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FAIR BOOTH 2006
The Frederick County Master Gardeners are again at the Farm and Garden Building at the Great Frederick Fair this year. The theme for Building 14A is Good Bugs/Bad Bugs. Frederick County Master Gardeners will have posters with photos of good guys and bad with some interesting sidelight information. The loop includes a great segment on the good, the bad, and the ugly. We have presentations on Beneficials, Bites and Stings, Pest Management, The Color of Flowers, just to name a few.
The Frederick County Master Gardeners are again at the Farm and Garden Building at the Great Frederick Fair this year. The theme for Building 14A is Good Bugs/Bad Bugs. Frederick County Master Gardeners will have posters with photos of good guys and bad with some interesting sidelight information. The loop includes a great segment on the good, the bad, and the ugly. We have presentations on Beneficials, Bites and Stings, Pest Management, The Color of Flowers, just to name a few.
In addition to the various demonstrations listed below, Master Gardeners will host Plant Clinics every day to answer horticultural - related questions, problems and concerns from visitors to the Fair. "Good Bugs and Bad Bugs" theme in the Farm and Garden Building this year will be an ongoing topic with the Master Gardeners. Frederick County Master Gardeners will be present every day (September 23 – September 30) from 10 am until 7 pm.
Master Gardener Demonstration Schedule in the Farm and Garden Building
Monday Sept 18:
10 am-1 pm – Fall Garden Preparation By Annette Ipsan.
Tuesday Sept 19:
10 am-1 pm - Color of Flowers By Dennis Jung.
1 pm-4 pm - Bites and Stings By Kathleen Chaney.
10 am-4 pm - Chicken Tractor By Lee Royer and Lisa Riley.
Wednesday Sept 20:
10 am-11 am - Compost By Alma Boyer.
11 am-12 noon - Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Garden By Ted Lambert.
Thursday Sept 21:
10 am-1 pm - Happy Houseplants By Devra Boesch and Mollie Stock.
11 am-1 pm - Making Troughs By Elaine Feinberg and Phyllis Heuerman.
1 pm-4 pm - Rain Gardens By Earlene Duncan.
Friday Sept 22:
10 am-2 pm - Chicken Tractor By Lee Royer and Lisa Riley.
12 noon-2 pm - Discovering Herbs By Janet Madsen.
Saturday Sept 23:
10 am-2 pm - Chicken Tractor By Lee Royer and Lisa Riley.
11 am-1 pm - Pruning; Pest Management, Nutrients and Culture By Tony Murdock.
Frederick County Master Gardeners are volunteer representatives of the Maryland Cooperative Extension. Their mission is to educate residents about effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes and communities. They base their knowledge on their own experience as gardeners as well as both classroom and hands-on training provided by the Maryland Cooperative Extension and University of Maryland.
10 am-1 pm – Fall Garden Preparation By Annette Ipsan.
Tuesday Sept 19:
10 am-1 pm - Color of Flowers By Dennis Jung.
1 pm-4 pm - Bites and Stings By Kathleen Chaney.
10 am-4 pm - Chicken Tractor By Lee Royer and Lisa Riley.
Wednesday Sept 20:
10 am-11 am - Compost By Alma Boyer.
11 am-12 noon - Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Garden By Ted Lambert.
Thursday Sept 21:
10 am-1 pm - Happy Houseplants By Devra Boesch and Mollie Stock.
11 am-1 pm - Making Troughs By Elaine Feinberg and Phyllis Heuerman.
1 pm-4 pm - Rain Gardens By Earlene Duncan.
Friday Sept 22:
10 am-2 pm - Chicken Tractor By Lee Royer and Lisa Riley.
12 noon-2 pm - Discovering Herbs By Janet Madsen.
Saturday Sept 23:
10 am-2 pm - Chicken Tractor By Lee Royer and Lisa Riley.
11 am-1 pm - Pruning; Pest Management, Nutrients and Culture By Tony Murdock.
Frederick County Master Gardeners are volunteer representatives of the Maryland Cooperative Extension. Their mission is to educate residents about effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes and communities. They base their knowledge on their own experience as gardeners as well as both classroom and hands-on training provided by the Maryland Cooperative Extension and University of Maryland.
Frederick County Master Gardeners offer plant clinics, host information booths, maintain display gardens, offer horticultural therapy at area nursing homes, write a gardening column for the Frederick News-Post , offer a Junior Master Gardener program, and speak to schools and local groups on a variety of gardening topics.
To find out more about the Master Gardener program, or the Maryland Cooperative Extension, call 301-694-1595 or check out our website
Please stop by and see us this year at the Great Frederick Fair, September 16 - 23, 2006!
To find out more about the Master Gardener program, or the Maryland Cooperative Extension, call 301-694-1595 or check out our website
Please stop by and see us this year at the Great Frederick Fair, September 16 - 23, 2006!
For more information, contact Frederick Horticulture Office
Last updated: 09/5/2006