2014 Training Schedule

NW METRO MASTER GARDENER CLASS OF 2014
Hosted in Paulding, Cherokee, Cobb, and Bartow Counties (see locations below)
Paulding County Host at Burnt Hickory Park
8650 Cartersville Hwy., Dallas, GA
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:00am – 3:00pm (bring your own lunch)
DATE
June 2
TOPIC (see text book pp. # under topics)
SPEAKER
8:45am
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 –3:00
Registration & material pickup
Mary Carol Sheffield
Welcome, Introduction & Pretest
Plant Physiology & Basic Botany (pp.25-64) Mary Carol Sheffield
Lunch
Tree Selection & Care (pp.229-260)
Joe Burgess
June 4
9:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
Annuals & Perennials (pp.165-194)
Lunch
Vegetable Gardening (pp.359-414)
Mickey Gazaway
Water in the Landscape (pp. 503-532)
Kathy Nguyen
Butterfly & Pollinator Gardening
Karen Garland
Bob Westerfield
June 6
9:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 12:00
(Supplemental handouts)
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
Lunch
School project design & site analysis
Robert Brannen
Cherokee County Host at Extension Office
1130 Bluffs Pkwy., Canton, GA
(pp. 475-502)
June 9
9:00 – 12:00
Composting & Vermiculture (pp.555-572)
Louise Estabrook
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
Lunch
Plant Propagation (pp.65-76)
Sheri Dorn
June 11
9:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:30
1:30 – 3:00
Turfgrass Maintenance (pp.319-358)
Paul Pugliese
Paul Pugliese
Weed ID and Control (pp.103-116; WST)
Lunch/Travel
Tour School Garden in Cobb County (TBA) Renae Lemon
June 13
9:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
Planting, establishing and caring
for your plants in the garden (pp. 137-164)
Lunch
Basic Pathology & Diagnosing Problems
Rachel Prakash
Victoria Blackstone
(pp. 89-102; 261-318)
Study Session (optional after class)
June 16
Mid-term at YOUR County Extension Office (morning)
Orientation at local office (afternoon)
NW METRO MASTER GARDENER CLASS OF 2014
Hosted in Paulding, Cherokee, Cobb, and Bartow Counties (see locations below)
Bartow County Host at Extension Office
320 W. Cherokee Ave., Cartersville, GA
Cobb County Host at Cobb Water System Lab
662 South Cobb Dr., Marietta, GA
June 18
9:00 – 10:30
Bird Characteristics & Identification
Atlanta Audubon
(Supplemental handouts)
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:00
Animal Habitats in the Garden (pp.573-606) Jerry Hightower
Lunch
Gardening with Children/JMG
Becky Blades
Hands –on activities
Becky & Committee
June 20
9:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
Small Fruits and Fruit Trees (pp. 425-474)
Lunch
Perils & Pitfalls of Gardening
Steve Brady
Bruce Gillett
(Supplemental handouts)
June 23
9:00 – 10:00
Organic Gardening (pp. 415-424)
Amy Whitney
10:00 –12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
Soils and Plant Nutrition (pp. 1-23)
Lunch
Basic Entomology (pp. 77-87; IIG)
Neil Tarver
June 25
9:00 -12:00
Woody Ornamentals (pp. 195-228)
Rex Bishop
12:00-1:00
1:00-3:00
Lunch
IPM for Schools/Household Pests
Paul Pugliese
Dan Suiter & Lisa Ames
(pp.117-136; 607-634; PMH)
June 27
9:00 -12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00 - 3:00
Final Exam
Lunch Provided by MG Mentors
GMGA Welcome
Russell Brannon
*PMH – “Pest Management Handbook: Homeowner Edition” at www.ent.uga.edu/pmh
*WST – “Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses”
*IIG – “Insect Identification Guide for Southeastern Landscapes”
Presentation slides from lectures may be found online at the following website:
http://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/paulding/anr/mastergardenerintern.html
Local County Extension Office Contacts (allocation of students in parentheses):
Cobb County (15):
Neil Tarver, CEA; Renae Lemon, CEPA
(770) 528-4070
ugaextension.com/cobb
Paulding County (6):
Mary Carol Sheffield, CEC
(770) 443-7616
ugaextension.com/paulding
Bartow County (12):
Paul Pugliese, CEC
(770) 387-5142
ugaextension.com/bartow
Cherokee County (7):
Louise Estabrook, CEA
(770) 721-7803
ugaextension.com/cherokee

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