Showing posts with label Kansas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kansas. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Kansas: Class to offer tips on fall vegetable gardens
With the beginning of August comes the time to start your fall vegetable garden. Fall vegetable gardens can actually be more productive than spring gardens. Come to Room 8 in the Multi-Purpose Events Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 to learn more about your fall vegetable garden. This class is free. A few of the topics we will cover are location of your garden, soil preparation, weed control, insects, diseases, what to plant, mulching, watering and composting. If you have ever thought about starting a fall garden or already have one and are interested in learning more, this will be a great class for you. Call 716-8610 to register.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Kansaa: Club’s Flower Show celebrates 80 years of gardening
The Olathe Garden Club Flower Show for 2009 takes place Sept. 10-12 during the Old Settler’s Day festivities in downtown Olathe.
This year’s theme is favorite childhood memories and celebrates the clubs 80th Anniversary.
Call-in registration or flower arrangement entries are due by Aug. 27. Arrangements and horticulture can be checked in Thursday, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 10, and 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Judging will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11.
For more information and a listing of more categories and information about the Garden Club, call Tressa Pitts, 913- 764-3980; Joan Shriver, 913-782-7205; or Sue Ercolani 913-764-3190. Guideline booklets also are available at both Olathe library locations.
More information on judging categories>
This year’s theme is favorite childhood memories and celebrates the clubs 80th Anniversary.
Call-in registration or flower arrangement entries are due by Aug. 27. Arrangements and horticulture can be checked in Thursday, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 10, and 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Judging will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11.
For more information and a listing of more categories and information about the Garden Club, call Tressa Pitts, 913- 764-3980; Joan Shriver, 913-782-7205; or Sue Ercolani 913-764-3190. Guideline booklets also are available at both Olathe library locations.
More information on judging categories>
Friday, July 31, 2009
Missouri: Master Gardener program open to anyone with interest in gardening
BY Barbara Michael
Have you ever wondered what a Master Gardener really is? Is it just an expert gardener? How would you like to be one yourself?
Master Gardeners are simply people who have participated in the Master Gardener volunteer program through MU Extension. Masters volunteer their time and talents in their communities, offering up-to-date horticulture information and gardening help. Some are novice gardeners, some are veterans of gardening, some of them live in the country and others live in town condos, but all share one thing in common: a love for gardening.
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Have you ever wondered what a Master Gardener really is? Is it just an expert gardener? How would you like to be one yourself?
Master Gardeners are simply people who have participated in the Master Gardener volunteer program through MU Extension. Masters volunteer their time and talents in their communities, offering up-to-date horticulture information and gardening help. Some are novice gardeners, some are veterans of gardening, some of them live in the country and others live in town condos, but all share one thing in common: a love for gardening.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Gardening - Turf Tour
K-State Research Extension Horticulture and Kansas Turfgrass Foundation will sponsor Turf Ornamentals Field Day, Thursday, August 6, 2009 at the John C. Pair Horticultural Research Center (1901 E. 95th St. S, Wichita, KS). The program is designed for all segments of the turf and ornamentals industry -- lawn care, athletic fields, golf courses, nursery, landscape, and grounds maintenance. Included on the program are research presentations, problem diagnosis, commercial exhibits, and equipment displays. There will be time to see current research, talk to the experts, and get the answers to your questions. The cost of the field day is $30 and includes lunch.
The following tour stops will be 15 minutes each.
Advances in Buffalograss - Steve Keeley
In June 2008, a cooperative buffalograss study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was established in Olathe and Wichita along with 8 other locations across the U.S. UN-L is breeding some new varieties of buffalograss. This study includes 17 varieties of buffalograss, seven of which are commercially available. The study includes both seeded and vegetative varieties
In June 2008, a cooperative buffalograss study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was established in Olathe and Wichita along with 8 other locations across the U.S. UN-L is breeding some new varieties of buffalograss. This study includes 17 varieties of buffalograss, seven of which are commercially available. The study includes both seeded and vegetative varieties
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