Rock County

1. This is a friendly reminder that the Rock County Farm community garden will open around the first week of May, weather depending.  Letters will be mailed to each gardener reminding of  plot assignments. Before that week we plan to: Make an initial pass with the tractor to break up large soil clods Make a [...]

The unusually warm weather is causing a variety of questions to come into the office earlier than normal. The Plant Health Advisor schedule for April is: MONDAYS Mike Maddox Horticulture Educator Rock Co. UWEX April 2, 9am to Noon April 9, 9am to Noon April 16, 9am to Noon April 30, 9am to Noon THURSDAYS [...]

New community gardeners at the Rock County Farm may find the following sources of information useful as they prepare for the opening of the garden the first week in May. Publications: Growing Vegetables at Home, UW-Extension The Vegetable Garden, UW-Extension Extending the Garden Season, UW-Extension

Reposted from http://www.co.rock.wi.us/clean-sweep: About Clean Sweep Clean Sweep provides county residents with a safe and affordable way to dispose of hazardous materials.  Local governments in Rock County formed a work group to sponser events in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s statewide Clean Sweep Program.  We plan to offer one to four events per [...]

Kim, our new support staff in the front office, had questions about chickens this morning.   In honor of her newbie-status I told her I’ll turn her question into this week’s gardening post. Urban chickens are in, but are they for you or your community?  From our publication Poultry in Urban Areas (A3908-03): There has been [...]

Worms on the sidewalk. Elm trees budding out. Forsythia in bloom. All of these are sure signs of spring but too bad it is still officially winter. What does this unusually warm weather mean for area gardeners?  UW-Extension specialists weigh in on the situation: Warm March temperatures and what it means for growers and gardeners

Cloverpatch April 2012 (pdf 16 pages)

SW April 2012 Schedule (pdf)

Please complete the StrongWomen™ enrollment forms and return them along with your $35.00 registration fee prior to your first class to:  UW Extension Attn: Strong Women 51 South Main Street Janesville, WI 53545 If you have questions about the program please contact Angela Flickinger, Family Living Educator at 608-757-5689 or angela.flickinger@ces.uwex.edu . SW Participant Enrollment Forms [...]

Rock County UW-Extension Horticulture Educator, Mike Maddox, was recently interviewed by the Janesville Gazette on how to start seeds. Read the full article Five things you need to know if planting seeds for the first time