2008 Victoria County Master Gardener Training Course August 7 – November 20 1:00 – 5:00pm
	August 7  Orientation                                             Joe Janak, County Extension Agent-Ag/NR, Victoria County                                                                            Helen Boatman, VCMGA President; Kim Green, Class Coordinator Aug. 14  Pesticide Safety                                       Dr. Don Renchie, Extension Pesticide Safety Coordinator,              Application Techniques                             College Station, Texas Aug. 21  Home Fruit and Nut Management               Dr. Larry Stein, Professor and Extension Horticulturist, Uvalde, TX Aug. 28  Understanding Plants and Plant Growth     Dr. Wayne McAlister, Victoria College retired    Sept 4     Working with Victoria Soils                      Joe Janak, County Extension Agent-Ag/NR, Victoria County               Tree Species, Care and Maintenance               Soil Sample Results    Sept 11    Landscape Horticulture                             Dr. Carol Brouwer, Harris County Extension Agent, Horticulture                 Principles of EarthKind Practices-IPM     Sept. 18  Diagnosing and Understanding Plant            Joe Janak, County Extension Agent-Ag/NR, Victoria County               Diseases            Sept. 25  Tour                                                          Antique Rose Emporium       Oct 2     Plant Propagation                                         Tom LeRoy, County Montgomery County Extension Agent –                                                                                  Horticulture              Hands on Propagation                                    Lupe and Roy Cook, Victoria County Master Gardeners -                                                                                                     Greenhouse Oct. 9  Perennials and Roses                                        Dr. William Welch, Extension Horticulturist – Landscape                                                                                  College Station, TX            Texas Superstars                                             Nancy Kramer, Victoria County Master Gardener Oct. 16  Herbs                                                            Laurie Garretson, Earth Works Nursery – Herbs              Vegetables                                                     Gerald Bludau, Victoria County Master Gardener    Oct. 23  Identifying and Understanding Insects               Dr. Roy Parker, Extension Entomologist, Corpus Christi, TX Oct. 30  Turfgrass Varieties and Management                 Dr. David Chalmers, Extension Turfgrass Specialist,                                                                                   College Station, TX These TWO training sessions were exchanged for each other.  Junior Master Gardener Training will be November 13. Nov. 13  Junior Master Gardener Training                        Lisa Whittlesey, Extension Program Specialist III –                                                                                                              Horticulture Sciences Nov. 06  Educating the Public With Your New               Joe Janak, County Extension Agent-Ag/NR, Victoria County               Skills, Writing News Articles,                         Charla Borchers Leon,               Children's Tours                                          Charlie Boren,                and Power Point Presentations                      Linda Valdez, Kim Green                Nov. 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 Dec. 16  Holiday Celebration and Meeting                       Graduation and Awards