Master Gardener Course Schedule

Classes will be held one evening per week September through the first week in December. One class will be held on a Saturday.

Missoula County Extension Conference Room located at 2825 Santa Fe Court

Botany for Gardeners
• Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
• Plant Response to Light, Moisture, and Temperature
• Plant Physiology

Turf Management
• Lawn IPM, Alternatives and Native Grasses

Plant Choices for Missoula Landscapes (meet at Waterwise Garden)

Soil Management
• Micro-organisms and Soil Health
• How to Measure Soil Health and how to read a Soil Test

Composting and Fertilizers
• Evaluating Compost Quality
• Composting Basics
• Fertilizers: Advantages & Disadvantages of Organic & Inorganic Amendments

Shrub and Small Fruit Mangement

Plant Propagation

Saturday Pruning at Canyonview Nursery

Ornamental Trees in the Home Landscape

Ornamental Trees in the Home Landscape

Fruit Tree Management

Basic Plant Pathology and Disease Management

Basic Horticultural Entomology and Insect Management

Weed Management/Ecology in the Garden

Vegetables and Herbs

Exam

For Sign up information & cost, contact Sharon Gaffney at 258-4202.