Horticulture

      Welcome to the University of Kentucky Cooperative

Extension Service site for McCracken County Horticulture 

This site contains information for individuals interested in consumer or

commercial horticulture. The McCracken County Extension Master Gardeners

train through the McCracken County Extension Service.

Mission of the McCracken County Horticulture Council: 

To identify the needs of horticulture education for consumers and commercial

enterprises of McCracken County and deliver quality education programs to all people.

Publications

• Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky ID-128

• Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2018 - 2019

• How to Take a Soil Sample   (Cost per Sample $7.00-Visa, Master Card or Check)

• Soil Testing    "What It Is and What It Does"

• Submitting Plant Specimens for Disease Diagnosis

• Midwest Blueberry Production

• Preparation of Insect Specimens for Identification

• Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2019 - 2020

Links

• University of Kentucky Entomology

• Pesticide/Commercial Training

• Tree Recovery

• Living Green

2018 McCracken County Fair Rules for Flower Show Exhibit

2018 McCracken County Fair Rules for Vegetable, Fruit and Nut Exhibit

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Kathryn Wimberley

Agent for Horticulture

Call (270) 554-9520 

kathryn.wimberley@uky.edu