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Advanced Training – Plant Propagation – Tarrant County

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“Advanced Master Gardener – Plant Propagation” training will be comprised of high-quality training including hands-on learning of a variety of propagation techniques: seeding, air-layering, stem cutting, soft and semi-hardwood cuttings, root cutting, bulb chipping, dividing, simple layering, grafting and more.

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Tree Care Advanced Training for Master Gardeners

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Master Gardener Tree Care Advanced Training

Conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Personnel,
Texas Forest Service Personnel and Tree Care Industry Professionals

Tree related questions are one of the primary things that make the phone ring in an Extension office. This training is designed to teach Master Gardener volunteers about landscape trees and troubleshooting common tree problems so they can serve county residents and extend the outreach of Extension programming into the community. The training is design to go above and beyond what you learned in the Master Gardener Training Course. Highly qualified instructors will provide advanced training in the classroom as well as outdoor demonstrations of tree care practices.

To learn more and apply visit the online registration at: https://dallas-tx.tamu.edu and follow the Horticulture and Master Gardener tabs

For more information contact the Collin County Extension Office at 214-904-3050 or Stephen.hudkins@ag.tamu.edu

 

 

Texas Fruit Growers Assocation – 2019 Spring Conference & Field Day

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The Texas Fruit Growers Association will be hosting their 2019 Spring Conference & Field Day March 1-2, 2019 at the Texas A&M University Horticulture Teaching, Research and Extension Center (https://goo.gl/maps/tFCSQM8uyg22). If you or anyone from your community would like to attend please see the attached flyer for more information or visit http://www.texasfruitgrowers.org/.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email corinne.rhodes@tamu.edu.

The Landscape Design School Series XXVI, Course II

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This school is open to anyone wishing to add to their knowledge of landscape desgin.  Master Gardeners who complete a course may apply for 12 hours of credit to their requirements for continueing educaion in their county.  After completeing four courses, they will receive the Landscape Design Steward certification.

Register by Febrary 2, 2019 and recieve the discounted price of $145.00

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Small Farms & Vegetable Conference

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Small Farms & Vegetble Conference flier

 

The Horticulture Committee of Austin County will be sponsoring a Small Farms and Vegetable Conference on February 22nd at the Cat Spring Ag Society Hall. Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. with the program to follow.

This year’s program will focus on fruits, nuts and bee production for South Central Texas, and strategies related to raising, marketing and the economics of production. The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until about 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be served and there will also be several snack breaks built-in to help get the blood flowing again. There will be a guarantee of 3 CEU’s with a possible 5 CEU’s offered pending TDA approval.

Cost for the event is $30.00 per person, which goes to cover speaker materials, meal cost and the handouts. To pre-register for the event, contact the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office of Austin County at (979) 865-2072, or visit our EVENT REGISTRATION page.

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Annual Fruit Tree Seminar & Fruit Tree Sale

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Pre-Order fruit tree form:  2019 BMGA Fruit Tree Sale Order Form.

Do you have or want a fruit tree, and have questions on how to get it to produce fruit?  Here is your chance to answer those questions and learn what is needed to have a successful and enjoyable experience.  This program will be held on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Winedale Historical Complex, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History located at 3738 FM2714, Winedale, Texas; 4 miles from Round Top.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Winedale Historical Complex have collaborated to put an excellent demonstration orchard in place on the grounds.  This orchard has been a great asset to assist in demonstrating successful management of backyard, small-scale, sustainable, low-input orchards for homeowners interested in fruit tree production as an option for their property.

Speakers for the program will be Horticulture experts from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension with emphasis on home and small-scale commercial orchard production.  As long as the weather cooperates, the agenda for the day will include hands-on activities to demonstrate best management practices as they relate to fruit trees in the demonstration orchard.

This program is a multi-county effort lead by County Extension Agents in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington counties.  The registration fee is $20 per person and includes program proceedings as well as light snacks and refreshments.  Registration will begin at 1:00pm and the program will follow with an anticipated conclusion close to 5:00pm.  Participants who hold a private, commercial, or non-commercial pesticide applicators license will receive two (2) hours of continuing education in the general category.

As an added bonus during the training, the Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association will have a pre-order sale for fruit trees.  Order forms are available at this program and online at  2019 BMGA Fruit Tree Sale Order Form. The pre-order fruit tree sale will offer a variety of reasonably priced fruit trees that are specially selected to fit the growing environment in South Central Texas.  Once the orders have been placed, Master Gardeners in each county will coordinate pick-up locations in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington counties.  The date for pick-up and payment will be determined and details will be sent to those who place orders in advance or at the Fruit Tree Program.  You may also email your pre-order form to koehlercp@sbcglobal.net.

For additional information or to register for the Fruit Tree Program please contact your local County Extension Office in Austin County, (979-865-2072), Colorado County (979-732-2082), Fayette County, (979-968-5831) or Washington County, (979-277-6212).

To learn more about the Winedale Historical Complex or to see additional directions please visit http://www.winedale.org.  As a reminder, this is an open aired facility so please dress accordingly and plan for the weather.

 

Master Gardeners Hosting Two Open House Events

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The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Assocation, serving Washington, Fayette, Colorado and Austin Counties, is hosting two open houses the first week in January 2019. Cerfified Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about the Master Gardener Program and how they serve the community by assisting the area’s AgriLife Extension Agents in educating the public about gardening.  The Master Gardeners will accept applciations for the 2019 intensive training class which is required to acheive Master Gardener cerfitification.   The series of classes start January 17, 2019 and run through April 25, 2019 in La Grange.

The series of classes taught by experts in various area of horticulture consist of  both class room instruction and field trips.  Instruction consists of fact-based non-biased information about horticulture.  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is the sponsor of  the Master Gardener Program in Texas and provides many of the expert instructors and resources for the training class.

Come find out more about whether the Master Gardener Training is for you by joining us at either the open house in Brenham on January 8, 2019 or in La Grange on January 1o, 2019