Victoria County Master Gardener Association 2004 VICTORIA ADVOCATE Gardeners' Dirt Articles edited by Charla Borchers Leon

Jan 01 Ground rules and tools for January --  Lawaine Stubblefield Jan 08 January is time to plant pecan, fruit trees --  Gerald Bludau Jan 15 Holiday shrub enhances both garden and cuisine -- Mary Greeson Jan 22 A number of orchid varieties can be grown at home -- Amy Gilner  Jan 29 Texas superstar trees do well in various landscape settings -- Ann Parks-Hedrick

Feb 05 Ground rules and tools for February --  Bobby and Jo Ann Hoffman Feb 12 Raised bed gardens --  Diane Smith Feb 19 Seeds come in variety of shapes, sizes and needs --  Marce Lucke Feb 26 Turfgrass industry rolling in the green --  Loretta Johnson and Brice Pavlish

Mar 04 Ground rules and tools for March --  Jerome Janak Mar 11 Weeds in turfgrass survive under adverse conditions --  Loretta Johnson and Brice Pavlish Mar 18 Prescription for a healthy turf --  Loretta Johnson and Bruce Pavlish Mar 25 Gardeners know all the best dirt- Homemade or local soil additives can be applied to maintain healthy soil --  Caren Smith

Apr 01 Ground rules and tools for April --  Arline Fox Apr 08 Abundant exotics transform area landscapes --  Mary Logan Apr 15 Outstanding gardens feed a need-Butterfly habitats take care of butterflies and their offspring --  June Secrist Apr 22 A getaway all your own can be found as near as the back yard --  Charla Borchers Leon Apr 29 A double treat for area gardeners-Annual garden tour and plant sale planned for Saturday --  Diane Alexander

May 06 Ground rules and tools for May --  Gwen McDonald May 13 The bird-of-paradise-A solution to a designer's creativity block --  Annette Partain May 20 Beneficial insects necessary in the garden --  Donna Roberts May 27 Beautiful and brief blossom-Three varieties of hibiscus are Texas Superstar plants --  Doris Martinak and Kathleen Schmidt

June 03 Ground rules and tools for June 2004 --  Loretta Johnson June 10 Xeriscape-landscaping for water conservation --  Donna Roberts June 17 Classroom in the garden-Educational project helps children learn about environment --  Diane Smith June 24 Bromeliads easy to grow in various simulated settings --  Amy Gilner

July 01 Ground rules and tools for July 2004 --  Charla Borchers Leon July 08 Make a splash with a water garden --  Arline Fox July 15 Texas master gardeners training begins Aug. 12 --  Jean Wofford and Maria Sobczak July 22 Recognize and give help to stressed trees --  Loretta Johnson July 29 Oak diseases-First step in sustaining tree life is identification --  Loretta Johnson

Aug 05 Ground rules and tools for August 2004 --  Donna Roberts Aug 12 Heavenly plumerias can survive in wet summer conditions --  June Secrist Aug 19 Dig in now:  Get redy for fall gardening --  Lanny Havemann Aug 26 Tomatoes planted now mean good eating in the fall --  Amy Gilner

Sept 02 Ground rules and tools for September 2004 --  Donna Roberts Sept 09 Gardening symposium and plant sale 'fall' into place --  Mary Logan Sept 16 Two days to the Master Gardener fall plant sale --  Vickie Hopkins Sept 23 Texas Superstar bluebonnets-White, red, pink colored bluebonnets are natural, not created by man --  Vickie Hopkins Sept 30 Time to control your weeds --  Marce Lucke

Oct 07 Ground rules and tools for October 2004 --  Ann Parks Hedrick Oct 14 October best time to plant daylilies --  Doris Martinak Oct 21 Exhibit the best of your garden at Garden Expo 2004 --  Marie Graham Oct 28 Winter colors bloom in Victoria-Even with warmer weather, petunias can give feeling of cold season --  Jean Wofford

Nov 04 Ground rules and tools for November-Fall is for harvesting pumpkins, moving shrubs --Vickie Hopkins & Kathy Schmidt Nov 11 Gorgeous gourds for the holidays --  Maria Sobczak Nov 18 Thanksgiving cornucopias can add color and spice --  Sandy Knief Nov 25 Give thanks for what we have received from Native Americans --  Donna Roberts

Special Veteran's Day Article on Ed Gregurek Veteran Gardener

Dec 02 Ground rules and tools for December 2004 --  Charla Borchers Leon Dec 09 Gardening books good gifts for afficionados and nature lovers --  Mary Logan Dec 16 Holiday bulbs-Forcing their blooms means adding color to your seasonal decorations --  Martha Sawyers Dec 23 Community can become part of the community's garden --  Charla Borchers Leon and Pat Plowman Dec 30 Protection from a visit by Jack Frost --  Will Walker