Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Farm and Home

Do you have the urge to plant year round? Are your flowerbeds and yard in constant disarray from planting and transplanting? Would you like to be a Master Gardner?

Applications are being taken in Nevada County for persons who want to sharpen their horticultural skills and then share their knowledge with others.

The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is conducting the Master Gardener training program every Wednesday between January 26 and February 23. The classes are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and are will be held at Clark County Fairgrounds on Highway 67, south of Arkadelphia.

Following training and receipt of the Master Gardener certification, new participants will be asked to donate 40 hours to help county Extension agents train others.

Training begins January 26 with instruction on soils and fertilizer, pesticide safety, fire ants and many other topics of interest.

Other training sessions include vegetable production, home fruit production, landscaping, lawns, pesticides and their use, and irrigation.

All training will be conducted by Cooperative Extension Service professionals and volunteers. A fee of $60 covers books and other materials.

Final selection of participants will be made from applications by the Extension staff. Deadline for applying is Friday, December 17. For details, contact the Nevada County Extension office at (870) 887-2818.

There must be at least 20 people enrolled for the training to make.