Garden Calendar to Download

2012 Garden Calendars have arrived! The theme for the 2012 Garden Calendar is A Kid’s Garden Adventure. The calendar features artwork by 4-H’ers from across the state as well as helpful gardening tips and ideas for everyone.

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WVU Roane County Extension Office
110 Parking Plaza
Spencer, WV 25276

Phone: 304-927-0975/0976
Fax: 304-927-0983
Office Hours 8:00 – 4:00 Mon-Fri
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The WVU Extension Service provides community programs in throughout the state with support from West Virginia University faculty and staff. WVU also maintains a historic special-mission campus at WVU Jackson’s Mill Center for Lifelong Learning and State 4-H Camp, near Weston, West Virginia.

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Upcoming Events

January 16, 2012: Camp Sheppard Advisory Committee Meeting
Roane County Courthouse, Spencer, WV, 6:00 PM

January 17, 2012: WVU 4-H Basketball Day
WVU vs. Marshall (Women’s Game), Charleston, WV, 6:00 PM

January 21, 2012: West Central Beekeepers Association
West Fork Community Building, Arnoldsburg, WV, 1:30 PM

January 24, 2012: Progressive Farmer Dinner Meeting – Season Extension
Roane Co. High School Vo-Ag Department, Spencer, WV, 6:30 PM

January 28, 2012: Tri-County Partnerships Meeting
Roane County Library, Spencer, WV, 10:00 AM

February 2, 2012: 4-H Leaders Association Meeting
WVU Roane County Extension Office, Spencer, WV, 6:30 PM

February 3, 2012: Citizenship Washington Focus Essays Due
WVU Roane County Extension Office, Spencer, WV, 4:00 PM

February 3, 2012: Dance Weekend Registration Forms Due
WVU Roane County Extension Office, Spencer, WV, 4:00 PM

February 6, 2012: Registration for WVU vs. DePaul 4-H Basketball Day Due
WVU Roane County Extension Office, Spencer, WV, 4:00 PM

February 7, 2012: Tree ID Workshop
Heritage Park Community Building, Spencer, WV, 6:30 PM

February 10, 2012: Teen Leader & Charting Weekend Registration Forms Due
WVU Roane County Extension Office, Spencer, WV, 4:00 PM

February11, 2012: Pruning Workshop
Amma Senior & Community Center, Amma, WV, 2:00 PM

February 18, 2012: WVU 4-H Basketball Day
WVU vs. DePaul (Women’s Game), Morgantown, WV, 4:00 PM

February 21, 2012: Extension Day at the Legislature
State Capitol, Charleston, WV, 9:00 AM

February 21, 2012: Progressive Farmer Dinner Meeting – Backyard Poultry
Roane Jackson Technical Center, Leroy, WV, 6:30 AM

February 24, 2012: County Roundup Registration Forms Due
WVU Roane County Extension Office, Spencer, WV, 4:00 PM

February 25, 2012: West Central Beekeepers Association
Roane County Library, Spencer, WV, 1:30 PM

March 5, 2012: Roane County 4-H Roundup
Spencer Middle School, Spencer, WV, 5:00 PM registration

March 6, 2012: Horticulture Crops for High Tunnel Growing
Roane County Library, Spencer, WV, 2:00 PM

March 6, 2012: Meeting to Discuss Formation of a Walton Farmers’ Market
Walton Community Center, Walton, WV, 6:00 PM

March 8, 2012: Master Gardener Classes Start
Roane Jackson Technical Center, Leroy, WV

March 22, 2012: Progressive Farmer Dinner Meeting – Beef Economic Outlook
Roane Co. High School Vo-Ag Department, Spencer, WV, 6:30 PM

March 24, 2012: West Central Beekeepers Association
West Fork Community Building, Arnoldsburg, WV, 1:30 PM

March 28, 2012: Spencer Farmers’ Market Organizational Meeting
Roane County Library, Spencer, WV, 10:00 AM

April 17, 2012: Amma Farmers’ Market Organizational Meeting
Amma Senior and Community Center, Amma, WV, 6:30 PM

A Kid’s Garden Adventure

2012 Garden Calendar Cover The 2012 WVU Extension Service Garden Calendar features articles that will help gardeners share the excitement of planting and growing fruits and vegetables with the children in their lives.

Through gardening, children can learn about science and math in their own backyards. A home garden is an ideal place for families to do some fun projects, such as planting a “pizza garden” and growing edible flowers or giant veggies.

The calendar has a different look this year because it features illustrations by our 4-H members from across West Virginia. We think you’ll enjoy looking at gardening through their eyes.

Each month of the calendar provides the perennially popular suggested dates for planting and carrying out other gardening activities.

Any of our 55 WVU Extension county offices will be happy to provide you with more gardening information. You also may want to check out the great array of gardening information found on our website.

About Vegetable Varieties

An additional counterpart to the Garden Calendar is About Vegetable Varieties featuring common vegetables with helpful information about:

  • Vegetable varieties
  • Days to maturity
  • Descriptive remarks
  • Resistance

Free Garden Calendar Downloads

Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the 2012 Garden Calendar files.


County Art Honors

Thanks to the many 4-H’ers from around West Virginia who submitted artwork for the 2012 Garden Calendar. While space in the printed calendar was limited to only about a dozen artists, artwork from more than 60 students from 25 West Virginia counties is featured in this slideshow.

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