2007 Victoria County Master Gardener Training Course August 2 – December 11 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Aug. 02 -- Orientation, Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR, Victoria County

Aug. 09 -- Recap of Orientation, Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR, Victoria County

Junior Master Gardener Training, Barbara Haley, Victoria County Master Gardener

Responsibilities of Master Gardeners, Doug Welsh, Extension Horticulturist, College Station, TX

Photo of Class of 2007, Paul Meredith, Victoria County Master Gardener & Master Naturalist

Aug. 16 -- Understanding Plants & Plant Growth, Dr. Wayne McAlister, Victoria College, Retired

Aug. 23 -- Diagnosing and Understanding Plant, Dr. Tom Isakeit, Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist

Diseases, College Station, TX

Aug. 30 -- Plant Propagation, Tom LeRoy, Montgomery County Extension Agent – Horticulture,

Hands-On Propagation, Lupe Cook, Victoria County Master Gardener – Greenhouse

Sep. 06 -- Pesticide Safety/Application Techniques, Dr. Don Renchie, Extension Pesticide Safety Coordinator,

College Station, TX

Soil Sample Results, Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR, Victoria County

Sep. 13 -- Building a “Grow Box”, Glen Chilek, Victoria County Master Gardener

Garden Vegetables , Gerald Bludau, Victoria County Master Gardener

Growing and Using Herbs, Laurie Garretson, Earth Works Nursery, Advocate Columnist

Sep. 20 -- Identifying and Understanding Insects, Dr. Roy Parker, Extension Entomologist, Corpus Christi, TX

Sep. 27 -- Working with Victoria Soils, Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR, Victoria County

Tree Species, Care and Maintenance

Oct. 04 -- Texas Superstars, Martha Sawyers, Victoria County Master Gardener

College Station, TX

Designing and Building Water Gardens, John Cenicola, The Pond Crew, San Antonio, TX

Oct. 11 -- Home Fruit and Nut Management, Jim Kamus, Extension Horticulturist - Fredericksburg, TX

Oct. 18 -- Garden Tours (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens, and Xeriscape design

at Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, $30 optional bus fee

Oct. 25 -- Landscape Horticulture, Dr. Carol Brouwer, Harris County Extension Agent - Horticulture

Principles of EarthKind Gardening - IPM

Nov. 01 -- Turfgrass Varieties & Management, Jim McAfee, Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Dallas, TX

Nov. 08 -- Recommended Plants for Victoria, John Fossati, Owner of Four Seasons Nursery, Victoria, TX

Nov. 15 -- Educating the Public With Your New Skills, Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR,

Victoria County

Writing News Articles, Children’s Tours, Various Master Gardeners

and PowerPoint Presentations

Nov. 29 -- Perennials and Roses , Dr. William Welch, Expansion Horticulturist Landscape College Station

VCMGA Overview and Final Exam, Joe Janak, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR, Victoria County

Dec. 11 -- Graduation and Awards, Monthly Meeting of all Master Gardeners and Holiday Celebration