GREENHOUSE Workday every Wed. from 9-12
DECEMBER
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Ongoing -- Pavilion Funding ---> MORE INFO
01 -- All Volunteer Hours Sheets due at Extension Office
09 -- VCMGA Board Meeting at Extension Office, 12:00 Noon, Brown Bag Lunch
13 -- VEG Workday, 9:00 a.m. til 12:00
16 -- Tuesday-VCMGA Holiday Celebration and Meeting, Graduation, and Awards-6:00 p.m. Officer's Club
Contact Lupe Cook for information --> See <--
January 2008
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12 -- VEG Workday
14 -- Lunch and Learn with the Masters -- "Pruning"
15 -- VCMGA Executive Board Meeting at Extension Office Noon (Brown Bag Lunch)
22 -- Birthday Bash for December, January and February at 4-H Activity Center 12:15
22 -- VCMGA Member Meeting at 4-H Activity Center
February
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09 -- VEG Workday
11 -- Lunch and Learn With The Masters -- "EarthKind Roses"
19 -- VCMGA Board Meeting at Extension Office Brown Bag Lunch at NOON
26 -- Lunch and Learn 12:15 at 4-H Activity Center -- "Exploring VCMGA.org"
26 -- VCMGA Member Meeting 1:30 at 4-H Activity Center
March
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08 -- Mulching Day at VEG 9-12 THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED
08 -- VCMGA Activity at both HEB Stores in Victoria with HEB and Junior Master Gardener Fundraiser
09 -- VCMGA Activity with HEB and Junior Master Gardener Fundraiser
10 -- Lunch and Learn With The Masters -- "Vegetable Gardening" Pattie Dodson Health Clinic
at NOON. Brown Bag Lunch. -- This is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
12 -- NEW DATE for MULCHING at VEG -- 9-12
18 -- Executive Board Meeting Extension Office Brown Bag Lunch at Noon
25 -- Lunch and Learn 12:15 4-H Activity Center Brown Bag Lunch "Wildflowers" by Sherry Portis
The public is welcomed to attend our Lunch and Learn Programs
25 -- VCMGA Member Meeting 1:30 4-H Activity Center
28 -- VCMGA participates with Dr Jerry Parsons and Ful-O-Pep in Cuero - Program 4-6 p.m. at
Cuero Park Clubhouse
April
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14 -- Lunch and Learn With the Masters -- "Budding and Grafting" by James Rother, Hallettsville
Pecan Grower and Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent - AG/NR
15 -- VCMGA Board Meeting at Extension Office
19 -- Spring Plant Sale 8 a.m. until sold out at 4-H Activity Center See INFO
22 -- Birthday Bash for March, April, and May 12:15 4-H Activity Center
22 -- Lunch and Learn with Joni Brown, "City of Victoria and Coastal-Gro Compost"
The public is welcomed to attend our Lunch and Learn Educational Programs
22 -- VCMGA Member Meeting 1:30 4-H Activity Center
MAY
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10 -- Saturday Workday at VEG 9-12
12 -- Lunch and Learn with the Masters -- "Crepe Myrtles: Lilacs of the South" by Mary Janak
20 -- VCMGA Board Meeting, 12:00 noon at Extension Office, Brown Bag Lunch
27 -- Member Meeting 1:30 p.m. 4-H Activity Center
JUNE
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06 -- Summer Symposium -- “USING YOUR GARDEN HARVEST” FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008
Registration 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 4102 N. Ben Jordan
09 -- Lunch and Learn with the Masters -- "Texas Superstars" by Nancy Kramer
14 -- Saturday Workday at VEG 9-12
17 -- VCMGA Executive Board Meeting AgriLife Extension Office 12:00 (Brown Bag Lunch)
24 -- VCMGA Lunch and Learn 4-H Activity Center 12:15 (Brown Bag) Organic Produce Gardening and How to Co-op, Ron Ardoin, Moulton 1:30 -- Member Meeting following Lunch and Learn
JULY
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12 -- Saturday Workday at VEG 9-12
14 -- Lunch and Learn with the Masters -- "Just What Is A Master Gardener?" by: Helen Boatman
15 -- VCMGA Executive Board Meeting Extension Office 12:00 Brown Bag
22 -- VCMGA Birthday Bash for June, July, August 12:30 4-H Activity Center 1:30 Member Meeting
AUGUST
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07 -- Master Gardener Training Class Orientation -- AgriLife Extension Office 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Info-->
11 -- Lunch and Learn with the Masters -- "Tips To Enhance Your Landscape" More Info Here-->
14 -- MG Training Class -- Pesticide Training Application Techniques
19 -- VCMGA Baord Meeting at Extension Office 12:00 p.m.
21 -- MG Training Class -- Home Fruit and Nut Management
26 -- VCMGA Lunch & Learn 12:15 -- "Plants to Attract Hummingbirds" by Shirley Windhorst,
Aransas/San Patricio County Master Gardener
26 -- VCMGA Member Meeting
28 -- MG Training Class -- Understanding Plants and Plant Growth
SEPTEMBER
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Ongoing -- Pavilion Funding ---> More INFO
04 -- MG Training Class -- Working with soil; soil test results; tree species with Joe Janak --->More INFO
06 -- VCMGA Annual Fall Plant Sale at 4-H Activity Center 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. --> More INFO
10 -- VEG workday 8:30AM - 10:30AM and then again 6PM - 8PM.
11 -- Kick Off for Painting Texas With Wildflowers -- Victoria Educational Gardens at 11:00 a.m. -->INFO
11 -- MG Training -- Landscape Horticulture/ Principles of EarthKind Practices-IPM -- Dr. Carol Brouwer
16 -- VCMGA Board Meeting at Extension Office 12:00 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch
18 -- MG Training -- Diagnosing and Understanding Plant Diseases -- Joe Janak, CEA AG/NR
23 -- VCMGA Lunch and Learn -- 4-H Activity Center --"Vermiculture" by Ross James 12:15 p.m.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
23 -- VCMGA Member Meeting -- 4-H Activity Center 1:30 p.m.
25 -- MG Training -- Tour Antique Rose Emporium, etc.
OCTOBER
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Ongoing -- Pavilion Funding ---> More INFO
02 -- Plant Propagation-Tom LeRoy, County Montgomery County Extension Agent-Horticulture
Hands on Propagation-Lupe and Roy Cook, Victoria County Master Gardeners-Greenhouse
09 -- Perennials and Roses-Dr. William Welch, Extension Horticulturist-Landscape, College Station,
Texas Superstars-Nancy Kramer, Victoria County Master Gardener
11 -- Saturday, VEG WORKDAY and Mulching Party
16 -- Thursday-Morning Study Club-About 25 people Time TBD
16 -- Herbs-Laurie Garretson, Earth Works Nursery
Vegetables-Gerald Bludau, Victoria County Master Gardener
21 -- VCMGA Board Meeting at Extension Office 12:00 NOON Brown Bag Lunch
21 -- Set up for South Texas Farm & Ranch Show
22 -- South Texas Farm & Ranch Show -->MORE INFO
23 -- South Texas Farm & Ranch Show -->Ruth Hoyt Photos --> STF&R Article --> Article 2 --
23 -- Identifying and Understanding Insects-Dr. Roy Parker, Extension Entomologist, Corpus Christi, TX
24 -- Friday -- 9:45-11:15 Elementary School from Cuero 23 1st & 2nd graders
28 -- VMGA Birthday Bash and Member Meeting 4-H Activity Center Lunch-12:30 p.m.-Meeting-1:30 p.m.
30 -- Turfgrass Varieties and Management-Dr. David Chalmers, Extension Turfgrass Specialist,
College Station, TX
NOVEMBER
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Ongoing -- Pavilion Funding ---> MORE INFO
05 -- Wednesday-DeWitt County Wildflower Association-10:00-11:00--20-25 people
06 -- Thursday -- O'Connor -- 9:00-10:00 -- 44 Pre-K students
06 -- VCMGA Trainee Class -- Educating the Public With Your New Skills-
Joe Janak, County Extension Agent-Ag/NR, Victoria County
Writing News Articles-Charla Borchers Leon,
Children's Tours-Charlie Boren,
and Power Point Presentations-Linda Valdez, Kim Green
08 -- Saturday VEG Workday
13 -- VCMGA Trainee Class --Junior Master Gardener Training-Lisa Whittlesey,
Extension Program Specialist III--Horticulture Sciences
18 -- Tuesday--10:00 a.m.--Annual Garden Tour committee meeting at Extension Office
18 -- VCMGA Board Meeting at Extension Office 12:00 NOON Brown Bag Lunch
20 -- VCMGA Overview and Final Exam-Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR, Victoria County
Plants for Victoria-John Fossati, Owner of Four Seasons Nursery, Victoria, TX
25 -- Lunch and Learn at 4-H Activity Center-"Daylilies" by Merilyn Underwood-12:15 p.m.
VCMGA Member Meeting-1:30 p.m.
(Please turn in hours by this meeting to qualify for Servcie Hours Rewards)