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.
Seed Starting for the Vegetable Garden
Tuesday, Feb. 19,
6:30 – 8 p.m. $5 fee (cash or check) to cover
cost of materials. Presented by Cobb County Cooperative Extension. Learn how to start your
own garden transplants from seed, with Horticulture Program Assistant Amy
Whitney at Cobb County’s
Cooperative Extension Office, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, 2nd
floor classroom. Part of the evening
includes participants’ starting some plants to take home. Pre-register by
calling 770-528-4070 or email uge1067@uga.edu.
Growing and Care of Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Figs, and Grapes
Monday, March 4, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.. Free seminar. Cobb County Cooperative Extension Agent Neil Tarver will explain how to plant and care for these small fruits. The seminar, held in conjunction with the Cobb County 4-H Plant Sale (link to information about the sale is at the bottom of our home page), will take place at the County Water Lab at 660 S. Cobb Drive (the smaller brick building
at the back of the property). Registration is required. Call 770-528-4070, or register by filling in the appropriate box on the pre-paid Plant Sale order form.
Perils and Pitfalls of Gardening
Friday, March. 8, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Bring
your lunch and enjoy the presentation! Presented by Master Gardener Dr. Bruce Gillett 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. Dr. Gillett will talk about how to avoid, prevent, recognize, and treat diseases and disorders to which gardeners may be exposed.
