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Week
1: January 27
2 counties meet via
Polycom
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Introduction
to the Extension Service Dan
Homework
(due
3/31)
A Sense
of Place
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US
Map of Land Grant Universities:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/partners_map.pdf
Federal
Laws concerning Extension System http://www.nasulgc.org/publications/Land_Grant/Land_Grant_Main.htm
Florida MG program History http://www.hos.ufl.edu/vegetarian/01/August01/Aug01.htm
History of the Horticultural Sciences Dept at UF:
http://www.hos.ufl.edu/vegetarian/01/September01/sept01.htm#History |
Week
2: February 3
2 counties meet via
Polycom
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Introducing
Dooryard Fruits Dan
Student Fruit presentation
assignments:
Other Tropical
Fruits - Wendy
Dooryard
Citrus Tim
Gaver, UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Citrus
Extension Agent
Homework: Read
FYN
Handbook and review FYN
Plant List |
Fruits
Crops Bulletins:
http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/fruitscapes/
"Save
the Guac" - website on Avocados
& Laurel Wilt Disease
Holy
guacamole! New disease crops up in avocados
(C&V article)
Citrus
Bulletins:
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| Week
3: February 10
All students meet @
Okeechobee Extension office
We will
be training with
22 other
counties using Polycom! |
Diagnostics
& Plant ID
MG
Orientation
Tom Wichman
Landscape
Pitfalls
Sydney Park Brown
Florida
Yards & Neighborhoods Program
Brian Nieman
Demonstration
of FFL Yard Recognition Program – Angela
Sachson
Yard
Recognition Worksheet
Homework:
Bring in Soil Sample
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Landscaping
Bulletins:
FYN
Program Home Pages: http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/Okeechobee%20FYN.htm
http://martin.ifas.ufl.edu/fyn.shtml Yard
Advice: Recognition Guidelines for Yard
Advisors
How
to take a Soil Sample!
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| Week
4: February 17 |
Diagnostics
& Plant ID
Soils
and Fertilizers
Amy Shober
Objectives
/ Soils Bulletins
Pesticides
& Pesticide Labeling Fred Fishel
USDA
Soil surveys
Scott
Kuipers
pH
Testing: Wendy and Dan / Fran Everly
Okeechobee
Co. Soil pH test procedures
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The Florida Fertilizer Label
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS170
County
Soil Surveys - Online
copies available at: http://soils.usda.gov/survey/online_surveys/florida
UF/IFAS
Soil testing lab -
State lab forms and procedures: http://soilslab.ifas.ufl.edu/ESTL%20Tests.asp |
| Week 5: February
24 |
Botany
- Dan Culbert
Plant
ID note sheet
Plant
Nutrition - Monica Elliott
Nutrition
& Fertilization of Landscape Plants & Palms
(Broschat)
Fertilizer
sources
Pruning
& Palm
Pruning - Ed Skvarch
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Botany
web references (in Word)
Plant Nutrition
Nutrient
Deficiency Symptoms of Woody Ornamental Plants
in South Florida
Nutrient
Deficiencies of Landscape and Field-grown Palms
in Florida
Pruning
Transplanting
& Pruning
Palm References
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| Week
6: March 3 |
Basic Entomology
- Jim Price
Basic Nematology
- Billy Crow
Household Pests
- Phil Koehler
Ants
Termites
Flies Bedbugs
& Roaches
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Household
Pests: on-line
menu of Extension bulletins @ pests
Featured
Creatures: menu to insect fact sheets
Bed
Bugs and Blood-Sucking Conenose
Introduction
to Plant Nematology
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| Week
7: March 10
@ Martin Co Extension
office |
Intro
to Plant Pathology - Monica Elliott
Intro
to Plant Pests – Weeds Greg MacDonald
Plant Propagation
– Fred Burkey
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Guidelines
to Identification and Management of Plant Disease
Problems (series)
Weed
Management in Home Lawns
2009
UF/IFAS Pest Control Guide for Turfgrass Managers
Landscape
Plant Propagation Workbook (series)
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| Week
8: March 17
@ Okeechobee |
Florida
Lawns
Laurie Trenholm
Turf
and Ornamental Insect Pests
Eileen Buss
Turf
and Ornamental Diseases
Phil Harmon
Sprinkler,
Spreader & Sprayer Calibration discussion
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Frequently Asked Questions about:
Figuring Out
Fertilizer for the Home Lawn http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP221
On-line
menu for:
Florida
Lawn Handbook. (SP-45)
Homeowner's
Guide to Fungicides for Lawn and Landscape Disease
Management
(PP-233)
Insect
Management on Landscape Plants
(ENY-338)
How
to Calibrate Your Fertilizer Spreader (ENH-62)
Calibrating
Chemical Application Equipment Used to Treat Lawns
and Ornamentals
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| Week
9: March 24
@ Martin Co Extension
office |
Basic
Vegetable Gardening Sydney Park Brown
Internet
Security for Master Gardeners David Palmer
Computer
Lab Exercise & Practice @ IRSC, Stuart
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Florida Vegetable Gardening
Guide SP-103
Resources for Florida Vegetable Gardeners
Gardening
On-Line (links from Carol Cloud Bailey)
Internet Security:
Best Practices
Computer
Day note sheet with active links!
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| Week
10: March 31
Dupuis
Park Mgt. Area
23500 SW Kanner Hwy, Canal
Pt.
561-924-5310
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Invasive
Species; Plants & Animals - Ken
Gioeli,
St. Lucie Co. Natural Resources Agent
Lunch (bag it, bring your own)
Go Over:
A
Sense of Place Exercise
(Contact
Dan for the Answer Key!)
Treasure Coast
Ecosystems - Dan
Culbert
Overview
of DuPuis Management
Area
Kim
Kanter, FAU
Nature
Walk @ DePuis
Homework:
distribute Final Exam
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Florida
Master Naturalist Program webpage link
Florida Wildlife Commission:
Wildlife
Species information webpage
DuPuis
Management Area - SFWMD website Optional:
Pest
Management Exam
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Week 11 - No Class |
Work
on Final Exam
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work with your
classmates to find the answers!
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Graduation!
AM: two-county
polycom
PM: in-county
lunch & commencement
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Dealing
with Customers/ Your
role as a MG] and Dos & Don'ts
- Pat Hogue, CED
Go over
Final Exam [with Martin Count]
Review MG
Policies and Complete
MG Annual agreement - get ID card and hourly log
sheets
Lunch
& Graduation!
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Native Plant Terms: (Contact
Dan for the Answer Key!)
Okeechobee
County has five new Master Gardeners Okeechobee
News article, April 18, 2010.
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