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| 1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 4769 |
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) | 3512 |
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
Author: James Morgeson
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The Gardener’s Wheelbarrow Series has been and continues to be the most popular class series in Washington County pertaining to Horticulture. During the Pandemic all classes have gone virtual however interest is still at an all time high. For the 2020-2021 series an evaluation was done via Facebook to determine class topics. This program year there were 30 class topics with new needs determined by the evaluation such as “Best Landscape Trees”, “Saving Seeds&rd
Author: James Morgeson
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The City of Springfield’s Main Street is a typical small tree lined town, however during the last major sidewalk beatification project some 30 years ago the city was given bad advice on the tree varieties to plant. The city unknowingly planted a tree that had the ability to outgrow it’s given allotment of space and has been a costly maintenance problem because of the need for multiple trimming per year. Mayor Wakefield and the City Council are beginning a large street and
Author: James Morgeson
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
After doing a few hands on Horticulture videos at the beginning of the pandemic it was determined through online evaluations that clientele wanted more hands on or how to videos on various horticultural topics. This need grew into an ongoing video program called Horticulture How To. Several videos have been made since and uploaded to the Washington County Horticulture You Tube Channel and the Washington County Facebook Page all linked to the Washington County Extension Website. Thus
Author: James Morgeson
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The poverty rate in Washington County is 14.4%, in Washington County over 170 people are living in poverty. These individuals lack the financial resources for a minimum standard of living. Especially during Covid, clientele had even more limited access to nutrition information, nutritious food, and how to grow your own vegetables.The Horticulture Agent and the Snap Ed Program Assistant developed the Spring Garden Grab and Go Program. Topics included growing potatoes, onions, le
