Muscatine County Extension will be holding Master Gardener training beginning on September 8 through November 24 with 12 Tuesday evening sessions and one Saturday session on campus at Iowa State University, Ames,Iowa, either October 24 or October 31.
The training location will be the Muscatine County Extension Office at 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. The cost is $125. You need to have been pre-registered to attend the training.
Topics to be covered during the training are:
Botany & Soils
Houseplants
Insects (Entomology)
Landscape Trees & Shrubs
Home Landscape Design
Plant Diseases (Pathology)
Herbaceous Ornamentals
Fruit Culture
Turfgrass Management
Vegetables
Weed Control & Pesticide Safety
Wildlife Management (Animal Ecology)
To become a Master Gardener, you must have an interest in plants and gardening and most of all, you must be willing to share your knowledge and experience with others.
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8/25/2009