Monroe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1031 - Horticulture, Consumer and Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 72 |
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) | 8 |
Number of people who used Extension information to make decisions on site selection, varieties, and /or maintenance |
Success Stories
Container Garden Giveaway
Author: Adam Huber
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Container and raised bed gardening are becoming more popular in many rural and urban areas in Kentucky. The University of Kentucky has many wonderful resources that home gardeners have access to and as extension agents, it is our duty to provide learning opportunities for those individuals. Container gardening can be a great way for individuals that do not have a lot of space or property to grow a garden. Container gardening is a great way for elderly people that may not be as capable as they on
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House Plant Propagation and Houseplant Swap Mammoth Cave Homemaker Leader Lesson
Author: Stephanie Hestand
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Plant propagation offers gardeners a unique way of keeping plant genetics and reproducing new plants from a known source while increasing their plant number. Propagation can be cost efficient and is helpful in keeping copies of plants that can also be passed down from family generations to the next. Kentucky Extension Master Gardeners offer classes at the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension offices about plant propagation. There are two different types of propagation, sexual
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