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Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Roosevelt County)
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Plan Goal
Increase, enhance, and sustain Roosevelt County urban and rural lifestyles by assisting with improved management and selection, diagnostics, and efficient water use.
Situation Statement
New residents, beginning gardeners, and Roosevelt County natives confront challenges due to unique soils, pests, climate, and limited water supplies. Successful development and maintenance of landscapes and gardens require understanding of these unique challenges and appropriate techniques for adapting to them. Approximately 60 percent of residential water consumption is used to maintain landscapes. As New Mexico’s population increases the limited availability of water becomes a limiting factor, even in years with normal precipitation. Proper plant selection and management reduce water deficit problems. Failure to adapt to the challenges of gardening in Roosevelt County will result in declining quality of life and will increase competition for limited water. New Mexico State University’s Extension Service has taught gardeners to adapt to challenges offered by soil, climate, insects and drought. These efforts must continue applying new technology and science to Roosevelt County gardening challenges. Evidence of successful Extension Horticulture teaching will result in gardeners changing their landscapes without loss of beauty or livability. Individual landscape water use will be decreased. Appropriate planting, pruning, and plant maintenance practices will be employed in Roosevelt County landscapes.
Target Audience and Actions
The target audiences are the gardening public throughout Roosevelt County who will be provided research based information necessary for successful gardening in the varied and challenging New Mexico environment.
Short-Term Objectives
The gardening public will adopt more appropriate, water conserving landscape practices. They will employ better plant management systems and utilize better adapted plant material in their landscapes. Clientele seeking assistance with home lawn or gardening problems will receive immediate attention in order to mitigate issues and provide solutions to their problems.
Medium-Term Objectives
The gardening public will adopt more appropriate, water conserving landscape practices. They will employ better plant management systems and utilize better adapted plant material in their landscapes. Clientele seeking assistance with home lawn or gardening problems will receive immediate attention in order to mitigate issues and provide solutions to their problems.
Long-Term Objectives
A change in landscapes around the county will be observed indicating the adoption of water conserving landscape practices. Home gardening will have provided an open door of change for county residents and more solutions will be dessiminated to clientele and thus impacting quality of life.
Evaluation Plan
The gardening public will be presented surveys and questionnaires at public presentations to determine which techniques have been employed by them and the level of success achieved by implementing the new techniques. Personal discussions with gardeners will be employed to better understand their success with new techniques and management. Visible observations of landscape gardening techniques will reveal the extent and success of new landscaping techniques. Input from clientele will be utilized in continued development of materials and programs.