Hardin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12) 421352

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

1031.1) 421352

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



Success Stories

Stopgap Program becomes recurring event

Author: Amy Aldenderfer

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

What began as a short-term stopgap for in person programming during the 2020 Pandemic, has become a much-attended weekly horticulture program. Due to the continuing popularity of the Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays program a team of Kentucky Horticulture agents have continued to present weekly Wednesday webinars at 12:30 ET (11:30 CT) as a “lunch and learn” horticultural program. This team also includes agents, specialists, and other experts who present a 30–45-minute horticult

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Horticulture Life Skills

Author: Amy Aldenderfer

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

The Gardener's Toolbox Series is a part of the Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service’s horticulture classes to address a gardener's need for more  information.  The classes vary in their length and subject matter. This year topics included: Beginning Vegetable Gardening, Growing Culinary Herbs, Attracting Bird to the Backyard, Growing Flower Bouquets, How to Grow: Tomatoes, Knowing Your Veggie Pests, New Plants for a New Year, Propagating and Repotting Houseplants,

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