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New Years Resolution:Learn How to Garden

By Kasey Henneman | Saturday, January 21, 2012, 12:25 PM

Even though it may seem like it, no one is born a gardener. We all have to learn somewhere, and like anything else; practice makes you pretty good at it. Follow up on your New Years resolution and learn how to garden with OSU Extension. Starting March 6 through May 8, 2012 (Tuesdays), OSU Extension is offering their Master Gardener program. The Master Gardener program works by training a gardener, and then requiring that gardener to complete a certain amount of community education hours to keep the certification current.

The program both delivers an expert training and keeps the gardeners up to date and active with the education outreach component. This program is truly invaluable in our community. Registration is closing soon, so act fast if you want to attend this session (LINK HERE to the OSUE Master Gardener application page). Can’t make it? Not sure if it’s really for you? If this time of year doesn’t work for your schedule, or you are not quite sure about the program- please attend the class orientation at the OSU Extension office by contacting Clare Thorn at 937-224-9654. The Master Gardener program offers extensive training in fruit and vegetable gardening, pruning, and turf maintenance. You will MOST definitely come out of this training having met your New Years resolution. They aren’t called Master Gardeners for nothing!

What exactly is an extension office??? Historically, extension offices were created as a piece of each ‘land grant’ state university to foster agricultural clubs and organizations and to provide out reach to rural America. Link here to read more about the ‘Cooperative Extension Offices.’ As a result of this Act, today we have an Extension office for every State University; this means every state!..Another great reason to become a Master Gardener; it’s a nationally recognized title.

If you are unfamiliar with the wealth of knowledge offered by the OSU Extension office, link here to the ‘Garden Home-page,’ it’s one of my favorites on the website. Also check out other Extension websites, a favorite of many gardeners is Cornelle State University in New York (link here to the gardening page of Cornelle Extension).

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