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HOME HORTICULTURE ASSISTANCE

Master Gardener volunteers offer research-based home horticulture information for your lawn, vegetable garden, trees, shrubs, perennials, and more. These questions are handled by UW-Extension trained volunteers from the North Central WI Master Gardeners and supported by campus-based specialists.

Garden Line

Dial 261-1237 or
(toll-free) 800-234-1471

For home horticulture questions, leave a message with your name and phone number. A Master Gardener volunteer will return your call. This is a free service, available year-round.

Free Garden Clinics

Starts Again, May 2010

Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions, diagnose your problem plants, or identify bugs during specific office hours. Clinics are staffed every Wednesday through growing season, 10am - 2pm at Marathon County UW Extension, 212 River Drive, Suite 3, Wausau.

Email help

ncwimg@mail.co.marathon.wi.us Email
Available year-round

Attaching a digital image (jpeg or tiff are preferred) will often help with diagnosis. Include detailed information on conditions, symptoms, treatments used, etc… Important: emails are responded to on a weekly basis, not daily.

Diagnostic sevices

Available year-round

Marathon UW-Extension provides basic diagnostic services and information on plant diseases, insects, pests, and weeds. In addition, our staff and Master Gardeners are supported by several state-based diagnostic labs that provide help with identifying disease, insect, or weed problems >>>

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MASTER GARDENER NEWS & EVENTS

Lyme Disease and gardening in Central Wisconsin

Lyme Disease & the GardenerMarch 1

North Central Wisconsin Master Gardener Volunteers will present a program on Lyme Disease. Learn about the disease, who gets it? where does it come from? what are the common symptoms. Discover how to reduce your risk of getting Lyme Disease. Information on protecting children and pets will also be discussed. Learn to reduce ticks in your yard including landscape suggestions that may reduce your risk of getting Lyme Disease. The program is open to the public on Monday, March 1 from 7:15-8:45 pm at 212 River Dr, Rm 5, Wausau. The cost to attend this program is $3 per person. Pre-registration is required due to limited seating. PDF file Lyme Disease and the Gardener Flyer(1 page, 16 KB)


Garden Visions...

WPT Garden ExpoFebruary 12-14

The Garden Expo was held at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Walk through the custom garden display, attend more than 100 educational seminars and demonstrations on gardening, lawn, and landscaping topics and enjoy more than 400 different exhibitor booths. Attend one of the many hands-on workshops and learn new skills while creating an art piece to take home. Meet Shelley Ryan, master gardener and producer/host of The Wisconsin Gardener series, UW-Extension experts, and Master Gardeners. Visit the Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo website >>>


Connecting food pantries and gardeners...

AmpleHarvest.org

A way for food pantries and gardeners with extra produce to find each other. AmpleHarvest.org gives food pantries the opportunity to be listed in a central directory so that gardeners can share their fresh produce and, garden-by-garden, help diminish hunger in America. There are no costs to the food pantries or the gardeners for use of the site. To learn how to help our local food pantries, please visit AmpleHarvest.org.


Emerald Ash Borer in Wsconsin

Emerald Ash Borer Update Confirmed April 7 in Vernon County, Wisconsin


Foresters, arborists, and horticulturists are preparing for a potentially devastating attack of the Emerald Ash Borer. This insect has killed millions trees in the nearby states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, and was most recently confirmed in Vernon County, Wisconsin. The movement of infected logs and firewood is a primary factor in spreading this insect. Wisconsin's EAB website has extensive information about the Emerald Ash Borer >>>


Gypsy Moth Caterpillar

Gypsy Moth Information & Suppression Program

Wisconsin residents are encouraged to call the Gypsy Moth Information Line for information about the spray program, yard tree calls, general information. The number is: 1-800-642-MOTH. Starting this spring, the DNR call center will be answering calls to the Gypsy Moth Information Line, DNR branch, live, from 7 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week. Callers will get a live, trained person on the line nearly anytime you are likely to call. Marathon County residents can sign up for the DNR's Suppression Program. For more information about the gypsy moth and the DNR's suppression program >>>


Lawn and garden pesticides

Lawn & Garden Chemical Disposal

Environmental stewardship is a goal we all share, and Marathon County's Hazardous Waste Collections Facility helps make that goal a reality. Whenever possible, users of hazardous materials are strongly encouraged to use up any lawn and garden chemical for its intended purpose. There is even a program to leave unwanted product that's still in good condition for others to use. But, when you have unusable hazardous materials, the collection facility is the best disposal option. PDF file Marathon Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (2 pages, 183 KB)


MASTER GARDENERS

Master GardenerThe Wisconsin Master Gardener Program teaches volunteers who in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, help people in the community better understand horticulture and their environment. Currently in Wisconsin there are over 1,600 trained Master Gardeners who volunteer over 100,000 hours to the UW-Extension and their communities. Become a Master Gardener in Marathon County >>>

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