New Albany Gardening
 

Educational Opportunities

The Lee County Master Gardeners will sponsor a class open to all master gardeners on May 25th, 2010 at the Lee county Extension Office.  The speakers will be Bill Fisher, Jay Crouch,Paul Skinner, Charles Wood, Nancy Lumden, Sandy Witt, Reginald Rose, and Cark Oglesby.  Their topic will be "  Ask The Master Gardener".  Come and bring your gardening questions and see if you can stump the master gardener.  You won't want to miss this presentation.  It will be most informative.  Call 662-841-9000  to reserve your seat.
If you are a local grower,arts and crafts person,baker, or prepare canned goods for sale and would like to participate in the New Albany/Union County Farmer's Market this coming spring of 2010, please contact us and let us know.  You can e-mail me at colorsbytim@hotmail.com or leave a message for Stanley Wise or myself at 662-534-1916. 
The Union County Master Gardeners will hold their June meeting at the Wise Farm in Ecru, MS on June 15th, 2010.  This meeting will be open to the public and there will be no admission charge.  Come and here Stanley Wise talk about gardening and take a tour of the farm.
Date Time Location Topic Presenter(s)
1/12/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Living on the Wild Side Sherra Owen, Charlotte Lindley and Mary Nell Gardner
2/9/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Going Green - Raised Beds, Compost, Earthworms, Organic, etc. Donna Tucker, Sandy Witt, Carl Oglesby and Russ Hutcheson
3/9/10 6:00-8:00 PM Lee County Extension Warm Weather Veggies Bill Fisher, Russ Hutcheson and Carl Oglesby
4/13/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Photography in the Garden Mary Nell Gardener,  Thomas Wells and Reginald Rose
5/11/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension No Mowing Required Betty Lou Miller and Reginald Rose
5/25/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Ask the Master Gardener Bill Fisher, Jay Crouch, Carl Oglesby, Paul Skinner, Charles Wood, Nancy Lumsden, Sandy Witt  and Reginald Rose
6/8/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension "Art You Creative?"  Lessons on Garden Décor Sarah Harris and Susan Tackett
7/13/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Butterfly Gardens Betty Lou Miller and Donna Tucker
8/10/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Fall Gardens Bill Fisher, Jay Crouch, Carl Oglesby and Susan Tackett
9/14/10 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Containers for Fall Charlotte Lindley, Reginald Rose, Jennifer Caldwell and Delois Page
10/12/10 6:00 PM Verona R&E Center Fall Decorating** Charlotte Lindley and Mary Nell Gardener 
**$5.00 fee

Master Gardener Training Schedule  Feb. 23rd - April 1st

Feb 23rd

Introduction---Dr. Lelia Kelly

Basic Botany---Dr. Wayne Porter

MG Recordkeeping---Dr. John Giesemann

Feb 25th

Soils---Dr. Larry Oldham

Plant Propagation---Dr. Crofton Sloan

Mar 2nd

Lawns-Part 1---Dr. Wayne Wells

Mar 4th

Lawns-Part  2--- Dr. Wayne Wells

Mar 9th

Weed Science---Dr. John Byrd

Mar 11th

Ornamentals---Dr. Lelia Kelly

Mar 16th

Entomology-Part 1---Dr. Blake Layton

Fruits and Nuts-Part 1---Dr. John Braswell

Mar 18th

Entomology-Part 2---Dr. Blake Layton

Fruits and Nuts-Part 2---Dr. John Braswell

Mar 23rd

Plant Diseases---Dr. David Ingram

Mar 25th

Invasive Plants---Dr. Victor Mattox

Entomology-Part 3---Dr. Blake Layton

Mar 30th

Vegetables---Dr. David Nagel

April 1st

Test---Stanley Wise