RE: Lotus

Ah, Chris, you're singing to the choir. There are different levels of
knowledge among MGs. Some have much more 'hands on' knowledge than book
smarts about it all. When I started keeping track of the plant list of
about 1400 plants, they had previously been listing things as eg.:
Lamiaceae Ciliata. Many don't know the difference between a family and a
genus.


I had just recently given them a friendly lecture on their wish lists
citing just what you said, "supposed to be Master Gardeners!". They
should make an effort to grow a few easy things from seed and they
shouldn't be asking for $50 in dahlias just to let them rot in the
ground. I've often suggested to them that we have a terrific library
right there, but they just don't like looking things up.


At one point I had to actually write instructions on how to pot a
division. When we dug plants from the garden to put in our plant sales,
most of them would dig a plant whole and then plunk it into the biggest
pot they could find. We provide all the materials and tools, but I guess
since they were getting rid of it they didn't care.


On the plus side though, they are mostly wonderful, friendly people -
most with much more experience with plants than I have. Maybe I just
take things to seriously.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Chris Petersen <chris@widom-assoc.com>
> I'm sorry, but these are supposed to be Master Gardeners!  Shame on them!
> They of all people should have the resources to LOOK THINGS UP if they are
> not sure of plant names. Kitty, you should insist that they give you the
> correct names- or no order! Make them do the research, they might learn
> something!
> 
> Chris Petersen (Not a Master Gardener)
> 
>   
> Northport, Long Island, New York
>  Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
>  
> chris@widom-assoc.com
> My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
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