Rock County

The potatoes are in!  The red, white and blue.  The Yukon Gold, the German Butterball, the French Fingerling.  My favorite is La Ratta, another fingerling that looks just like what it is named after.  The Rat. This year we are trying two different methods of spud planting.  Half were trenched into the ground, as we’ve done in [...]

MGVs practiced their seeding and transplanting skills in the April 6, 2010, seed starting class. Thanks to MGVs Barb, Deb, Jim, and Robin for their help teaching class this night.

My introductory presentation for the Advanced MGV training in Fruits & Vegetables, March 9, 2010.

February 27, 2010, Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville, WI 8:30am- Welcome and Introductions: Mike Maddox is a Horticulture Educator for Rock County UW-Extension and the Director of Education for Rotary Botanical Gardens.  Part of his education programming is the establishment and support of community gardens in the county, including a 1 ½ acre garden working with [...]