ARANSAS COUNTY
Master Gardener Intern Training
2018 Class Schedule
TUESDAYS, 1:30 – 5:00 pm (unless noted by **)
Most Classes Held at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Aransas County, 892 Airport Rd., Rockport, ph. 790-0103
Aug. 7 | Intro/Overview MG Committees Overview |
Virginia “Ginger” Easton Smith, Aransas County Extension Agent, Ag/NR and Melody Waggoner, A/SP MG President (Aransas/San Patricio Master Gardeners) |
Aug. 14 | Plant Science (Botany) | Dr. Michael Womack, Executive Director, South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center |
Aug. 21 | Soils & Fertility Composting |
Shanna Dunn Frances Frizzell |
Aug. 28 | Plant Diseases/Pathology | Dr. Kimberly Cochran, Extension Plant Pathologist |
Sept. 4 | Integrated Pest Management/Entomology | Stephen Biles, IPM Agent, CEA, Calhoun County |
Sept. 11 | Weeds | Joshua McGinty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Extension Agonomist |
Sept. 18 | Woodies/Pruning | Virginia “Ginger” Easton Smith, Aransas County Extension Agent, Ag/NR |
Sept. 25 | Trees | Bill Green, Texas A&M Forest Service |
Oct. 2 | Herbaceous Plants | Kevin Gibbs, Nueces County Extension Agent |
*Mon.* Oct. 8 *Del Mar College, 3209 S. Staples, Room 141* |
Turfgrass & Integrated Pest Management | Dr. Larry Stein, Associate Dept. Head/Professor, Texas A&M University and Extension Agronomist Specialist |
Oct. 16 | Fruit Crops/Pomology | Dr. Larry Stein, Associate Dept. Head/Professor, Texas A&M University and Extension Agronomist Specialist |
Oct. 23 | Home Vegetable Gardening | Dr. Juan Anciso, Professor and Extension Specialist, Weslaco |
Oct. 30 | Hand-On Propagation | Aransas/San Patricio Master Gardeners |
Nov. 6 | Irrigation Methods/Rainwater Harvesting | Dr. Dottie Woodson, Extension Program Specialist, Water Resources |
Nov. 13 | Wrap-Up, MG Post Test | Ginger Easton Smith, Aransas County Extension Agent, Ag/NR, and Aransas/San Patricio Master Gardeners |