Master Gardener Class 2020

March 24, 2020 Soils

Master Gardeners, Again, great job connecting with class yesterday. You are amazing! I’m hoping to have all of your handouts ready and in the mail on Friday. Consider following the Rogers Farm Facebook page. You’ll find plant ID challenges, miscellaneous gardening tips and ideas for keeping little ones learning while at home. Homework Soils quiz Please […]

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March 17, 2020 Pesticide Safety

Greetings Master Gardeners, Great job logging into class today. I hope it all went smoothly on your end. Don’t hesitate to let me know if there’s anything I can do to make this work well for you. The handouts for next Tuesday will be going out in the mail tomorrow. I just recorded a very […]

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March 10, 2020 Small Fruit (Part 1)

Mentioned in class Penobscot Soil and Water Conservation District plant sale order form can be found at the end of this newsletter. Orders are due April 24th. Spotted Wing Drosophila – This is a big problem for soft fruits. Learn more about how to monitor (including traps) and follow updates here. Netting mentioned: Proteknet Insect Netting See below my signature for listing […]

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March 3, 2020 – Insects and Botany (Part 1)

As promised, I’m sending along a link to the allium white rot bulletin so you can see photos of the pathogen I talked about in class yesterday. I forgot to mention to the entire group that you should be opening the bags around your onion seedling pots to provide some air flow around them. In […]

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February 25, 2020 – Orientation and Seed Starting

Greetings, Thank you for your excellent questions today! As promised, I’ve created this website for you to be able to access past assignments, announcements and quizzes (instead of digging through emails). Homework due by next Tuesday Enroll using our online enrollment form (email Kate for password). Mandatory Read the “Volunteerism Frequently Asked Questions” handout in […]

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