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Master gardener training: From turf to soil porn

By CATHERINE IDZERDA ( Contact ) Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 4:05 p.m.

The Master Gardener Volunteer training program is a good way to learn the basics of everything from turf grass care to garden design, integrated pest management to fungal diseases and soil science to how to really annoy horticultural agent Mike Maddox.

Also, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to watch a practically pornographic root growing video.

Maddox is now taking applications for next year’s program. You don’t have to have a gardening background to apply.

This year, for the first time, Maddox is offering the training program on a weekday afternoon.

Enrollment will be limited to 20 people, so if you’re interested, be sure and sign up soon.

Details and application materials here: Click here for application information

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westorbust
May 12, 2011 at 1:12 p.m.
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hmmm saw the headline and jumped in! a bit disappointed really. Lighten up folks.

garyprimer
May 12, 2011 at 10:22 a.m.
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Lighten up Sigma.
I'm sending you over to Greg Peck and the GOM.
;-)

Sigma40
May 11, 2011 at 6:06 p.m.
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Pornographic - writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement. (from dictionary.com)
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Im really failing to see how this has anything to do with gardening????? You wonder why the youth is so messed up, teen pregnancies..etc.... you have the media referencing sex in almost every subject.

NVgrf
May 11, 2011 at 2:24 p.m.
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Slow headline writing day?

Mike_M
May 11, 2011 at 8:26 a.m.
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*sighs and hangs head in shame*

bassman
May 11, 2011 at 3:42 a.m.
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Germination at it's finest ! I hope they check ID's

fschultz
May 10, 2011 at 5:52 p.m.
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must.. not.. comment...

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