A32-Lancaster Farming Saturday December 6, 2003
Second Annual Pennsylvania Garden Expo In March 2004
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Now four days, the sec
ond annual Pennsylvania Garden
Expo will take place March 11-14
in the new state-of-the-art
175,000-square-foot Exposition
Hall of the Harrisburg Farm
Show Complex.
This year's show will again
Pa. Maple Syrup Production Down
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Pennsylvania’s 2003
maple syrup production is esti
mated at 48,000 gallons, down 13
percent from last year’s produc
tion of 55,000 gallons, according
to the Pennsylvania Agricultural
Statistics Service. The value of
the syrup produced in 2002 is es
timated at $1.47 million, down
from the $1.75 million in the year
2001.
The number of taps in Penn
sylvania totaled 364,000 during
2003 compared with 337,000 taps
the year before. Pennsylvania’s
yield for the year 2003 averaged
0.132 gallons per tap, down from
the 0.163 gallons per tap last
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UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) The most important steps
in caring for a young tree start
before you buy the tree, accord
ing to a community forestry ex
pert in Penn State’s College of
Agricultural Sciences.
“The crucial part of picking a
tree is matching a tree to the spot
you've picked out,” said Bill El
mendorf.
assistant
professor of urban and
community forestry in
the School of Forest
Resources.
Think carefully
about the color, size
and branching shape
of a tree before choos
ing a planting site. Ex
amine the site condi
tions for soil pH. soil
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feature about 20 flowering walk
through gardens designed by top
central Pennsylvania landscapers
and nurseries. A total of 40 mas
ter gardeners, landscapers, and
horticultural professionals will
conduct “how-to” seminars and
demonstrations on making gar
dening easier and more enjoya-
year.
Nationally, maple syrup pro
duction in 2003 totaled 1.25 mil
lion gallons. Production was val
ued at $38.4 million. The number
of taps is estimated at 6.62 mil
lion, down 2 percent from 2002.
The yield per tap is estimated to
be 0.187 gallons, down from
0.206 gallons in 2002. The 2003
tapping season lasted an average
of 50 days, compared to 52 days
in 2002. Syrup color was mostly
medium to dark. The sap’s sugar
content was higher than last
year’s with approximately 41 gal
lons of sap was required to pro
duce a gallon of syrup, in con
trast with 45 gallons in 2002.
compaction, presence of sun or
shade, and moisture.
Pick a tree that is tolerant of
the conditions and can adapt eas
ily to the site.
When buying the tree, spend
as much time as possible check
ing for damage, disease or quality
problems. Don’t buy a tree be
cause it’s on sale.
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ble. The show' will also feature a
marketplace and exhibits by gar
den clubs and plant societies.
Roger Swain, host of WHTM
TV’s “People, Place, and Plants”
and best known as the “man in
the red suspenders” will be
among the speakers on March
12-13.
Among the walk-through gar
dens scheduled are a bonsai gar
den, a children’s garden, a natu
ral-habitat garden, and a railway
garden. Many gardens feature a
water element.
PCO Annual Meeting Set For Dec. 10
MILLERSTOWN (Perry Co.)
Pennsylvania Certified Organ
ic (PCO) will conduct its annual
meeting Dec. 10 at the Perry Val
ley Grange Hall, Millerstown,
from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cheryl Cook, Pennsylvania
deputy secretary of agriculture,
will be the featured speaker.
The day will include organic
standards workshops, speakers,
outstanding volunteer awards,
and a homemade family-style
supper.
• 1 p.m. - Registration and in
troductions, brief standards up
date.
• 1:30 p.m. - Inspection and re
cordkeeping tips.
• 2 p.m. - Ask PCO: Staff will
be available to answer questions
about organic standards
and PCO procedures. This
is an opportunity to dis-
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The numerous vendors in the
marketplace will be selling every
thing from lawn services to live
plants and gardening.
The expo is being put together
by the non-profit Pennsylvania
Green Industry Foundation, Inc.,
along with co-participant the
Pennsylvania Department of Ag
riculture. Current sponsors in
clude ABC 27 and Weis Markets.
Proceeds from the pre-show
Gala, the Expo itself, and the
Plant Auction on March 14 will
benefit the beautification of
Harrisburg.
cuss concerns and make sugges
tions for improvement.
• 2:30 - Soil and animal nutri
tion. Bring soil tests along to dis
cuss with the experts.
• 3:15 - Break.
• 3:30 - Organic farmers ex
change
• 4:30 - Cheryl Cook, deputy
secretary of agriculture for mar
keting and economic develop
ment, “Opportunities for Organic
Farmers in Pennsylvania.”
• 5 p.m. - Break
• 5:30 p.m. - Business meeting:
committee reports, bylaws
changes, and board elections.
• 6:30 p.m. - Awards.
• 7 p.m. - Dinner and social
hour.
Workshops and annual meet
ing are free for PCO members
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Terry Bush, director of Penn
sylvania Green Industry Founda
tion. said, “we are excited about a
show like this. Gardening is al
ready the nation's No. 1 outdoor
activity, and it’s becoming more
and more popular each year.’’
Bush said applications are still
being accepted from vendors in
terested in taking part in the
expo.
More information on the show
itself is available by calling (717)
796-1181, e-mailing pagardenex
po@comcast.net, or visiting
www.pagardenexpo.com.
and guests. Banquet meals are
charged as follows; PCO certi
fied, supporting and business
members receive two free meals;
associate members receive one
free meal; nonmembers pay $l2
for adults; $6 for children 12 and
under.
To register, contact PCO as
soon as possible by phone at
(814) 364-1344, fax at (814)
364-4431, or e-mail www.paorga
nic.org.
PCO seeks volunteer gift box
contributions. To participate, do
nate 24 items lor “thank you
boxes” given as awards to PCO’s
indispensable volunteers. Con
tributors' names will be an
nounced during the awards pre
sentation.
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