Seasons greetings from the Penn Condition Extension Learn Gardeners of Huntingdon County.
The learn gardeners thank you for on the lookout to us for aid in answering your horticultural thoughts through 2022. They offer study-primarily based data on property gardening, garden pest administration and plant identification. 10 trainees are at present performing in direction of their Master Gardener Certification which will strengthen our skill to give courses and products and services to Huntingdon County.
Spotted Lanternfly Update – We have expert heavy frost and snow so the adult pests really should be long gone for now. Remember to be on the lookout for egg masses positioned on tree trunks and other products about your property. Egg masses are close to 1.5 inches prolonged and have a brown/gray, mud-like covering and should be taken out and wrecked to assistance lower the 2023 population. You can continue to be up to day by going to this web-site. https://extension.psu.edu/noticed-lanterfly
Webinars – Penn State provides a regular monthly program of exciting and useful webinars available to the public. In this article are some approaching webinars available in January. Registration is needed to obtain the url to obtain the webinars. Registrants will also get access to the webinar recording for viewing at any time.
Saturday, Jan. 14 — 9:30-11 a.m. (Charge is $5) Household Gardening Sequence: Successfully Expanding Joyful Hydrangeas will overview the different sorts of hydrangeas, each native and non-native correct place in the backyard and most importantly, how to the right way prune these lovely shrubs. A dialogue of hydrangeas’ ecological value for pollinators will also be incorporated. https://extension.psu.edu/household-gardening-collection-effectively-expanding-happy-hydrangeas
Saturday, Jan. 28 — 10 a.m. to midday (Value is $5) Weather Adjust as Observed in a Suburban Yard. Writer and author Frederick Buse requires us on a journey by time in his backyard–through the calendar calendar year and the past three many years. We commence in March when the flora and fauna awaken, talking about hen species, populace developments, and when to anticipate the arrival and passing of migratory species. A focused details collector, Buse will aid us evaluate temperature and precipitation information and facts he has gathered and share conclusions from the 30-50 years of flora, fauna, and weather conditions info. He observes that temperature has much more of an effect on outside existence than precipitation. https://extension.psu.edu/altering-local climate-as-noticed-in-a-suburban-yard
For far more data on these systems, or any gardening thoughts, make contact with the Huntingdon County Extension Office, 10622 Fairgrounds Road, Huntingdon, PA 16652. You may possibly also arrive at the Huntingdon County Master Gardener Coordinator, Deb Ridgeway, at [email protected] or the MG Garden Hotline at 814-643-1660.
