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FALL 2020 Master Gardener Course
Tim Crow, Morgan County Extension Agent, has announced plans for the fall 2022 intern course. For your information:
Starts August 11, 2022
Location to be announced – either Limestone County Extension Office or Limestone County Rodeo Arena
Zoom Session (live attendance possible) 9:30A – 11: 30A
Lunch 11:30A – 1:00P
Lab Session (live attendance recommended) 1:00P – 2:30P
Tim Crow and Chris Becker are facilitating the course. Please EMAIL Tim direct (tcc0029@auburn.edu) with your choice of Lab Session(s) to support
Pictures of some of the plants that will be available at the annual plant sale! Thanks John Godbey for the beautiful pictures. Check back for additional updates.
Morgan County Master Gardeners
FIELD TRIP---- 28 OCT (Thursday) !!
WHERE: Tennessee Valley Extension Research Farm, located where we took our Master Gardener courses.
WHEN: 28 October, Thursday----- on site at 9:00 AM
TIME: Carpool meet at Aquadome at 8:00 AM---- self drive, 9:00 AM on site
WHAT WE WILL DO: The director of the farm, Chet Norris, will provide a tractor pulled trailer with seating to transport us about the farm.
He will explain their experimental plantings and harvesting techniques. The future of food and other agricultural products are being developed today. Try to work this trip into your schedule!
Rand Bryan
Field Trip Chairman
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The "BUZZ" Continues for POLLINATORS!
MGNA's next online workshop is Thursday, August 26th, starting at 11:00 a.m. via the Zoom platform. This workshop is free and open to the general public.
As Master Gardeners, we already know that a pollinator garden creates a setting that provides nectar or pollen for insects from bees to butterflies — and don’t forget hummingbirds as well!
Join Trace Barnett, founder of lifestyle blog The Bitter Socialite, and author of Tracing Roots as he shares practical tips on how to create your very own pollinator garden anywhere — from your backyard to a pot on your patio!
Be sure to tell your family and friends about this workshop.
Pre-registration is required. To register, visit MGNA's Workshop page below and click the registration link on the page.
https://www.mginfo.org/workshops/
Our Thanks to Allyson Shabel an excellent presentation. We hope to hear from you again soon.
NewSubject: Fall Master Gardener Registration Link
Online registration for the Fall Master Gardener Certification class is now online and active. When you open the link below you just have to click on the county where you want to take the class. It will prompt everything you need to do to register. Guidance for Registration, payment, and the required background check is provided. Questions or issues with registration and/or the use of ZOOM should go to either Tim Crow or Lucy Edwards.
Tim Crow tcc0029@aces.edu
Lucy Edwards lee0003@auburn.edu
Thanks Dr. Pounders for an excellent presentation on the horticulture you observed in China.
A big thank you to all the folks that came out to our annual plant sale. A big shout out also goes to the City of Decatur and the Point Mallard staff for their support. The Morgan County Master Gardener Association hopes to have the plant sale next year at the same location. As information becomes available we will post it here and all of our other media sites as well. Also, a big thanks to Pepsi Cola for suppling the gardeners with drinks for the sale!
The MCMGA plant sale is open to the public. This plant sale is the fund raising event that supports the Morgan County Master Gardener Program. All types of plants will be available for purchase. If you have any questions, please contact us at mcmga.plantsale@gmail.com . The hours for the plant sale are 8:00am until 4:00pm on Saturday the 15th of May. The hours on Sunday, May 16th will be from 1:00pm until 4:00pm.
Please contact us at morgancountymastergardeners@gmail.com for any questions related to the Morgan County Master Gardener Association.
The MCMGA annual plant supports the following activities conducted by the members of the organization:
- Decatur Downtown Beautification Project
- Moulton Lions Club Community Raised Beds
- Jackson House (Moulton) Shade Garden
- Farmer’s Markets: Ask a Master Gardener Booth
- Decatur
- Moulton
- Hartselle
- Grow More – Give More ACES initiative
- Hospice of the Valley Clients and Gardens
- Hospice and Morgan County Library
- Lunch and Learn Program (Open to the Community)
- Decatur/Morgan County Senior Center
- Local School Grants
- Auburn University Scholarship
- Harvest for Health
- ARC
- Limestone Correctional Facility Greenhouse Program