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April 2023 Pulaski County Home Horticulture Newsletter
There’s a ton of info in this month’s newsletter. Have fun!
And please remember to REGISTER for the programs you’d like to attend by scanning the QR codes or clicking on the graphic.
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Upcoming Events
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April 1 — Spring Wildflower Hike, 9am, Pulaski County Park PC Park Trailhead
April 5 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
April 8 — Green Living Fair, 10am to 6pm, Center for Rural Development (Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners are sponsors!)
April 11 — Let’s Grow Some Vegetables, 6pm, Woodstock Community Center. Call the Pulaski County Extension office to register, 606-679-6361
April 12 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
April 14 — Raised Bed Gardening Series, Session #1, 5pm, Pulaski County Extension office. Registration required.
April 15 — Spring Wildflower Hike, 9am, Pulaski County Park PC Park Trailhead
April 16 — Earth Day Celebration at Somerset Community College, 1pm to 4:30pm
April 17 — Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Association meeting, 7pm business meeting, 7:30pm program. Pulaski Co Extension Service office
April 18 — Gardening for Birds and Butterflies, 3:30pm, Shopville Branch Library. No registration required.
April 19 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
April 22 — Earth Day!!
April 26 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
April 28 — Home-based Microprocessor Training, 9:30am to 2:30pm, Pulaski County Extension Office. Must pre-register. Scroll down for more information.
April 29 — Spring Wildflower Hike, 9am, Pulaski County Park Eagle Scout Trailhead
May 6 — Master Gardener Native Plant Sale, 10am to 2pm, Pulaski County Extension Office
May 13 — Master Gardener Native Plant Sale, 10am to 2pm, Pulaski County Extension Office
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Pennsylvania State University
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North Carolina State University
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Nothing lifts your mood like fresh cut flowers. Learn how to make your own cut flower garden this year by clicking on the images above.
If you have higher aspirations to make this a business, you can view video resources from UK’s Center for Crop Diversification. And you can find their publications below.
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Vegetable Growing Season Begins!
It’s vegetable gardening season so keep up the good work. Click below to access UK’s great Extension publication ID-128, Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky
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The map linked above denotes the trailhead where we will be meeting as ‘PC Park Trailhead’, not Eagle Scout Trailhead.
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We are always in a rush to clean up debris in our yards and gardens. But don’t be too quick. Many of our native bees won’t emerge til after apple trees bloom.
Do them a favor and wait!
Learn more about conserving our invertebrate pollinators (and non-pollinators) by clicking below.
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March was Women’s History Month and having forgotten that, it is included in this April newsletter. These two women were giants in botany, geology, conservation, ecology, and more. And they are two LOCAL women.
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Mary Wharton
If you’ve ever picked up the field guides Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky or Trees and Shrubs of Kentucky, you were reading Kentucky’s very own Dr Mary Wharton. She discovered an unnamed species of dewberry in Montgomery Co KY that was named after her. For 30 years, she purchased land along the Kentucky River; it’s now the State Nature Preserve Floracliff.
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Lucy Braun
Dr Lucy Braun earned her Ph.D. in 1914, six years before women won the right to vote. She was born and lived all her life in Cincinnati. She was one of the first to conduct scientific research in plant ecology. Her best known book is Deciduous Forests of Eastern North America.
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If you want to sell your home-processed fruits, vegetables, etc, you must become a home-based processor or microprocessor. Microprocessors must attend this training to sell legally. Home-based processors do not. More information on both of these certifications can be clicked on below.
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Master Gardener Updates
Lake Cumberland Extension Master Gardener Kaye Hudson put together a little something called ‘Why I Became A Master Gardener’. (in 3 parts)
Part 3
During the first year after taking the Master Gardener classes, you must complete volunteer hours and continuing education hours. There are plenty of opportunities to complete both types of hours. There were all kinds of recorded webinars and in-person activities that qualified for continuing education.
There were also many opportunities for volunteer hours such as Sky Hope or Mill Springs National Monument or at the Extension office.
I completed a lot of my hours by going to 4-H Camp and sharing with the young folks there and at Sky Hope. I was able to watch as Beth Wilson, Pulaski County Horticulture Agent, led the activities. I really learned a lot about gardening that way too!
The End
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Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays
HWW is returning in April 2023 with new webinars. As always, check out the vast library of recorded webinars.
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Natives are Great!
The Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners are holding two native plant sales this spring. The sales will be held at the Pulaski County Extension Service office in the basement parking lot area.
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Early Season Apple Care
Fire blight, cedar apple rust, and apple scab can infect your apple trees this spring. UK has a number of scouting guides to help you identify and treat diseases and insects that affect your home-grown fruit. The images are very good and can help you with your disease and insect management.
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Understanding Snakes
Humans are quite averse to snakes but snakes prey on animals humans don’t like: rats, mice, chipmunks, or other snakes.
They also prey upon things humans regard as beneficial or good like birds, bird eggs, amphibians, and lizards.
Encounters with snakes are common and usually don’t end well for the snake. A little understanding of their place in an ecosystem may give you a fresh appreciation of these common Kentucky reptiles.
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Soil Test Now
Soil quality determines your success as a gardener. Pulaski County residents get 25 soil analyses for FREE. Soil probes are also available to loan out. Call our office for more details 606-679-6361
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Myth: Pine Straw Will Make Your Soil Acidic
A common garden myth is that when pine needles drop, they acidify the soil. more about the myth by clicking below.
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UK Forestry From the Woods Today
Webinars from the UK Forestry Extension team are available live every Wednesday at 11am. Sign up for email reminders, watch live webinars, or browse the recorded archive.
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Managing Land?
This series of workshops targets new landowners, beginning farmers, or those who find themselves with land to manage.
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Recipe of the Month
Take a deep dive into all the UK Plate It Up Kentucky Proud recipes by clicking the button below.
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Newsletter Archive
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To access archived Extension newsletters, click here.
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