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National Earth-Kind Rose Trial

The Cameron County Master Gardeners are actively participating on a research based Earth-Kind Rose Trial. The National Earth-Kind Rose Research Study is the leader of environmental rose research for the entire country. This rose research is part of a program that currently includes four countries, 27 states and 7 universities. The goal of the rose research is to identify a collection of roses that will grow across the country, with cultural environmentally practices. The 1040 ft of five rose cultivars will be located at the Cameron County Master Gardener Arboretum, San Benito. The planting was done in October 2011. The rose research will be conducted for 3 years. The Cameron County Master Gardeners planted black-eyed peas as a cover crop to enhance nitrogen soil levels and reduce nutrient losses in the  spring of 2011.

An educational program was organized and took place on Thursday, July 12, 2011 for Cameron County youth. This educational program  included a Butterfly Garden Tour, Native Plant Garden, Composting Tour, Hands-on Harvesting and Shelling of the black eyed peas. Texas Department of State Health Services Regional Nutritionist, Diana Garcia presented the nutritional value of Black-eyed peas and Texas Agrilife Extension Agent- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Beatriz Rodriguez-Loya did a presentation on healthy eating with Black-eyed peas, creating foods they enjoyed eating.

For more information on Earth-Kind Roses visit http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/















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Spring 2019 plant sale - concrete path around butterfly garden

AgriLife Today

  • Learn, Grow, Eat and Go! presented Feb. 2 in Garland
    Jan 20Learn, Grow, Eat and Go! presented Feb. 2 in Garland
  • Soil survey workshop opens Feb. 8-9 in Bryan
    Jan 19Soil survey workshop opens Feb. 8-9 in Bryan
  • Virtual Junior Master Gardener National Leader Training Conference Feb. 21-22                     
    Jan 17Virtual Junior Master Gardener National Leader Training Conference Feb. 21-22                     
  • Fort Bend Regional Vegetable Conference Feb. 7 in Rosenberg
    Jan 16Fort Bend Regional Vegetable Conference Feb. 7 in Rosenberg
  • Right-of-way and ornamental, turf conferences Jan. 26 in Amarillo
    Jan 12Right-of-way and ornamental, turf conferences Jan. 26 in Amarillo
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