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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Chaves County) |
| Date | October 16, 2008, 8:25 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Master Gardener’s Program In New Mexico, most urban residents are increasingly interested in home gardening and landscape gardening, but have few opportunities to gain research-based information in these areas. To assist in meeting this need, the Chaves County Master Gardener Program was coordinated by the agent. The 12 week-long program met three hours each week to address pertinent topics for the Chaves County area. Various specialists, agents, and local individuals taught the programs. Fifteen individuals, including personnel from the Chaves County Maintenance Department, attended the programs to gain knowledge of southwestern gardening, for a total of 172 contacts during classes. Eleven of the 15 individuals agreed to donate volunteer hours to assist the Extension Office after the gardening classes were finished. Four individuals assisted the agent in disseminating NMSU Cooperative Extension Service publications on horticulture and related topics at a local hardware store in Roswell twice during the spring. Five volunteers assisted the agent with planning, constructing, and maintaining the Pecos Elementary School 4-H Garden throughout the spring, summer, and fall. Participants of the Master Gardener Program are more knowledgeable about gardening in the Pecos Valley and are more successful, saving time and dollars. The community has gained gardening information from the Master Gardener volunteers, as well. |