Master Gardener Tentative Class and Teacher Schedule

Week	Topic(s)	Instructor(s)
One	Introductions Using Computers for Information and Educational Purposes Communicating Horticultural Information via Extension Guidelines Plant Propagation and Botany Basics	Dave Rice, Ron Smith
Two	Annual Flower Selections Square Foot Gardening Organic Gardening Principles Practical Plant Propagation	Barb Laschkewitsch, Betsey Smith, Ron Smith
Three	Perennial Flower Selections What You Need to Know About Trees	Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Joe Zeleznik
Four	Houseplant Selection and Care Impact of Water Quality on Plants Basics of Soils & Soil Fertility	Laura Overstreet, Ron Smith
Five	Small Fruit Selections Gardening in Small Places or Container Gardening Developing and Supporting Farmers Markets Wine and Grape Production for ND/Western MN Shrub Selection for Zone 3	Rick Abrahamson, Todd Weinmann, Lisa Gray, Ron Smith
Six	Horticultural Insects Good and Bad, Bees and Their Importance to Horticultural Food Production Basic Pesticide Use	Janet Knodel, Pete Gregoire, Ron Smith
Seven	Developing Diagnostic Skills and Recognizing Plant Problems Turfgrass Establishment and Care Weed Control and Fertilizer Calculating	Kasia Kinzer, Ron Smith
Eight	Putting it All Together Sustainable Landscape Design Xeriscaping	Andrea Carlson, Allan Lee, Ron Smith

Note: All classes will be streamed and will be available for review should any of the classes be missed.