Curriculum Units for Instructors

Training Guides for Coordinators

This section contains information you’ll need to coordinate in-person classes, labs, and online class reviews. For copies of the student worksheets – see the Training Information for students on GardenNotes.

- Soils, Amendments & Fertilizers
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Eric Hammond
  - Soils Lab Training Guide_2020
  - 252-WS-Soils Texture ANSWER GUIDE
  - Soil Texture Video from Kansas State University (6 mins)
  - 253-HW-Soils ANSWER GUIDE
  - USDA Guide to Estimating Soil Moisture
- Botany: How Plants Grow
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Christine Prins
  - Botany Training Guide_2020
  - Homework: 155-HW-ANS-Botany_2020
  - Worksheet: 151-WS-Structures ANSWER GUIDE
  - Worksheet: 152-WS-Plant Processes 1 2 3 ANSWER GUIDE
  - Worksheet (Optional): 150-WS-ANS Leaf Identification Characteristics ANSWER GUIDE
- Plant Pathology
  - Recorded webinar sessions by topic
  - Instructor: Mary Ortiz-Castro
  - Plant Pathology Training Guide_2020
  - NOTE: Activities may need to be customized based on local samples available.
  - Worksheet: GN333-WS-ANS-Plant Pathology ANSWER GUIDE
  - Homework: GN-HW-ANS-332-Plant Pathology ANSWER GUIDE
  - Presentation: PDF copy of Plant Path Presentation slides
  - DE Presentation: DE Plant Pathology-How to Diagnose revised 2.24.2020
  - >>DISTANCE ED RECORDING FOR PLANT PATH (4 hrs 27 mins) Recorded 3.3.2020
- IPM and Diagnostics
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructors: John Murgel & Lisa Blecker
  - IPM and Diagnostics Training Guide_2020
  - Worksheet: 105-HW-IPM_Dx_2020
  - Homework: 105-HW-IPM ANSWER GUIDE
  - Worksheet: GN-103-WS-IPM Pesticide Label Lab_ANSWER GUIDE
- Entomology
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructors: Whitney Cranshaw PhD, John Murgel & Lisa Mason
  - Homework (Optional): GN 318 HW-ANS Entomology ANSWER GUIDE
  - No labs/activities for this course.
  - DISTANCE ED RECORDING: Online Entomology Recorded: 3.19.2020 for CMG Training in SW Colorado Counties
- Turf Management
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Tony Koski, PhD
  - Turfgrass Training Guide_2020
  - PowerPoint: CMG Training Class Review_Turfgrass_2020
  - Worksheet: GN571-WS-Turf Diagnostics
  - CMG Turf Management Crossword Puzzle Answer Key
  - Handouts: Sprinkler Types for Lawn Irrigation & Lawn Watering Guide
- Weed Management
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor Bio: Tony Koski, PhD
  - Weeds Lab Training Guide_2020
  - PowerPoint: CMG Training Class Review_Weeds Lab_2020
  - Worksheet: GN356-WS-Weed Management
  - PP HANDOUT: Weed Management CMG 2020
- Colorado Gardening Challenges
  - Recorded webinar sessions by topic
  - Instructor: Irene Shonle, PhD
  - No labs/activities for this course.
- Science of Planting Trees & Tree Care
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Alison O’Connor, PhD
  - Trees Training Guide_2020
  - PowerPoint: CMG Training Class Review Tree Planting and Tree Care 2020
  - PDF of PP: CMG Training Class Review Tree Planting and Tree Care PP 2020
- Vegetables
  - Instructors: Cassey Anderson & Amy Lentz
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - No labs/activities for this course.
  - PDF of PP: Vegetable Presentation_Handout_2020
- Intro to the Colorado Master Gardener Program
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Katie Dunker
  - CMG Program Training Guide_2020
  - PowerPoint: CMG Training Intro Class Review 2020
  - PP with Instructor Notes: CMG Training Intro Class Review 2020
  - CMG Program Introduction Crossword Answer Key
- Small Fruits
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructors: Yvette Henson
  - No labs/activities for this course.
- Pruning
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructors: Eric Hammond
  - No labs/activities for this course.
- Tree Fruits
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Susan Carter
  - No labs/activities for this course.
- Water Wise Landscapes
  - Not a Green School training program
  - Available for purchase through the Certified Gardener Digital Badging program – www.certifiedgardenercsu.com
- Irrigation
  - This is an online class in Canvas.
  - Instructor: Tony Koski, PhD
  - No labs/activities for this course.

Older Resources: Instructor/Host Outlines, PowerPoint Files

Introduction to the Colorado Master Gardener Program

This is an online class. It is not available outside of Canvas.
CMG Introduction Video

Diagnosing Trees

Botany

This is an online class. It is not available outside of Canvas. Below are older resources that may be useful:

Herbaceous Plants: Right Plant, Right Place

There is no answer sheet for the homework, as the homework is site specific.

CMG-HerbaceousPlants.pptx — Revised March 2013
DE-Herbaceous Plants.pptx — Revised March 2013

Identifying Insects and Entomology

Identifying Trees and Shrubs

CMG-treeID.ppt

IPM and the Diagnostic Process

This is an online class. It is not available outside of Canvas. Below are older resources that may be useful:
- IPM and the Diagnostic Process PowerPoint

Lawn Care – Turfgrass Management

CMG Turfgrass Management PowerPoint

Native Plants

Plant Pathology

CMG-Plant Path (Revised September 2018)

Pruning

#618, Homework: Purning.pdf
CMG-PruningIntro.pptx — Revised April 2014
CMG-PruningIntro.ppt — Revised April 2014
CMG-StructuralTraining.pptx — Revised April 2014
CMG-StructuralTraining.ppt — Revised April 2014
CMG-MatureTrees.pptx — Revised March 2014
CMG-MatureTrees.ppt — Revised March 2014
CMG-Shrubs.pptx — Revised March 2014
CMG-Shrubs.ppt — Revised March 2014

Small Fruit

Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments

PowerPoint Files

CMG-Soils1.pptx — Revised January 2014
CMG-Soils1.ppt — Revised January 2014
CMG-Soils2-Amendments.pptx — Revised January 2014
CMG-Soils2-Amendments.ppt — Revised January 2014
CMG-Soils3-Fertilizers.pptx — Revised February 2014
CMG-Soils3-Fertilizers.ppt — Revised February 2014

DE-Soils1.pdf (for site facilitators) – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils1.pptx – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils1.ppt – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils2-Amendments.pdf (for site facilitators) – January 2014
DE-Soils2-Amendments.pptx – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils2-Amendments.ppt – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils3-Fertilizers.pdf (for site facilitators) – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils3-Fertilizers.pptx – Revised January 2014
DE-Soils3-Fertilizers.ppt – Revised January 2014

Video Clips (These are mp4 files to play in Windows Media Player. If you are experience with PowerPoint, they could be linked to your PowerPoint file or embedded into your PowerPoint file.)

Water Movement Across Soil Texture Interface (3 minutes)
Adding Organic Matter to Sandy Soil (2 minutes)
Soil Texture by Feel (4 minutes)
Soil too Wet to Cultivate (1 minute)

Tree Planting – The Science of Planting Trees

DE Site Facilitators Outline-Tree Planting.docx
DE Site Facilitator’s Outline-Tree Planting.pdf
CMG-Planting.pptx – Revised April 2014
CMG-Planting.ppt – Revised April 2014

DE-Planting.pdf (for site facilitators) – Revised March 2013
DE-Planting.pptx – Revised February 2013
DE-Planting.ppt – Revised February 2013
Videos
Field Planting – Transplanter
Field Balled and Burlapped-Conical truncated
Field Bare Root-Trees
Field Bare Root – Grading-Bailey
Field Bare Root –Bare Root to container
Propagation Cuttings – Ground Beds

Vegetables

Weed Management

CMG Weeds.pptx, revised January 2014
CMG Weeds.ppt, revised January 2014

Colorado State University

Extension