Want to start a vegetable garden?Not sure what to do when?Join us for a comprehensive Vegetable Growing Short Course! This live, in-person course covers Soil Preparation,Starting Vegetables, Vegetable Garden Maintenance, Container Vegetable Gardening,Vegetable Pest Management. This course repeats several times

Want to start a vegetable garden?Not sure what to do when?Join us for a comprehensive Vegetable Growing Short Course! This live, in-person course covers Soil Preparation,Starting Vegetables, Vegetable Garden Maintenance, Container Vegetable Gardening,Vegetable Pest Management. This course repeats several times

Want to start a vegetable garden?Not sure what to do when?Join us for a comprehensive Vegetable Growing Short Course! This live, in-person course covers Soil Preparation,Starting Vegetables, Vegetable Garden Maintenance, Container Vegetable Gardening,Vegetable Pest Management. This course repeats several times

Want to start a vegetable garden?Not sure what to do when?Join us for a comprehensive Vegetable Growing Short Course! This live, in-person course covers Soil Preparation,Starting Vegetables, Vegetable Garden Maintenance, Container Vegetable Gardening,Vegetable Pest Management. This course repeats several times

Join fellow RCMGA Certified Master Gardeners and Inters manning our informational booth at public events. Answer questions, offer advice and point out resources to the general public. Educational Service Hours for each hour spent.

Module #1 – Sexual Plant Propagation
Offered from 2:00-4:00 pm (eastern time, NY): February 28, March 6, & March 13
Content: Introduction to plant propagation, biology of plant propagation, terminology, the propagation environment including microclimatic conditions (relative humidity, temperature, light, & gases), edaphic factors (Abiotic: propagation media, nutrients, and water), biotic factors, seed propagation, seed dormancy (including exogenous dormancy, physical dormancy, seed scarification, chemical dormancy, endogenous dormancy, physiological dormancy, seed stratification, morphological dormancy, and double dormancy.

Module #2 – Vegetative or Asexual Plant Propagation
Offered from 2:00-4:00 pm (eastern time, NY): March 27, April 3, & April 1
Content: Introduction, terminology, rooting hormones, cutting propagation, management of stock plants, treatment of cuttings, environmental manipulations of cuttings, propagation media, stem cuttings, (hardwood, semi-hardwood, softwood, herbaceous), grafting (types of grafts), propagation by specialized stems & roots (bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, rhizomes, etc.), layering, division, and separation.

Module #3 – Plant Micropropagation
Offered from 2:00-4:00 pm (eastern time, NY): April 24, May 1, & May 8
Content: What is plant tissue culture, uses of plant tissue culture, what is plant micropropagation, history of micropropagation, media components and preparation, laboratory supplies, equipment and design, stages of micropropagation: stage 0, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, and stage 4.

The cost for these classes is $150 per module; each module has 3 2-hour classes (6 hours of lectures). You may register for any one of the modules or for all three modules (18 hours of lectures). There is a discount price of $400 to register for all 3 modules (a savings of $50).

Registration is now available at this link. If you have questions, contact Dr. Mark Bridgen at mpb27@cornell.edu or text/call 631-921-4941. You will receive a link to register. To participate, you need to have access to Zoom.

Maintaining a landscape while managing insect pests like fire ants, grubs, aphids, scale, and more can be a constant headache. Taking an integrated pest management approach, concentrating on overall plant health, and developing specific strategies for each pest can help to alleviate some of the frustration. Pressure from insect pests is inevitable, but implementing the right plan can help minimize the damage.

Join fellow RCMGA Certified Master Gardeners and Inters manning our informational booth at public events. Answer questions, offer advice and point out resources to the general public. Educational Service Hours for each hour spent.

Join fellow RCMGA Certified Master Gardeners and Inters manning our informational booth at public events. Answer questions, offer advice and point out resources to the general public. Educational Service Hours for each hour spent.

Join fellow RCMGA Certified Master Gardeners and Inters manning our informational booth at public events. Answer questions, offer advice and point out resources to the general public. Educational Service Hours for each hour spent.

Learn more about environmentally friendly landscaping with the 2024 Carolina Yards Online Course. This asynchronous online class will provide information and techniques to help you create and maintain a more environmentally friendly landscape. Participants are encouraged to complete at least 18 action items from the Carolina Yards Scorecard in order to receive Carolina Yard Certification, although yard certification is not mandatory.

The course is organized into modules. Each of the 12 content modules contains five parts: Action Guide, Presentation(s), Resources, Discussion, and Measure Up. Modules must be completed in chronological order. The class runs from March 18 to May 13. An optional field day will be offered on May 8 in the Columbia area.

This is an ungraded course. A digital badge will be issued for completion of coursework and a minimum of 80% on each module’s Measure Up.

Completion of the class is worth 10 hours of continuing education.

Advance Registration (through 2/9/24) - $110

Regular Registration (2/10/24 – 3/11/24) - $135

Master Gardeners receive a $20 discount. Use the promotional code MG2024 during checkout.

To live with trees is to assume a certain amount of risk, so when it comes to tree work, an International Society of Arborist (ISA) certified arborist should be sought out. When choosing a tree care professional, there are key things to help make a good choice, including defining what an arborist is, doing research on making a choice, knowing what questions to ask, and what to get in writing. These are items that a certified ISA arborist can provide for you as a tree care professional.