2021 SCHEDULE
Schedule Notes
All classes held via zoom at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Registration is required on a monthly basis to receive both zoom links and supplemental resources via email each Monday. Recordings (and supplemental material) are made available within a week of each class and uploaded on this web portal (all linked videos and material are linked/underlined for quick-direct below). Cost is FREE! Make sure to expand each month below to access all materials quickly, and register for monthly classes! PLEASE NOTE: Classes in BLUE are LIVE via zoom! Those in black are sent via email...
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January-Who is Extension?
January 4-Welcome to 2021! A list of what is coming this year!
January 11-Meet and Mingle with Monday Musings Participants
January 18-Using the Farmer’s Almanac(s)…
January 25-Who and what is Extension? Do you know YOUR land-grant? Tools you can use for future reference…
February-Fruit
February 1-So, Ya Wanna Grow Fruit (a comic way to determine if you really want to attempt this feat…)
February 8-Cool Fruits (Paw-paws, Persimmons, Muscadines) to Consider in Your Garden/Landscape
February 15-Backyard Berries
February 22-Basic Fruit Management and Production Strategies (including tips on pruning, spraying, weed control, and planning/planting prep)
April-Gardens
April 5-Growing Tasty Tomatoes
April 12-Small Space Gardening Practices (Tips on Raised Beds and Growing Vertical)
April 19-IPM Strategies (organic + conventional)
April 26-Root Crops & Potatoes (sweet and white)
May-Homesteading
May 3-Summer Soils (cover crops, companions, composting)
May 10-DIY Compost Bins & Rain Barrels
May 24-Cucurbits (Vine Crops) & Legumes (Beans and Peas)
May 31-Heirlooms (versus hybrid), Seed-Saving, and Propagation Techniques
June-Unique Gardens
June 7-Houseplants
June 14-Culinary/Medicinal Herbs (how to harvest and what to use)
June 21-Moonlight Gardens, Tea Gardens, Wildlife and Butterfly Gardens, Water Gardens, Rock Gardens, and a Tropical Oasis
June 28-Woodland Shade (+ ferns and mosses)
July-Pest Problems
July 5-BUGS (bad and beneficial)
July 12-Native versus Invasive (a review of the commoners with a little lore included)
July 19-Toxic Plants (with a very cool historical perspective)-POSTPONED (August 16th)
August-Herbs
August 9-Ancient Herbs (an exploration of unique species)
August 16-Toxic Plants (with a very cool historical perspective)-rescheduled from July 19th
August 23-An Appalachian Herbal
August 30-Herbal Creations-June 14th class
September-Fall/Winter Prep
September 6-Talkin’ Turf!
September 13-Cleaning up the Garden for Winter (with Fall Garden Tips)
September 20-Soil Basics and Crop Rotation Concepts
September 27-Cover Crops
December-Holiday Celebrations
December 13-12 Days of Christmas
December 20-Winter Solstice
December 27-Origins of New Year’s Day