Author: Jessica Hopkins
Planning Unit: Harrison County CES
Major Program: Master Gardener
Plan of Work: Community Engagement and Economic Development
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
The Master Gardener Program is part of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and is designed to expand horticultural knowledge among the community through the use of trained volunteers. Master Gardeners are required to complete 40 hours of approved volunteer service related to horticulture within one year after completing the training as well as attend 20 hours of continuing education.
In the fall 2017, the Horticulture Agents of Harrison and Bourbon Counties offered a joint Master Gardener program. The ten week program offered a curriculum that included a wide variety of horticulture subjects that were taught through classroom lectures, labs and demonstrations by University of Kentucky Specialists and Horticulture Agents.
The evaluation survey of the ten week program indicated that, because of the training they received, 100% of the participants increased their knowledge in:
general knowledge of gardening
cooperative extension and the role it serves in the community
integrated pest management methods for plant problems
All of the participants expressed plans to adopt at least three practices learned from the program including:
obtaining a soil test
prune and fertilize fruit trees
clean up the garden after the growing season
rotate vegetable crops
insect control
Describe the Issue or SituationThe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service sought to enhance the know... Read More
The majority of livestock producers in Harrison County do not test their hay. Determining and unders... Read More
4-H LifeSmarts is the ultimate consumer challenge for 4-Hers in 6th-12th grades. Like academic style... Read More