[Lekooks] LCUUC Plant Sale

Thu May 5 07:51:33 CDT 2016

The plant sale is coming up in a couple of weeks (May 20 - 21). We have  
been advised by Catherine Marrari, who is a member of South East Wisconsin  
Master Gardeners, about the threat of "jumping worms" (really), which have 
been  introduced from Southeast Asia. see the UW-Ext web page about the worms 
at: https://fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/files/2011/02/FD-Jumping-Worms-1.pdf. 

As a precaution, we are advised that you should dig up the plants you wish  
do donate a few days ahead of time, carefully wash off all of the soil (the 
worm  larvae and cocoons, which are very small, are the problem) and pot 
them in  commercial potting soil. 

We know this is an inconvenience, but the threat from the spread of these  
invasive worms is real, and we really should do what we can to prevent, or 
at  least retard, it.

Thanks,

Gerry & Esther Flakas

____________________________________
 From: hiking4us at gmail.com
To: gerflak at aol.com
Sent: 5/2/2016 1:43:57  P.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: Jumping Worms - [SEW-MG] Pot A Thon  Schedule for Week

Hi Esther,

I wanted to follow up with our conversation yesterday about Jumping  Worms. 
 Below is an email regarding preparations that the  Southeastern WI Master 
Gardeners (SEW-MG) are making as they plan  for their Plant Sale in May to 
avoid inadvertently spreading  jumping worms.  I was also surprised to see 
that the worms are  now in Waukesha Co. too.  Please see the UW-Ext webpage 
about the  worms at:
https://fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/files/2011/02/FD-Jumping-Worms-1.pdf. 
The DNR has listed them as a prohibited invasive species in  WI.  It's 
unfortuate that we need to worry about this - but I felt it was  important that 
you (and the church) knew about this new species and  it's yet unknown 
threat/impact to our environment.

- Catherine Marrari

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Judy  Williamson <mgvjudy at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, April 23,  2016
Subject: [SEW-MG] Pot A Thon Schedule for Week
To: Master Gardeners  <sewmg at lists.uwex.edu>

Here is the schedule of  Pot A Thons for the coming  week. 
As always, help  is always welcomed and needed. No sign up is  required! 
Just  come when you can and leave when you need to. 
Important  reminder: 
If  you are bringing plants from your own garden, they must be bare  root. 
This  is due to the possibility of jumping worms.   
Explanation  of jumping worms can be found on the Perennial Plant Sale  
page. 
http://fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/perennial-plant-sale/ 
Monday  April 25, 2016  Cancelled 
Tuesday  April 26,  2016  9:00am
Carolyn  Hofman
3780 North Calhoun Rd,  Brookfield   
_Directions_ 
(https://www.google.com/maps/place/3780+N+Calhoun+Rd,+Brookfield,+WI+53005/@43.086903,-88.1272727,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88050129591
71bb3:0xc1b5be8ee1a357cc) 

(http://classic.mapquest.com/maps?city=Oconomowoc&state=WI&address=1301+Thomas+Trl&zipcode=53066-4264&country=US&latitude=43.08998&longitude=-88.49864&
geocode=ADDRESS) Thursday  April 28, 2016 9:00am
Patty  Witt     (lunch will be served)
16508 W Melody Ct
New Berlin,  WI  53151  
_Directions_ 
(https://maps.yahoo.com/place/?lat=42.962829521146084&lon=-88.12000751495361&q=16508%20W%20Melody%20Ct%20New%20Berlin,%20%20WI%20%2053151&b
b=42.9672104,-88.13042521,42.95844833,-88.10958982&addr=16508%20W%20Melody%2
0Ct%20New%20Berlin,%20%20WI%20%2053151)  
Friday  April 29,  2016 9:00am
Eble  Park
19400 W Bluemound Road
Brookfield, WI.
_Directions_ 
(https://search.yahoo.com/search/?p=19400%20W.%20Bluemound%20Road%20Brookfield,%20WI%20us)  
Saturday April  30, 2016 9:00am
Ed  Kraus    (lunch will be served)
11625 W. James Ave
Franklin,   WI   53132-1135   
_Directions_ 
(http://classic.mapquest.com/maps?city=Franklin&state=WI&address=11626+W+James+Ave&zipcode=53132-1136&country=US&latitude=42.92617&longitud
e=-88.059835&geocode=ADDRESS)  

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