The training schedule for the selected Linn, Benton and Jones County Master Gardener Interns will be held on the following dates at 6:30pm at the Linn County Extension Office unless otherwise stated:
Date Focus Presenter Location
Sept. 10 Introduction ........................................... Local County Coordinator Extension Office
Sept. 15 Botany/ Soils......................................... Eldon Everhart & James Romer Extension Office
Sept. 22 Plant Pathology and Entomology..... Mark Gleason & Donald Lewis Extension Office
Sept. 24 Houseplants.......................................... Deb Walser Extension Office
Oct. 1 IPM/Pesticide Considerations............ Jim Fawcett Extension Office
Oct. 6 Animal Ecology.................................... Jim Pease Extension Office
Oct. 8 Herbaceous Ornamentals.................. Brian Hazelett Extension Office
Oct. 13 Fruit Culture .......................................... Paul Domoto Extension Office
Oct. 20 Landscape Trees and Shrubs .......... Jeff Iles Extension Office
Oct. 22 Vegetables............................................ Patrick O’Malley Extension Office
Oct. 24 Saturday Class-on-Campus.............. Campus Instructors ISU Campus
Oct. 27 Home Landscape Design................. Ann Marie VanDerZanden Extension Office
Oct. 29 Fall Celebration.................................... Staff/MGs Extension Office
Oct. 31 Saturday Class-on-Campus.............. Campus Instructors ISU Campus
Nov. 5 Compost 101........................................ Wil Carew, Glenn Babinat Extension Office
Nov. 10 Turfgrass Management...................... Dave Minner Extension Office