COLLEGE STATION – Fragrance. That and the potential to boost his country’s economy are what brought a student halfway around the world to learn about horticulture at Texas A&M University. Roses, it turns out, are as popular in Pakistan as in the U.S., albeit for slightly different reasons. And those reasons are what has Pakistani [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Bob Shaw, 979-845-8642, rbshaw@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Bob Shaw would like to see more people out picking grass. Not just any ol’ grass, but new species that haven’t been documented in a particular county of Texas. Shaw, a Texas A&M University ecosystem science and management professor, has [...]
AUSTIN – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Travis County will hold a private pesticide applicator training from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 27 at their office, located at 1600 B. Smith Road, Austin. “If you are looking at getting control of prickly pear, cedar and other noxious weeds on your land, you may find [...]
AUSTIN — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Travis County will present a program on oak wilt and other tree diseases, as well as proper plant selection for South Central Texas, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 30. The program will be in Room 1130 of Austin Community College, 1820 W. Stassney Lane in [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Scott Anderson, 325-646-0386, sa-anderson@tamu.edu BROWNWOOD – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Brown County will kick off their yearly Lunch-N-Learn horticultural series with a pruning seminar Feb. 11 at the AgriLife Extension office in Brown County, 605 Fisk Ave., Brownwood. “If you have an interest in improving [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contacts: Jesse Lea Schneider, 432-729-4746, jlschneider@ag.tamu.edu Logan Boswell, 432-837-6207, l-boswell@tamu.edu Dawson Owens, 432-345-2291, dcowens@ag.tamu.edu . MARFA – To ready homeowners for the arrival of spring in Far West Texas, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a Horticulture Today program from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Hotel [...]
Programming designed for both commercial and home gardeners Writer: Robert Burns, 903-312-3199, rd-burns@tamu.edu TYLER – Both commercial and home gardeners can learn many invaluable “tips of the trade” at the Annual East Texas Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Conference, set Feb. 26 in Tyler, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county agent. “We originally [...]
Scott and Lauren Springer Ogden to speak Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu TYLER – The first of the East Texas Garden Lecture Series, set Feb. 16 in Tyler, will feature nationally renowned husband and wife authors, horticulturists and garden designers Scott and Lauren Springer Ogden, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county agent, Keith [...]
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is taking applications for participants in both its adult Bexar County Master Gardeners volunteer association and Children’s Vegetable Garden program, said David Rodriguez, AgriLife Extension agent for horticulture, Bexar County. “We’re currently accepting applications for our Master Gardener Class No. 57,” Rodriguez said. “The Bexar County [...]
SAN BENITO – Participants who sign up for the upcoming classes of the Texas Master Gardener Volunteer program in Cameron County will be in for an especially eventful year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist. “This is an exciting time to become a Texas Master Gardener,” said Jennifer Herrera, the AgriLife Extension [...]
