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Vicksburg, Mississippi


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Gardening Programs this Month
Warren County, Mississippi 
Extension Service Office



Master Gardener Meeting

Extension Office, 12:00 - 1:00
January 17


Lynette McDougal presents:

“Dormancy”

Jan. 19, Extension Office

12:00-1:00


Dr. Lelia Kelly presents:

“All About Pruning”

Jan. 26, Extension Office

12:00-1:00



Just, what is a Master Gardener?

Well, for starters, a Master Gardener is not someone who has all the answers to gardening problems. Nor is a Master Gardener an expert horticulturalist.

Master Gardeners are volunteer educators who have been trained by Land Grant Agriculture Universities to assist in providing information about home gardening. Mississippi State University Extension Service is the branch of M.S.U. that offers the Master Gardener program in the state and is responsible for training and coordinating Master Gardeners. Master Gardeners receive 40 hours of instruction in the basics of home gardening. Topics of study include soil, botany, entomology, plant pathology, pest control and plant propagation. Specific gardening “crops” studied are turf grass, fruits, vegetables and ornamentals such as flowers, shrubs and ground cover plants.

New Master Gardeners agree to provide a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer educational efforts within the first year after training. After that, Master Gardeners work a minimum of 20 hours annually to maintain their status as a Master Gardener. The average tenure of a Master Gardener volunteer in Mississippi is four years.

Currently there are 56 Master Gardeners and 8 interns in Warren County. 


January
Warren County, MS
Weather Statistics
(Averages over 30 years)
Average temperature (°F)_____45
High temperature (°F)  _______56
Low temperature (°F) ________35
Precipitation (in)  ___________5.6

 


Winter in Warren County

 



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