Applications for Cobb Master Gardener training are being accepted in the month of July.
The all-volunteer organization then interviews candidates in the fall before training classes take place from January through early April of 2019.
Here’s more about what applicants, and selected trainees, can expect:
The training is designed to meet the needs of the home gardener. Class topics include vegetable and fruit gardening, plant disease identification, insect control, ornamental shrubs, tree care, turfgrass management, annuals, perennials, pest identification, pest control, and Xeriscaping.
After completion of the training, fifty hours of volunteer service are required within the first year (thirty answering the horticulture hot-line at the extension office and twenty hours working in community garden projects). In subsequent years, twenty-five volunteer hours are required to remain an active Master Gardener.
A downloadable application can be found here.
For more information call the Cobb County Extension Office at 770-528-4070.
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