Club members were treated to a nice garden outing with a trip to WPT Garden Expo.  With a slight adjustment to the bus schedule and recruiting a bus driver from NASCAR, we made it to the Expo in time for the 10:00 a.m. seminars with time to spare.  Most club members found several seminars that were worthwhile.  The only problem that came up was finding a seat in some of the more popular seminars.

The trip organizers deserve a vote of thanks from the club, especially Barb, Jane and Sue along with Barbara P for the good job on publicity.

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PLANTS IN THE GROUND!  PLANTS IN THE GROUND!

This is the time of the year that we should be thinking about starting seeds indoors for plants for our vegetable gardens.  Below are dates for starting seeds for some of the more common vegetables.

onion & leeks - March 1
cabbage - March 15
broccoli - March 15
lettuce - March 15
eggplant - March 20
peppers - March 20
tomatoes - April 1
pumpkins - May 1
squash - May 1
melons - May 1

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SEEDS, SEEDS, SEEDS......

The garden club has again purchased flower, vegetable, and herb seeds from 'America the Beautiful'.  This organization provides slightly outdated seeds to non-profit organizations for just the cost of shipping and handling.  We will be giving the seeds to food pantries and other groups.

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GARDEN RECIPE ~
 

 Sawdust Pie

7 egg whites

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

1 9 inch pie crust

Mix together the egg whites (unbeaten) and sugar.   Stir in the graham cracker crumbs, pecans and coconut.  Stir into an unbaked pie shell.  Bake at 325 until glossy and set (about 25-30 min). Do not overbake.  Center should be gooey.  Serve with sliced bananas and whipped cream.