2009 Victoria County Master Gardener Training Class INFORMATION

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2009 Victoria County Master Gardener Training Course                  August 6 – November 19, 2009                              1:00 – 5:00pm Aug. 6  Orientation    Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent-Ag/NR Cliff Knezek, VCMGA President & Master Gardeners Aug. 13 Home Fruit and Nut Management  Dr. Larry Stein Professor & Extension Horticulturalist, Uvalde, Texas Aug. 20  Understanding Plants and Plant Growth Tree Species, Care and Maintenance Dr. Wayne McAlister, Victoria College, Retired Aug. 27  Working with Victoria Soils/Soil Sample Results Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent-Ag/NR Sept 3  Perennials and Roses,Dr. William Welch, Professor & Ext. Horticulturalist, College Station Texas Superstars, Nancy Kramer, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Sept 10    Landscape Horticulture   Dr. Carol Brouwer, Harris County Extension Agent-Horticulture     Sept. 17  Vegetables & Herbs   Dr. Joe Masabni, Extension Vegetable Specialist, College Station, Texas Sept. 24  Composting    Michael Vandeveer, Victoria Co. Master Gardener               Rain Water Harvesting   Glen and Kathy Chilek, Victoria Co. Master Gardeners               Turf Grasses    Charlie Neumeyer, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Oct 1  Class Tour    Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard, Elmendorf, TX                               San Antonio Botanical Gardens Oct. 8  Junior Master Gardener Program  Lisa Whittlesey, Extension Program Specialist, National Junior Master Gardener Coordinator, College Station, Texas        Oct. 15  Plant Propagation, Tom LeRoy, Montgomery County Extension Agent-Horticulture Hands on Plant Propagation  Roy and Lupe Cook, Victoria Co. Master Gardeners Oct. 22  Pesticide Safety/Application Techniques Michael Potter, Nueces County Extension Agent-Horticulture Oct. 28 (WED.) Farm and Ranch Show, Entomology Dr. Roy Parker, Professor & Extension Entomologist, Corpus Christi, Texas Nov. 5  Diagnosing & Understanding Plant Disease  Mark Black, Professor & Extension Plant Pathologist Nov. 12  Educating the Public/Writing Articles Charla Borchers Leon, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Power Point Presentation   Paul and Mary Meredith, Victoria Co. Master Gardeners/Master Naturalist Garden Tours, Edna LaFour, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Nov. 19  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.  15  Holiday Celebration and Meeting  Graduation And Awards For ALL Members!

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