Saturday, June 27, 2009 the Colorado State University Extension office in Morgan County will host a series of workshops to instruct area residents and 4-H members on how to show flowers and vegetables at the Morgan County Fair.
Pat Ehrlich, Colorado Master Gardener volunteer and fair superintendent, Sheryl Weibert, fair superintendent, and Joanne Jones, horticulture agent will demonstrate and discuss how to best show home grown flowers and produce. Examples will be available to show participants’ first-hand what makes an award-winning exhibit, and what conditions result in fewer points earned.
The first session will run from 9-10:30 a.m. and will include demonstration and discussion on how to show flowers in the Open-Class Floriculture Division.
The vegetable session for the Open-Class Garden Division will begin at 10:45 a.m. and will include demonstration based on the fair book requirements for select categories, based on vegetable availability.
4-H members may attend any of the sessions; however, a session for Junior Garden Division will be held at 1:00 p.m. and will highlight classes in the Junior Garden Division according to requirements listed in the fairbook. Youth do not need to be enrolled in garden projects to attend this session.
Morgan County Fair is open to anyone interested in participating; Open Class Divisions are not restricted to county residents.
All sessions will be held in the meeting room at the Extension office, 914 E. Railroad Ave., Fort Morgan.
For more information on the workshop sessions, or to register, contact the Extension office at 542-3540.

Useful Information

Soil Temperatures (click for link)
ET Rates for Grass (click for link)
ET is defined as the evaporation of water from the surface of leaves and the soil.  ET is the opposite of precipitation, or the moving of water from the earth’s surface back up into the atmosphere. 

So that we can have more precise estimates of the amount of irrigation to apply to turf it is helpful to know actual ET rates.  (ET – precipitation = irrigation amount required.)

Current Master Gardener Forms

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		Monthly Report Form
		Yearly Report Form
		Native Plant Master Application
		Native Plant Master Brochure
		Health Form
		Liability Form