What Happens to Insects When It Freezes? – Zoom Webinar

Wednesday, March 17 – 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM What Happens to Insects When It Freezes? with Molly Keck, Entomologist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Wondering what happened to all the insects during the freeze? Entomologist Molly Keck discusses this very topic in this FREE seminar. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID:  990 2593 9574 Passcode:  Garden2020 1 BCMG CEU – ...

Home Grown Lecture Series – All About Basil

Home Grown Lecture Series 1/07/2021    Pollinator Gardens 1/21/2021    Soil Testing 2/04/2021    Spring Garden Prep 2/18/2021    Spring Vegetable Gardening 3/04/2021    History of Cattle in Texas 3/18/2021    All About Basil Join us every other Thursday at 10:00 AM beginning January 7, 2021, for the latest information on gardening and urban agriculture presented by Texas A&M AgriLife ...

BCMG March Monthly Meeting – Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces

March BCMG Seminar and Meeting Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00 – 8:00 PM Hosted by Bexar County Master Gardeners Topic:  Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces When many gardeners think about vegetable gardening, they visualize large, pristine gardens that aren't very realistic for most people.  Most of us face limits of space, time, sunlight, and costs.  Successful vegetable gardening can be ...

Pollinator Citizen Science Project Training & Online Quiz

This project started as a collaboration between research and extension personnel at Texas A&M University, Tarleton State University, Texas Tech University, and Oklahoma State University.  We were frequently asked by master gardeners, landscapers, and homeowners what plants they should put in their garden to attract pollinators.  Unfortunately, there is a lack of data-driven resources to help decide what plants to ...

Residential Rainwater Harvesting and Turf Management – Online Training

Residential Rainwater Harvesting and Turf Management Training Friday, March 26, 2021 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM RSVP Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host this Free online training for Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, and Karnes counties.  To attend, RSVP at the above link and receive workshop updates, instructions to join the online meeting, and related ...

Bexar County Master Gardeners YouTube Channel

                        The Bexar County Master Gardeners are on YouTube! Watch classes, hosted by Master Gardener Bill Swantner, in the comfort of your home. Native Plants for Native Birds Crape-Myrtle Bark Scale Rainwater Harvesting Herb Gardening Organic Gardening Starting Vegetables from Seed-Indoors Texas SuperStar® San Antonio: Its History & Water  1 ...

Master Gardener On-Line Training

Master Gardener On-Line Training https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/training/ NOTE: Participants must complete the quiz and evaluation to receive CEU credit. ONLINE MODULES: Landscape Water Conservation Training Low-Volume Irrigation Training Irrigation System Auditing Training Safe Use and Handling of Pesticides in the Landscape Training Safe Use and Handling of Fertilizers in the Landscape Training Reducing Landscape Waste – Composting Training Designing an Earth–Kind® Landscape ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (TAMU) Online Courses (Free & Fee)

• Beekeeping 101 ($45.50) • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Free) • Emerald Ash Borer (Free) • Greenhouse Crop Production ($50) • Introduction to Plant Disease Diagnostics (Free) • Introduction to Rose Rosette Disease (Free) • IPM for School Gardens 101 (Free) • Learn, Grow, Eat & Go ($52) • Plant Pathology for Master Gardeners (Free) • Tomato 101: The Basics ...

WOAI 1200 AM Lawn and Garden Show

Bexar County Master Gardeners: Earn 1 CEU of the minimum 6 CEUs needed annually for Bexar County Master Gardener recertification by listening to one archived podcast of the WOAI 1200 AM Lawn and Garden Show. Click on the following link to select a podcast of interest to you: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/woai-home-and-garden-show-20474868/ -- OR -- You can earn 1 CEU (of the minimum ...

Lunch and Learn Entomology Webinar Series: Grow Your Garden Without Pests

Thursday, April 1 – 12:15 - 1:15 PM Grow Your Garden Without Pests with Molly Keck, Entomologist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service It's no April Fools!  You can do some things to your garden that will prevent many insect issues and give you a greater yield of veggies.  Learn what you should be doing to help your garden grow! Join ...

Garden Webinar Series – Live Gardening Q&A Chat

Tuesday, April 6 -  12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Garden Webinar Series - Live Gardening Q&A Chat with David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Bexar County This is a great opportunity to Listen Live and "chat in" your gardening or landscape questions and to learn about other people’s issues and concerns at the same time! Classroom size is ...

Peppers: Some Are Hot—Some Not So Hot – San Antonio Garden Center Mtg.

Note:  Meetings and programs through May, 2021, are planned, but there may be changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Also, our monthly coffee social before our meetings may be changed due to COVID-19 safety protocols established by the city. Peppers: Some Are Hot—Some Not So Hot with Bill Swantner, Bexar County Master Gardeners San Antonio Garden Center 3310 N. New ...

ENCORE! CULTIVATE! – Texas Native Ornamental Shrubs

DID YOU MISS IT? Here's your chance to catch five informative sessions from our spring Cultivate!  Today's Session:  Texas Native Ornamental Shrubs REGISTRATION 1 BCMG CEU per Session - Code 001 NOTE:  CEU may not be counted if you attended this session on March 5, 2021. For CULTIVATE! Encore questions, visit [email protected] All sessions are SAWS WaterSaver Rewards eligible for ...

Beekeeping 101 Online Series (Register Now!)

Beekeeping 101 Online Series April 14, 15, 21 & 22, 2021 6:00 - 7:30 PM Interested in becoming a beekeeper?  This Beekeeping 101, 4-part, live online series will help you learn the basics to get started.  We'll answer: what do I buy, where do I get bees, where do I put bees, what do I do with them?  All the ...

BCMG April Monthly Meeting – Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils

April BCMG Seminar and Meeting Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:00 – 3:00 PM Hosted by Bexar County Master Gardeners Topic:  Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils The soil is one of our nation's greatest resources, which not many people understand.  Travis will be discussing physical and chemical properties and why they are important to all of us who use the ...

ENCORE! CULTIVATE! – Texas Superstar® Annuals

DID YOU MISS IT? Here's your chance to catch five informative sessions from our spring Cultivate!  Today's Session:  Texas Superstar® Annuals REGISTRATION 1 BCMG CEU per Session - Code 001 NOTE:  CEU may not be counted if you attended this session on March 6, 2021. For CULTIVATE! Encore questions, visit [email protected] All sessions are SAWS WaterSaver Rewards eligible for first ...

Garden Webinar Series – Things to Do in The Landscape and Garden at This Time

Tuesday, March 16 - 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Garden Webinar Series - Things to Do in The Landscape and Garden at This Time with David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Bexar County Join David at this free seminar and learn what needs to be done now to get your garden and landscape ready for spring.  Classroom size ...

ENCORE! CULTIVATE! – Shade Gardening

DID YOU MISS IT? Here's your chance to catch five informative sessions from our spring Cultivate!  Today's Session:  Shade Gardening REGISTRATION 1 BCMG CEU per Session - Code 001 NOTE:  CEU may not be counted if you attended this session on March 6, 2021. For CULTIVATE! Encore questions, visit [email protected] All sessions are SAWS WaterSaver Rewards eligible for first time ...

Color codes for the calendar are as follows:

  • Orange: These are events for BCMG members only.
  • Blue: These are public events for which BCMG members can also receive CEU credit.
  • Green: These are events that are open to the general public.