Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class
Issued by
Clemson University
The South Carolina Master Gardener Volunteer Program trains, selects, and utilizes knowledgeable volunteers to facilitate the educational work of the local Consumer Horticulture Agent by delivering research-based information to citizens of the state. The volunteer training is divided into two parts: instruction and service.
- Type Learning
- Level Advanced
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Basic Botany & Physiology
- Basic Entomology
- Basic Plant Pathology
- Composting
- Home Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
- Horticulture
- Integrated Pest Management
- Lawn Management
- Plant Diagnostics
- Plant Propagation
- Problem Solving
- Residential Irrigation
- Soils & Plant Nutrition
- Woody & Herbaceous Ornamental Plants
Earning Criteria
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The Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class (MGVTC) satisfies the instruction requirement. Through the MGVTC, participants receive at least 40 hours of intensive, practical horticultural training. Topics covered include soils and plant nutrition, entomology, plant physiology, plant pathology, vegetable gardening, tree and small fruit culture, lawn management, the culture of woody ornamentals, and problem-solving.