Augusta Area Master Gardeners

A great time Monday with the Augusta Area Master Gardeners at the annual Brown Bag Meeting. I was asked to speak about the "Orange Bulldog" pumpkins as their lunch program.








Best laid plans?

• I put this great PowerPoint program together last week with so many colorful pics.
  

• Loaded up some pumps for "show & tell".


• Practiced so I'd be perfect!
  

Well, worked out for an hour Monday morning(meeting at noon!), took a long, hot bath & attempted to download program to "jump drive" and didn't work..

Plan B ? Go to Daniel Village UPS/Copy store for 30 print outs of program! They gave me a "special" on color "flyers" ...flower budget busted.

The MG's had many questions about the process of growing a field of pumps:

1. What type of spray do you use for mildew?

None this year, that is what this variety was bred for.

2. How did you get involved in the field trial at UGA?

A connection of a local garden buddy(JIM). Jim put me in touch with the professor conducting the trials in 2006, and the seeds came my way!

3. What makes these pumpkins unique?

No two pumpkins are alike. They have deep ridges which makes them interesting to look at. Disease resistance. Beautiful for Thanksgiving. You can grow them in GA!

Tomorrow, 120 3rd Graders!
Blessings from the Garden.
ML