Horticulture

Horticulture

Horticulture

Our horticulture program provides educational training and technical assistance to our community. Our technical services include soil testing, disease diagnosis, and plant, weed, and insect identification.

Events

Farm City Field Day

Happy Jacks Farm

Save the Date! Farm City Field Day will be July 11, 2024. Tickets are available at all Franklin County Farm Bureau locations or the Franklin County Extension Office. This event is free to the public. 

Franklin County Fair 2024

Lakeview Park

Entries will be registered on Monday, July 15, 5-7:00 pm and Tuesday, July 16,
9 am-12 noon at the Farm Bureau Pavilion in Lakeview Park. (Note: ALL perishable
entries should be entered Tuesday morning to ensure the integrity of exhibits for judging.)
If entering more than 10 items, please arrive at least ONE HOUR before entry time closes.
Exhibitors will be assigned a unique number and ticket at registration for their entries
and will then check their entries into division tables in the pavilion for public display.

See the attached PDF below for general exhibit entry guidelines and divisions.  

Grow It, Eat It, Cook It

- Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office

Come join us for a fun evening of learning how to grow your own food, cook delicious recipes, and enjoy a tasty meal together! Each participant will get transplants or seeds to grow at home.

Grow It, Eat It, Cook It

- Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office

Come join us for a fun evening of learning how to grow your own food, cook delicious recipes, and enjoy a tasty meal together! Each participant will get transplants or seeds to grow at home.

District Board Meeting

- Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office

Franklin County Extension District Board meeting.

Grow It, Eat It, Cook It

- Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office

Come join us for a fun evening of learning how to grow your own food, cook delicious recipes, and enjoy a tasty meal together! Each participant will get transplants or seeds to grow at home.

CAEMG Growing Gardens Grant

- Capital Area Extension Master Gardeners

The Capital Area Extension Master Gardeners (CAEMG) invites schools in Kentucky Counties to apply for grant money to seed a garden education project in the classroom or community. Pre-K through 12th grades are eligible to receive an award between $250 - $500. Preference will be given to new projects, and to those counties who have a CAEMG participating Member.
Please see the attached pdf of the application below. 
Submit questions and/or completed application to: capitalareamastergardeners@gmail.com

CAEMG Growing Gardens Grant

- Capital Area Extension Master Gardeners

The Capital Area Extension Master Gardeners (CAEMG) invites schools in Kentucky Counties to apply for grant money to seed a garden education project in the classroom or community. Pre-K through 12th grades are eligible to receive an award between $250 - $500. Preference will be given to new projects, and to those counties who have a CAEMG participating Member.
Please see the attached pdf of the application below. 
Submit questions and/or completed application to: capitalareamastergardeners@gmail.com

Grow It, Eat It, Cook It

- Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office

Come join us for a fun evening of learning how to grow your own food, cook delicious recipes, and enjoy a tasty meal together! Each participant will get transplants or seeds to grow at home.

District Board Meeting

- Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office

Franklin County Extension District Board meeting.

Adam Leonberger

Extension Agent, Horticulture

(502) 695-9035 adam.leonberger@uky.edu Franklin County Extension Office 101 Lakeview Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-8750