Become a Master Gardener Volunteer! Join a network of passionate gardeners across the state who are dedicated to learning and sharing research-based information, enhancing their communities through horticulture, and connecting people with the benefits of gardening. This 14 Week Course will start February 13th of 2024. Most classes will be held on Tuesdays from 1-4 p.m. unless otherwise posted. The locations will be the Alexander and Caldwell County Centers. The cost for the program is $125 which includes your book, demo supplies and field trips. Applications will be accepted through February 5th or until the class is full. Topics will include, botany, small fruits, tree fruits, pesticide safety and IPM, wildflowers, tree ID and wildlife, gardening with natives, lawns and weeds, soil testing and composting, propagation, vegetables and raised beds, and
more! **This class is designed so that you finish with an Extension Master Gardener Certificate and hopefully go on to continue your volunteering and education to keep that certification. To obtain your certificate, you will be REQUIRED to complete 40 hours of volunteer service related to horticulture in the year following the completion of the class. To register and for more info, please call the Alexander office at 828-632-4451 or contact Cari Mitchell by email at cari_mitchell@ncsu.edu.
It is time again to start ordering your fruit plants and trees! The N.C. Cooperative Extension – Alexander County Center is now taking orders and will until sold out. Please know that the earlier you place your order the better chance we will be able to complete your request. For a list of plants available and order information go to the following link: https://alexander.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/12/2024-small-fruit-plant-sale/
Plants will be available for pickup on Thursday, March 14, 2024. There are some new items this year as well as some we have offered previous years. As always, should you have any questions please contact the center at 828-632-4451 or email Cari Mitchell, Horticulture Agent, at cari_mitchell@ncsu.edu.
Click on the following links to see the Garden Calendars for each month:
Month-by-month lists of common plant diseases, pests, and other problems you may encounter in North Carolina yards and gardens. Straight from our PDIC (Plant Disease & Insect Clinic) entomologists and pathologists!
A spring 2024 Pesticide Safety School will be held in Caldwell County in January and it will be in-person. Exams are administered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) on day two of
the pesticide school starting at 1 p.m. Pesticide Safety School registrants are automatically enrolled in the exam session. However, exam fees are separate and must be paid to the NCDA&CS Pesticide Inspector at the exam location by check or money order. For exam-related questions, please contact the NCDA&CS at 919-733-3556 or visit their webpage.
For more information go to the following link: https://caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/10/need-a-pesticide-license/
Do you already have your pesticide license and need recertification credits???
Private Credit V-Monday, January 22, 2024, 6-8 p.m.
Commercial Credits (A B D G H I K L M N O T) and Private Credit X-Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 2-4 p.m.
These classes will be held at the Alexander County Service Center located at 151 West Main Avenue, Taylorsville, NC
28681. Please register by calling 828-632-4451 before Friday, January 19, 2024
Alexander County offices will be closed Monday, January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local
governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
