Winter 2015 Kentucky Horticulture News

Keep up to date on Kentucky horticulture with the State Horticulture Newsletter. In the winter edition, you’ll find feature articles such as:

• Clean Up For Clean Plants By Kimberly Leonberger, Extension Associate, and Nicole Ward Gauthier, UK Plant Pathologist
• Fall Cleanup is Essential for Spring Success by Anthony R Tackett, Extension Horticulture Agent
• Composting Fall Leaves by Rick Durham, Extension Professor

More about composting.

Upcoming Horticulture Events

Countless workshops and seminars across the state are extending knowledge about Kentucky horticulture. The following are but a few upcoming Kentucky horticulture events:

November 21, 2015
Beginner Beekeeping School
502-348-9204
Nelson County Extension Office (Bardstown)

January 12, 2016
Landscape Drawing Class
270-554-9520
McCracken County Extension Office (Paducah)

March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016
Backyard Fruit Series
270-842-1681
Warren County Extension Office (Bowling Green)

Oldham County Horticulture

Traci Missun, Oldham County Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent, and Michael Boice, Horticulture Assistant, work to spread horticultural knowledge in Oldham County, Kentucky. Accepting soil samples, identifying insects, and diagnosing plant behaviors are some of the ways they serve the community. The Oldham County Master Gardeners Association supports the extension agents and help teach Oldham Countians more about home horticulture.

Upcoming horticulture and agriculture events in Oldham County include:

Early Bird Grain Meeting
Monday, December 7, 2015 8:00 a.m. – noon

Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Friday, December 11, 2015 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
RSVP: (502) 222-9453

Oldham County Beekeepers Association Meeting
Friday, December 11, 2015 6:30 p.m.
Open to anyone interested in beekeeping