March 11, 2018 meeting

[macmex]

Here's the announcement for our upcoming meeting, as I sent it to the newspaper, today.
I didn't mention that a friend has donated some seeds to give away at our next meeting. I can't remember them all, and they are not with me right now. But I do know she gave nearly a pint of paw paw seed and a large bag of luffa seed.
The meeting is in a new location. Pay attention to that!

George

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Green Country Seed Savers will hold their March meeting on Sunday March 11, at 2 PM. This month we will be meeting at the Woodall United Methodist Church (24736 S. 470 Rd. Tahlequah OK 74464), to make it easier for those who live to the South of Tahlequah.

There is still time to start tomatoes from seed for the 2018 season. Some members will certainly bring tomato seed to this coming meeting (and peppers and squash and…).

Come on out if you would like to learn how to start your own tomato and pepper seeds. There is no need to bring anything, in order to receive seeds which are being shared. It can be hard to “escape” one of our meetings without having some seeds given to you!

Green Country Seed Savers is a group of gardeners, mainly from Green Country. We specialize in learning and sharing how to grow crops in our hot, variable climate; and love to share what varieties have done well here. If we can help you to be a better gardener and, possible how to save and preserve your own seed, we are happy!


Sioux was the #1 most popular tomato in Oklahoma during the 1950s. Within decades it was eclipsed by hybrids and newer varieties, becoming nearly extinct. Darrell Merrell (The Tomato Man) of Tulsa, Oklahoma, realized that it was missing and helped to reintroduce the variety, launching it back into popularity in 1996. If I could only grow ONE tomato, this would probably be it! Sioux is heat tolerant and a heavy producer of medium size, red tomatoes with the best old fashioned flavor.

For questions call or text George McLaughlin Jr at 918-457-8284
email: [e-mail]

[hmoosek]

Wish I could attend, but we have a lot going with Dr. appointments this month. I hope you have a lot of people show. I've never been to a seed trade before.

[hmoosek]

How did it go? I thought about it off and on all day.

[macmex]

Moose, if you ever decide to make the trip up here, we'll make sure you have a place to stay!

The meeting went really well. We had 13 in attendance and such an abundance of seeds to pass around that we still have lots of left overs. Many thanks to Lorretta Bowers, of Peggs, Oklahoma, who donated scads of seeds (but that's just an estimate) of seeds! I need to remember, sometime, to take pictures of a meeting and post them here. The facilities at the Woodall United Methodist Church were very nice, and we were quite thankful for their generous offer to host us.

As a group, we're considering alternating our meeting place, at least between the Woodall United Methodist Church and Grace Liberty Chapel. The former is about 15 minutes South of Tahlequah proper and the later is about that distance North of Tahlequah. This will probably make some meetings more accessible for those who are coming into the area to attend.

We enjoyed a lot of banter and story swapping as well as discussion of how to start tomatoes and peppers. Plus we talked about growing other things like paw paw and gooseberries. It was an enjoyable time!

George  

[hmoosek]

Thank You George!

I sure hope to be able to make it sometime and I'm glad it turned out well.