HORTICULTURE

UPCOMING GENERAL MASTER GARDENER TRAINING - 2009

Interested in learning how to better manage your yard and gardens and share your gained knowledge with other through volunteer activities? There is still time to register to attend the General Master Gardener Volunteer Program being held Tuesday evenings (6-9 pm) from Jan. 27 - April 20 at the Polk County Govt. Center.

University of Wisconsin - Extension specialists will help participants explore the issues involved in managing trees and shrubs, lawns, landscape plants, fruit crops and vegetables. Classes will include discussions on insects, disease and weed management, cultivar selection, pruning, mulches, and other crop care activities. The programs will be brought to you via videoconferencing with live speakers who will be including power-point slides, overheads and video in their presentations. Sites will have an opportunity for interaction (Q/A) with the speakers. Participants receive two, three-ring binders featuring reference information on topics covered during the course.

In exchange for the 36 hours of instruction, participants are required to volunteer a minimum of 24 hours of time to serve as a resource to their community via their local county extension office. The cost to attend the 12-week program is $120 per person, which covered the cost of materials and facilities. The program is open to the public. The application need to be returned to the Polk County Extension office no later than Nov. 1, 2008. For more information contact Ryan Sterry, Polk Co. UW-Extension Ag Agent at 715-485-8600 or ryan.sterry@uwex.edu or click on link for brochure/application. Click for brochure

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• A Good Year for Boxelder Bugs
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• Early Spring Care Gets the Lawn Off To A Healthy Start

Polk County Master Gardeners Newletters - What's Coming Up?

• January, 2007
• November, 2007
• August, 2007
• January 2008
• March 2008
• April 2008

Related Horticulture Links of Interest

• Western Wisconsin Horticulture Pierce/Polk/St. Croix Counties
• UW - Department of Entomology Insect Diagnostic Lab
• UW - Extension Horticultural Publications
• UW - Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
• UW - Plant Disease and Diagnostic Clinic
• UW - Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory
• UW - The Wisconsin Gardener - Public TV
• UW - Urban Horticulture
• UW - Urban Horticulture Updates
• UWEX - Wisconsin Native Plant Sources
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
• Wisconsin Horticulture Calendar - Other events of interest
• University of Connecticut Plant Database
• Ohio State University Plant Dictionary
• USDA Plants Database
• Weed Science Society of America
• Wisconsin Phenological Society

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Horticulture in Polk County, please contact:

Ryan Sterry
Polk County - UW Extension
100 Polk County Plaza
Suite 210
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
Phone: 715-485-8600
Fax: 715-485-8601
Email: ryan.sterry@ces.uwex.edu