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THE GARDENER'S DIRT NEWSLETTER

December 2025
Table of contents:
Gardening Resources:
December Garden Tasks     Cool Connections        Gardening Questions
Upcoming Events:     
Master Gardener Class 2026
Fruit and Nut Tree Pruning Event
Johnston County Beekeepers Bee School
Save the Date 2026 Symposium

 
 
Home Landscaping
 
Vegetables
 
Ornamentals & Feature Plants
 
Feature
 
Feature from a Master Gardener
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
 
 
Join our team of volunteer gardening enthusiasts here in Johnston County

Starting January 22, 2026
every Thursday till late June

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Johnston County Ag Center
2736 NC 210 Hwy, Smithfield, NC 27577

$150.00 per student
class size is limted
 
 
Join us for a fantastic
Fruit and Nut Tree Pruning Workshop
This event will be at the Central Crops Research Station
on US 70 West in Clayton.

This event is free and open to the public.

Mark your calendars now
Saturday, January 24, 2026
10:00 am -12:00pm
 
SAVE THE DATE

Johnston County Beekeepers Association
would like to invite you to
Bee School

This one-day school will be

Saturday, February 28, 2025 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
at the Johnston County Ag Center
2736 NC 210 Hwy
Smithfield, NC 27577

For more information www.jocobee.org
 
Save the Date

2026 NC State Extension Master Gardener Symposium
Saturday, March 14, 2026
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Featuring Two Nationally Recognized Gardening Experts!
Jim Putnam & Dr. Patrick McMillan

Johnston County Ag Center
2736 NC 210 Hwy, Smithfield, NC 27577
 
 
 
 
 
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.
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