Extending the Gardening Season

Bulletin from the University of Maine's Cooperative Extension providing information on how to extend the gardening season with a variety of mulches, temporary coverings and permanent structures.

Link to bulletin: The University of Maine

Haywood County Cooperative Extension Center - Master Gardener Program

The Haywood County Cooperative Extension Center is now accepting applications for the popular Master Gardener program.

The Master Gardener training class will begin in January and run through April. The class meets from 9 a.m. till noon on Wednesdays. The cost of the program, including training materials, is $85.

To become a Master Gardener, volunteer participants must complete the entire class and participate in 40 hours of volunteer work through the N.C. Cooperative Service Extension center.

There are currently 120 active Master Gardeners in Haywood County. These Master Gardeners contribute thousands of hours each year through Cooperative Extension programs, and by answering gardening questions through a plant clinic hotline.

Contact phone number: 828.456.3575.

Nevada: Vegetable gardening in small spaces class

Judy Holly - Las Vegas Gardening Examiner, points out that University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) is conducting classes on how to grow vegatables in Las Vegas. The class will cover topics on container gardening techniques and practices. For additional information, click on link to the Las Vegas Examiner site> Space is limited and pre-registration is suggested.

Missouri: Get free six-week training to teach Eating from the Garden curriculum

Classes are coming up for nutrition and gardening enthusiasts who want to teach the Eating from the Garden curriculum at local schools and community centers.

The free six-week training sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on:

• Aug. 12 and Aug. 19 at the MU Extension Center at Pioneer Community College, 2700 E. 18th St.
• Aug. 26 and Sept. 2 at Kansas City Community Gardens, 6917 Kensington Ave.
• Sept. 9 and Sept. 16 at the MU Extension Center, 1106 W. Main St., Blue Springs

Volunteers will receive university training in nutrition, food safety, food preparation, fruit and vegetable production, use of natural fertilizers, pest control and other practical gardening skills.

Once trained, the volunteers teach lessons in nutrition, plant science, hands-on gardening and environmental awareness to encourage fourth and fifth grade children to eat more fruits and vegetables. They also help community groups establish fruit and vegetable gardens.

To apply, contact Molly Fusselman, MU Extension horticulture educator, at fusselmanm@missouri.edu or 816-252-5051.

Maine: Tate House Museum offers more horticulture-related programming this Wednesday

Wednesday garden programs at Tate House Museum continue August 5 with Colonial Herbs: Growing old-fashioned plants for meate and medicine; a talk given by Diana George-Chapin of Heirloom Garden. Diana’s presentation including slides centers on early use of herbs for food, healing, fragrance and dyeing.

Programs continue at 1:00 PM with Preserving the Harvest: Jams, Jellies and Herbal Vinegars. This workshop conducted by Kathie Savoie of University of Maine Cooperative Extension will help you savor the flavor of summer year-round by learning basic steps of canning garden-fresh foods. There is an additional cost for supplies. Please call the museum for more information at 774-6177.

Tate House Museum
1267 Westbrook Street
Portland, ME 04102
207.774.6177

North Dakota: Garden classes starting

The 2009 Master Gardener Program will begin Aug. 28 and will be every Friday until Oct. 6. Each session will start at 8:30 a.m. and finish at noon. The classes will be in the lower level of the law enforcement center in Jamestown. This course is offered by NDSU Extension and will be taught via IVN. Read more:

Penn State Cooperative Extension will hold Master Gardener classes in September at Peters Township Library

Training will cover basic plant and soil science, plant propagation, integrated pest management, pruning and more. Master gardeners are gardening enthusiasts who volunteer for a variety of educational gardening projects. Fee for the class, including a training manual, is $225. Those interested should request an application from the Washington County Extension office, 724-228-6881.

Iraqi teens get up-close look at US

On Thursday, the two toured a youth horticulture program run by the University of Vermont Extension Service before being whisked to the Robb family dairy farm, for a tour of the cow barn and a dormant sugarhouse where maple syrup is made in the spring. During the horticulture program visit, a leader asked the participants to tell what they'd learned on the short tour. "This is a very nice place," the Baghdad girl said. "And I wish I was staying here for all my life." Read more:

Putting the final touches on the vegetable garden

EXTENSION UPDATE
By Carolyn Saft
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County Horticulture Agent/ Suwannee River Partnership Education Coordinator

Many of our vegetable crops are winding down as the heat of summer intensifies. We are picking the last of our carrots, snap beans, cabbage and sweet corn. The cucumbers are starting to curl up into funky shapes and the tomatoes are getting smaller. However, they were really tasty this spring. I think I enjoyed mine so much because of the money I saved by growing them myself and the satisfaction of not having used pesticides. It may seem odd, but you might consider getting that garden area ready for the fall planting now.

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Richmond County Cooperative Extension works to enhance quality of life

On a mission to get research-based knowledge out into the local community, Richmond County Cooperative extension offers a variety of services designed to enhance economic prosperity, environmental stewardship and quality of life.

“The local staff brings the university to the people by offering local educational programming in the areas of agriculture, community development, family and consumer sciences and 4-H and youth development,” said local Extension employee LeAnn Crump.

The Richmond County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension is a part of North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and the School of Agriculture at North Carolina A&T State University.

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SalisburyPost.com - Lifestyle - Blackwelder column: Get advice on the air, too

Effective communication is part of our everyday lives, driving everything from huge corporations to our personal relationships.

Communication is especially important to Cooperative Extension. whose main mission is to provide pertinent educational and research- based information to its citizens in a timely manner, especially time sensitive horticultural information.

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Learn to get rid of bad pests in yards

A free horticulture class, "Intelligent Pest Management," will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service, 19490 Oliver St. The speaker is horticulture agent Jim Moll, who will discuss what folks can do to more effectively rid their landscape of problem insects.

For information, call (352) 754-4433.