Thoughtful Thursdays
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We’ve been getting a lot of questions about continuing education requirements for MGEVs. Glad you asked! You’ll note in our updated Program Policies that “MGEVS are encouraged to seek at least 6 hours of continuing education each year and report it within MGLOG.” For the past several years, we have been moving toward the habit of…
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During our monthly webinar (usually the second Thursday from 2-2:30 pm), UGA specialists share updates on a variety of horticulture topics with MGEVs. We use Zoom for these sessions so MGEVs, trainees, Extension agents and staff can join in wherever they are in the state. MGEVs, we hope you are able to join in for this…
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MGEV Thoughtful Thursday Session April 13, 2 PM, Celebrating Volunteers As we celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week next week, Jennifer Marquis, Washington State University’s State Master Gardener Program Coordinator, will share with us the fun story of how the Extension Master Gardener program got started in 1973 in the state of Washington and how WSU is…
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2023 Thoughtful Thursday webinars start this week! Our free monthly webinar series for GA MGEVs resumes this Thursday, February 9 at 2 pm with Dr. Elizabeth Little, Extension Plant Pathologist sharing an update from the UGA Plant Disease Clinic. We share the Zoom link for the live session via email from us here at the…
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Mark your calendars for our monthly continuing education webinar series! Thoughtful Thursdays began in 2018 and the GA MGEV State Program Offices leads the series. We have hosted 48 sessions so far! It is exciting to jump into another year with these sessions. The 2023 dates are on our webpage. On February 9 at 2 PM,…
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Our monthly series for GA MGEVs continues in March with Bob Westerfield, UGA Extension Horticulturist, joining us to share about Vegetable Gardening on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 2 pm. Check your email a few days before the session for the Zoom link. In the meantime, explore a listing of our speaker’s Extension publications and…
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR FIRST Thoughtful Thursday SESSION IN 2022! On February 10, 2021, at 2 pm we will be hearing from Pam Knox, Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist, about this year’s weather patterns. Check your email a few days before the session for the Zoom link. After the live Zoom session…
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This Thursday, May 13, 2021, Dr. Carol Robacker will join our Thoughtful Thursday continuing education series for GA MGEVs and share about Abelia Breeding and Plant Introductions at UGA. Master Gardeners, we look forward to seeing you online for this live Zoom session at 2:00 PM this Thursday! Check your email or reach out to…
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“Climate is more than just the average weather,” said Pam Knox, UGA’s Weather Director and this month’s Thoughtful Thursday speaker. Climate is about ranges of temperatures, extremes, and cycles that can be natural or or otherwise. When you start talking about climate trends, the time period really does matter. For example, we have good records…
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Our 2021 Thoughtful Thursday series kicked off on February 11, 2021, with “Horticultural CSI: The Tale of the Long Beach Red Radish,” from Dr. Gary Bachman, Mississippi State. Dr. Bachman shared about an important crop once grown in Mississippi and its disappearance (or not) from seed collections. As gardeners and plant enthusiasts, we often find…
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Thoughtful Thursdays: a monthly webinar series for GA MGEVs brought to you by the State Program Office During our monthly webinar (usually the second Thursday from 2-2:30 pm), UGA specialists share updates on a variety of horticulture topics with MGEVs. We use Zoom for these sessions so MGEVs, trainees, Extension agents and staff can join in…