Master GardenerMajor Program

8046

Total Hours

Contributed.

32838

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

3300

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of continuing education hours completed  by Master Gardeners

7563

Number of certified Master Gardeners and active volunteers

1038

Number of Master Gardener volunteers who believe the Master Gardener program greatly improves the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service’s connection to the local community

774

Number of direct contacts made by Master Gardeners

43567

Number of Master Gardeners who completed a University of Kentucky Leadership Training Course

74

Number of people with less than 1 year as Master Gardener

226

Number of master gardener volunteers who believe they developed skills they can use in other areas of their lives

758

Number of indirect contacts made by Master Gardeners

183737

Number of Master Gardener hours completed in county

26915

Stories

Masters Gardeners Find Creative Ways to Educate

Home gardeners regularly call the Marshall County Extension Office asking how to properly take care of plants they have acquired. Often times, the plant information provided by a retailer fails to provide the necessary instruction needed to successfully grow the plant or has misleading/incorrect information.The Marshall Master Gardener Association (MMGA) offers a plant sale annually. This event has three goals. 3.) Provide an outlet for the community to purchase affordable plants with the intent...

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