| Blog series by Al_PG consisting of 7 parts so far |
Part 1: Introduction
Hello everyone, a few weeks ago I asked in the forum if anyone had taken the Master Gardening Course and got some mixed responses, thank you everyone who responded (good and bad) it’s great to get different opinions. I mentioned in the form that I was planning on taking the course and would post my opinion of the course. I thought I would start a blog on it and try to update after every class or two. A little background on the course – The course is put on as a continuing studies ...
Part 2: Class 1 & 2
Don’t know if anyone is actually interested but I will try to give a brief summary of what was discussed in my first and second class master gardener’s course. Class 1 and 2 were called Introduction to Northern Gardening & Perennials, but it doesn’t give an accurate description of what was discussed. Class 1 Taxonomy and Nomenclature: the science of naming and procedure of naming plants. Plant parts/live cycle: Cells, tissues, meristems, vascular systems, root structures, types o...
Part 3: Class 3 & 4 - Woody Plants & Vegetable/Annuals
Well things are moving along nicely in my Master Gardening course. This course does require a lot of time, I’m glad they have it set up so a class is every second week, if not I think it would too much to squeeze in with the rest of life. Class number 3 was titled Woody Plants, this was one of the ones I was very interested in when I saw the course outline. When the yard is ready for planting I want some tree/bushes that have a many purposes as possible, (looks, shade, fruit or nut...
Part 4: Class 5 & 6 'Composting & Houseplants' & 'Landscape Design 1'
I finally finished my homework from the last class of my Master Gardener course, so time to do an update. The Last two classes were ‘Composting and Houseplants’ and ‘Landscape Design 1’. Composting – Currently I don’t do any composting at home, I know bad of me. In the past we had a small composter that we purchased from our local landfill but it filled up fast, was hard to turn over and I put it in a bad spot, we didn’t take it with us when we moved. Obviously we plan to start compos...
Part 5: Class 6 Greenhouses and Coldframes & Class 7 Landscape Design 2
The last 2 classes in my course were Greenhouses and Coldframes & Landscape design 2. Greenhouse and Coldframes Things to think about prior to getting a greenhouse: What are you going to do with it, how much room you have, how much do you want to spend. Types of windows: Greenhouse poly, Fibreglass (yellows over time), Poly Carbonates, or Glass. After the discussion and because I think I can get them for free, I am looking for people who are replacing their windows in their hous...
Part 6: Landscape design 2 homework and Class 8 Integrated Pest Management
Hi all. I thought I would share my home work for Landscape Design 2. The home work for this class draw a plot plan of any property we wanted. The plan had to be to scale and realistic (plants that grow in our zone) but we didn’t have any type of budget to work within so we were free to design anything we wanted. So this was a good opportunity for me to draw out some plans for my yard. Sorry the scanned image is so poor and you have to turn you screen sideways. E – Existing Tree ...
Part 7: Final thoughts on the Master Gardener’s Course.
Overall I feel it was good value for the cost and my time as a beginner gardener. You could easily learn what I did and more for free if you spent the time on the internet researching and participating in forms like this one. Although I find it good to learn in a classroom setting as you have some structure to what you are learning and it was also nice to meet other people in my city who have the same interest. The classes were all taught by volunteers and they did a good job. If you r...
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