Victoria County Master Gardener Association 2011 VICTORIA ADVOCATE Gardeners' Dirt Articles written by Victoria County Master Gardeners and edited by Charla Borchers Leon, VCMGA member

Mr. Joseph D. Janak | County Extension Agent-Agriculture and Natural Resources 528 Waco Circle | Victoria, TX 77902 | 361-575-4581

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Jan 07 - It's Master Gardener Time, Again -- Dick Nolen Jan 14 - Certifying Your Yard As A Wildlife Habitat -- Ruth Anderson Jan 21 - Protect Your Plants From Frost, Freezing Temperatures -- Donna Sahualla Jan 28 - New Green Old News For Aggie Horticulture -- Donna Roberts

Feb 04 - Proper Pruning Enhances Landscape Beauty -- Linda Langnau Feb 11 - Stop, smell the roses-Tips can help ensure health of bushes, flowers -- Orland Adam Ureste Pereida Feb 18 - Yes, you can grow your own blueberries -- Kathy Klein Feb 25 - Fruitful Spring Plant Sale -- Orland A. U. Pereida

Mar 04 - Many varieties of plants available at Master Gardeners' sale -- Brynn Lee Mar 11 - Grafting vegetables -- technique increases production, disease resistance in plants -- Roy Cook Mar 18 - Is it getting squirrelly around you? -- Suggestions can help control pesky mammals -- Gerald Bludau Mar 25 - Say hello to Hoyas -- Linda Hartman

Apr 01 - There's a difference between plant food, fertilizers -- Roy Cook Apr 08 - Southern Charm -- Fill your garden with tough-as-nails heirloom bulbs -- Beth Ellis Apr 15 - Canning, freezing helps with tighter budgets -- Helen R. Parks Apr 22 - All about okra -- Tips, guidelines aid in growing bountiful crops -- James Denman Apr 29 - Cultivate own vegetables for Cajun cuisine -- Jean Wofford

May 06 - Cantaloupe:  Good Any Way You Slice It --You can harvest sweet cantaloupes by growing at home -- Roy Cook May 13 - Birdbaths:  Ornamental and essential--Like humans, birds use water to drink and bathe in -- Barb Henry May 20 - Repot plants for larger blooms, green foliage -- Gloria Spell May 27 - Victory Gardens Revisited -- Helen Parks

June 03 - Strike It Rich With Dakota Gold -- Nancy Kramer June 10 - Stones in landscape brings wilderness home -- Beth Ellis June 17 - FRIEND OR FOE? Cactus moth damaging prickly pear pest -- Lupe Cook June 24 - Purple coneflower heat-loving perennial -- Carmen Price

July 01 - RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Gardening inspired by patriotic roots -- Charla Borchers Leon July 08 - Gardening course will get you started in the right direction -- Chip Stelpflug July 15 - GRASSHOPPER POPULATION ON THE RISE--There are many option to control pesky insects -- Jack Goodwin July 22 - AN INVITATION TO VICTORIA EDUCATIONAL GARDENS -- Dick Nolen July 29 - TAKE A TOUR--VICTORIA EDUCATIONAL GARDENS HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE -- Dick Nolen

Aug 05 - WATER WISELY--USE TIPS TO KEEP PLANTS HEALTHY -- Jean Wofford Aug 12 - WHAT MAKES A TROPICAL GARDEN AREA? --Diana Maley Aug 19 - TEXAS SUPERSTAR--Turk's cap wins 2011 Award -- Nancy Kramer Aug 26 - PAVER PROJECT EXPANDED -- Do some Christmas shopping in August -- Brynn Lee

Sept 02 - IT'S ALL ABOUT DESIGN--Lines, shapes, mass, textures, colors and empty space -- Kathy Klein Sept 09 - IT'S ALL ABOUT TREES ... AND MORE -- at gardening symposium -- Sara Meyer Sept 16 - THINK FALL GARDENING-Plan now for planting cool-weather veggies -- Gerald Bludau Sept 23 - GARDENING SYMPOSIUM OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE -- Sara Meyer Sept 30 - CONFEDERATE ROSE-Southern pink bloomers add charm to your garden -- Jean Wofford

Oct 07 - RENOVATE, REINVENT GARDEN AT FALL PLANT SALE -- Beth Ellis Oct 14 - FALL PLANT SALE-Master Gardener annual event begins this week -- Beth Ellis Oct 21 - FARM, RANCH SHOW BRINGS 125 EXHIBITS -- Roy Cook Oct 28 - SNAPDRAGONS - Flowers add splash of color, fragrance to cool-season gardens -- Linda Hartman

Nov 04 - MASTERS GARDENERS HELP ORGANIZE OTHERS, SHARE FRUITS OF LABOR -- Doyle Hines Nov 11 - EASE GARDEN WORK - with native asters -- Suzann Herricks Nov 18 - LIVING ART FOR HOLIDAYS, BEYONG-Topiaries make great additions to landscapes -- Mimi Saenz & Debbi Roskey Nov 25 - OLD ROSES ARE TEXAS TOUGH - Plants learned to thrive well over time -- Beth Ellis

Dec 02 - ROSES OF HOLIDAY CHEER - Old roses of Texas perfect for decorating tables during season's festivities -- Beth Ellis Dec 09 - OLD-TYPE ROSES MAKE GOOD GIFTS -- Beth Ellis Dec 16 - SWISS CHARD - AN EDIBLE LANDSCAPE -There are many uses for vegetable in garden, home -- Kathy Klein Dec 23 - MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE GARDEN - Never ending gift possibilities -- Mary McCurdy Dec 30 - MORE TIME TO LEARN IN 2012 -- Helen Boatman

The Gardeners' Dirt is written by members of the Victoria County Master Gardener Association, an educational outreach of Texas AgriLife Extension - Victoria County. Mail your questions in care of the Advocate, P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, TX 77901; or vcmga@vicad.com, or comment on this column at www.VictoriaAdvocate.com