CMGA General Info

Christmas Amaryllis with Orchid to the right. Below Ruth Benson's holiday bears.
Photo by Loni Shapiro.

Welcome to the Coconino County Master Gardeners Association blog. The mission of the Master Gardener Program is to create a corps of well-informed volunteers, and to deliver quality horticultural education programs adapted to our regional high elevation environment. The purpose of the association is to provide support for those volunteers and Master Gardener graduates, continuing education, and opportunities to participate in community programs that increase the visibility and participation in the Master Gardener Program.
The Coconino Master Gardener Association (2009) began in 2009. This blog contains information on:
-How to become a member
-Volunteer and Education hours reporting
-Calendar of Events
-General gardening information articles
-Master Gardener Association Documents and forms
-References and Resources
-Interesting Websites and Blogs
-Old Gardening Etcetera columns
-Recipes
-Book Reviews
-How to contact Board or Committee Members
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 600pm - 8;30pm. We meet at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church at 1601 N. San Francisco. This includes continuing education and a business meeting.

Reporting Master Gardener Hours

All master gardener trainees and certified master gardeners need to report their hours.
Beginning in 2010 certified master gardeners need to have 6 Education hours and 12 Volunteer hours in order to maintain certification.The on line reporting system allows you to report Education or Volunteer hours. You can sign in to record hours in the right hand column under Recording Volunteer and Education Hours. Just click on the U. of A.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new reporting system, please contact Brenda Smith (A - M) or Sue Madden (N - Z). Their contacts are listed at the bottom of the blog under Contacts.


Ideas for hours------
--Attend monthly meetings
--Work on an association committee
--Work at an informational booth for the Master Gardeners
--Be a speaker about gardening topics at a variety of venues
--Host a garden tour
--Work at a fundraising event (Plant Sale - Garden Tour).
--Work at a MG site (Olivia White Hospice, the Arboretum, Riordan Mansion, or school gardens (many others)). Check out the Assoc. Doc. & Forms under Volunteer Sites.
--Work in the Extension office
--Write an article for the newspaper column -Gardening Etcetera
-Volunteer with the Seed Library
Be creative! There are many ways to fulfill your hours. Just remember for volunteering it needs to be a non-profit endeavor or an approved for profit site.

Change in Contact Information

Have you moved or changed your e-mail address, but would still like to be contacted about high elevation gardening information from the Extension? The Coconino County Extension Master Gardener Program has a site that will let you change your information on-line.

Click here to change your contact information!

Event Calendar

Friday, December 2, 2016

Master Gardener Project Updates

Below are 2 Master Gardener Project updates:


Hozhoni 2016 Grant
We here at Hozhoni put our grant money to good use. We were able to make a seating area using sandstone pavers and castle rock.  The seating area is located between our 3 step garden, dance floor patio. This new seating arrangement allows our clients the ability to sit and enjoy the garden, soak up some sun, and during our dance events, a place to relax and listen to music.  See attached for a few pictures of the project.  Thank you for your support of this project!  
Justin Cartwright
Staff Developer




Sunshine Rescue Mission

The garden at Dorsey Manor was productive this past year.  We harvested 41 pounds of vegetables.   The harvest went to the S.R.M. kitchen for meals for the community.  Harvest was lower this year.  I did not utilize the smaller raised garden because the wood frame rotted out and was not replaced.  I also estimated weights this year on the low side.  I did not utilize Ernie's scale this year for weighing vegetables as I had done in previous years.

Here is the harvest break down:

Radish - 1 lbs.
Lettuce - 2 lbs.
Onion - 3 lbs.
Beans - 12 lbs.
Squash - 8 lbs.
Tomato - 15 lbs.       (From 5 plants)

Total - 41 pounds

I entered the Sunshine Rescue Mission garden into the Coconino County Fair this year for horticulture and ribbons were awarded.

I have pulled all vegetables from the garden.  I turned the soil in the large garden and covered it with straw.  We will start again in April or May of 2017.

I shot a video of the growing season at Dorsey Manor for 2016.  It is available on YouTube.  Here is the link.
https://youtu.be/Li-9FrjXASc
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Sunshine Rescue Mission Dorsey Manor Garden 2016 Growing Season in Flagstaff Arizona
We remember Tim Miller for his help with the garden in previous years.

Jeff Best





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