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Horticulture and Master Gardener Classes - Greenlee County

2022 Classes and Resources

Location: University of Arizona Greenlee County Cooperative Extension Office
1684 Fairgrounds Rd Duncan, AZ 85534

Contact: Bill Cook, office: 928-359-2261 cell: 928-254-8734 or email wrc@email.arizona.edu

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Hands-On Classes, 10am-2pm, Bring a Lunch,

 

Seed Saving and Cool Season Gardening Workshop  - September 9, 2022

Learn the basics of seed saving

  • How to select plants that will produce the best seed
  • How to insure proper pollination for intended results
  • When and how to harvest seed crops
  • How to clean seed and store for future use.

Learn the basics of cool season gardening

  • Which crops produce best during our cool season
  • When and how to plant for a successful garden
  • How to extend your garden season
  • How to produce more garden with less work.

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Diagnosing and Identifying Plant Damage - June 11, 2022

  • Indoors
  • Identify bacterial, fungal or viral damage in order to choose appropriate solution.
  • Good bug or bad bug?
  • How to let the good bugs do the work for you
  • Soil and water related plant issues and solutions
  • Preventing problems

Basic botany/soil/water - July 2022

  • Botany
  • What you can you tell from looking at your plants
  • Test your own soil and water samples for pH and EC
  • Determine your soil type and texture
  • How soil type relates to water management and fertilization
  • Hard water solutions

Greenhouse design, construction/management - August 2022

  • Learn the many types of greenhouse structure
  • Which is used for a given purpose
  • How to determine which is best for you
  • How to design a structure
  • Which materials suit your needs
  • Watering
  • Cooling/heating
  • Automatic vs manual operations
  • Seasonal management
  • There will be a tour of several structures, serving different purposes, to actually see how it goes together

Cool season gardening, seed saving, pesticide safety - September 2022

  • What makes a cool or warm season crop?
  • Why fall is a better cool season than spring
  • Strategies to extend harvest season
  • How to save and store seeds successfully
  • Which plants to save from and which not to
  • Preventing cross pollination
  • Improving a variety by selective seed saving
  • Pesticide safety, should you choose to use it

Plant selection and planting - October 2022

  • Why fall is the best time to plant most (not all) things here
  • How to choose the right plant for the intended location
  • What grows best here, with little water
  • How to select and transport the best plants from a nursery
  • How to plant for the best success
  • How to care for your plants after planting them

Annual planning, using information resources - November 2022
This is the class where we put it all together, by the season. Understanding these factors will enable us to carry out garden activities at a time to achieve best results from the same effort.

  • Annual air temperature cycle
  • Annual soil temperature cycle
  • Aspect of the sun
  • Plants growth stage and requirements
  • Pests’ life cycle

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December 2022 - no class
TBD-pruning ornamentals
TBD- Rainwater Harvesting
TBD- Bee Keeping


Compost/container gardening - May 14, 2022

  • What makes a good container?
  • How to make your own potting soils (save $)
  • Matching soils with plants and containers for better success
  • 2 most common methods of composting
  • Vermiculture

Resources:

  • Backyard Composting

Plant Propagation - April 9, 2022

  • Seed germination
  • Seed scarification/stratification
  • Division
  • Plants from cuttings
  • Grafting

Vegetable Gardening - March 12, 2022

  • What to plant and when
  • Soil temperatures and germination
  • Companion planting
  • Crop rotation
  • Garden pests and solutions
  • Watering methods
  • Planning for seed saving

Home irrigation - February 12, 2022

  • Hands-on class
  • Different methods of watering and the materials used
  • The many manufacturers and how compatibility of components makes the difference between success and failure
  • Wiring a timer
  • Trouble shooting valves and timers

Rose care (pending interest)

  • Pruning different types of roses
  • Oil spray and fertilizer
  • Summer care

Pruning for fruit production - January 8, 2022 10am-2pm

  • Hands-on class.
  • Tool selection, sharpening and adjustment, you are encouraged to bring your own tools for sharpening
  • How to prune the different types of fruit, explaining why each is pruned in a different way
  • Dormant spray and fertilizer
  • Dress to be outdoors and pack a lunch

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