2011 Victoria County Master Gardener Training Class INFORMATION

SEE 2011 article by Chip Stelpflug, Class Coordinator --> CLICK

SEE 2011 article by Joe D. Janak, Jr., Victoria County Extension Agent --> CLICK

SEE 2011 MG Training Application FORM for printing  pdf  -->CLICK

SEE 2010 MG Training Class Schedule --> SEE BELOW

2011 Victoria County Master Gardener Training Course August 4 – November 17, 2010 1:00 – 5:00pm Aug. 4    Orientation / Group Photo -- Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent-Ag/NR               Pre-Test -- Dick Nolen, VCMGA President & Master Gardeners Aug. 11  Identify & Understand Insects -- Dr. Roy Parker, Ext. Entomologist, Corpus Christi Aug. 18   Vegetables & Herbs -- Dr. Joe Masabni , Extension Vegetable Specialist, College Station, TX        Aug. 25    Plant Growth & Development -- Dr. Wayne McAlister (and Wife) Cuero, TX Sept 1   Perennials, Roses, & Bulbs -- Dr. William Welch, Professor & Extension Horticulturalist , College Station             Texas Superstars -- Nancy Kramer, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Sept. 8  Plant Propagation -- Tom LeRoy, CEA-Horticulture, Conroe             Hands On Propagation Groups -- Roy and Lupe Cook, Victoria Co. Master Gardeners             Individual Trainee Photos                Sept.15  Working with Victoria Soils  Dr. Sam Feagley, State Soil Environmental Specialist , College Station              Soil Sample Results Sept. 22  Junior Master Gardener Program  TBA – Victoria County Master Gardeners Sept. 29  Home Fruit and Nut Management -- Dr. Larry Stein, Professor & Extension Horticulturalist, Uvalde Oct. 6    VEG Management/Maintenance -- Victoria Co. Master Gardeners & Interns (Come in work clothes)              Sign Up / VEG Committees -- VEG Committee Chairs              Garden Tours -- Edna LaFour, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Oct. 13   Recommended Plants for Victoria -- John Fossati-Four Seasons Nursery, Victoria TX                Growing Plumerias/Growing Orchids--Mike Zeplin, Gulf Coast Floral, Victoria, TX  Oct. 20  Class Tour -- Numerous Sites Around Victoria Oct. 27  Integrated Pest Management -- Dr. Lizzie Brown, County Extension Agent-Horticulture,              Travis County, Austin TX Nov. 3   Diagnosing & Understanding Plant Disease,  Dr. Mark Black, Professor & Extension Plant Pathologist              Uvalde, TX Nov. 10  Composting -- Roy Cook, Victoria Co. Master Gardener               Rain Water Harvesting -- Paul & Mary Meredith, Victoria Co. Master Gardeners              Turf Grasses -- Charlie Neumeyer, Victoria Co. Master Gardener               Final Review--Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent-Ag/NR Nov. 17  Exam / VCMGA Overview -- Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent – Ag/NR               Power Point Presentation -- To Be Announced, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Intern               Educating the Public/Writing Articles -- Charla Borchers Leon, Victoria Co. Master Gardener Dec.  13  Holiday Celebration and Meeting -- Graduation & Awards for ALL Members!

How To Become A Master Gardener See previous articles by Victoria County Master Garderers  -->CLICK