www.txmg.org/wichita Volume VIII, No 2, February 2016 Local Events February 2, 5:30pm: The Wichita County Master Gardener Association meets at Rolling Meadows, 3006 McNiel, in the Media Center upstairs. February 12, 9:30am: The First African Violet Society of Wichita Falls meets at University United Methodist Church, 3405 Taft. February 18, 5:30pm: The Burkburnett Garden Club meets at First Bank, 300 E. 3rd St, in their community room. Karen & Don Williams are bringing the program on Cowboy Poetry and Music. Please forward the dates below for upcoming Master Gardener Specialist trainings. These will be held in Bexar County. More information will be available closer to the date. Thanks, Jayla The State Master Gardener Irrigation Specialist Training with Dr. Dotty Woodson is scheduled for March 21 March 23 The State Master Gardener Composter Training is scheduled for June 22 June 24 The Junior Master Gardener Youth Educators Training is scheduled for July 27 July 29 The State Master Gardener Texas Superstar Training is scheduled September 20 September 22 The State Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist Training is scheduled for November 9 November 11 Enter your volunteer (15) & Training (6) hours in the MG volunteer management system https://texas.volunteersystem.org/ Association Contacts: Joann Plaxco, President, 692-8742; Anne Dohrer, Vice-president, 692-9022; Ann Keen, Secretary, 544-2279; Mary Barry, Treasurer, 592-2075. State Directors: Pearl Carter and Virginia Krebs; alternates: Ann Keen and Barbara Mannen. Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
H&G Info Rooms 10 - Challenge Session Come in and learn from the experts on living healthy, sustainable, and smart. Saturday Challenge Sessions 10 am FIRST DETECTOR and Rose Rosette Virus Becky Trammel - Wichita Master Gardener 11 am Reviving Our Trees- Q/A Charlie Carr - Arborist, Wichita Falls 12:30 Bare Areas Under Trees- Q/A Steve Smith Smith Gardentown Farms, Wichita Falls 1:30 Building Simple Raised Beds Marshall Boos, CSFE Detachment Sheppard AFB 2:30 Vegetable Gardening- Q/A Steve Chaney, Extension Horticulturist, Tarrant Co 3:30 Backyard Rabbits Kris and Meghan Camp, KaMeNa Rabbtry, Graham 4:30 Pet Friendly Backyards Katrena Mitchell, Animal Control Administrator, Wichita Falls Sunday Challenge Sessions 11:30 Backyard Hens and Chicks Ann Keen, Wichita Master Gardener 12:30 Raised Bed Gardens with Rainwater Dan Shelton, Director of South Side Youth Center 1:30 How to Start Garden Seeds Mary Barry, Wichita Master Gardener 2:30 Canning, Dehydration, and More Ann Keen, Wichita Master Gardener 3:30 Gardening Tips and Tricks Master Gardener Panel
Saturday Speakers New Beginnings Garden Theatre Experts in Sustainable Gardening 9:30 10:45 Tree Preservation with Arborist Charlie Carr Charlie Carr, Certified Arborist, Texas Tree Care, Wichita Falls Charlie Carr is a certified arborist and has been since 1995. He began his business Texas Tree & Landscape in 1998 in Wichita Falls. He is known for his expertise on tree care and specializes on control for diseases and pests, plus how to properly maintain healthy trees. He understands the climate and the challenges for trees of this community and believes in giving back to his neighbors to save our trees and yards 11:00 12:15 Landscaping Bare Lawn Areas Steve Smith, Smiths Gardentown Farms Wichita Falls Steve Smith is a noted horticulturist, well known across the region for 40 plus years through his part as co-owner of Smith s Gardentown Farms in Wichita Falls. With 3 acres of greenhouses and serving countless numbers of customers, he understands the plants and care needed for this unique climate. A graduate of Midwestern State University, he is chair of the Wichita Falls Water Resource Commission and has been active as a chair of the Extension Horticulture Committee and Texas Nursery Landscape Association. 12:30 1:45 Vegetable Gardening for Our Area Steve Chaney, Tarrant CEA Home Horticulture, Fort Worth, TX Originally from a small town in southern Oklahoma, Steve Chaney learned to love the garden from a very young age. After receiving two BS degrees from Oklahoma State University in Landscape Architecture and Marketing, he owned and operated a design/building firm for over ten years before joining the Extension family and acquiring his Master s Degree in Agricultural Education. He first served as a CEA in Wichita County and, after four years, continued his service to the community as a CEA in Tarrant County, where he still continues to make a significant impact. His experience and expertise have helped to make the Tarrant County Home Horticulture programs recognized as one of the tops in the state. 2:00 3:30 - English Garden Texas Style - Randy Weston, Weston Gardens in Bloom Inc., Fort Worth Randy Weston is the owner of Weston Gardens in Bloom Inc. His emphasis is on helping gardeners to create beautiful and inspiring personal gardens using native and adapted plants. His design specialties include use of perennials for color, naturalistic (English Style) borders, low water plantings and a year round interest in gardening. Randy is a wonderful teacher; and his work has been featured in many newspapers and magazines (Southern Living, Texas Gardener, and Texas Highways). His presentation will inspire you to create low maintenance, yet beautiful settings in your own gardens. Sunday Speakers 11:30 12:45 Nature s Way to Take Care of Your Skin - Dr. Don Wayne Berry, MD A Central/South American plant studied by Texas A&M, Horticulture Dept. to determine & develop protocols for growing, propagating, cultivating & harvesting it. Now commercially viable. Dr. Berry will speak on uses of the plant by indigenous tribes and how you can incorporate it into your life. 1:00 2:15 Texoma Weather: 2016 and Beyond - Bryan Rupp, Meteorologist with KFDX TV3 Meteorologist Bryan Rupp has lived in nearly every corner of Texas over most of his life. Spending so much time living, working and forecasting in Texas has given Bryan unique and well qualified experience to understand the micro-climates of Texas from the Caprock and Llano Estacado to the deep south coastal plains. Each have separate features that can affect the weather all over the state. Bryan enjoys living in Texoma from hiking in the Wichita Mountains and travelling west to do the same in the Caprock Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon. He also spends a lot of time in the spring and summer chasing severe storms and tornadoes around the area. 2:30 3:45 Mark Klym: Pollinators: Myths & Mysteries Mark is coordinator of the Texas Hummingbird Roundup, Texas Milkweed and Monarchs, Texas Whooper Watch, and Texas Wildscapes programs at Texas Parks and Wildlife. He grew up in Canada and developed a love for the outdoors. He received his BS degree in Biological Science and Fisheries and Wildlife Management from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste Marie, MI, then followed the humming birds to Texas when in 1999 he began work with Texas Parks and Wildlife. He is a coauthor of Hummingbirds of Texas, Texas A&M Press, editor of the Eye on Nature and Texas Hummer Newsletters and author or editor of several booklets and publications from TPWD.
Forwarded from Jayla they still have a few openings: State Information I am part of the Water University Team at the Dallas Agrilife Center (fna) Urban Water Team. We are holding a training for Master Gardeners in late winter/early spring on Water Efficient Landscape Design to help Master Gardeners with designing water efficient landscape for County Projects. The description is below and we would love to have this showcased on the Texas Master Gardener Website and shared with the county agents throughout the state if possible. Thank you in advance for your help in getting the word out on this. Master Gardener - Water Efficient Landscape Design Do you have a demonstration garden or school garden project that needs help to be water efficient? The Water Efficient Landscape Design Program for Master Gardeners provides you the skills to be your own landscape designer. You bring the project and we provide the guidance. You will learn basic landscape design techniques, native/adaptive plant selection, rainwater harvesting and efficient irrigation to help your project become the envy of water efficient landscapes. This is a three day program with Wednesday and Thursday evening optional design workshops. This workshop is only open to current Master Gardener volunteers. One registration is good for two club members to attend with design materials to share. Additional design materials available for purchase. Registration: Only 20 Master Gardener participant spots are available for this training (10 groups). Registration is first come/first served basis. Cost: $300.00: (includes lunch, dinner and design materials) Wednesday - Friday, February 17-19, 2016 Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center Building C Classroom & Large Hall 17360 Coit Road Dallas, Texas 75252 Please complete the form below to RSVP for this course. For additional information please email Karen Sanders at karen.sanders@tamu.edu To pay by credit card please contact Clint Wolfe at 972.952.9635 Download training course agenda (Coming Soon) Note: Transportation and Lodging are on your own. Registration https://dallas.tamu.edu/courses/2016/feb-17-19-2016-master-gardener-water-efficient-landscape-design/ Karen Sanders Program Assistant Water University Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252 t. 972.952.9223 f. 972.952.9671 karen.sanders@tamu.edu http://dallas.tamu.edu https://www.facebook.com/agrilifedallaswateruniversity
Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist March 10-12, 2016 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas & Dallas County, Dallas, Texas Specialist Program Purpose: To provide advanced training whereby Master Gardeners can obtain specialization in areas that support or expand designed programs of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist: In an effort to provide training, the Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist Program was created as a hands-on, intensive multiday training that will empower you with knowledge and skills required to effectively support and multiply Texas A&M AgriLife Extension efforts in educational programs. Master Gardeners who fulfill specified training and volunteer requirements will be recognized as a Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist. This certification does not empower the individual with supervisory or administrative authority within his/her local county programs. Participation Requirements: To be eligible for the Vegetable Specialist training, an individual must possess an up-to-date Master Gardener certification or be an employee of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Your application must be approved by Your local County Extension Agent. Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist: The Vegetable Specialist program is designed to train and certify Master Gardeners to become part of a state corps of volunteer experts and educators. To become a certified Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist, you are required to attend the Vegetable Specialist training to fulfill training requirements and subsequently meet service requirements described below. Training activities during the course will empower you to complete these service requirements. Time Commitment: You are required to serve a minimum of one year as a Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist providing a minimum of 20 hours of service. Training and Service Requirements: Attend the Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist training Serve as a local Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist resource Assist with Vegetable Specialist training for Master Gardeners and trainees Conduct community/youth vegetable education programs Increase clientele knowledge about Vegetable Specialist through: presentation, workshops and mass media efforts ( i.e. radio, newspaper, television, newsletters) Specialist Recognition and Certification: Upon completion of the Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist service requirements, the you will be formally recognized at the annual Texas Master Gardener Conference, at which time you will be awarded a Master Gardener Specialist Certificate and lapel pin. Resources Available to Master Gardener Vegetable Specialist: Direct access to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service County Extension Agent Horticulture Free Soil Test coupon. Choice of 3 of 5 vegetable books Jump drive with over 1200 files including powerpoints from training Pocket loupe for insect ID If you need any special accommodations, please contact Steve Chaney at 817-884-1296 by March 1, 2016 so we can consider your request. Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.