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Landscaping 101 @ Temple Garden Club
The Bell County Master Gardeners and the Temple Garden Club presents “Landscaping 101”. Certified Master Gardener’s, Rachel Glass and Kerin Grimes will provide educational information to include tips and techniques on landscaping in Central Texas. They will provide a list of several resources to use to help select native and well adapted plants for a variety of growing conditions and locations.
- When: Thursday, October 3, 9 – 11 a.m.
- Location: Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. 3rd St., Temple, TX
- No registration required
- Open to the public
Herbs: From Garden to Kitchen
Certified Master Gardener’s, Betty Nejtek and Terrie Hahn will provide information on how to use herbs from your garden. New for this workshop, you’ll make refreshing “mocktail” drinks from a variety of available herbs. There will also be a selection of tasting dishes made with herbs, handouts, goodies to take home, and of course door prizes. You don’t want to miss out!
- When: Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am to noon
- Location: Agrilife Extension Office, 1605 N. Main Street, Belton
- Class limit: 20
- Class fee: $20
- Register at bcmgaspeakers@gmail.com
Insects Friend or Foe @ Harker Heights Activities Center
The Bell County Master Gardener Association and the Harker Heights Activities Center is hosting “Insects: Friend or Foe”. Certified Master Gardener, Dave Slaughter will discuss how insects can be both good and bad or either good or bad. Come and learn about the most common insects in Central Texas.
- When: Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
- Location: Harker Heights Activities Center, 400 Indian Trail, Harker Heights
- Class limit: 50
- Registration at https://bit.ly/3YatOi3 (starting Wednesday, September 25 at 8:00 a.m).
- Email Kailie Gomez at kgomez@harkerheights.gov or call 254-953-5465 if you have any questions.
Fire Ants: Yuck!
The Bell County Master Gardener Association is hosting October’s free monthly seminar. Certified Master Gardener Kathy Love will go over the history of fire ant arrival in the United States and the spread of biological and chemical/organic controls.
- When: Thursday, October 17, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
- Location: BCMGA Learning Center, 1605 N. Main Street, Belton
- Class limit: 50
- Register at bcmgaspeakers@gmail.com
Square Foot Gardening @ Elevate Troy Business Coalition
The Bell County Master Gardeners and Troy Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn presents “Square Foot Gardening”. Certified Master Gardener and Certified Square Foot Gardening Instructor, Wayne Schirner, will present the Square Foot Gardening Method developed by Mel Bartholomew in 1979 and revised in 2005. Come learn how easy it is to get started and become successful in this popular method of gardening.
- When: Friday, October 18, noon to 1:00pm
- Location: Troy Community Center, 201 E. Main Street, Troy
- Class limit: 50
- Register at info@greatertroychamber.com or call Gaby Warlick at 254-400-7345
Holiday Herb Compound Butter & Cream Cheese Spreads
Certified Master Gardeners Jeanne Richard and Charlotte Nunnery will teach you how to elevate your holiday table or consumable gift-giving using fresh herbs like sage, rosemary and thyme. In class, participants will enjoy tasting samples of different compound butters and cream cheese spreads, as well as receive a variety of recipes. Each class member will be able to prepare and make their own herb compound butter and cream cheese spread to take home. You may even win a delectable door prize!
- When: Saturday, October 26, 9:00 am to noon
- Location: Agrilife Extension Office, 1605 N. Main Street, Belton
- Class limit: 24
- Class fee: $30
- Register at bcmgaspeakers@gmail.com
Our monthly seminars are open to the Community! Click here for our 2024 schedule.
In other news…
“Gardening seminar in Heights gives gardeners the dirt on soil” in the Killeen Daily Herald (7/25/24)
“Kids learn while they ‘Play in the Dirt'” in the Killeen Daily Herald (6/20/24)
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BLOOMING BELL – MASTER GARDENER NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2024
BCMGA Mission Statement
The Bell County Master Gardeners Association assists the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in providing high quality, relevant, research-based horticultural education and service to the residents of Bell County and the state of Texas through outreach, teaching, and demonstration projects.
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