What is Master Gardener Education?
In Kitsap County the Master Gardener Educational program consists of an annual 12 week course that begins in January. It is held every Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Master Gardener core curriculum includes lectures in basic botany, horticulture, soil science, sustainable garden management, integrated pest management, plant health care, pesticide safety, entomology, insect pest management, plant pathology, plant disease diagnosis and control, weed identification, tree fruit and small fruit production. In Kitsap County there is a sign up list to join the Master Gardener program. Approximately fifty students are selected after an interview process from the pool of interested people who submit applications to the program.
