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MARY HONRUD look as though they’ve died, but still I FOR FARM & RANCH water the pots weekly. Usually they’ll I didn’t think it was that time of year resurrect themselves and bloom again yet, but apparently it is: The seed cata- the next fall. Some of them stay leafed logues are arriving in the mail even as out and will bloom during the summer. the snow continues to fall! I have no explanations for my success There was a meme on Facebook re- with them, other than I keep caring for cently that noted: “Now that Christmas them. is over, I’m ready for summer.� These I also bring in geraniums. I’m sure seed companies have taken that to heart. many others do, too, although the exAnd while I yearn for the return of green perts say to let them die off, put the pot outside, I’m really not quite ready to in a cool, dark place for the winter, and start ordering seeds for next spring. to bring them back to the light and reGive me a couple more months of sume watering in the spring. This seems indolence. I’m enjoying lazing about like too much work to me, so I don’t the house, crocheting and catching up on follow the experts’ advice. reading (I love our local library). My geraniums do get very leggy, but I must confess, I do some limited they can be broken off and re-rooted to gardening while inside during the winter start new plants. I usually just stick the months. There are a great many plants cuttings directly into my flowerbeds or I bring inside once the frosts have hit a garden where I want the plant. I’ll shade few times each fall. the cutting with a large plastic cup (with I have brought in annuals that are the bottom of the cup cut off) upended FOR THE HI-LINE FARM & RANCH not meant to be house plants. Some of over them. FOR THE HI-LINE FARM & RANCH Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus, Wyatt Pattison and Advisor Patti these are thriving, while others have Once established, or within week at Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus, Wyatt Pattison and Advisor PattiaArmbrister Armbrister at the state convenstion in Billings. spindly,in Billings. and some few have or two, the cups are removed and saved the gotten state convenstion remained true to their nature in WYATT that PATTISON for use the next spring. (This cup trick WYATT PATTISON they have lived their single season and is employed over all the bedding plants HINSDALE CHAPTER HINSDALE CHAPTERREPORTER REPORTER succumbed. I set out. It saves them from transplantof my Farmers favorites toAmerican) bring inside ing shock.) The State FFA was TheSome State(Future (Future Farmersofof American) FFAConvention Convention washeld held in in Billings Billings on on March March 25 25 -- 28. 28. are myFFA collection of from amaryllis bulbs. I gathered I have blooming my kitchen. Over 1,500 the to compete in ranging Over 1,500 FFAmembers members fromaround around thestate state gathered tobasil compete in State StateinCDEs, CDEs, ranging from from seem totopublic pick a new one each year I have a mint plant I’m trying to keep mechanics speaking. mechanics publicup speaking. before the holiday season.chapter, After they’ve alive. They make the kitchen smell Ten members of the Hinsdale including Cache Younkin, competed in Ten members of the Hinsdale chapter, includingSophomore Sophomore Cache Younkin, competed in mechanmechanbloomed, I leave them in the pot they good. ics, agronomy, farm business management, star greenhand and state creed speaking. When they ics, agronomy, farm business management, star greenhand and state creed speaking. When they weren’t weren’t came with, in the original planting meI have thunbergia blooming and dium. They are placed in a south-facing vining through the blinds in the spare window and I water them deeply once bedroom. I have begonias, both tuberous a week. and annual, blooming in my bedroom. I Come spring, once the dangers of have a birdbath planted with succulents frost are over, I set them out on the back in the living room. deck (north side of the house) so they My home is a bit of a jungle right ** are shaded most of the day. now, and I revel in the contrast between " # $ " # $ * " # $ After about a week of this hardening, the green plants inside and the white
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Creed third place place winner winner and and greenhand greenhandsecond secondplace placewinner winnerMickayla MickaylaJohnson Johnsonaccepting acceptingan anaward awardatatthe the Creed third state convention in Billings. state convention in Billings. competing they went went to to various various workshops workshopspresented presentedby bypast paststate stateofďŹ cers ofďŹ cersand andeven evennational nationalofďŹ cers. ofďŹ cers. competing they Three of our younger members, Elise Strommen, Chaykota Christensen and Halle Beil Three of our younger members, Elise Strommen, Chaykota Christensen and Halle Beil served on the courtesy corp and helped out with contests whenever needed. Our five seserved on the courtesy corp and helped out with contests whenever needed. Our five seniors, Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus and Wyatt Pattiniors, Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus and Wyatt Pattison were awarded awarded their their State State Farmer Farmer Degrees Degrees at at the the State State Degree Degree dinner dinner on on Friday Fridaynight. night. son were There were over over 500 500 members, members, advisors advisors and and their their families familiesattending attendingthat thatdinner. dinner.Mickayla MickaylaJohnson Johnson There were competed for star star greenhand greenhand and and received receivedsecond secondplace. place.She Shealso alsocompeted competedwith withother othercreed creedspeakers speakers competed for from around the state and received third. from around the state and received third.
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An assortment of plants and flowers constitute a small sampling of Honrud's winter gardening crop. Pictured above is her mother-in-law's ama ryllis, which bloomed for Christmas, and which, according to Mary, "is hanging in there for New Years as well." Bottom (L-R): A blossoming begonia (annual), a variety of ivy (also an annual), and a geranium that can be grown indoors or out.
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