HortUpdate - March 2013
- Hand Pollinating Squash
Jay White, Graduate Student in Horticulture, Texas A&M University - How Can You Protect Tomatoes When Planting Early in the Spring?
Dr. Joe Masabni, Assistant Professor & Vegetable Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - White Iris (Iris albicans)
Cynthia W. Mueller, Master Gardener, Galveston County - Garden Checklist for March 2013
Dr. William C. Welch, Professor & Landscape Horticulturist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Upcoming Events - March 2013
- Vegetable Gardening for Newbies of the San Antonio & Surrounding Areas - 10:30 am March 2nd - San Antonio Botanical Garden
- Earth-Kind Educational Seminar - 2:00 pm March 3rd - Cooper's Garden Place
- "On the Farm" - 7:00 am March 4th - Texas Specialty Cut Flowers
- Farmers' Workshop on USDA's Microloan Program - 10:00 am March 5th - Travis County Road & Bridge
- Earth-Kind Landscape CEU Day - 9:00 am March 8th - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office - Tarrant County
- Backyard Basics: Preserving and Serving the Harvest - 9:00 am March 8th - Don Strange Ranch
- Earth-Kind Environmental Landscape Management Workshop - 9:00 am March 9th - First Baptist Church, Forney, TX
- How to Construct a High Tunnel/Hoop House Workshop - 9:00 am March 9th - Waller, TX
- Earth-Kind Educational Seminar - 10:30 am March 9th - Fanick's Garden Center
- Understanding Soil and Soil Amendments - 10:00 am March 14th - Texas AgriLife Extension Service Office - Travis County
- Organic Pest Control Options - 9:00 am March 15th - Online Webinar
- East Texas Garden Lecture Series: Creating Creative Container Gardens - 8:00 am March 16th - TBD
- Earth-Kind Educational Seminar - 10:30 am March 16th - Schulz Nursery
- Earth-Kind Educational Seminar - 2:00 pm March 17th - Schulz Nursery
- The 18th Annual Herbal Forum - 7:00 am March 22nd - Round Top Festival Institute
- Backyard Basics: What’s the Beef? - 6:30 pm March 26th - Earl Abel's Restaurant
- Backyard Basics: Let’s Grow Some Vegetables - 6:30 pm March 26th - Texas AgriLife Extension Service Office - Bexar County
- Care of Ornamental Trees - 9:00 am March 30th - Austin Community College, South Campus
Spotlight
- Check out the NEW Peach and Nectarine Varieties. These new varieties are being released by Dr. David Byrne, Professor and Plant Breeder at Texas A&M University.
