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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Roosevelt County) |
| Date | October 31, 2011, 7:22 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | This agent spends roughly one to two days a week through the majority of the growing season answering questions about lawns, trees, vegetables, insects, and other various small acreage or homeowner questions. These are often simple questions but can be rather detailed and require much time on the phone or researching answers for clientele. Over 70% of the people that receive information about small scale horticulture situations respond that they have learned something from information provided by this agent and will adopt those changes into their home situations. This agent has encouraged residents to utilize soil tests to determine fertilization needs for their home lawns and gardens. Over 50% of the people that have utilized soil tests have adjusted their home garden management to better fit the needs of the garden. This agent has developed a good relationship with the local nursery which has provided for greater clientele access. People are often referred to the county agent by nurseries in town which aids in program development and public outreach. This agent has developed enough knowledge of general urban horticulture but still utilizes specialists to identify new problems or confirm diagnosis of unusual situations. |