Be sure to subscribe to our Guadalupe County Master Gardeners calendar and never miss another event! Or go to the following link: https://guadalupecountymastergardeners.org/events/ and scroll down to the very bottom then click on the “subscribe drop down” in the bottom right and choose your calendar app type. If you need help with this please send an email to GCMGTX@gmail.com requesting assistance.
Just a friendly reminder:
• Volunteers are needed to film classes and meetings. This is not a long term commitment, just when you are available.
Reach out to Paul Prince if you can help out with this need.
• Beth Smith has taken the lead POC role for both the GC Fair Booth, but she needs lots of VOLUNTEERS to help fill the many needs for both of these projects. Please reach out to Beth Smith to find out more information and to volunteer.
• Anyone need some bulk vegetable seeds? The Seed Exchange has several large packs available (that is 1/2 pound packs) of certain vegetable seeds (specifically Okra, Green Beans, Peas, and Corn). If interested, please reach out to one of the Seed Exchange POC’s.
• Effective 1/1/2025, we have new recertification requirements of 20 hours Volunteer time and 10 hours Continuing Education. We have plenty of opportunities though for everyone to participate and reach these new goals. If you have any questions or want to help and don’t know where to begin reach out to one of the Officers or Members in Service we are all happy to help!
• Please note for any materials produced (Flyers, marketing ads, etc whether printed or posted on web or social media), please reference the TXMG Management Guide pages 25-26 as there are REQUIRED statements that must be included on all our materials in addition to our specific County Logo. If you wish to submit your event to be included and published on the TMGA site & Calendar you must have this information on your flyer. If you have any questions, please contact David Koepp
See the latest Guadalupe County Newsletter for more details on each of the above needs.
Click the following link to see the State level Texas Master Gardener Association quarterly newsletters (now called eBlasts) or view the TMGA Webpage here
Our Spring Plant Sales have now concluded, but we’ll have several coming up in the Fall so stay tuned.
Be sure to check out the dedicated Plant Sale page under the Projects for Volunteer Hours
Interested in signing up for our next Master Gardener class? Click here: https://www.gcmgtx.org/Class_41/index.html
🌼 Guadalupe Master Gardeners to Offer Fall Gardening Class for Beginners 🌼
Hands-On Course Teaches How to Grow Vegetables for Fall & Winter
Seguin, TX — June 26, 2025 — The Guadalupe County Master Gardeners are excited to announce a new Beginning Gardening Class this fall, designed to help local residents learn how to grow their own fresh, seasonal vegetables right at home. The 6-week course begins Saturday, September 20, and continues through November 1, meeting weekly from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM in Seguin, TX.
Taught by certified local Master Gardeners, this hands-on course is perfect for beginners, backyard growers, or anyone interested in sustainable food practices and healthier living.
“We believe that gardening is for everyone,” said Karen Brkich, a coordinator for the Guadalupe Master Gardeners. “This class is a great opportunity to learn the basics in a supportive environment—plus, you’ll walk away ready to grow your own fall and winter crops.”
Course Topics Include:
● Planning and maintaining a fall/winter vegetable garden
● Soil preparation and composting
● Choosing the right crops for South Central Texas
● Gardening techniques tailored to local climate and soil conditions
All materials, books, and supplies are included in the $80 registration fee.
Class size is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
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Please read our current newsletter, the “Guadalupe Gardener.” Additional area educational programs and events, including photos, can be found in our newsletters.
Continuing Education Opportunities
Procedure for Documenting CEU Hours for a Master Gardener in VMS
Membership Meetings
Monthly Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each Month*
Meetings are Free and open to the Public!
5:45 PM Sign In & Social
6:00 PM Project Spotlight
6:15 PM Business Meeting
6:50/6:55 PM Short Break
7:00 PM Lecture / Presentation
8:00 PM Recognition Drawing & Door Prizes
8:15 PM Adjourn & Clean-up
AgriLife Extension Service 210 East Live Oak, Seguin TX 78155
Upcoming Monthly Meeting Topics:
Be sure to subscribe to our Guadalupe County Master Gardeners calendar and never miss another event! Or go to the following link: https://guadalupecountymastergardeners.org/events/ and scroll down to the very bottom then click on the “subscribe drop down” in the bottom right and choose your calendar app type. If you need help with this please send an email to GCMGTX@gmail.com requesting assistance.
LUNCH & LEARN Programs
2nd Wednesday of the Month (Jan – Nov) – 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Guadalupe County AgriLife Extension Office
210 East Live Oak Seguin, TX 78155
Lunch & Learns are Free and open to the Public, bring a lunch and enjoy these hour long lectures.
Additional Learning Materials
Connect – Share – Learn:
To Navigate to the following information , just click the link:
Monthly Planting Calendar
How to Prepare your Plants for the Cold Weather
Cold Injury and Cold Resistance in Plants
Timely Tips for Starting Seedlings At Home
Texas Home Gardening Guides
Spring Vegetable Varieties
At-Home Garden Series Link
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqPKX68x1S5BK_6TGl_LYIe3_XUiPjzz
Horticulture & Gardening Webinar Series with David Rodriguez Link
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqPKX68x1S4J6Urb7-JiyXOCT7Mhtats
Entomology Webinar Series with Molly Keck Link
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqPKX68x1S50uWVbqYzV3k2nfmxeA_9g
The Plant Party webinar series is a collaboration between Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. These quarterly webinars are meant to promote advanced training on all things plants and to get people excited about the flora of our state.
There are at least 13 online recorded webinars that you can watch and earn continuing education time for anytime. Each webinar is approximately 1 to 1.5 hours long but you can pause and take breaks as you need to! Click on this URL: https://southtexasrangelands.tamu.edu/plant-party/
You can see and register for upcoming webinar’s at the above URL as well. Be sure to check out their other tabs such as Publications. There are a good deal of free resources out there on many subjects such as Cattle, Drought, Chemical Plant treatments and Brush / Weed controls, Land Management, Prescribed Burn, Seeding, Wildlife and Youth Education.
Upcoming Ask A Master Gardener events:
We’ll have our booth setup at each of the upcoming Plant Sales! Go to the Plant Sales Project page for all the details.
Stay tuned for more Ask A Master Gardener public booth events and check out our project page!
You can always send in your questions to the Ask A Master Gardener program at anytime by sending them via email gcmgtx@gmail.com Or you can submit your question by clicking here. See more information on the Ask A Master Gardener program here: https://guadalupecountymastergardeners.org/resources/ask-a-master-gardener/
Lunch & Learn & Monthly Meeting Video recordings:
By watching these videos you can earn Continuing Education Hours. Remember, you round up when entering your hours in VMS. If the video is 48 minutes, round up to 1 hour, etc.:
Herbs by Karen Gardener – 9/23/2023 Lunch & Learn
Aquaponics by Jeremy Peaches – 10/11/2023 Lunch & Learn
Oct 19th, 2023 Monthly Meeting and start of Witchy Uses of Texas Plants Part 1 &
Witchy Uses of Texas Plants Part 2
Composting by Peter Joseph Hernandez – 11_8_2023 Lunch & Learn
November Monthly Meeting and Dark Sky – Light Pollution in Our World by Cindy Luongo-Cassidy
Gardening Begins with Soil by Bill Swantner – 1/10/2024 Lunch & Learn
How and Where to Grow Herbs by April Rippel – 2/14/2024 Lunch & Learn
PDF file of How and Where to Grow Herbs by April Rippel – 2/14/2024
February 2024 Monthly Meeting and Lecture
March 13 Lunch & Learn by Bill Nodine – Your Spring Garden
March 21 Monthly Meeting and Lecture
April 18 Monthly Meeting and Lecture by Kathy Zarski “The Wonders of WestCave”
May 16 Monthly Meeting and Lecture
July 18 Monthly Meeting and Lecture
August 15 Monthy Meeting and Lecture
September 19 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
November 21 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
January 8th, 2025 Lunch and Learn
January 16, Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
February 20, Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
March 12th, 2025 Lunch and Learn
March 20, Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
April 9th, 2025 lunch and Learn
April 17, Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
May 15, 2025 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
Volunteer Opportunities!
Seed Exchange – In the MG Library
We need your saved seeds!
Visitor’s & Volunteers are always welcome!
With our climate it seems it is always time to start thinking about saving seeds (and the Seed Exchange). As you watch your bountiful harvest of beautiful veggies and flowers, note the hardy and disease resistant varieties. Those are the ones you want to plant repeatedly, save the seeds from and hopefully share with others through the Seed Exchange. But there are other reasons to save those seeds:
Why Save Seeds?
Saving seeds helps you and the community:
• Save money
• Increase food access
• Encourage ecosystem stability
• Protect and preserve pollinators
• Increase self-reliance and resiliency
• Grow more delicious, fresh, healthy food
• Preserve and increase vital seed diversity
• Adapt plants to the local, changing micro-climate
• Maintain cultural history of culinary and agricultural traditions
So, ready for the first step in your seed saving journey? For specific guides on how to store your
seeds and how long to keep them plus other helpful tips visit the Master Gardeners Seed Exchange any Wednesday between 2 and 4pm. Visitors, and volunteers invited always! Plus, anyone with ideas on how to make this seed exchange more efficient/proficient we really want to hear from you! We hope to see you there!
The Seed Exchange is held in the Guadalupe County Master Gardener’s Research Library, which is located upstairs in the AgriLife Extension Building, 210 E. Live Oak St., Seguin, TX. Check out our Seed Exchange webpage for more information and details.
Our Current Hours of operation are: Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Text us if you have questions or want to volunteer to help! Volunteers are always welcome. Want to come pick up or drop off some seeds but can’t make it during our normal hours, let us know and we can work something out.
The Master Gardeners Seed Exchange Team
David, Karen, & Ernestine
Our seed inventory is constantly changing, but an example of what we have on hand can be found here: Example of seeds on hand.
Ongoing Guadalupe County Projects
Be sure to check out all the details on the various projects found on the above menu or click here: “Projects for Volunteer Hours”
Current projects that need volunteers:
The current projects document is also available on VMS. The version below is from 2/28/2025, and is now the most current version.
(Click on image to enlarge and view)
Be sure to Check out our Social Media page!
Link to Seguin Extension Office Map
Guadalupe County Master Gardeners is a voluntary service organization which supports the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service by providing horticultural education. A goal of this website is to provide gardening information to the public and inform readers about the Master Gardener program and events.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University system, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts Cooperating.
Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the program should contact the County Extension Office at least one week prior to the program or event to request mobility, hearing, visual or other assistance.