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Planting Potatoes for St. Patrick’s Day
Traditionally, St. Patrick’s Day is the yearly marker for planting an early spring garden, including potatoes, peas, onions and leeks, and cole crops. This year, we got our potatoes in a day early! The ground has been wet since the snow melt from February, so instead of tilling and planting the potatoes in hilled rows, […]
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Members Login
Hi Members! Spring is on the way, and with it, a flurry of activity in our chapter. New events will be added to the Members Calendar daily as our hard-working bed heads announce workdays and new projects in the demonstration gardens. Our goal is to make the Members Page more interactive and your input is […]
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Advanced Training: Low Tunnels on Sunday March 22, 2015
Master Gardeners of Greene County held an advanced training class on low tunnels on Sunday, March 22, 2015 from 1:00-5:00 pm in the Kitchen Garden at Springfield-Greene County Botanical Gardens. This project allows us to extend our growing season in the Kitchen Garden, possibly throughout the entire winter months. We will be able to grow […]
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2015 Lawn and Garden Show
The 2015 Ozark Empire Fair Lawn and Garden Show will be held from Friday, February 27, 2015 through Sunday, March 1, 2015. The event offers a series of seminars hosted and taught by Master Gardeners of Greene County. These classes are free to the public when they purchase a ticket to the Lawn and Garden […]
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30th Anniversary Proclamation Presented to Master Gardeners of Greene County
A proclamation honoring the Master Gardeners of Greene County (MGGC) for their 30th Anniversary that occurred in 2014 was dated and approved at the Greene County Extension Council meeting Monday, January 26, 2015. The completed document was presented to Missy Sanford, MGGC, president during the 2015 Greene County Extension annual meeting and dinner by George […]
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Potting Shed University class “Haybale Gardening” rescheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2015
UPDATE! The Haybale Gardening class has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 16th at 6:30 at the Botanical Center. Tonight’s Potting Shed University class, “Haybale Gardening” by Mark Bernskoetter, has been cancelled, but we are working to get it rescheduled soon. In the meantime, below are a few links to spark your imagination while the snow […]
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Potting Shed University: Winter Seed Sowing
On Monday, February 9, 2015, our first Potting Shed University class was held at the Botanical Center. We had about 50 attendees and each visitor planted up their own mini greenhouse to take home. Many said they will be making more at home. A few tips once you get these planted up: Make sure they […]
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Sign up now for our 2015 Core Training classes!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 through Thursday, April 2, 2015 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-4 pm Do you currently have a stack of seed catalogs on your bedside table? Do you have soil under your nails twelve months out of the year? Do you share gardening tips with anyone and everyone who will listen? Then, WE WANT […]
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Welcome 2015
Just a reminder to all members, please report your volunteer hours! If you haven’t reported your December hours or need to go back and enter any hours for 2014 please do so using the form link below. If you attended any Chapter Meetings in 2014, the hours distribution is listed here. If you need any […]
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Hickory Hills Serves Up Sweet Rewards
Students at Hickory Hills Elementary had a sweet lunch treat this week. They dined on sweet potatoes that they grew on the roof of their own school. With the help of Master Gardener Kay Johnson, the students planted the sweet potatoes from seed this summer, tended the crop all season, and helped dig up the […]
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