Washington County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
| 1033 - Soil testing | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1033.21) | 350 |
Number of people who applied Extension recommendations for soil fertility (See Ag Economic Policy or Environmental for long term impact) |
| 1033.1) | 414 |
Number of people who collected soil samples for testing |
Success Stories
Sunflower Contest Proves Soil Testing Is Important
Author: James Morgeson
Major Program: Soil testing
In Washington County, as in other Counties in Kentucky, gardeners don’t understand the importance of soil testing and then actually following the recommendations. To combat this the Horticulture and 4H agents developed a contest on growing the largest and tallest sunflowers with an adult group and a 4H group. Each participant attended a session on the culture and care of sunflowers, was given seeds of two varieties of sunflower varieties, and was given instructions on how to ta
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