Links


Links

General Links - References


Master Gardener Map of Locations Mentioned in Class Including Field Trips


Master Gardener Service Report Login
Master Gardener online volunteer hours record system
Calculating Service Hours
Video- How do I enter my volunteer hours
AU Protect-- Background Check Site at Auburn
LMGA Handbook .pdf


All Current Extension Publications Balances
Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
US PLANT DATABASE
Alabama Plant Atlas Search
2016 vegetable Crop Handbook- Used in class for reference. Very good source.
Auburn-Selecting Varieties of Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables
2016 ALABAMA MASTER GARDENER CONFERENCE – SCULPTING THE GARDEN


Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Cullman County Master Gardeners
Cullman County Master Gardeners Face Book
ALABAMA MASTER GARDENERS
US MASTER GARDENERS
NATIONAL JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER
ALABAMA NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE ASSOC
AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
BBC GARDENING
BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS
ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY
GARDEN GUIDES
HUNTSVILLE BOTANICAL GARDENS
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS
NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATIONS
NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM
Organic Materials Review Institute
Very Good Fertilizer, Manure, Compost & Spreaders Reference Site
Very Good CROPS, VEGETABLES & HORTICULTURE Reference Site


Master Gardener-Submitted Links

Randy Powell - Raised Beds



Fruit Culture Links - References - Handed out in class

Grants and Education to Advance Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture - Nation Wide
Grants and Education to Advance Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture - Southern
The Grower- Production Strategies for Commercial Grower
Mississippi State 2016 Greenhouse Tomato Short Course
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
NC State - Blackberry and Raspberry Information
Clemson Extension - Everything About Peaches
The Southern Region Small Fruits Consortium
NC State - Tomato Production Information
NC State - Strawberry Growers Information
NC State - Muscadine Grape Information
United States Department of Agriculture
ATTRA NCAT Sustainable Agriculture
University of Georgia Weed Science
Penn State Extension Plasticulture
Organic Materials Review Institute
Alabama Vegetable IPM Project
Buckeye Tractor Company
Local Harvest Information
EPA Agricultural Center
Naturally Grown




Syllabus--2016 Class - with some notes



Class 1 Links--January 27/2016--Orientation/Plant Physiology--Chapter 3

Alabama Master Gardener Textbook 2016 Image
Michael Henshaw

If you would like the PowerPoints for this class, due to copywright concerns

of Mr. Henshaw please send an e-mail to anthonyrharper at gmail dot com with

the subject "Class PowerPoints" and a link will be immediately forwarded to your e-mail address.

A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests-- Recommended Book
A Management Guide for Invasive Plants of Southern Forests-- Recommended Book
How Roots Grow- New information

Class 2 Links--Februrary 03/2016--Soils and Plant Nutrition--Chapter 2

Class 2 Study Guide
Dr Charle Mitchell
Power Point (not available yet- on vacation- but promised)
Hand Seeders--Images
No Till Planters--Images
Raised Bed Gardening--Hand Out
pH Meters--Images
Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
Soilweb Android App. Uses Live GPS location
Cover Crops For Alabama-Hand Out
The Value and Use of Poultry Manures as Fertilizer-Hand Out

Class 3 Links--Februrary 10/2016--Plant Propagation--Chapter 7

Class 3 Study Guide
Dan Porch
Woody Plant Seed Manual--Mentioned in Chapter 7 page 160
Propagation Extension Gardener Handbook
SOW - A Planting Companion Phone App for Android
Bottlebrush Buckeye mentioned on class
Water Tupelo mentioned in class
Red Oak mentioned in class
Heart Nut mentioned in class
Twin Leaf mentioned in class
Alabama Plant Atlas mentioned in class
Crotalaria Seed mentioned in class
Chinkapin Oak mentioned in class
Big Leaf Magnolia mentioned in class
Wild Azalea mentioned in class
American Holly mentioned in class
Black Beauty Muscadine mentioned in class
Pecan Bloom mentioned in class
Alabama Pecan Growers Association
AU Golden Producer Watermelon mentioned in class
Truckers Favorite Corn mentioned in class
Silver King Corn mentioned in class
Silver Queen Corn mentioned in class
Pencil Cob Corn mentioned in class
Bella Rosa Tomato mentioned in class
Totally Tomatoes Supply Website mentioned in class
Tomatoe Growers Supply Website mentioned in class
Muscadine Vine Propagated in a bottle youtube video mentioned in class
Air layer or Propagate a Muscadine Vine Youtube Video mentioned in class
World's Largest Seeds mentioned in class
Peach Rootstocks mentioned in class
The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation mentioned in class
Indian Cling Peaches mentioned in class
Ease Of Culturing Plants mentioned in class

Class 4 Links--Februrary 17/2016--Home Vegetable Gardening--Chapter 12

Class 4 Study Guide
Taylor Vandiver
Power Point Presentation in.pdf form- (Large 21,244kb file)
Alabama Vegetable IPM Project - Dr.Ayanava Majumdar,Dr. A .Has How to Videos -mentioned in class
Nightshade Blooms mentioned in class
Circular Raised Beds mentioned in class
Salsa Raised Beds mentioned in class
Alabama Gardener's Calendar- mentioned in class
Planting Guide for Home Gardening in Alabama- mentioned in class
The Alabama Vegetable Gardener -mentioned in class
Butterfly Gardens -mentioned in class

Master Garedner Meeting --Februrary 18/2016--Birding

Creative Birding Website
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell

Class 5 Links--Februrary 24/2016--Home Fruit Production--Chapter 13

Class 5 Study Guide
Arnold Caylor-Cullman Times Article
Coming
Maple Valley Seed Calalog- Passed around in class to place order from.
Home-Orchard Reference Material
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station-Cullman
Gibbs Garden Center-Holly Pond
Titan blueberries-Images
Krewer blueberries- Images
Yadkin blueberries- Images
Finch Nursery NC Blueberries recommended by Arnold Caylor
Alma Nursery & Berry Farms GA Blueberries recommended by Arnold Caylor
Nourse Blackberries recommended by Arnold Caylor
Indiana Berry and Plant Company Blackberries recommended by Arnold Caylor
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service- Blackberries
Bottons Nursery Muscadines recommended by Arnold Caylor
Ison's Nursery Muscadines recommended by Arnold Caylor
The largest scuppernong vine in the world
Tripple J Nursery Strawberries recommended by Arnold Caylor
Nourse Strawberries recommended by Arnold Caylor
Indiana Berry and Plant Company Strawberries recommended by Arnold Caylor

Class 6 Links--March 02/2016--Plant Pathology--Chapter 5

Class 6 Links-- March 02/2016--Basic Entomology and Pesticide Safety--Chapters 4 and 10

Class 6 Study Guide
James Jacobi
Plant_Pathology_Master_Gardener_Jacobii_2016.pdf(Large 1.98mb file)
Crop Rotation: An Essential Part of Planning a Home Garden-ANR-1254/ANR-1254.pdf
Boxwood Blight
Leaf Miner Photos
Immunox
Captan
Deconil
The largest living thing on earth is a humongous fungus
Organic Materials Review Institute
Copper Fungicide
Spectracide Immunox
Bayer Tree and Shrub
Dinotefuran
Acetamiprid
Fire Blight on Fruit Trees and Woody Ornamentals-ANR-0542/ANR-0542.pdf
Protecting Honey Bees From Pesticides-ANR-1088/ANR-1088.pdf
Nematode Pests of Annual and Perennial Flowers, Herbs, Woody Shrubs, and Trees-ANR-0689/ANR-0689.pdf

Class 7 Links---March 09/2016--Home Lawns- Back Yard Wildlife-Chapter 11

Class 7 Study Guide
Tim Crow
Lawn Management(Large 19.4mb file)
Norman Haley
Wildlife Damage Around The Home & Garden(Large 23mb file)

Class 8 Links--March 16/2016--Landscape Design--Chapter 16 and 17

Class 8 Study Guide
Bethany O"Rear
Residential Landscape Design.pdf(Large 1.6mb file)
Put your Plant In It's Place( 856KB file)
Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials and Half-Hardy Perennials
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Use
Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
The Southern Gardener's Book of Lists: The Best Plants for All Your Needs, Wants, and Whims
Easy Gardens for the South
Color in the Garden
USDA Interactive Map of Hardiness Zones
USDA Interactive Map of Hardiness Zones-Printable Maps

Class 9 Links--March 23/2016--Plant Selection--Chapter 16 and 17

Tony Glover

Class 10 Links--March 30/2016--Care and Maintenance of Ornamentals/Weeds ID--Chapters 6 and 9

Tim Crow

Class 11 Links--April 06/2016--Field Trip--Petals From The Past--See "Master Gardener Map of Locations Mentioned in Class"in General Links above

Jason Powell

Class 12 Links--April 13/2016--Growing Herbs/Annuals and Perennials--Chapter 14

Class 13 Study Guide
All Study Guides in one .pdf
Horticulture Notes: Growing Herbs in Containers Mentioned in class
Layering Mentioned in class
Layering How To Mentioned in class
Swallowtail butterfly larve Mentioned in class
Swallowtail Butterfly Mentioned in class
Foeniculum Dulce Herb Mentioned in class
EVOO oil scams
60 Minutes Segement on EVOO Mentioned in class

Class 13 Links--April 20/2016--Xeriscaping

Dr Randal Powell's Power Point Presentation "Xeriscaping" in.pdf form- (3mb file)
Ph & TDS Meter Set, Combo
Butterfly Bush -mentioned in class
California Poppy -mentioned in class
Fafard -mentioned in class
Lavendar -mentioned in class
Growing Olives in Zone 7 -mentioned in class
Russian Sage -mentioned in class
Lamb's Ear -mentioned in class
Borage -mentioned in class
Gardening Know How -mentioned in class
Hyssop -mentioned in class
Gaura -mentioned in class
Heliotrope -mentioned in class
Red Hot Poker -mentioned in class
Cat Mint -mentioned in class
Veronica Speedwell -mentioned in class
Cosmos Plants -mentioned in class
gomphrena plants -mentioned in class
Cleome Plant -mentioned in class
dianthas plants -mentioned in class
Muhly Plant -mentioned in class
Allium -mentioned in class
Growing Artichokes -mentioned in class
Joe Pye Weed -mentioned in class
Flame Lily -mentioned in class
Flame Lily Source -mentioned in class
Pineapple Sage -mentioned in class
Moon Flowers -mentioned in class
White Sage -mentioned in class
Raised Bed Gardening- How To - mentioned in class

Register for or Download (suggested) -- Desk Top--(All Free)

Firefox Web Browser
Chrome Web Browser
Google Earth for Desktops
Google Earth .KMZ Files--Add to Google Earth for some very useful features. ( FREE )
Open Office

Register for or Download (suggested)-- Android Mobile (Free)--IPhone users: I am very sorry for you.

Firefox Web Browser
Chrome Web Browser
Google Earth for Android
Soilweb Android App. Uses Live GPS location. Was recommended by Dr. Mitchell
GUIDE provides access to comprehensive Crop Protection database
SOW is designed to tell you the optimum time to plant each crop in your home garden
Spray Guide is designed to assist agricultural applicators with the proper tank mixing sequence of crop protection products.
Mix Tank is designed to assist agricultural applicators with the proper tank mixing sequence of crop protection products
FS Adjuvants is designed to assist agricultural applicators with the proper tank mixing sequence of crop protection products
Use this guide to choose the right Dow AgroSciences products to help elevate your crop’s performance
SoilWeb for Android
Soil Info for Android
MyTraps for Android

Interesting Links

Cullman County Beekeepers Association
The Alabama Beekeepers Association Website
Limestone County Beekeepers Association
Stinger newsletter for the Alabama Beekeepers Association
Regional beekeeping classes
Madison County Beekeepers Association
Link Blogs of possible interest
Seed Savers Exchange
Burpee Seed
Johnny's Seed
Gurney's Seed
Park Seed
Amish Land Seed
Saving Seeds Handbook
Local Webcams---Some are down at this time.
World Clock Statistics-Real Time
World Health Organization Statistical Clock-Real Time
World Meters Statistics-Real Time
Internet Statistics-Real Time

Weather

Cullman Regional Airport (KCMD) Weather History
Cullman Regional Airport (KCMD) AWOS
Weather Spark
Aviation Weather Center--Experimental
Folsom Field Airport Weather Forecast 7 Day
Moon Data
National Weather Service Warnings
Surface Weather Observation Stations ASOS/AWOS
Satellite Whole Earth Composit Movie View
Real-Time U.S. Composite Satellite Animation - 7 day movie


Survival and Self-sufficiency

Pathfinder School several hundred videos and courses. (Excellent material, the best I have seen.)
Nuclear War Survival Skills- Free Book
Aircrew Survival: Cold Land Survival (Video)
Aircrew Survival: Hot Land Survival
All Free Government Manuals
Army Field Manuals
Aircrew Survival: Hot Land Survivalr




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