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Show Volume XV Issue VIII The Ogden Valley news Page 15 April 1, 2008 Snowcrest Student Art Exhibit on Display at Library Gardening in the Valley in April— Not only in your dreams! By Karen Bastow As the towering piles of winter snow slowly melt inch by inch, you may find yourself wistfully dreaming of green lawns (for that matter even just seeing your lawn again) or the smell of rich, moist earth begging to be readied for spring planting. Perhaps you are anticipating the delight of discovering the first crocus of the season, or feeling slightly envious over the rapidly diminishing snow in the lower valley. If so, you are not alone— the symptoms of spring fever are upon us and a cure needs to be found! Short of taking a snow blower or shovel to the garden, here are some tasks that can get you gardening while the snow still blankets the earth: • Seed Catalogs. Begin planning what you would like to plant. Choose a few new varieties of vegetables or flowers to grow in your garden this year. Seed catalogs are delightful to browse through, and a way to find new ideas and help in planning your garden. If you aren’t receiving seed catalogs, go online and do a search for “seed catalogs” and request some of the available free and colorful catalogs that will fill your mind with visions of spring. • Purchase Seeds. Gardeners from lower elevations are able to plant earlier and so generally buy seeds first at local nurseries and garden centers. Plan to purchase seeds early before they are picked over or unavailable. Consider buying enough seeds to last for two years. Use one set of seeds this year and one next. Then, purchase more seeds next year to use for the following year. This way you will always have a year’s supply of seeds on hand. Seeds are good for several years despite the date on the packet. • Garden Map. Prepare a garden map on paper that shows a layout of your garden and what you will plant where. This will help in ordering seeds and in purchasing plants. Plan any new additions or changes in your garden. If you are creating a new garden, plan out the size, shape, and type of garden you desire. Decide on the method of gardening you wish to incorporate into your landscape. • Garden Journal. Keep a journal from year to year containing interesting details about your garden. It’s fun to track things like the earliest date you are able to plant each year, what you plant, and where it is located. This will also help with crop rotation during another gardening season. Make note of the date you pick the first ripe tomato. Record your successes and ideas for what you would do differently another year. • Start Seedlings. Seedlings can usually be purchased from nurseries and garden centers, but some people like to start their own indoors early enough to be ready to transplant out into the garden as the weather allows. Start seeds about 6 to 8 weeks before the expected date of outdoor transplanting. When starting seeds, use any type of pot with drainage holes. Fill to within 1/2 inch of the top of the container with a good potting soil. Moisten the soil before planting by setting the container in a tray of water, allowing it to wick up through the planting medium. Plant the seeds to a depth of about four times the diameter of the seed. Be sure and plant twice as many seeds as you think you will need. To keep the humidity high, place the container in a plastic bag or cover with plastic while still allowing air to circulate. Keep the container in a warm place, but not in direct sunlight. It will take a week or more for most seedlings to emerge above the surface of the soil. Then, place the container in a good, sunny window with a southern exposure, or use cool-white fluorescent bulbs to provide the necessary light. Keep the seedlings moist, but water carefully so not to drown them. Watering from the bottom works best, but a fine mist sprayer works well too. Good vegetables to start indoors include tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Check the seed packets for any special requirements specific to individual varieties. The students of Snowcrest Jr. High would like to share with the community an exhibit featuring a culmination of art work from each of the 360 members of their school. This spectacular display features items created from diverse media including pen and ink, watercolor, batik, intricately decorated Ukrainian eggs, tapestries, and pastel sketches. The members of Snowcrest Jr. High School’s student body would like to welcome members of the community to come and view this visual representation of their talent, spirit, and aspiration. This fantastic exhibition will be on display at the Ogden Valley Branch Library from April 7 through May 7, 2008. For more information about this event, please call 337-2660. Sixth Grade Hosts Annual Serve To Save Dinner By Montana Wayment 6th grade reporter On March 3, the sixth grade hosted the annual Serve to Save dinner. Many restaurants and businesses donated food, clothes, and many other things. The whole program was run by our own sixth grade. We served, ushered, announced, and had door prizes. It was a very successful night, and we had an amazing turnout. All the money that we earned was donated to one of two charities—Primary Children’s Hospital and St. Anne’s Shelter. All the money went to a good cause. Also, we had a very special guest speaker named Chad Hymas, and wonderful music by Dan Weldon. If you didn’t get the chance to attend this year, please come next. Thank you all so much for supporting the Annual Serve to Save Dinner! Valley Elementary “Serve to Save” Dinner a Success Valley Elementary sixth grade students took the lead in addressing community relief efforts at the fourth annual “Serve to Save” dinner held on March 3 in the school’s gymnasium. Thanks to Red Rock Gardening in our high mountain valley Ranch; Alpine Pizza; Harley and Buck’s can prove to be a challenge at times, but Grille; Snowbasin, A Sun Valley Resort; there are ways to make it work very successfully! Throughout the Valley are many wonderful gardeners who have developed techniques, even in our short growing season, to create successful and productive gardens. If you have ideas to share, or know a neighbor who does, please contact Karen Bastow at 745-4127, or e-mail at gardenofliberty@yahoo.com and those gardeners, ideas, and suggestions will be featured in future articles. Until then, dream on—spring will come to the Valley! Valley Market; Jackson Fork Inn; The Oaks; Gray Cliff; Timbermine; Eats of Eden; Wolf Creek Resort; The Greenery; Destination Eden; Post Asphalt Paving and Construction; Diamond Peak; Valley Extreme Clean; and Dottie Beck’s. Also, a big thanks to inspirational speaker Chad Hymas and singer/songwriter Dan Weldon. Proceeds of over $7500 from Serve to Save went to St. Anne’s Shelter and Primary Children’s Medical Center. One hundred percent of your donation went directly to these charitable organizations. Sixth grade students gained a myriad of skills from their experience, and came to know in a very real way that even 12 year olds can make a great deal of good happen in the community. 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