Carter County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.1) 5

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

1031.12) 0

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



Success Stories

Ready, Set, Grow: The Seed Series

Author: Rebecca Konopka

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

           The pandemic gave people more time at home to focus on gardening and forced Extension Agents to turn to virtual programming.  As a result of this the Carter County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources created Ready, Set, Grow: The Seed Series.   Videos about various garden topics were posted on Facebook and YouTube.    After watching the video, participants could request free seed packets that had been donated to the

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