OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION- HENRY COUNTY PRESENTS
Northwest Ohio Gardening Day
Join The Ohio State University Extension – Henry County and Master Gardeners for the first-ever Northwest Ohio Gardening Day. This event will be filled with many gardening topics, speakers, and hands-on demonstrations to help get your garden growing and looking great! Lunch will be provided as well as take-home materials.
DATE: Friday, April 29, 2022
TIME: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Henry County Fairgrounds
821 S. Perry St,
Napoleon, OH 43545
COST: $20 (Make Checks Payable to: OSU Extension Henry County & Mail to 104 East Washington Street #302 Napoleon, OH 43545-1660)
REGISTER AT: https://go.osu.edu/nwohgardenday
REGISTER BY: Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
Presenters include:
- Bruce Clevenger, OSUE Defiance County: Planting Trees for Success.
- Amy Stone, OSUE Lucas County: Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens, & More
- Eric Hite, Four County Career Center: Weeds Diseases & Insects of Trees & Shrubs
- Reed Johnson, Ohio State University: Backyard Bee Keeping
- Tom Jenny, OSUE Master Gardener Henry County: Starting Seeds for Your Garden
- Kenn-Feld / John Deere: Getting the Most From Your Outdoor Power Equipment. “Demos included”
For more information, contact:
Alan Leininger, ANR Educator Henry County; leininger.17@osu.edu
Sieara Baker, Master Gardener Coordinator Henry County; baker.3270@osu.edu
104 East Washington Street #302 Napoleon, OH 43545-1660
Phone: 419-592-0806
Schedule of the Day
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Registration
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Home Bee Keeping (Presenter: Reed Johnson, Associate Professor, OSU Department of Entomology Wooster Campus)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Watering Plants, Rain Barrels, and Rain Gardens (Presenter: Amy Stone, OSUE Lucas County)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Weeds, Diseases, and Insects in Trees and Shrubs (Presenter: Eric Hite, Instructor Four County Career Center, Landscape & Greenhouse Technologies)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch at the "Liberty Chapel"
1:00 PM - 3:50 PM Station Rotations (50 Minutes Each)
Rotation 1: 1:00 PM-1:50 PM
Rotation 2: 2:00 PM- 2:50 PM
Rotation 3: 3:00 PM- 3:50 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Wrap-up, Evaluations, Equipment Demos
Afternoon Station Rotations
Station 1: Managing Outdoor Power Equipment
Presenter: John Deere, Stihl / Kenn-Feld Group
Station 2: Steps to Planting Trees for Success
Presenter: Bruce Clevenger OSUE Defiance County
Station 3: Starting Plants from Seed Using Cold Frames
Presenter: Tom Jenny OSUE Henry County Master Gardener