Cooperative Extension in York County

Hi All, This week will be short topics day covering Raised Beds and Season Extension, Weed Management and Identification, Conserving Water with Rain Barrels and Drip Irrigation Homework: Review these weed related web pages: Managing the Weed Seedbank (PDF) New Jersey Weed Gallery UMass Weed Herbarium  Garden Weeds: MOFGA Fact Sheet (PDF) Go Botany — Plant […]

This coming week we will focus on Sustainable Landscape Design and Growing Herbs in Maine. There will be several handouts for you in class. The only homework I have for you is to review Designing Your Landscape for Maine.  

This week we will cover Botany Part II and Risk Management in the MG program. Review the Botany Primer (PDF), pages 42-56 on Flowers and Inflorescences and Reproduction and Fruits. Volunteerism: Review this section of your Volunteerism Chapter: Videos UMaine Cooperative Extension Volunteers: Making a Difference Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities — Module 2 Liability — Module 3 […]

This week’s class will be on insects in the home garden — friends and foes, with UMaine Extension Entomologist, Clay Kirby. Here are two resources from this week’s class on Preserving the Harvest: Master Food Preserver Program Food Preservation Hands On Workshops Resources to review for this Week’s Class on Home Garden Entomology (Bugs!) Entomology (password […]

This week’s class will be on Home Garden Food Preservation and Food Insecurity in Maine. Homework: Food Preservation fact sheets and resources:  Let’s Preserve: Food Canning Basics Steps to Success in Home Canning Links to Let’s Preserve Series as a Reference Hunger and Food Insecurity Information:  Hunger in Maine Good Shepherd Food Bank Hunger Pains: […]

Next week our class will focus on Plant Disease Management in the Home Garden with Alicyn Smart. Homework: Review the Disease Cycles and Plant Pathology sections of your Pest Management chapter. Note: Both of these sections of your chapter are password protected. You have been given the password in the email with the link to this blog. […]

Hi All, I have decided to give you one more week before your next take home review so we can even out the material covered a little better. I will give you the take home next week and include this coming week’s class on Pesticide Safety. Homework: Please review the Pesticide Safety chapter of your manual, including […]

This coming week our class will be on Growing Vegetables in Maine part II. Homework: Please review the vegetable chapter of your online manual. Familiarize yourself with the resources here. You do not have to read every fact sheet in detail. Your next take home review will come next week.

Great pruning field trip at Berry Best Farm yesterday and our hosts were so wonderful. I look forward to seeing most of you on Saturday at the MG Annual Meeting. We have a great agenda planned and we will introduce you to many other active Master Gardener Volunteers in York County and launch our program planning. This coming […]