MU Extension Master Gardener classes begin Aug. 7

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MARYVILLE, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener training for residents of Atchison, Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties begins Aug. 7.

“The Extension Master Gardener training will help you to gain new horticulture knowledge and become a community resource for science-based information,” MU Extension horticulturist Gwen Funk said in a news release.

The training includes 30 hours of a combination of online and in-person sessions. The first in-person session will be held at the MU Extension Center in Nodaway County, 403 N. Market St., Maryville. Subsequent in-person sessions will be determined with participant input.

After completion of the course, participants are required to complete 30 hours of approved Master Gardener projects.

Topics include plants and their environments, plant health and diseases, annual and perennial ornamentals, landscape design, introduction to soils, home lawn care, home fruit production, vegetable gardening and much more.

Sessions are 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Aug. 7 to Dec. 11. Register at extension.missouri.edu/events/extension-master-gardener-training-northwest-missouri. Limited scholarships are available.