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Hartge, John and Ellen banished the bat to the night's
embrace. There was no sign whatsoever of how the wee beast
enterred the room although the chiminy was suspected.

There was no Committee Reports of substance nor New
Business.

Questions

Mary Seiler spoke everyone's mind in that this field trip
was a wonderful idea - a round of applause for Caroline
Hussman followed. Mary also asked how to control wild
grape. Like kudzu wild grape can bean aggressive pest best
cut off repeatedly at ground level or exposed to sheep or
goats.

Crows have found Lydia Haviland's corn and are fat and
smart. Mo Chance recommends balloons with eyes - also seems
to work for deer.

Nancy Chance mentions thousands of starlings roosting
nearby. Edwina Erp sympathizes - had same noisy, foul
smelling congregation near her house last year.

Mo Chance asked Jim Bullard if he still has bluebird houses
- yes; lots.

Harold asked Eli Rogers if nets over his grape vines work.
Yes, but they must be anchored or the birds find their way
inside.

Beth Bullard inquired if anyone understands nicotina plants
whose blooms are only fragrant at night. It is understood
that that's just the way the plants behave perhaps to
attract night-flying pollinators.

Jim Bullard mentioned that the franklinia tree is not known
to grow in this area. Sherry Fletcher's mother, Herb Kinney
and Pete Hutton, however, have grown the tree successfully.

Tom Canby wanted to know what makes asperagus plants fall
over - too much fertilizer and not enough support. A
discussion ensued regarding asperagus plants that were
purchased as an all male selection but turning out to
contain lots of females.

Leslie Rogers has a hoxta plant that us muchh taller than
usual - too much fertilizer blamed.

Eli Rogers saw a magnificent fig tree on the Cathedral
grounds. Caroline says it's in a very sheltered spot that