|
Master Gardeners
Master
Gardener Extension Volunteers are the people to go to for advice on residential
vegetable and flower gardening questions, and with issues about lawn care and
trees. They are trained by cooperative extension, university, and local industry
specialists in subjects such as taxonomy, plant pathology, soil health,
entomology, cultural growing requirements, sustainable gardening, nuisance
wildlife management, and integrated pest management. Nearly all 50 states and
the District of Columbia have a Master Gardener program. To find a program in
your state:
Click
Here
Cooperative Extension Programs
The Cooperative Extension
System is a nationwide educational network that is a collaboration of federal,
state and local governments and a state land-grant university. Each U.S. state and
territory has a state office at its land-grant university and a network of local
or regional offices. These offices are staffed by one or more experts who
provide useful, practical, and research-based information. Most offices also
have hours when you can bring in a sample of your plant problem or garden insect
for identification.
Some of the services provided
at your local Extension Office, often for free or a nominal charge, are:
•Soil testing
•Fact Sheets on cultural requirements, diseases and pests
•Information on Frost Dates
•Plant Recommendations by Area
•Wildlife Deterrent Info
To find your nearest Cooperative Extension
Office: Click
Here
|