Zanesville, OH–OSU Extension Muskingum County will offer a Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class in 2024. The basic premise of the Master Gardener Volunteer program is to provide training in horticulture to interested volunteers in exchange for 50 hours of horticulture service back to the community. Training will begin on February 15, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm with conventional classroom instruction. Program cost is $125. Applications will be available online at muskingum.osu.edu/mgv or at the Muskingum County Extension Office, 225 Underwood St, Zanesville. Applications are due Dec 15.
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New Master Gardener Volunteer Class Starts February 15
Zanesville, OH–OSU Extension Muskingum County will offer a Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class in 2024. The basic premise of the Master Gardener Volunteer program is to provide training in horticulture to interested volunteers in exchange for 50 hours of horticulture service back to the community. Training will begin on February 15, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm with conventional classroom instruction. Program cost is $125. Applications will be available online at muskingum.osu.edu/mgv or at the Muskingum County Extension Office, 225 Underwood St, Zanesville. Applications are due Dec 15.
You may download an application here.
Fall Lawn Care
If lawn care is part of your routine, make your time and dollars count by fertilizing your lawn in the fall. If you need to renovate any part of your lawn with new grass seed, right now is the time.
Here are a few great resources for your lawn care questions:
7 Simple Steps to a Better Home Lawn
OSU Turfgrass Program Youtube Channel (a deeper dive into the world of turf at Ohio State)
Freeze Forecast
It’s that time of year…a frost can anytime. I put the second week of October as a likely candidate for a first frost…
| Probability of Earlier Date in Fall Than Indicated | |||||||||||
| Temperature | Earliest | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | Latest |
| 36 | 09/21 | 09/23 | 09/30 | 10/02 | 10/03 | 10/06 | 10/10 | 10/13 | 10/16 | 10/19 | 10/24 |
| 32 | 09/23 | 10/02 | 10/08 | 10/11 | 10/13 | 10/17 | 10/18 | 10/21 | 10/24 | 10/27 | 10/31 |
| 28 | 10/03 | 10/11 | 10/17 | 10/19 | 10/25 | 10/29 | 10/30 | 11/02 | 11/02 | 11/09 | 11/12 |
| 24 | 10/20 | 10/23 | 11/03 | 11/05 | 11/08 | 11/10 | 11/12 | 11/14 | 11/18 | 11/23 | 12/04 |
| 20 | 11/04 | 11/05 | 11/11 | 11/14 | 11/17 | 11/21 | 11/25 | 11/29 | 12/10 | 12/14 | 12/24 |
This data is reported at the Zanesville Airport weather station.
Midwestern Regional Climate Center
cli-MATE: MRCC Application Tools Environment
Generated at: 9/27/2021 2:53:35 PM CDT
Fall Armyworm Updates
Hopefully a few nights of of sub 50 degree F temperatures are helping to knock the fall armyworm population back. However, we are still watching to see what transpires. Recently articles on the Fall Armyworm population are available here:
Re-Alert: Fall Armyworm, Part II? | BYGL
Managing Forage Stands Damaged by Fall Armyworm | Forages
An Overview on Development Times for Fall Armyworm | Kentucky Pest News
Predictions for Round 2 of Fall Armyworm | Agronomic Crops Network
Japanese Beetles…
The Japanese Beetle population in my backyard has exploded.
Here’s a few places to go to read up on these and think about control options:
Japanese Beetle | Ohioline (osu.edu)
Japanese beetles in yards and gardens | UMN Extension
Biology and Management of Japanese Beetle, G7412 | MU Extension (missouri.edu)
Home and Landscape Topics
Buckeye? Horse Chestnut? Which One is Which? | BYGL
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Activity Becoming Obvious in NW Ohio | BYGL
Plant of the Week – White Fringe Tree | BYGL
An Oak-Apple Gall Ex Expert | BYGL
Branch component identification for better pruning cuts – Purdue Landscape Report
Tick Control in the Yard and Landscape | Horticulture and Home Pest News
Spring Lawn Management Resources
Lawn Renovation: Tips from the OSU Turfgrass Program
Accessing Soil Testing Resources from the Extension Office
Soil testing resources are available at the Extension Office. As always, kits can be purchased at the Extension office for $9. If you are unable to make it to our location, paperwork can be accessed on the Extension Office website at muskingum.osu.edu/soiltest.
