Brenda and Sally with the Fair Exhibit
The Daytime Gardeners of North Haven provided an educational exhibit for the North Haven Fair from September 5th through September 8th, 2024. Club members prepared a display to illustrate the progression from the germination of seeds to seedling growth, pollination, harvest of produce, and the final product that might be made from the plants.
Germination and Seedling Growth
The display progressed from the sprouting bean seeds in a seed tray, to a tray of seedling beans, to a bean plant with beans ready to pick. Crafted bees and butterflies fluttered about the display to demonstrate pollinators which are so important in the process. A box was filled with harvested produce including, zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, peppers of various kinds, peaches, and plums. Herbs were growing on a window
Produce Harvest and products
box hung on the white picket fence and bouquets of flowers decorated the area. The final products included a variety of canned goods such as stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, jams, pickles, and a loaf of zucchini bread.
The Daytime Gardeners are grateful for the contributions of small pumpkins, a sky pencil holly, and a flowering celosia from Bell Nurseries. Frankie Muzio kindly contributed some of his organically grown fruits and vegetables for our harvest box. The Fair was a wonderful event for North Haven and our members enjoyed creating this educational exhibit to share with the community.
Individual members of our garden club also contributed entries in several of the fair exhibits, including vegetables, breads, cookies, flowers, and woodworking. Four first place ribbons, two second place, and two third place ribbons were won.
If you enjoy gardening and activities associated with plants and nature, please contact the Daytime Gardeners at proto.mary@yahoo.com to learn more about membership. Our Face Book page shows many of our projects and provides notices of our upcoming meetings which are open to the public.
