CANADIAN — The Texas AgriLife Extension Service is now accepting registration for the Northeastern Texas Panhandle Master Gardener 2009 Educational Series, a seven-month training for gardening enthusiasts.
This advance training will cover topics such as landscape design, vegetable gardening, soil science, pesticide management, insects/disease management, irrigation management, lawn and turf, and proper plant selection, said Kyle Barnett, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Hemphill County.
Registration is open to anyone willing to participate and agree to give back to the program through 50 hours of community service efforts, Barnett said. Fifty hours of advanced training will be offered in various locations throughout the area and are scheduled monthly from April through October.
Applications and a complete list of dates and topics, as well as registration packets, can be picked up at AgriLife Extension county offices in Wheeler, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Gray, Roberts, Ochiltree and Hutchinson counties. Applications should be turned in with the $150 registration fee by March 31, he said.
For more information, call one of these AgriLife Extension county offices or contact Barnett at 806-323-9114.
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