Horticulture
Winter 2012 Featured Information
| N E W ! 2012 Gardener's Toolbox Classes | Here's this year's lineup of classes. I encourage adults to bring kids 8+ along with them. Participants will take something home at each class. Early registration and pre-payment is required. Additional info n classes can be found here |
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N E W ! January 2012 Get Growing! newsletter |
Archive of past newsletters can be found here. |
| N E W ! Beginning Beekeeping School | Come learn from our top bee people in KY and Pulaski County. Session 1 will be February 14 , 2012 and the last session will be on March 13. Fee is $20. Beekeeping can be a wonderful parent-child activity so consider bringing your child(ren) at no extra cost. |
| N E W ! GAP Training | March 8 at 6pm at the Pulaski Co Extension office. This training is for commercial fruit or vegetable growers who need GAP certification or those who need it to be certified to give out raw fruit or vegetable samples at farmers' markets. |
| Shopping Tips at Local Farmers' Markets |
Shopping at a farmers' market should be a wonderful experience for both customer and farmer. Here are my top 20 tips for shopping at local Farmers' Markets. |
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Relevant publications |
This UK home vegetable garden publications is the only resource you will need to be successful. Some very, very good, sound info here. This is available for free at the Pulaski Co Extension office. |
| Print out this Quest and go to the Children's Garden to discover hidden objects there. Get your completed Quest stamped in the Children's Department at the Pulaski County Public Library. Other quests can be found here. |
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Website from UK featuring how to be green in your home and garden (and other places)
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| Emerald Ash Borer Information | The emerald ash borer is in KY -- this site will answer your questions about saving your specimen ash trees |
| Pulaski County Home Gardening Blog |
Join Hort Agent, Beth Wilson, for timely information |
| Beekeeping in Kentucky |
If you see a bee swarm, please contact me or a known beekeeper. We have a number of beekeepers who will gladly collect it. |
| Tour the Children's Garden |
Virtual tour of the new Children's Garden at the Pulaski County Public LIbrary |
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Current Get Growing! Newsletter |
Home gardening newsletter, published every other month |
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Listen to Home Gardening Tips |
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Beth Wilson, Pulaski County Horticulture Agent BS in Computer Science, Transylvania, 1989 BS in Horticulture, UK, 1995 MS in Horticultural Science, NCSU, 1997 |
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