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Seed Starting Tips and Tricks

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Community Horticulture Education Series presents

Seed Starting Tips and Tricks with Dorothy Buchanan

Monday, October 14, 2024 6:30-7:30pm,
Somervell Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard, Glen Rose

MG Dorothy Buchanan will provide us with step by step on selection process and sources, seed starting mix, and system for keeping your seeds on track. 

It will be another interesting and fun evening with the Somervell County Maste Gardeners, so come and join us!

Dorothy BuchananDorothy is recently retired from 35 years in the accounting profession. She has been growing both annual and perennial flowers and most of her vegetables from seed for her raised bed gardens for the last five years.  Her husband built her a greenhouse as a retirement present and she is continually learning about various types of gardening.  She is a Texas Master Gardener graduate from the 2023 class here in Somervell County.

Also, don’t forget our next 2 important events. 

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 we will be hosting an Open House. 10am at Glenview Church of Christ, 405 NE Big Bend Trail, Glen Rose. Come and visit with our Master Gardeners and learn about our program. We will be having a new Intern class in March of 2025 so come and see what we are all about! And enjoy some yummy snacks!

Saturday, November 2, 2024 is our first Annual Arbor Day Celebration! From 10am-1pm at the Heritage Park Pavilion, we will be giving away free trees, having activities for children and several information booths to give you a heads up on your tree planting needs!

Tool Maintenance with Harold Annis

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Somervell Master Gardener November CHES program
Tool Maintenance with Harold Annis
Nov 13, 2023 6:30pm
Somervell Citizens Center 209 SW Barnard, Glen Rose

garden toolsHarold Annis, a 13-year veteran of the Tarrant County Master Gardeners is also Vegetable Gardening and Plant Propagation Advanced Training certified. Harold began gardening with his grandmother in the 1950’s in Shawnee, Oklahoma and got a great education in vegetable gardening and many other life lessons from her. For over 30 years, he has maintained a 2-acre vegetable garden in Southlake, giving him ample opportunities to maintain and repair garden tools. Come and learn the finer points of caring for garden tools and equipment from a tried-and-true master!

September 11 CHES – Composting Basics

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Monty Anderson – Master Gardener.  Master Composter.  Certified Propagation Specialist.
Monday, September 11, 2023
6:30 – 7:30pm
Somervell County Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard, Glen Rose

 

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 Monty Anderson has been a Master Gardener
since 2016, and participates in both the Tarrant
County and Somervell County Master Gardener Program.
Monty was born in Fort Worth. He holds B.A
and M.A. degrees. After 38 years with Bell
Helicopter Monty retired in 2013. He and his wife, Lisa,
live in Somervell County.

June 12 CHES – Running a Cut Flower Farm

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Megan Lee and Cara Phillips of The Glynn – Cut Flower Farm
Monday, June 12, 2023
6:30 – 7:30pm
Somervell County Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard


The Glynn Flower FarmMegan Lee and Cara Phillips, residents of  Glen Rose, started The Glynn, a cut flower farm in the spring of 2022. They are finishing their first year in June and will be discussing their experiences with the business.  It has been a year of lots of learning and they look forward to sharing some of that with you.

Astronomical Events that Affect Our Environment

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We’ve all heard of people who really do plant or harvest their gardens by the moon or stars! Join the Somervell County Master Gardeners on Monday, September 12, 6:30 pm at the Somervell County Citizens Center, 209 SW Barnard, Glen Rose, to hear Robert Slaughter discuss just how astronomical events can and do play a part in our environment!

Earth as seen from spaceThe Universe and the Earth’s Natural Environment. How do events that occur millions, even billions of miles from the Earth affect our environment? Does the Earth itself affect our natural world? In this presentation, Robert Slaughter will delve into the processes that can change the world we live in, from the Sun, to the Moon, to highly energetic events that occur billions of miles from the Earth. We will look at these and other processes that affect the world we live in.

Community Horticulture Education Series

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Bees and Beekeeping

 

Monday, June 28, 2021, 6:30pm
Somervell County Agrilife Extension Office, 1405 Texas Ave.

Please join the Somervell County Master Gardeners on Monday the 28th of June as the  Somervell County Master Gardeners host Kirk Kirksey, Vice President to the Dino Bee Club, for a presentation on bees and bee keeping.  This presentation will describe common bees found in our area, and will provide key points of bees’ life cycle, anatomy, and sociality.  Africanized (“Killer”) bees in Texas will be covered.  The program will highlight honey bees and hobbyist beekeeping in our area.  This will include a hands-on demonstration of a Langstroth Removable Frame hive.  The program will end with “What’s Killing our Bees”, and provide tips and resources for supporting a neighborhood bee population.

 

Mr. Kirksey’s bio includes:

Master Beekeeper Certification (University of Montana)

Frequent Article Contributor – Texas Beekeeping Association Journal

Advanced Beekeeper Certification (Texas Master Beekeeper Program)

Texas Master Beekeeper Certification (in progress)

Registered Texas Beekeeper (#12216)

Member Texas Beekeeping Association

Vice President:  Dino-Bee Club, Glen Rose, Texas

Nine hives on 6 acres east of Glen Rose.

 

Meet the Gardener

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Name

Julie Conner

What year did you become a Master Gardener?

2007

Do you hold a position in the group (officer, chair, etc)?

President

What are your gardening special interests?

Trying new techniques in the garden.  This year my garden is in containers.

Is there a particular gardening book you enjoy?

Neil Sperry’s Complete Guide to Texas Gardening.

Have you had a particular gardening success?

Garlic and onions for well for me as they don’t require much of my attention.

What do you enjoy about being a Master Gardener?

Learning from others.

Do you have a favorite plant?

Perennial flowers

 

Next CHES Meeting

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The Community Educational Horticulture Sessions have been suspended for the summer, but go ahead and mark your calendar for the second Monday in September, the 11th.

Shirley Smith and Donna Hagar will present a program on Building a Rain Barrel and Harvesting Rain Water.

Have a safe and wonderful summer.  Enjoy your garden!

CHES – Monday, May 8th

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This Monday, May 8th, the CHES

program will be on Water Well Conservation,

including understanding your well

and touring a mock well.

                             Karen Siddall is bringing a demonstration trailer with a mock well, so people can understand

                             the different water table levels and the types of soil and rock we are dealing with here.
                             Her excellent presentation also explains how pumps work.
                             Don’t miss this opportunity to understand your important part in water conservation! 
                             Come to the Citizen’s Center, just off the east side of the square, 209 SW Barnard,
                             at 6:30 pm, to enjoy this informative program.