Look for reblooming daylilies 8
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Ripley Bee
July is the peak season for most daylilies. Their stunning blooms dominate our perennial gardens right now, but by August most of them will be finished blooming. The exception is so-called “reblooming” daylilies, which can give you constant color for much of the gardening season. Our personal favorite, the frilly, bright lemon-yellow “Happy Returns,” represents this new generation of re-blooming daylilies. The golden yellow “Stella D’Oro” was introduced several years before Happy Returns, so it’s more common. Starting with full, compact, emerald green plants that look like ornamental grass, both varieties are covered with blooms by late May. Daylilies get their name from the fact that each flower bud will bloom for only one day and then wither. Healthy plants have many buds on each stalk, and multiple stalks on each plant, so they provide color for quite a long season even though each flower lasts less than 24 hours. All daylilies bloom heavily for about a month starting in late May or early June, and then set seed on pods on
each bloom stalk. If these pods are removed, the plant will focus its energy on expanding the root system. With most daylily varieties, the show lasts a month or so and then it’s over until next year. Re-blooming daylilies will give you a repeat performance later in the year as long as the root system is expanding. They will rest for a week or two after their spring flush, and then bloom sporadically until frost. The key to their extended season is constant expansion of the root system, since blossom production is directly tied to root growth. This is why newly planted daylilies will bloom more heavily and longer; once the soil becomes exhausted, or compacted soil restricts root growth, they will not rebloom. By mid-July, re-blooming daylilies have replaced their blooms with a crop of seed pods, and the foliage is streaked with brown. Not a pretty sight. At this point in the season we recommend cutting the entire plant off at ground level, and fertilizing with Espoma Bulb-Tone or Flower Tone. This mid-season haircut and feeding makes re-
bloomers bounce back stronger than ever. Healthy plants immediately put up fresh green foliage, and within a month they’ll be covered with blooms once again. Daylily clumps become root-bound eventually, running out of fertile, loose soil to expand into. Every five years or so you should dig the clumps up and divide them, mixing Bulb Tone or Flower Tone into the loosened soil. You can cut through the matted clumps with a bread knife, pruning saw or sharp spade. When you plant daylilies (or any plant for that matter) you should dig a hole much wider than you need to, and mix a good time-release fertilizer into the soil as you refill around the plant. Espoma Bulb-Tone works best for daylilies, because it’s rich in bone meal and trace minerals that help feed healthy blooms. The better you do at planting daylilies originally, the longer you can wait before you have to divide them. The daylily is often called "the perfect perennial," due to its dazzling colors, drought tolerance, hardiness, and generally carefree nature. Daylilies make a terrific ground cover on banks and under fences, crowding out weeds. Re-bloomers like
In an effort to address the challenges of returning to high school athletics and activities amidst the COVID19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Learning Center has collaborated with the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) to develop a new free online course “COVID-19 for Coaches and Administrators.” The course includes information from the “Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics and Activities” document that was released by the NFHS in May for its 51 member state high school associations to consider in restarting high school athletics and other activity programs across the nation. Additionally, the new Learning Center course offers vital information on COVID-19 for coaches and school administrators on conducting workouts, practices and contests as safely as possible, according to Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services. “While we know states – and communities within states – are in different phases concerning COVID19, we wanted to have a resource available for the interscholastic community to assist returning to activity,” Schuster said. “This course discusses what coaches and administrators can do to limit the spread of COVID-19, including practicing hygiene and cleaning, social distancing when possible, and the importance of recording who is at each workout, practice and game to track exposure.” Schuster commended SMAC for its contributions
to the guidance document, which provided the foundation for the free “COVID-19 for Coaches and Administrators” course. NFHS SMAC is comprised of a 15-member advisory committee composed of medical doctors, certified athletic trainers, high school coaches and officials, research specialists and state high school association executives that regularly develops position statements related to medical aspects of conducting high school athletics. “Dr. Michael Koester, chair of the NFHS SMAC, is one individual who especially should be thanked. He put extra time into the development of this course and allowed us to turn this course around very quickly,” Schuster said. “His efforts coincide with the goals of the NFHS Learning Center in providing timely and valuable educational materials for state associations and all constituents within the interscholastic community. It is our hope that this course will be another helpful resource and one that can assist the restart of interscholastic programs when each state is ready." For more information and to access the “COVID-19 for Coaches and Administrators” course from the Learning Center, please visit: nfhslearn.com/courses/covid -19-for-coaches-and-administrators. To view the Learning Center’s entire course catalog, please visit: https://nfhslearn.com/course s.
About the National Federation of State High School Associations
(NFHS) The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,500 high schools and 12 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 7.9 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; offers online publications and services for high school coaches and officials; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, speech and debate coaches, and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org.
UC Clermont College and UC Blue Ash College were scheduled to hold a free in-person Express Application Event on their respective campuses Wednesday, July 15. The last day to apply for admission to UC Clermont or UC Blue Ash for Fall Semester 2020 is July 24. Attendees can schedule an appointment with admissions representatives from either college between 1-7 p.m. The colleges will waive the $50 application fee for anyone who applies during the event. Attendees can also learn about the varied academic degree and certificate programs offered at UC Clermont and UC Blue Ash and learn about financial aid, One Stop Student Services and academic advising.
To comply with public health directives related to the COVID-19 pandemic, all attendees are asked to follow these rules and guidelines during the event: • Reservations are required. No walk-ins are allowed. • There is a limit of two guests for each student who registers to attend. • There is a limit of 25 guests for each one-hour session; all guests must follow social distancing guidelines. • All guests must wear a mask while on campus. This is University of Cincinnati policy. • Attendees will remain in their cars until their scheduled appointments and receive a text when it’s time to check in. • Students will then have
'COVID-19 for Coaches and Administrators' course now available from NFHS Learning Center
UC colleges application event
the opportunity to complete their application or confirmation on laptops that are provided and thoroughly disinfected. Once completed, colleges will waive the $50 fee to apply or confirm. • The presentation room and application/confirmation room will the cleaned and disinfected following each session.
RSVP and schedule your appointment at https://www.uc.edu/regionals.html. For questions or assistance with registration with the UC Clermont Express Application event, call 513-732-5319 or email Clermont.admissions@uc.e du. For the UC Blue Ash event, call 513-745-5700 or e m a i l admissions@ucblueash.edu
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If re-blooming Daylilies are cut back and fertilized when they turn brown, they will come back and bloom better than ever. (GoodSeed Farm photo)
“Happy Returns” and “Stella D’Oro” do a wonderful job as perennial borders. Every garden should have some.
Steve Boehme is a landscape designer/installer specializing in landscape “makeovers”. “Let’s Grow” is published weekly;
column archives are online at www.goodseedfarm.com. For more information call GoodSeed Farm Landscapes at (937) 587-7021.
Press release
Ripley-Union-LewisHuntington High School boys golf team practice will be held August 3, 4,
and 5 at Kenton Station Golf Course in Maysville, KY from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Sports physicals are required before student/athletes may participate.
The practice sessions are open for all students in grades 9-12. Any questions may be sent to Mr. Scanlan at Michael.scanlan@rulh.us.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors President Dan Leffingwell has announced today that Bob Goldring has been named interim executive director, effective immediately. Goldring has served as the OHSAA senior director of operations and is completing his 25th year as a member of the staff. Goldring is serving as interim executive director in place of Jerry Snodgrass, who assumed leadership duties in July 2018 when Dan Ross resigned after 14 years at the helm. Snodgrass is leaving after 12 total years with the OHSAA following a 31-year career in education as a teacher, coach and administrator. While leading the administrative functions until a permanent executive director is selected, Goldring will also work closely with state government leaders and school district administrators in developing a plan for return to play in the fall. The OHSAA will conduct a nationwide search beginning immediately to fill the executive director vacancy. “Through a collaborative effort, we look forward to Bob guiding us and, more
importantly, the OHSAA providing guidance to our member schools on the anticipated re-start of interscholastic athletics this fall,” said Leffingwell, superintendent of the Noble Local Schools in Sarahsville. “He brings a solid understanding of the association’s responsibilities to serve member schools and administer sports. Bob is a proven relationship-builder who will reliably serve our member schools until the position is filled permanently." During the 2015-16 school year, Goldring was also the OHSAA acting executive director from midMarch to mid-June of 2016 when Ross was on medical leave. A graduate of Orrville High School, he holds two degrees from The Ohio State University. He joined the OHSAA in the fall of 1995 as director of information services, was promoted to assistant commissioner in June 2005 and served in that role until becoming senior director of operations in August 2008. "I am honored by the confidence the Board has placed in me," Goldring said. "We have a solid team of knowledgeable and dedicated professionals at the OHSAA
who are committed to serving our member schools. My top priorities are to prepare for return to play this fall and successfully lead the team until a permanent executive director is hired.”
RULH High School golf team practice set for Aug. 3, 4, 5
Bob Goldring named OHSAA Interim Executive Director
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