This fall I signed up for Master Gardener through ISU
extension. This is a comprehensive class
consisting of 40 class hours and 40 volunteer hours to complete the first
year. To say I’ve learned the content is
a stretch….I’ve been taught more than I ever knew about gardening. ISU Horticulture professors present a 3 hour
segment and start by saying “I’ll be presenting tonight everything I teach in a
3 hour semester course!”
I’ve started some of my volunteer hours at the garden
surrounding an old schoolhouse located on the North Iowa Fairgrounds. On various days I’ve worked there for 7+
hours cutting dead material, raking, discovering labels and wooden cutout whimsy. and of course there is always litter.
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| Mike cutting out a volunteer (tree) |
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| hosta clean-up |
I’ve also done some exploring on the internet for some of
the plants like Tabby grass which looks like it is something cats like to eat.
