Fleming County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





1051 - Commercial Horticulture
1051.1) 103

Number of participants engaged in commercial horticulture programming



Success Stories

Garden to Table- Plastic Mulching Benefits Local Restaraunt

Author: April Wilhoit

Major Program: Commercial Horticulture

Garden to Table- Plastic Mulching Benefits Local Restaraunt

A  local restaurant in Flemingsburg, Kentucky decided to start growing some of the vegetables that they utilize a lot in their day-to-day operations.  When the owner discussed his ideas and concerns with me during a training at the local Extension office, I suggested plastic mulch as a possibility to assist in his weed control for this endeavor.  Unfamiliar with the practice, and the equipment utilized in laying plastic mulch I enlisted the assistance of a neighboring ANR agent. &

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