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Master
Gardener
Course
By W. SCOTT CUNNINGHAM
Extension Agent. Agriculture
The Master Gardener program, a Cooperative Extension horticulture educational effort, is receiving registrations for the newest class. The first session will be from 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Madison County Extension Office. Classes will be held every Wedneday for 17 weeks. Classes are not scheduled on holiday weeks. The classes will be held from 1-4 p.m. and will rotate between the Madison, Culpeper, and Orange Extension Offices.
The Master Gardener program provides in-depth training in most aspects of horticulture. Participants are expected to give back at least the equivalent of 45 hours of volunteer time in exchange for the training.
Instruction, taught by Master Gardeners and Extension Agents, will include classes in the following areas: vegetable production, woody ornamentals, turfgrass, weed identification, soils, plant propagation and pathology, fruit production, insects, pruning, pesticides, and volunteerism.
Interested persons should call the Rappahannock Cooperative Extension Office, 675-3619. Registration deadline is Oct. 20 or until class is full. Participation is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origian, handicap or political affiliation. Class size is limited. A $50 registration fee includes the cost of the Master Gardener Handbook. The Handbook contains over 500 pages of material in 15 major divisions.
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