CE Opportunities
Month of January
Thursday, January 12, 6:30 – 8 pm. “It’s Coming Up Roses.” The Herb of the Year for 2012 is the rose, and the San Antonio Herb Society will host a panel presenting the enormous variety of culinary, medicinal and decorative uses for this amazing herb. Free. San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels. For information call 830-537-4700. 1.5 CE
Saturday, January 14, 10 am – noon. The 10th Annual Fruits, Nuts, and Berries Workshop. Jim Kamas, Texas A&M Asst. Professor & Central Texas Extension Specialist, covers all aspects of home orchard pro-duction, from variety selection to pruning and harvesting. Kamas is also the co-author of the new Texas Peach Handbook, a “guide for commercial and residential peach growers,” that will be available for sale and signing. Classes are held outdoors. Dress appropriately and bring a chair. Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Cave Road, Austin. For information call 512-288-6113. 2 CE
Saturday, January 14, 10 am – 12:30 pm. Educational Workshop by Travis County Master Gardeners. $2 admission. Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd., Austin. For information call 512-477-8672. 1.5 CE
Tuesday, January 17, 9 am – 4 pm. “Assessing Landscape Water Conservation,” with Brad Smith, Direc-tor, Grounds Operations, Texas State University, focuses on landscape water management issues and sched-uling irrigation for greater water efficiency. Learn how to properly manage your own irrigation system with hands-on practice. $20 if pre-register by January 11, or $30. Includes lunch. Hays County Extension Office, 1253 Civic Center Loop, San Marcos. For information call 512-393-2120. 6 CE
Saturday, January 21, 10 – 11 am. “Pruning Grape Vines,” with Roger Igo and David Johndrow. They will discuss how and when to prune and train grape vines as well as the best varieties for our area. Classes are held outdoors. Dress appropriately and bring a chair. Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Cave Road, Austin. For information call 512-288-6113. 2 CE
Wednesday, January 25, 3 – 4:30 pm “All About Roses.” The Antique Rose Emporium’s Robbi Will talks about rose varieties and how to plant and maintain this beloved flower. New Braunfels Library, 700 E. Com-mon Street. For information call 830-964-4494. 1.5 CE
On-line CE Opportunities
July, 2011 – June, 2012
Earth-Kind Drought Preparedness.
Go to: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/drought/ Go through the entire section, then complete and submit the On-line Evaluation to earn 2 CEs.
TAMU AgriLife Extension’s Earth Kind program has on-line curriculum presenting core information on environmental stewardship with 12 on-line training modules. Progress is tracked automatically, and results are forwarded to the MG Coordinator. Go to http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/training/ CE based on class hours, unless otherwise specified by course.
National Gardening Association’s horticulturists created the Learning Garden, a series of online courses on plants and gardening for every gardener. The course fees range from $14.95 (for Perennials, Vegetables & Annual Flowers) to $35 (for Botany I, Botany II,). Go to http://store.yahoo.com/nga-gardenshop/lg.html CE base on credit earned.
Irrigation Tutorials. Free. Tutorials provide information on sprinkler/drip irrigation design, installation, filters, pumping systems & scheduling. Go to http://txmg.org/comal CE based on completion of course.
