CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA MASTER
GARDENERS
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"The Georgia Master Gardener Volunteer Program
is an educational program offered through county offices of the Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service. Through this program, individuals are
trained and certified in horticulture and related areas.
These individuals, in turn, volunteer their
expertise and services, under the direction of their County Extension
Agent, to help others through horticultural projects that benefit the
community. Master Gardeners bring the latest horticultural information and
practices from the world of research to their communities’ landscapes and
gardens.
Through the Master Gardener program, thousands
of people in the United States and Canada have been trained as
volunteers."
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In partnership with the Extension Services in Coweta,
Douglas, Polk, Haralson, and Paulding counties, the Carroll County Extension
Service offers an annual area Master Gardener training program. A limited number
of applicants are accepted into the program. Selection is based on individual
ability and compatibility with the Extension Program.
Those accepted into the program receive 40 hours of
training by specialists from The University of Georgia, Extension agents, and
other landscaping and horticulture specialists and be provided with various
materials and a 541-page Georgia Master Gardener Handbook. The training program
covers the basics of horticulture: soil structure, plant nutrition, plant
physiology, and entomology, and such topics as plant selection; water wise
landscaping; planting and maintaining turf, ornamentals, and fruit, and urban
trees; plant identification; vegetable gardening; composting; and organic and
specialty gardening.
In addition to satisfactorily completing this training
program, Master Gardener certification requires 50 hours of volunteer service
annually.
If you have questions about
lawns, home gardens, fruit trees or ornamental plants in your landscape, send
them to "Ask the Master Gardener" at ccmg@uga.edu. Your questions will be
answered by a Carroll County, Georgia Master Gardener.
If you are interested in
learning about and possibly joining the National Wildlife Federation's
Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program click
here.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM, Ag
Center, Carrollton, GA
Love gardening but don't
have time to take the course and become a Master Gardener?
Become a friend of Master
Gardeners and participate in all our activities!
The Carroll County Master Gardener
Association awards monies to
fund horticultural projects
in Carroll County. Generally, grant awards usually range from $100.00-$1500.00.
Click here to see
instructions for applying for a grant and a form to fill out to apply for one.
GO TO MASTER
GARDENER SCRAPBOOK
Teachers
Click here for an ag history lesson for your students.
Sources of Turfgrass
Information
http://www.GeorgiaTurf.com
http://www.Turfgrasswater.com
The Carroll County Extension Service
is located at http://www.ugaextension.com/carroll
If you have questions about
lawns, home gardens, fruit trees or ornamental plants in your landscape, send
them to "Ask the Master Gardener" at ccmg@uga.edu. Your questions will be
answered by a Carroll County, Georgia Master Gardener.
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University of Georgia or the University System of Georgia. The Carroll County
Extension Service is a program of the University of Georgia.
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