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October 2003
newsletter
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“Daylily Donation”
October 2003 Meeting
Thursday, October 16,
7 PM.
Butterfield
Youth Services,
1180 Highway
WW, in Marshall.
We will meet in the
Board Room on the north side of the building. Our program will be presented by Bob McConnell of McConnell’s Plantland. His topic will be “Growing Daylilies”.
Hardy Members Brave the
Rain
By Larry Arrowood
About 14 hardy
members came to our last meeting, September 18, to brave the wind, rain and
cold. The meeting was held at the
Arrowood’s home with a planned wiener roast and night tour of water
gardens. We cooked our hot dogs
over the fire in the fireplace inside.
It’s not exactly the same as a campfire but it got the job
done. After our meeting and
program, about 6 persons used umbrellas to visit 3 different water
gardens. It’s hard to stop
water gardeners with a little rain water. The lights in and around the water
gardens looked especially beautiful with the wet rocks and plants. We will try to have a dry night tour
next year.
Community Service Project
Cancelled
Our community
service project at the Center for Human Services has been cancelled for this
year. All the people involved in
the development of the new park area there could not complete their planning
and work necessary for us to build the water garden. Everyone who worked on the planning of
the project are disappointed that it will not be built at this time. It is our hope that we will be able to
reschedule the project for another year.
As a substitute project, we are going to
install a small pond and fountain at the Blosser Ladies Home on Eastwood
Street in Marshall. They have a small area next to the
building that is near where the ladies like to sit in nice weather. We plan to install a small pre-formed
pond with a fountain in the middle of it.
Special Daylily Donation
Leta Robb donated a
large number of hybrid Daylilies to the water garden that the club remodeled
at the Living Center
in Marshall. The Daylilies were planted around the
lights that surround the water garden.
Our thanks to Leta for the
donation and to Connie Rieth, Larry and LaDonna Arrowood for planting them.
Polly
Ponders
Dear Polly,
I do not understand
how my fish can live through the winter without food. I have been told not to feed them when
the water is cold. It does not
make sense that they can live that long without eating. Can you explain how that is possible?
Fish
Feeder
Dear Fish Feeder,
You have to remember that fish are not like humans. They sleep through most of the winter
months. (Well, maybe they are like some people) The fish’s systems slow down to
the point they do not use much energy.
They live on the stored fat in their body until the temperature warms
up in the spring. You have been
told right about not feeding the fish when the water temperature drops below
50 degrees. Fish can not digest
food when the water is that cold.
Don’t get in a hurry to feed them in the spring before the water
warms up either. You should not
feel sorry for your fish in winter, they will be fine.
Polly
Send
your questions to:
Polly
Ponder
Saline County Water Garden Club
PO Box 555
Marshall, MO
65340
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