witzke (all are registered with the American Hemerocallis Society) will be Blvd. Appleton, WI 54911 at (920) 993-1900. posted on the WI Daylily Society website 7-10 days before the GOTTFRIED PRAIRIE AND ARBORETUM: For info contact Gott- sale. For info contact Rosemary Kleinheinz at (608) 221-1933. fried Prairie and Arboretum, 400 University Dr, Fond du Lac at (920) 313-0190 see the GP&A website. 18 – Twilight Garden Tour – Spooner ARS, Spooner – The GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN: For more info, contact Teaching and Display Garden at the Spooner Ag Research Sta- the Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Road, P.O. Box tion, including the award-winning All American Selections (AAS) 12644, Green Bay, WI 54307-2644 at (920) 491-3691 ext 103 display garden, will be at their peak. There will be a number of MN LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM: For info contact the Education Department, Minnesota Arboretum, P.O. Box 39, Chansassen, MN exhibits and experts attending to answer questions starting at 4:00 5531-0039 at (952) 443-1422. p.m. At the Spooner Ag Research Station, 3/4 mile east of the NORTHWIND PERENNIAL FARM: For info contact Northwind Per- intersection of 253-63 and 70 on Hwy. 70. For info see the web- ennial Farm, 7047 Hospital Rd, Burlington, WI 53105 at (262) 248- site or call (715) 635-3735. 8229 or [email protected]. OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS: For info contact Olbrich Botani- 19 – All About Trees – Green Bay Botanical Garden, Green cal Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704; phone (608) Bay – Trees are an important part of our daily lives, they provide 246-4550 or download the Classes and Workshops Brochure. Pre- shade, shelter, reduce energy costs, and are just plain nice to look registration required, including online registration at the OBG wesite. at. Brown Co. UW-Ext Hort Educator Vijai Pandian will focus on ROTARY BOTANICAL GARDENS– For info contact Kris Koch at tree ID and how to select the right tree for the specific location in 608-752-3885 ext. 17 or register online or download a registration your landscape. Wear your walking shoes – part of this class from form at //http://rotarybotanicalgardens.org/events/ 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. will be held outdoors. $18 ($9 members). l 59

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August Garden Guide  Mulch dahlias to conserve moisture and eliminate weeds.  By the end of the month, start withholding water from amaryllis.  Stake plants with heavy blooms. Amaryllis requires an eight-week period of drought to bloom.  Order spring-flowering bulbs for fall planting. Place in cool basement for three-month rest.  Keep phlox plants deadheaded. Never let phlox go to seed if you  Sow cover crops in vegetable garden areas not in use. want to keep colors true.  Cut and dry or freeze herbs. Pick herbs just before blossoms  Start seeds of daisy, coreopsis, sweet william and pansy in peat open for best flavor. pots or nursery beds. Transfer to permanent beds in late Sep-  Inspect corn regularly. Corn pests become abundant in mid- tember. or early October. August.  Cut gladiolus blooms leaving maximum amount of foliage on  Keep eggplant and peppers picked so younger fruit develops. plants.  Plant late crops of radishes, lettuce, spinach and beets.  Transplant and divide iris and day lily.  Mid-August to mid-September is the best time to establish grass  Watch for red spider mites on phlox. seed. Keep soil moist at all times or seed will dry and die.  In mid-month, take cuttings of coleus, geraniums and other  Plant evergreens now through mid-September so they are well plants for winter houseplants. established before winter.  Plant chrysanthemums for fall color. Fall planted chrysanthe-  Remove thatch from lawn if more than one-half inch thick. mums need extra winter protection.  Tip layer black and purple raspberries for replacement.  Plant Madonna lily and Japanese and Siberian iris.  Fertilize strawberries with 10-10-10 fertilizer applied at 2-3  Continue watering flowerbeds at least once a week during dry pounds per 100 square feet. Thin plants if needed. periods.  Maintain lime-sulfur spray program on tree fruit to control apple  Plant or transplant oriental poppies. Do not mulch, as they prefer and pear scab and certain other diseases. hot, sun-baked ground.  Collect and bury diseased, mummified plums for future brown-rot  Bring poinsettias indoors. control. 10l