Fosters.com reports on Master Gardener training in York County
Fosters.com reported applications are now available for the 2016 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training in York County. Classes will meet 6–9:30 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 4 through early June at the Anderson Learning Center in Springvale. Participants will receive more than 60 hours of in-depth horticultural training from UMaine Extension specialists, educators and other experts, according to the article. Topics will include soils, botany, seed starting, growing herbs, fruits and vegetables, composting, landscaping, pruning and pest management, the article states. The program fee is $220; limited financial assistance is available. More information about the program, including the application, is online. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20.