The Big Picture of the MG Program
Our Master Gardener organization extends from grass roots in the communities to the international level. Trying to understand where you are at in the family tree can be confusing at times. The...
View ArticleHorticulture Roundup: Week of March 24, 2014
By the calendar, it is officially spring, but you can’t tell it today. It’s cold outside. Not as cold as a few weeks ago, but cold enough to make my hands numb while I was pruning this weekend. This...
View ArticleHorticulture Roundup: Week of March 31, 2014
Though I see signs of Spring, we are still complaining about the weather. Other than this seems to be the longest-#&^^!-winter I’ve experienced, there really hasn’t been anything too exceptional...
View ArticleSurvey: Grant County Plant Sale
Posted on behalf of MGV Terry W.: The Grant County Master Gardener’s would like some information about your groups Plant Sale. We have always had ours on the Saturday before Mother’s Day from 8-12:00...
View ArticleRecommendations for Extension Professionals and Volunteers Regarding...
One can garner a few colorful stories if you work the garden helpline for any amount of time. I can recall several instances where the caller/client “saw” something that I did not. One situation...
View ArticleEnd of Class Survey
Did you complete the classroom portion of Level 1 training in 2014? Please take a moment to complete the survey, available via the link, below. Information will be used for our end of year reporting....
View Article2013 Statewide monitoring of Spotted Wing Drosophila
Christelle Guédot, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, asks MGVs to keep an eye open for Spotted Wing Drosophila, a significant pest on berries, tree fruits and grapes. In July, it was...
View ArticleHorticulture Weekly Roundup: Week of January 20, 2014
Susan is back in the office from her Costa Rica trip. It looked like a beautiful and educational trip for all. You can read her daily blog posts in Travels with Susan. For me, I’m focused on getter...
View ArticleGarden Calendar for April, 2015
by Sharon Morrisey Consumer Horticulture Agent Milwaukee County University of Wisconsin-Extension Spring is officially here which means we are in for a couple months of inconsistent weather. It...
View ArticleScout Your Gardens: Late Blight Confirmed in South Central Wisconsin
Just had this very important message come in from Ken Schroeder, Portage County UWEX Agriculture Agent. Per his request I’m disseminating it statewide: Master Gardeners: Late blight has been confirmed...
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