Horticulture, Consumer and Home Major Program

52976.613

Total Hours

Contributed.

1265613

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

256.8

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

4586

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance  

64938

Number of people who gained knowledge in consumer and home  horticulture including: native plants, disease and pests, composting, site analysis, and proper maintenance

1150821

Stories

Meeting Horticultural Needs

Washington County residents have diverse interests and knowledge levels in horticulture. Each year the horticulture agent surveys participants, social media followers, and the public to meet the needs of most gardeners for a particular topic. This series class series is The Gardeners Wheelbarrow Series. In the past programming year, there were 24 classes with participants choosing to attend the morning session or the evening session. Sessions were by far more popular in the mornings.The topics f...

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Meeting Horticultural Needs

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