The Extension Master Gardener Course provides in depth horticulture training for Missourians who wish to spread their knowledge of gardening.
Prepares Extension Master Gardener volunteers for horticulture questions frequently asked by citizens around the area, based on unbiased research-based gardening information.
A total of 30 volunteer hours is required to become an Extension Master Gardener.
Locations with Boone County will be provided throughout the course. Lectures will be held at the Boone County Extension Office from 6 pm to 9 pm.
Two hands-on activities will occur on Saturday from 10 am to Noon at Jefferson Farm and Garden.
In order to register, you must read, agree and sign the Master Gardener Code of Conduct found here.
Schedule includes:
- January 23 - Program Orientation
- January 30 - Plants and Their Environment
- February 6 - Soils, Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management
- February 8 - Pruning Trees
- February 13 - Preventing and Managing Plant Diseases
- February 20 - Insects
- February 27 - Turf and Lawn Maintenance
- March 6 - Plant Propagation
- March 13 - Vegetables
- March 15 - All American Select Plug Planting (Optional hands on at Jefferson Farm and Garden from 10 am to Noon with weather date March 22)
- Mar 20 - Fruits
- Mar 27 - Establishment and Care of Woody Ornamentals
- April 3 - Establishment and Care of Herbaceous Ornamentals
- April 5 - Using Pesticides Safely in the Home and Garden (hands-on at Jefferson Farm and Garden from 10 am to Noon with weather date April 12)
- April 10 - Residential Landscape and Graduation
Registration deadline: 1/21/2025
Cost: $200
Contact: Debi Kelly, kellyd@missouri.edu; 573-445-9792