Felder Rushing

       Invite a friend to our annual

   Gathering in the Garden Lecture

          Thursday, September 16th

      Kingsport Renaissance Center

                  1200 Center Street

                               7 pm

A 10th generation southern gardener renowned for hisoffbeat garden designs and humorous presentations, Felder is aformer Mississippi State Extension urban horticulture specialist, a respected author of hundreds of articles, 15 books (including Passalong Plants, and Tough Plants for Southern Gardens, available for purchase and signing at our meeting), and a distinctly non-stuffy, long-haired board member of the American Horticulture Society. You may have seen his creative garden pictured on the cover of Southern Living Magazine. He describes it as “an overstuffed cottage garden with lot of plants and plenty of …er, “accessories.” To get a taste of the fun that awaits us, visit Felder’s website at http://www.felderrushing.net

Felder’s talk is entitled: “Slow Gardening – Getting The Most Out of Your Garden in All Seasons, Using All Your Senses.”  
From 10-Noon that same day, Felder will lead a hands on “Growing Cool Season Vegetables in Pots” workshop for SAPS at Evergreen Garden Center at 1413 Riverport Road in Kingsport.  The deadline for registration is September 13th.  Fee: $25/members, $45/others includes all materials- plants, pot, and potting medium. Please contact Joy Moore at 423.348.6572 to reserve a place. Attendees will take home a pot filled with an assortment of cool weather edibles.

Thank you, Henere Valk and Evergreen for providing materials and opening yourgreenhouse space to make this workshop possible.

Directions to the Renaissance Center in Kingsport: Exit I 26 at Wilcox Drive. Go straight through the light. You will pass the Meadowview Convention Center and Eastman Credit Union building. Stay on Wilcox until you come to a light at Center Street. Turn left. One block up, turn right to the Renaissance Center. There is ample parking in the back and an elevator to the 3rd floor meeting room.

Best Dressed Tomato winner was Vivi Scott.

Most Original Tomato was submitted by Joey Baldasano and Jamie Almaria.

Biggest Tomato – The winner (over 2 pounds) was entered by Carroll and Faye Tunnell.

Best Tasting Tomatoes

 Best Red or Pink

First Place:  Boston John grown by Nancy Scott

Second Place:  Big Zak’s  grown by Nancy Scott

Third Place ( a tie):

 Florida 91’s grown by Cheryl Broome and

 Mortgage Lifter grown by  Marcia Vandermause

Best Yellow or Orange 

First Place: Lemon Borg grown by Nancy Scott

 Second Place:  Mr. Stripey grown by

 Robert Ellis from Church Hill Senior Garden

Third Place: Carolina Gold grown by

 Jim  LaFollette

Best Multi-Color

First Place: Green Zebra  (grower unknown)

Second Place:  Cherokee Purple grown by LB Kite 

Best Salsa Competition

First Place:  Jolly Hill

Second Place:   Shannon Clark

Third Place:    Beth Faber

 Recipes 

There were many requests for two different recipes which we are happy to offer here.

Jolly’s Salsa

submitted by Jolly Hill

1 gallon tomatoes, peeled and chopped (16 cups)

1/2 gallon  chopped green peppers 

1/2 gallon chopped onions

1 cup vinegar

1/4 cup pickling salt

1 T dried oregano

1 T dried cilantro or (3 T fresh)

3/4 cup minced garlic

2T dried red pepper flakes

4 cans tomato paste

Mix all except tomato paste and boil for 20 minutes.  Add tomato paste and boil another 15 minutes.  Put in hot jars and seal.  Makes 10 pints.

Tomato Veggie Juice

submitted by Celia Cox

 
Using a large stainless steel pot, add

about 2 gallons Roma tomatoes

1 green pepper

1 onion cut up

Several garlic cloves

2-3 stalks celery

2 cups basil leaves

Parsley,  if desired

 
Heat until tomatoes and veggies are soft. Run through a food mill and add salt to taste and

about 1 T sugar.

 
Chill before serving.

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