The University of Nebraska at Lincoln Extension Office is holding their Master Gardener classes starting Tuesday, Feb. 5.
The classes are being held at the Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Extension Office in North Platte, 348 W. State Farm Rd.
Gardening enthusiasts can participate by attending
individual classes at $10 per class or those interested in becoming a Master Gardener can register for the entire series for $150.
The $150 fee for the series includes the Master Gardener Handbooks, state
dues, an official Master Gardener shirt and name badge.
The classes included in the series are:
- February 5 – Impact of Bees in Gardens
and Landscapes
- February 12 – Adapted Native Plants in
Landscapes
- February 19 – Drought Recovery and Water
Wise Landscaping Practices
- February 26 – Soils and Soil Management
- March 5 – Lawn Disease and Insect
Control
- March 12 – Container Gardening
- March 19 – Household Insects and Bedbugs
- March 26 – Pesticide Mode of Action
- April 2 – Fruit Crop Management
Interested individuals can register at the Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Extension Office by calling (308) 532-2683. Classes start at 6:30 p.m., individuals are urged to arrive by 6:15 p.m.
Along with training, new Master Gardener trainees
participate in group volunteer projects established by the local Master
Gardener program. Twenty hours of volunteer service will need to be completed
in 2013. This requirement is easily reached by participating in the group's
activities and as well as approved individual activities that a Master Gardener
may want to carry out on their own.
Returning and lapsed Master Gardeners who have completed
the initial first-year training may attend all of the 2013 programs for an
individual one-time fee of $15. Twenty hours of volunteer service and
attendance at classes is required to retain Master Gardener certification.
If you have any questions about the Extension
Master Gardener program, send an e-mail message to
david.lott@unl.edu, or call (308) 532-2683. Interested individuals may also contact their local
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Office.
