2022 Master Gardener and Horticulture Training
This page contains class materials from the 2022 Master Gardener Training Class
Materials are provided by class instructors.
Please check the site after each class to see if new materials are available.
Speaker Schedule for 2022 MG Classes
Jan 18:
Soils and Fertilizers: Doug Finkelnberg, UI Nez Perce Co Extension
Soils and Fertilizers
Composting: Kendall Kahl & Dan Temmen, University of Idaho
Composting
Jan 25: Basic Entomology
Dale Whaley, WSU Douglas County Extension
Dale Whaley Entomology Presentation Maggot Therapy Honey Bee Dance
Feb 1: Weed Management
Alan Martinson, Latah County Weed Coordinator
Handouts: Outline 2022 XID Characteristics 2022 Herbicide Labels
Feb 8:
Woody Landscape Plants, Pruning and Tree Selection
Phil Shinn, Certified Arborist
Handouts: Woody Plant Handout Woody Plant Vocabulary
Rodents, Birds, and Pests
Ken Hart, UI Lewis County Extension
Master Gardener vertebrate pest control presentation
Handouts: Vole-Mgmt-Backyard-Gardens-FS094E Washington Washington State pocket gophers PNW0627 Idaho pocket gophers Controlling Deer Damage In Idaho Horticultural Crops And Gardens
February 15: Turf Care Management
Gwen Stanke – WWCC Instructor
Handout: Watering Lawns in Washington
Feb 22: Herbaceous (Annual) Landscape Plants & Tour of Patt’s Garden Center
Kate Patterson, Patt’s Garden Center
March 1: Growing Vegetables
Jennifer Jensen, UI Bonner County Extension
Vegetable Gardening handout Vegetable Gardening presentation
March 8: Home Orchard Invasive Pests & Tree Fruit IPM
Mike Bush, WSDA Yakima
March 15: Plant Diseases and Plant Diagnostics
Cassandra Bates, WSU Plant Diagnostics
Plant Diagnostics presentation
Due to technical difficulties, there is no class recording.
March 22:
Pesticide Safety/Making Pesticide Recommendations
Steve Van Vleet, WSU Whitman County Extension
Firewise Landscaping
Al Murphy, Chelan County WSU Master Gardener
Handout: Fire resistant training 2022
March 29
Beekeeping Basics – Larry Carey and John Freeman
Handouts: Plants for Pollinators In The Inland PNW Backyard Conservation Pollination and Protecting Bees
Pruning – Tim Kohlhauff
Handouts: Keys to Good Pruning Pruning Deciduous Shrubs Pruning Evergreens
Plant Diagnostics Practice – Maria Garvey, Nez Perce Co Master Gardener