Join the Master Gardener Program!
Are you passionate about gardening and eager to share your knowledge with the community? Bedford County is starting it's own Master Gardener program this year and we're recruiting volunteers! This program offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your horticultural skills, engage in meaningful community service, and connect with fellow garden enthusiasts. Whether you're an experienced gardener or just starting out, there's a place for you.
For more information, contact Matthew Deist at
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**Application Deadline is January 20th**
Download application here:
https://tiny.utk.edu/BedfordMGApp
All classes will be held from 9am - 12pm at the UT-TSU Extension Office with minimal exceptions. The goal of this program is to equip potential volunteers with knowledge in over a dozen horticulture topics to help us -grow- better communities.
Here is the schedule of dates & topics:
Jan. 27th - Local Training Kickoff
Feb. 3rd - Introduction to TEMG & TN Climates/Geography
Feb. 10th - Stewardship in TN
Feb. 17th - Soils & Soil Management
Feb. 24th - Botany & Propagation
Mar. 3rd - Vegetable Gardens
Mar. 10th - Home Fruits
Mar. 17th - Entomology & Integrated Pest Management
Mar. 24th - Plant Pathology
Mar. 31st - Turfgrass & W**d Management
Apr. 7th - Sustainable Landscape Design & Herbaceous Plants
Apr. 14th - Woody Ornamentals
Apr. 21st - Supporting Pollinators & Great Pollinator Plants
Apr. 28th - Local Celebration/Graduation
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**Application Deadline is January 20th**
**Cost is $175 - paid by cash, check, or card**
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**Cost includes all course & lab materials, a full-color 16-chapter handbook, access to recorded sessions and extra videos, refreshments at every meeting and a network of local enthusiasts and experts that you may end up calling family before it's all said and done.
Program Contact: Matthew Deist |
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UT Extension and its Master Gardener Program are equal opportunity providers.
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