Upcoming Programs in 2019

  • Mini-Master Gardener Short Course,  Saturday, March 30, 8:30-Noon, Bashaw Valley Greenhouse, W7402 Fox Trail Road, Shell Lake (Registration required, call the Spooner Ag Station at 715-635-3735)
  • ​Early Seed Starting Webinar, April 3, 2019 6:00-7:30 pm,  register with WITC at witc.edu in continuing education
  • Apple Grafting Workshop, Thursday, April 4th, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Spooner Ag Research Station (pre-registration required $20 - call 715-635-3735
  • Grasses and Ground Covers, April  5  1:00-3:00 pm, offered at WITC campuses in Hayward, Ladysmith, Balsam Lake, Superior, Ashland and Rice Lake.  Register with WITC at witc.edu in continuing education
  • Barron County Spring Expo, Saturday,  April 6, WITC Conference Center, Rice Lake.  For more information and registration go to: https://barron.extension.wisc.edu/2019/02/11/barron-county-master-gardeners-spring-expo/
  • Herbs: Now and in the Past, Wednesday,  April 10, 4 pm
    Larsen Family Public Library, Webster (no registration, no cost)
  • Grape Pruning Workshop, Saturday, April 13th, 10:00am to 1:00pm, at the Spooner Ag Station (Preregister by calling 715-635-3735, no cost)
  • Vegetable Basics, May 3 1:00 - 3:00 pm, offered at WITC campuses in Hayward, Ladysmith, Balsam Lake, Superior, Ashland, and Rice Lake.  Register with WITC at witc.edu in continuing education
  • Annual Plant Sale sponsored by North Country Master Gardener Volunteers, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 -11:00am (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E. Maple Street (Hwy 70).  For sale:  Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas

Gallery

The Spooner Agriculture Research Station Teaching & Display Garden once again had an award winning season  in 2018 receiving an Honorable Mention for our collaboration with local community groups in the All-American Selections Landscape Design Contest.  
Thank you to all who participated in our programs, read our blogs, and volunteered to make this an especially successful garden season.
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Geocashing event
with
4-H

Meet Me in the Garden Series
There were two programs this year.  Handouts can be found on the 2018 Handouts page.  

Twilight Garden Tour - August 14, 2018

A thunderstorm during set-up did not dampen the program during a beautiful summer evening and great attendance!



​LCO Youth in Agriculture

The LCO Youth in Agriculture class paid us a visit. Students enjoyed a tour of the Station facilities, equipment and field plots. They ended up in the Teaching & Display Garden for a photo op.




​Mom's Club

The Mom's Club of Spooner have been gardening and socializing at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station Teaching & Display Garden in the Children's Garden.  

Kids in the Garden Program - 2018


​Congratulations to the 2018 Master Gardener Class


​There are now 10 more Master Gardeners who are ready to volunteer in their communities.  See the full press release.  

Picture to the left is the 2018 class learning  on a field trip at Bashaw Valley Farm & Greenhouse from Dr. Brian Smith of UW-River Falls and Linda Degner co-owner of Bashaw Valley.  

Kids in the Garden

This program runs from June 11 through August 7.  There are still slots available.  Call the Spooner Research Station to register 715-635-3506

Washburn Family Fest

​Photos:   MGV Jane Lauterbach and her daughter with MGV Jill Schroeder at the Washburn County June 2 Family Fest. Also joined by MGV Dorothee Hembrook & MGV intern/trainee Cheryl Pippin. 
Scenes from the 2018 Plant Sale 
Thank you everyone for your support!
ARE YOU GETTING ANXIOUS TO GARDEN? While our gardens are just waking up from a very long winter, the North Country Master Gardener Volunteers from Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn Counties pictured here on April 26th, have been meeting frequently since January to prepare for an exciting growing season at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station’s Teaching and Display Garden. The plant sale, featuring heirloom tomatoes, peppers and a “new” pollinator six pack with popular perennials for attracting bees, is Saturday, May 19th at 8 am. Mark your calendars to attend the ever popular Twilight Tour on August 14, as well as several new activities in the planning stages for June and July. We look forward to sharing new plants, new designs, new ideas in exchange for yours! Watch for future announcements and blog posts. 
LET’S GET SOCIAL - COME GROW WITH US!
 
​Girl Scout Troop 4447 started marigold seeds at their weekly meeting at the Spooner Middle School, assisted by a UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer. Shown (L to R): Lily Hobscheid, Hannah Hutton, Nikole Jensen, Volunteer Vicki, Leeann Kratchmer, Hailie Christner and Ava Wekseth.  —

​Photo by Scout Leader Brenda Kratchmer on April 10 . 
Mini-Master Gardener Short Course, Held at Bashaw Valley Greenhouse in Shell Lake - March 24, 2018