Garden Hobbyists
Become Educators
NEWARK, Del. - “Beware of the
aphids,” Jay Windsor, cooperative
extension agricultural agent for the
University of Delaware in Sussex
County, cautions 25 wide-eyed stu
dents working on their certification as
Master Gardeners. “Aphids do not
need a male to reproduce. They bear
live young and the young reproduce
almost immediately.”
What this means, Windsor ex
plains, is that if a single aphid and all
its offspring multiply and live, “with
in one year’s time, they would cover
the earth to a depth of one foot.”
With this announcement, Windsor
has the complete attention of the class
gathered indoors on a rainy day at the
UD Research and Education Center
(REC) in Georgetown. The Master
Gardeners class meets for three
hours, twice a week, for 10 weeks to
complete the 60 hours of required
training on all aspects of growing
plants and keeping them healthy. The
topics range from pest control and
composting to the gardener’s role in
helping to protect the environment.
“A special emphasis of the train
ing is to impress upon students the
importance of vigilance,” explains
Windsor, who is assistant coordinator
of the Master Gardeners program.
“By scouting the landscape and mon
itoring plants, you often can nip prob
lems like aphids in the bud.”
Maggie Moor-Orth, lead program
coordinator for the Master Gardeners
Program in Kent and Sussex
Counties, says this program is intend
ed for people who have “an interest in
gardening and the time to volunteer.”
As Extension agricultural agent for
the Delaware State University,
Orth co-teaches the certificatiort
classes with Windsor.
“Our students love learning new
skills, then sharing their knowledge
with others,” she says.
Helen Williams of Georgetown,
for example, is newly retired from
teaching and loves gardening.
“I was looking for another field to
teach in and share information, and
I’m learning so much” she says,
adding that she hopes to help with the
landscaping of the Georgetown
library.
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Karin Smith of Dover can scarce
ly contain her exuberance, which
appears to be contagious among her
classmates.
“This program is so much fun 1
I’ve been wanting to this for years.”
“I got into gardening because 1
like cooking with herbs, but herbs are
so expensive to buy,” Smith says. “I
live in a development that doesn’t
allow vegetable gardens so I’ve been
mixing herbs into my landscaping
and no one can even tell. Lavender,
thyme, and basil are beautiful addi
tions to the landscape, for example,
and they are so easy to grow, too.”
A newcomer to Delaware, Ilya
Myers called Windsor to learn how to
take care of the roses she wanted to
plant. He invited her to participate in
the Master Gardeners program.
“I wanted to leant more about gar
dening techniques in this climate, and
this program is perfect,” she says.
Myers hopes to help care for the
flower garden around the circle in
Georgetown, where she now lives.
According to Moor-Orth and
Windsor, the Delaware Master
Gardener’s program began in 1986.
The certification coursework is
scheduled for the fall of every other
year in Sussex and Kent Counties and
for the spring of every other year in
New Castle County. In return for the
comprehensive training, the Master
Gardeners give back 45 hours of vol
unteer service the first year, then 25
to 30 hours every year thereafter.
“This is a great program and a
super group”, says Windsor,
“Working with these people has come
to be an important part of my job.”
Moore-Orth says the Master
Gardeners become involved in the
program with the intention of volun
teering for Cooperative Extension,”
but they evolve into so much more
than a volunteer.”
“They become educators instead,”
she explains. “It’s wonderful to watch
that happen.” If you have a gardening
question, please call your county
Extension office between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Gardening inquiries are
answered within 24 hours whenever
possible. To reach Maggie Moor-Orth
directly, please call (302) 875-6426
Master Gardeners Betty Boettger, Irma Leidig, and Jacque Johnson combine
gardening interests with teaching skills.
George Sparrow uses his master gardener training
to help educate others on growing healthy plants.
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Estate
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MONTROSE (Susquehanna Co.)-
An area of business management that
is frequently overlooked is estate
planning. Owners are so busy with
the day-to-day operation of business
es that they don’t think about what
changes may occur in the future
There are several good reasons to
consider estate planning regardless of
age: to plan for your family’s welfare,
to make sure things are done the way
you want them to be done, and to
lower or eliminate inheritance taxes.
On May 3, Susquehanna County
Cooperative Extension will offer an
Estate Planning Workshop. This pro
gram is for all small businesses, both
farm and non-farm. Areas addressed
include types of title transfers, wills
and living trusts, tax-free transfers.
State inheritance taxes, and federal
estate and gift tax laws
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will be held in the County Office
Building, 31 Public Avenue.
Montrose, from 10 00 a m to 3 00
p.m on May 3. The cost of the pro
gram is $lO which covers lunch
Reservations can be made by calling
the Extension office at (570-) 278-
1158.
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