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2008 Master Gardener Class Schedule
All classes take place 6 - 9 PM
in the Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen Street, Springvale, ME
unless otherwise noted |
|
| Dates
|
Topics |
Speaker |
|
January 15
|
Orientation to
Master Gardening/Starting Seeds |
Frank Wertheim,
UMCE
Extension Educator |
| January 22 |
Home Garden
Soil Basics |
Frank Wertheim,
UMCE
Extension Educator |
| January 29 |
Soil
Basics Continued/Composting |
Frank Wertheim,
UMCE
Extension Educator |
| February 5
|
Organic
Soil Amendments Botany for
Gardeners Part I. |
Eric
Sideman, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc.
Frank Wertheim,
UMCE
Extension Educator |
| *
Saturday, February 9 |
Growing
Winter Greens |
York County
Master Gardeners |
| February 12 |
Botany for Gardeners Part II.
Worm Composting |
Frank
Wertheim, UMCE
Extension Educator |
| February 19 |
Growing and
Cooking with Herbs |
Amy Witt,
UMCE Horticulture Professional |
| February 26 |
Canceled -
Snow Storm........... |
|
| March 4 |
Volunteering in the Master Gardener Program |
Frank
Wertheim and various York County Master Gardeners |
| March 11 |
Pesticide Safety |
Gary Fish, Board of
Pesticide Control |
| March 18 |
Intensive Production Raised
Beds/Season Extension |
Frank Wertheim,
UMCE
Extension Educator |
| **Saturday,
March 22 |
Master
Gardener Annual Meeting/Volunteer Project Recruitment (9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) |
Master
Gardener Association/Frank Wertheim |
| March 25 |
Small
Fruits: Highbush Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries |
David
Handley, UMCE Small Fruit and Vegetable Specialist |
| April 1 |
Home Garden
Vegetables |
Mark
Hutton, UMCE Vegetable Specialist |
| April 8 |
Pest
Management Part I. Home Garden Insects |
Clay Kirby UMCE
Entomologist |
| ***
Saturday April 12 |
Maine
Garden Day Electives/Your Choices |
Various Speakers |
| April 15 |
Pest
Management Part II. Home Garden Diseases |
Bruce Watt,
UMCE Plant Pathologist |
| ****
Saturday April 19 |
Hand-on experience - Drip
Irrigation/Pruning Fruit Trees and Bushes |
Heather
Dionne, York County Soil and Water Conservation District |
| April 22 |
Tree Fruit: Apples, Pears, and
Stone Fruits |
Barbara
Murphy, UMCE
Extension Educator |
| April 29 |
GAP II
(food safety)/Final Review |
David
Handley, UMCE Small Fruit and Vegetable Specialist
Frank Wertheim,
UMCE
Extension Educator |
| Date TBA |
Garden Tours |
TBA |
|
All classes
will be held at the Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen Street,
Springvale, Maine, from 6:00 - 9 PM unless otherwise noted.
* Saturday, February 9, Growing Winter
Greens will be held at Harris Farm, Dayton, ME
** Saturday, March 22, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Master Gardener Annual
Meeting held at Laudholm Farm at Wells Reserve
*** Saturday, April 12, 8:00 AM -
3:30 PM - Maine Garden Day at
Central Maine Community College, Auburn , ME
**** Saturday, April 19, 9:00 AM -
1:00 PM - Stevens Home Orchard - Acton, ME |
