2012 MASTER GARDENER / HORTICULTURE CLASS / ON-LINE MATERIALS

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PACKET MATERIALS

• Contact Sheet
• Speakers Schedule (updated 2/29)
• On-line module structure
• Computer Basics
• Snack Roster (updated 2/13)

PRESENTATIONS

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• Basic Botany (Mark Heitstuman)
• Plant ID (Lydia Clayton) 

January 24, 2012 (Chapter 14)

• Basic Entomology & Insect Identification (Ed Bechinski)

 January 31, 2012 (Chapter 10)

• Herbaceous Plants (Nancy Hasenoehrl) Since the PowerPoint presentation had some animated slides in it, some pages will be "piled" up.  Sorry, but there isn't anything we can do about it.

February 7, 2012 (Chapters 3, 4, 5 & 22)

• Soils and Fertilizers - PowerPoint Presentation (Rich Koenig)
• Selecting and Using Inorganic Fertilizers (Rich Koenig)
• Selecting and Using Organic Fertilizers (Rich Koenig)
• Soil Acidity and Aluminum Toxicity in the Palouse Region of the Pacific Northwest (WSU Publication FS050E)
• Solutions to Soil Problems - High pH (alkaline soil), (Rich Koenig)
• Using Compost in Utah Gardens (Rich Koenig)
• Control of Iron Chlorosis in Ornamental and Crop Plants (Rich Koenig)

February 14, 2012 (Chapters 15 & 16)

• Plant Diseases (Karen Ward)
• Plant Pathology (Karen Ward)

February 28, 2012 (Chapters 11 & 23)

• Native Plants in the Landscape (Kathy Hutton - Plants of the Wild)
• Landscaping with Native Grasses and Forbs (Kathy Hutton - Plants of the Wild)

March 6, 2012 (Chapter 6)

•  Crops and Varieties (Brad Jaeckel)
• WSU Organic Farm Crop Availability Chart (Brad Jaeckel)

March 13, 2012 (Chapter 9 & 24)

• Sorry, no presentation available

March 20, 2012 (Chapter 7 & 8)

• Home Orchards (Mike Bush)
• Backyard Grape Growing (Gwen Hoheisel)

March 27, 2012 (Chapter 17)

• Sorry, no presentation available

• Woody Landscape Plant, Tree Selection and Pruning  (Philip Shinn)

April 10, 2012 (Chapters 18 & 20)

• Composting  (Lydia Clayton)
• Voles and Moles  (Lydia Clayton)