Source: Rick Durham, UK extension horticulture specialist

            Each Wednesday, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension specialists offer a horticulture webinar to address popular topics and issues for the state’s fruit and vegetable growers. This fall, the lineup is robust with plenty of room to join in from any location at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

            Registration is free. To register for September webinars, visit https://tinyurl.com/SeptHortWebinars. For October offerings, visit https://tinyurl.com/OctHortWebinars.

Dates and topics:

• Sept. 20 – Sanitation of Backyard Fruit, host Kim Leonberger, UK plant pathologist
• Sept. 27 – Tabletop Mushrooms, host Macy Fawns, Mason County Cooperative Extension horticulture agent.
• Oct. 4, – Fall Asters, host Erika Wood, Hopkins County Cooperative Extension horticulture agent.
• Oct. 11 – Tree Galls, host Micael Skvarla, Penn State University entomology specialist.
• Oct. 25 – Holiday Cactus, host Dennis Morgeson, Washington County Cooperative Extension horticulture agent.

An in-person event coming up is the MarketReady Buyer Tour Oct. 12, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. EDT at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Office, 9201 Bunsen Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40220. Participants will visit three to four buyers in the Louisville area. Free, but you must RSVP. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/buyertour.

For more information about horticulture and other topics, contact the (COUNTY NAME) Cooperative Extension Service.

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