Posted: Friday, February 22, 2013 3:00 pm
Houston Community Newspapers
Jump start your garden by attending Spring Garden Day, March 16, featuring timely talks and how-to demonstrations at the Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service Office and Gardens, 3033 Bear Creek Dr., Houston.
Harris County Horticulture Extension Agents and Harris County Master Gardeners will give three informative lectures:
– “The Dirt on Great Garden Soil” will tell how to amend your garden soil and check nutrient levels to ensure great results.
– “Grow Your Own Groceries” will provide tips on what vegetables to plant in our area and techniques to grow them to an optimal harvest.
– “Good Bugs and Great Flowers” will give a glimpse at some of the beneficial insects in local gardens and what plants will help to attract them.
Running concurrently with the talks will be demonstrations in the gardens surrounding the office.
Trained Master Gardeners in the vegetable gardens will discuss soil preparation in raised beds, proper seed planting, setting out transplants and managing pests.
Others in the flower gardens will show how to divide perennials, plant woody ornamentals, prepare in-ground soil and properly mulch beds.
More Master Gardeners will be demonstrating composting techniques and container gardening methods. There will also be an Ask-A-Master Gardener Booth to answer attendees’ questions on other horticulture and landscaping topics.
The educational event begins at 8 a.m. with refreshments and registration. Lectures and demonstrations begin at 8:30 a.m. and run through noon. Cost is $15.
Harris County Master Gardeners are volunteers trained to share research-based horticulture knowledge with residents of the county in support of the Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service.
For details of this and other upcoming events, call (281)855-5600 or like Harris Count Master Gardeners Association on Facebook.
Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids, services or accommodations in order to participate in Extension programs are encouraged to call (281)855-5600 to discuss specific needs. Harris County Master Gardeners is a program of the Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service. Educational programs of the Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.
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