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Happy Spring!

Spring has sprung!

2010 Garden Club Scholarship

The North Stonington Garden Club has begun its annual scholarship award program.

This year, a $1,000 award will be given to a North Stonington resident, or a relative of a member of the North Stonington Garden Club, who will be or is currently pursuing a higher education degree in the study of horticulture, conservation, environmental studies, plant science, landscape design/architecture, or a related field.

The application form can be downloaded here (pdf file).

Applications are due by May 15, 2010.

Please contact Stella Elbaum, email sneves@comcast.net, if you have any questions about the process.

Results of Tomato Poll

We have winners! The final results of the NS Garden Club Tomato Poll of 2010 are as follows:

Paste Tomatoes, 75 votes total
Amish Paste, 16 votes; 21%
Banana Legs, 12 votes; 16%
Black Plum, 11 votes; 15%
San Marzano, 11 votes; 15%

Salad Tomatoes, 81 votes total
Cherokee Purple, 14 votes; 17%
Pineapple, 13 votes; 16%
Italian Giant Beefsteak, 12 votes; 15%
Garden Peach, 10 votes; 12%

Cherry Tomatoes, 71 votes total
Velvet Red, 15 votes; 21%
Lemon Drop, 14 votes; 20%
Snowberry, 10 votes; 14%
Chocolate Cherry, 10 votes; 14%

You can find pictures and descriptions of these tomatoes on our Tomatoes 2010 page, or on the Totally Tomatoes website. Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll. We will be ordering these seeds and growing the plants this spring, and they will be available at the NS Garden Club Plant Sale on May 8th at the NS Elementary School on Route 2. Supplies, as always, will be limited, so come early to be sure you get the plants you want!

Latest Info on Late Blight of Tomatoes, Potatoes

From the University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Center

Some key points: The late-blight pathogen can only survive the winter on living tissue, such as undug potatoes or discarded plants buried in compost piles. Buy disease-resistant tomato varieties, and don't use last year's potatoes as seed tubers. Read the whole bulletin for details (pdf file).

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