HOME GARDENERS
Please feel free to
call or stop in with your questions and also check out the University
of Wisconsin Urban Horticulture Webpage, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wihort/
and the related links listed below for a lot of great general
gardening and home pest information.
In addition we encourage
gardeners and anyone who applies fertilizer to their yard to get
their soil tested at least once every five years. We offer
these soil tests (for a charge) and it is so important to do them
before applying anything to the ground because you are literally
throwing your money away and polluting your environment if those
nutrients are not needed.
To take a soil test:
- Break the top 6-8 inches of your soil with a shovel and try
to collect an even amount of dirt from each part of the section.
- Do this in several different spots of the area that you want
tested and mix all the soil together
- Mix all these samples together and bring in two cups of the
mixture to the basement of the Wautoma Courthouse.
Shar-A-Gardeners
Waushara County has
conducted Master Gardener Training and does have an active group
of master gardeners, called Shar-A-Gardeners. This group meets
regularly, holds educational events in the county, and conduct
hundreds of hours of free service to the community.
All people who have
completed the UW-Extensions master gardener educational program
are welcome to join and this training is offered in Waushara County
when 10 or more people are willing to attend. Please contact Jacob
Schuelke, Waushara County Agricultural Agent, for more information
about Shar-A-Gardeners or UW-Extension Master Gardener Training.
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