Hardin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home
1031.12) 9354

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

1031.1) 599849

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

Horticulture Wednesday Webinars Live and Recorded!

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 20-30-minute horticultural c

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Gardener’s Toolbox Educates the Public

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, Tie Dyeing, How to Grow: Asparagus, Propagation, Butterfly Gardening, Pollinator Gardening, How to Grow: Broccoli, Cabbage, and Cauliflower, Starting Native Perennials from Seed, and New Plants for 2023.At the e

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