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Tennessee Master Gardener Awards Regional Planning Teams and Representatives Contact Us Find A Program Find A Local County EMG Program Junior Master Gardeners National Master Gardeners Gardening Information Home Garden Vegetable Trial UT Gardens Tennessee Smart Yards Tennessee Native Plant Society Publications (UT Extension) Support MoreMaster Gardener Program HomeA great 2024 is underway for our EMG Program! Need To Record Your ​Volunteer Hours? Click this box to record your volunteer time Join us for a brand new May lunch and learn webinar series all about fruits and vegetables to support your home food production! Tuesdays in May from 11:30 CT/12:30 ET to 12:30 CT/1:30 ET May 7th – Site preparation, tomatoes and peppers May 14th- Small space settings and strawberries May 21st- Nutrition, fertilization and squash, cucumbers, and melons May 28th- Cultural management for disease prevention and container blueberries and blackberries Sign Up for the Edible Series Friday Office Hours for Horticulture featuring LIVE visits and conversations with our wide Extension hort team! All at 10 est/9 cst June 7th July 12th August 2nd September 6th (all those signed up for Friday Focus will automatically receive these reminders in 2023) Sign up for Office Hours Zoom Submit Office Hours Questions Check out these NEW Horticulture Extension publications Great new resources developed just for you by our Extension horticulture team! Interested in Houseplants? – Selecting Indoor Plants Caring for Indoor Plants Thinking about a beautiful spring lawn? 2023 Lawn Maintenance Calendar Lawn and Landscape Weed Control Interested in Home Fruits? Selecting Home Apples and Pears Selecting Home Strawberries 2024 in our TEMG Program Download 2024 TEMG Calendar Download TEMG Program Handbook Interested in becoming an Extension Master Gardener volunteer in 2024? We have a collaborative and cohesive TEMG intern training program that begins in January. All training takes place in your local county, through your local agent EMG coordinator. To get connected, you’ll need to register in the local county Extension office. Click here to find your local office! ​The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program is a volunteer educational program that provides Tennesseans with horticulture education! The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program trains and engages with volunteers to provide the public with research-based information on lawn and garden topics. TEMGs are volunteers who have a love of plants and horticulture coupled with Extension training to equip them to teach and assist Tennessee residents. Interested in Becoming a Tennessee Extension Master Gardener? 2024 will have many great possibilities to connect with our program in local groups around the state. Our statewide EMG leadership team is providing a training that will provide a great content foundation from our best speakers in the context of real, live, in-person interactive sessions in your county to get the best of both worlds. All registration occurs locally, so contact the local county Extension office nearest you for all the information. What is the Mission of the TN Extension Master Gardener Program? Improve the lives of Tennesseans through horticulture education delivered by a dedicated and skilled volunteer network. What is the Impact of the TN Extension Master Gardener Program? 200,319 hours of service and educational outreach that represent a value to Tennessee of $5,632,970.28 in 2023! Master Gardeners are a nationwide group. It makes you feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself. You never have to feel out of place, no matter what city you visit or move to.” 2021 Extension Master Gardener Intern Celebrating the Great Service of our EMGs with the Search for Excellence Awards! View the Winners Here! WATCH A QUICK VIDEO OVERVIEW OF OUR MG DATABASE: The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996 Personnel Directory | Office of Sponsored Programs Disclaimer | Indicia | EEO/AA Statement/Non-Discrimination Title IX | Programs for Minors Branding | Website Accessibility | Privacy Notice Sign in to myUTIA | Sign in to...