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Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program is a UT Extension Program
TEMGs are volunteers who have a love of plants and horticulture coupled with training to teach and assist Tennessee residents
TEMGs are volunteers who have a love of plants and horticulture coupled with training to teach and assist Tennessee residents
The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program seeks to improve the lives of Tennesseans by promoting environmental stewardship, noncommercial food production, and human health and well-being through residential and consumer horticulture education delivered by a dedicated and skilled volunteer network.
Over 3,520 Volunteer hours of service and educational outreach in 2022 that represent a value to Tennessee of $74,216.17 in 2021 to the Tipton County Community!
We had a wonderful meeting this month! Mary Harvey Gurley presented a very insightful and entertaining presentation on Gardening and Cooking With Herbs. She also shared many of her recipes using herbs. We all can't wait to try them out!
Our Master Gardeners held three free classes in the Community Garden - Gardening 101, Reading the Farmer's Almanac, and Building Raised Beds.
Landscaping of the Extension Office at the old Train Depot building in the Historic District of Covington
Taught by Joellen Dimond, TSU Extension Agent, on Family Plot
An interview by UT Turfgrass Specialist, Dr. Tom Samples
- It's time to plant those Spring blooming bulbs.
- Potted plants need to be re-potted - especially the tropicals in outdoor containers. Add new potting
mix and increase the pot by one size to keep them happy all winter.
- October is the time for your second application of lawn fertilizer with a "winterizer" type on the label.
- Treating for grubs now will eliminate future root destruction by voles and yard damage by moles.
- Gardening your soil is a must. After pulling out all the spent plants, add some amendments such
as compost or manure, along with mulched leaves and grass clippings.
- As leaves start falling, simply mulch them in place - the composting leaf litter will benefit your soil
greatly.
- October is good for pruning most deciduous trees (trees whose leaves fall off). Wait on the Crape
Myrtles until March, and roses until February.
We love our customers, so feel free to visit during normal business hours.
150 Menefee St, Covington, Tennessee 38019, United States
Open today | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm |
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