GALVESTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR INTERESTED GARDENERS

COMPOSTING
Saturday, August 24, 2019
email: galvcountymgs@gmail.com to pre-register
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Galveston County Master Gardener Jim Gilliam will teach you how to compost, what factors to measure and monitor, and how to use the finished product to your best advantage. This is THE MOST IMPORTANT ADDITION gardeners can provide to improve their garden soils. America recycles about 34% of its daily refuse. The rest goes into sanitary landfills. Approximately 75% of that destined for landfills could be recycled in some way, considering much is yard and kitchen waste. Composting is Nature’s way of recycling available materials which can be added to garden soil to improve its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Location of presentation: Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office in Carbide Park, 4102-B Main Street (FM 519), La Marque 77568
BACKYARD CITRUS
Saturday, August 31, 2019
email: galvcountymgs@gmail.com to pre-register
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Galveston County Master Gardener Robert Marshall’s presentation will feature the following topics: variety selection of citrus trees that grow well in this area, overall care including planting, care, maintenance of root stocks, nutrients, disease (citrus canker and citrus greening), problems with insects, control of birds and critters, and freeze protection. Marshall has years of experience in many facets of growing and propagating citrus trees in this area.
Many of the citrus trees included in the presentation will be offered for sale as transplants at the Galveston County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale on October 12, 2019. Location of presentation: Friendswood Public Library, 416 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood 77546.
TEXAS TUFF PLANTS FOR THE GULF COAST
Saturday, August 31, 2019
email: galvcountymgs@gmail.com to pre-register
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Galveston County Master Gardener Marie Leal’s presentation will cover plants that grow well in our Gulf Coast area. Discussion topics will include how to choose healthy, hearty plants for your landscape, as well as techniques for planting and caring for them. Location of presentation: Friendswood Public Library, 416 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, 77546.
SAVE THE DATE!!
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Galveston County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. – Information presentation about plants for sale
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Plant sale
Choose from thousands of plants adapted to the Texas Gulf Coast growing area. Fruit and citrus trees, bulbs, fall and winter vegetables, perennials, and garden crafts will be available. Volunteer certified Master Gardeners will be present to answer your questions. Customers are urged to bring their own wagons to cart around their chosen plants. No admission fee. Location: Galveston County Fair Grounds in Jack Brooks Park – Rodeo Arena (covered arena), Hwy 6 and Jack Brooks Road, Hitchcock TX.
These programs are free to the public.
For course reservations, telephone 281-309-5065 or email: galvcountymgs@gmail.com
Website: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.html