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2025 Master Gardener Graduates

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Congratulations to the 2025 BMGA Master Gardener intern graduates.

Class Coordinators were Cheryl Rose & Ruth Zabransky.
Pictured are:
L-R Front Row: Laramie Kettler (CEA), Andrew Harbich, Brian Jessogne, Ellen May, Cheryl Rose (Class Coordinator), Molly Harkness, Tammy Potter, Jennifer Posso.
L-R Back Row: Colin Marburger, Robin Jessogne, Joy Kamani, Tijuana Kamani, Kristie Kemp, Gerry Wells, Mark York, Ruth Zabransky (Class Co-Coordinator).

Not pictured:  Larry McCarty, Susan Brack, Susan Fernback, Frances Dorgant, Kent Jamison, Carolyn Givens, Donna Martinez, Joanne Stewart, Paul Dorgant

 

Turf Field Day

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The event will take place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in College Station, TX at the Turf Facilities.

 Scotts MiracleGro Turf Facility
3100 F&B Rd
College Station, Texas 77845

 Lunch will be provided, and CEUs will be available.

 

 

Registration link:
2025 Texas A&M Turfgrass & Landscape Field Day – New Registration
https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/scsc-ev-051

The registration page includes two categories:

  1. General Public – for those attending to earn CEUs (in case you need those).
  2. Industry – for those who wish to attend as sponsors. Industry participants will have the option to host a table and may also have outdoor space available for a small tradeshow after lunch. Check the link to see all the categories.

 

Fall Horticulture Seminar

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The Horticulture Committee of Austin County and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County will be hosting a Fall Horticulture Seminar on Friday, August 29, 2025, at American Legion Post #442 located at 1630 Meyer St, Sealy. 

 

We ask that you RSVP to the Austin County Extension Office at 979-865-2072 or online at https://austin.agrilife.org/event-registrations/

 

International Master Gardener Virtual Conference

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Hosted by the Texas Master Gardener Program, this four-day virtual event will feature 9 keynotes, 70 breakouts, 4 garden tours and 3 garden movies.  Texas MGs qualify for a special discount!.     All recordings are available until January 31, 2026.

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For questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Colorado County 2025 Summer/Fall Lunch-N-Learn Series

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Master Gardener Lunch and Learn is Back!

Programs will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Colorado County Services Facility located at 305 Radio Lane in Columbus. Registration will open at 11:50 am with the program starting at 12:05 pm and ending by 1 pm. Attendees are asked to bring their own lunch. Light refreshments including tea and snacks will be provided. No preregistration is required for this free program.

Our July program will be on Wednesday July 16th. The topic for this program is Take Out Containers – starting seed in take out container greenhouses. This is something you can do at home, and don’t need a lot of space to keep it in. Local master gardener Lynda Duffy will be teaching this class, and we will have some hands on examples for everyone to see. We hope you’ll bring your lunch and learn with us!
This program will be the first of our summer and fall series. Be on the lookout for information about our upcoming lunch and learn programs in August through November!

Registration at 11:50 am – 12:05 pm
Program from 12:05 pm – 12:50 pm
Free to the Public!  Light refreshments provided.  Bring your lunch and learn!

2025 Scholarships Awarded

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The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association is proud to announce the 2025 annual college scholarships winners.  Scholarships were awarded to high school graduates from Austin, Colorado, Fayette & Washington Counties, Texas.  To view the winners’ bios, see below.  The winners are:

Jaylen Tesch – Austin County
Hannah Kunschick – Colorado County
Mikayla Otto – Fayette County
Cullen Halfmann – Washington County

The recipients demonstrated outstanding achievement in leadership, citizenship, community service and other endeavors that form the basis of becoming lifelong responsible, productive citizens and leaders in their communities.

Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship winners!

Scholarship Recipient Thank You Notes

 

Lunch-N-Learn Austin County Disaster Ready: Home Prep

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This presentation is dedicated to Disaster Readiness: Home Prep. The speaker will cover comprehensive home planning for a storm or disaster.  Learn what types of disasters could happen in our area, how to prepare for each, and how to protect your family when a disaster occurs. Attendees will be provided with go/stay checklists to help them assemble an emergency kit. Our presenter will be Stephen Burnett, Texas A&M AgriLife Disaster, Assessment & Recovery Specialist.

Registration beginning at 11:50am with the program beginning promptly at 12:00pm and concluding by 12:55pm. At the end of the session, the speaker will be available to answer questions.

Bring your own lunch.  Light refreshments will be provided

Home Grown Vegetable Contest

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Do you think you have the best vegetables or the biggest tomato? The Horticulture Committee of Austin County, Linseisen’s Feed & Supply, and Nelson’s Plant Food are pleased to present the Home-Grown Vegetable Contest and Program being hosted on Saturday, June 7th. Show off the prize-winning vegetables from your garden!

 The contest is open to the public, with no entry fee and no age requirements! If you love to garden and grow vegetables, you can enter. Vegetable check-in will be at Linseisen’s Feed located at 551 W Main, Bellville, from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM. The judging will be closed to the public, with awards being presented no earlier than 11:00 AM.

 

There will be a free educational presentation offered at 10:00 AM held at the Bellville VFD meeting room located at 511 W Main, Bellville, walking distance from Linseisen’s. The presentation will be given by Gary Kroeger with the Bluebonnet Master Gardeners. He will be showing us how to make “Fermented Cucumber Pickles”. If time permits, Gerald Dupont with the Bluebonnet Master Gardeners will show off produce from the San Felipe Museum 1823 Garden.

 Only one entry per person in each of the main categories according to specifications on the informational flyer. No rotten or split vegetables will be allowed or judged. All vegetables or fruits entered must be edible and grown by the exhibitor. No store-bought products permitted. Please provide the correct number of samples per category when entering to avoid disqualification.

 For more information, please visit https://austin.agrilife.org/agriculture/acvegcontest/.

Sprout to Share Free Seed Library Open in New Location

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The Sprout to Share Free Seed Library relocated to the Colorado County AgriLife Extension Office at 316 Spring St #106, Columbus, TX. New hours are Monday thru Friday, 8a-5p. Join the public Facebook group to watch for occasional Saturday hours and events: fb.com/groups/sprouttoshare.

The library, a project of Bluebonnet Master Gardeners of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is full of seeds, ready for spring planting! It is open to anyone from Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, or Wharton counties. No library card or any official documentation is needed.

Seed borrowers are encouraged to grow their seeds and enjoy the produce, sharing it with family and friends, then saving seeds from a small part of the produce to return to the library for the community’s future gardening needs. Want to be a seed library volunteer? Drop by the seed library to sign up.