BCMG Board of Directors Meeting
Monthly meeting of the BCMG Board of Directors. Please contact Lynn Cox at least one day in advance if you would like to observe the meeting.
Monthly meeting of the BCMG Board of Directors. Please contact Lynn Cox at least one day in advance if you would like to observe the meeting.
This workshop will look at the historical landscapes of San Antonio, TX, specifically around the plants and people that have inhabited it and how their impact is reflected in the city and even world today. The workshop will use the Botanical Garden’s three Native Trails and the Family Adventure Garden to examine people’s relationships with place and plants and consciously ...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Master Gardeners offices are closed today.
Tuesday, January 19 - 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM: Growing a Home Fruit Orchard with David Rodriguez, Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Bexar County Come learn how to select, plant, and maintain fruit trees. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 990 2593 9574 Passcode: Garden2020 1 BCMG CEU – Code 001
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 ...
Come see what’s in bloom! Explore the Botanical Garden’s WaterSaver Gardens with a Master Naturalist. Learn the characteristics of different drought tolerant landscapes, including Cottage, Hill Country, Manicure Xeriscape, and Spanish style. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited. Meet at 10:00 AM behind the Admission kiosk. Registration WaterSaver Rewards Eligible
January BCMG Seminar and Meeting Thursday, January 21, 2021 6:00 – 8:00 PM Topic: Rodeo Tomatoes: Their History and How to Grow Them Come learn about the history of the rodeo tomato, about past rodeo tomatoes, and all about how to grow them. Speaker: Karen Gardner, Bexar County Master Gardener Free and open to the public. The business portion of ...
Be ready to host birds in your garden this spring! Winter is the perfect time to plan for spring birds, butterflies, and blooms! Join us as we discuss how to ready your backyard for spring and create an oasis for birds and pollinators. We will share ideas for high quality plants to entice birds and insects, as well as how ...
This presentation will address the circumstances of the removal of 3,500 Ariocarpus fissuratus (Living Rock Cactus) from the Big Bend area by poachers and the fate of those plants since their removal and capture in 2015. The presentation will describe basics about A. fissuratus as well as describe the effort of one rancher to reintroduce these plants back into habitat. ...
For thousands of years Texas plants have been used for sustenance, medicine, and the establishment of the area as we know it. As the region and its populations changed, so did the ethnobotany (the relationship between people and plant). This seasonally changing tour will explore the three Texas Native Trails, exploring the diverse relationships people have had, and still have, ...
Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31, 2021 Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Sunday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Be dazzled by the bold, vivid, and colorful world of orchids at Orchid Weekend at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Hundreds of blossoming orchids will be on display including many unique and rare species. Guests are invited ...
Aggie Horticulture Facebook Live Events Join Aggie Horticulture on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:00 PM (Central time). Click on the Aggie Horticulture Facebook Page to watch Facebook Live events! 1 BCMG CEU per Hour of Instruction - Code 001
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 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 ...
The 2020 Lunch and Learn Gardening Webinar Series presented by Horticulturist David Rodriguez and Entomologist Molly Keck is available on MyExtension210 Videos on the Bexar County AgriLife YouTube Channel. BCMGs: David’s and Molly’s presentations count as CEUs (1 CEU - Code 001 each).
• 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 ...
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 ...
Sign up now and Join the Bug Club! Watch on Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM: March 1, 15, 22, 29 April 5, 19, 26 May 3, 10 Bug Club is an opportunity for youth interested in entomology and insects to learn more about them through interactive, live, virtual lessons with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Entomologist, Molly Keck. For those who ...
Tuesday, February 2 - 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM 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 limited to the first ...
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 ...
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