Friday, January 4, 2013

Upcoming Events

* note change to location for Feb. 8 Mushrooms talk
 
Propagating Perennials
Friday, Jan. 11, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and enjoy the presentation! Presented by Cobb County Master Gardener Electa Keil, at the County Water Lab at 660 S. Cobb Drive (the smaller brick building at the back of the property), as part of the ongoing Lunch & Learn presentation series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County. Electa will show us how to grow from seed and from both soft and hard wood cuttings.

The Art of Pruning
Monday, Jan. 14, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Presented by Cobb County Master Gardener Pam Bohlander, at East Cobb Regional Library, as part of the ongoing Gardeners Night Out presentation series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County.

Green Industry Update
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 8:30 a.m. (registration until 9 a.m.) to noon.
Recertification credits: 21/23/24/27 = 3 hours; ISA = 3 hours; Private = 2 hours. $10 per person at the door; Pre-register with emily.harper@cobbcounty.org or by calling 770-528-4070.
Weed ID for Weed Control: Winter Weeds, with Neil Tarver, Cobb County ANR Agent; Future Direction for Georgia Pesticides Division, with Eric Olsen, Agricultural Compliance Specialist; Lawn Herbicide Effects on Tree Roots, with Paul Pugliese, Bartow County ANR Agent.

Mushrooms
Friday, Feb. 8, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and enjoy the presentation! Presented by president of the Mushroom Club of Georgia, Cornelia Cho, at the Cobb County Cooperative Extension 2nd-floor classroom, as part of the ongoing Lunch & Learn presentation series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County. Cornelia will give us a new understanding of mushrooms including information about their medicinal uses and how they help us take care of the environment.

My Favorite Winter Plants
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Presented by Cobb County Master Gardener Terry Barton, at West Cobb Regional Library on Dennis Kemp Lane in Kennesaw, as part of the ongoing Gardeners Night Out presentation series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County.