Click here to sign up to volunteer for the 2023 Guadalupe County Fair

Hi Master Gardeners! It’s almost Fair Time!!  The Guadalupe County Fair will take place Wednesday, October 11^th through Sunday, October 15^th. There are lots of great volunteer opportunities that are all inside the air-conditioned Coliseum.

The volunteer jobs are as follow:

Booth Set Up-hang signs, sort and put out seeds, set up horticulture entry table, arrange raffle table, decorate booth
Accept Horticulture Entries-assist entrants with paperwork fill out entry sheets, put entries on plates and arrange on tables
Assist Judges-follow judges and keep track of ribbon winners
Children’s Activities-assist children with the daily craft projects
MG Booth-greet people that come to our booth, keep booth tidy, assist with free seed packets, answer questions
Plant Sales/Raffle Tickets-two separate areas, help with plant sales, sell raffle tickets
Tear Down/Clean Up-usually completed well before 6pm
Please contact me with any questions.  Thank you!  Kathleen Smith-2023 County Fair Coordinator
kathleensmith1214@gmail.com

 

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 –

• Free Also on November 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

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 Membership Meetings
Monthly Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each Month
Meetings are Free and open to the Public!
Social time is:  5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Business Meeting is 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Lectures are: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AgriLife Extension Service 210 East Live Oak, Seguin TX 78155

October 19th – Speaker: Nancy Masterson & her band of INaturalist Witches -Topic:  Witchy Uses of Texas Plants

November 16th – Speaker: Susan Fisher -Topic:  Dark Sky – Light Pollution in Our World
December TBA – Winter Social – 

LUNCH & LEARN Programs

2nd Wednesday of the Month (Jan – Nov 2023)   –  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.

October 11th – Presenter Jeremy Peaches, topic will be Aquaponics

November 8th – Composting – Peter Hernandez
December Winter Break No Lunch & Learn or MG Meeting

 

Lunch & Learn Videos, 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.:

“Top Performers & Lawncare” presented by Dennis Hale on 9/21/2023:  https://youtu.be/_upybfeq0m8

 

Most of us have our spring planting complete (or nearly so!) by now. So, is it time to think about seed collection? As you watch your bountiful harvest or beautiful flowers, note the most 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 next 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 1 and 3pm.
Oh, and volunteers invited always! Plus anyone with ideas on how to make this
seed exchange more proficient.
See you there? Ernestine Sykes

 

Please “like” the Guadalupe County Master Gardening Group on Facebook.  This page is open to the public and we often get plant questions from people with problem trees/flowers/grass, etc.  We need help from Master Gardeners like you!  You may also want to show off your gardening successes.  Here’s the link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/148498042257252/

 Link to Seguin Extension Office Map 

Gutierrez Garden Park – . The park features a Butterfly Garden, Texas Superstar Trail, Lions Club Hummingbird Garden, Dojo Birdhouse Garden, Native plants, a Bird “Woods” and coming soon a Bird “Prairie.” This 2-acre park features multiple garden areas beautifully maintained by the Guadalupe Master Gardeners volunteer group. The gazebo area is perfect for photo opportunities, and a shaded and lighted walking trail encircles the park, and now a new Super Star has been added!   It now boasts a Lacy Oak Tree that was planted by Cub Scout Pack 51. Terresa Lynn and Several Scouts participated in this event hosted by the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners Doris Greenstreet, Anne Ottenad, Mark Bollinger, William Nodine.

Work Days in Cibolo, TX at
Schlather Park Pollinator Garden
start time 0900
Contact Kathy Carroll

  Ongoing Guadalupe County Projects

Guadalupe County Demonstration Garden
Guadalupe County Annex Building in Schertz, TX, 1101 Elbel Road, Schertz, TX 78154
Workdays schedule Every Tuesday & Friday 8:00 am to 11:00 am.

Gutierrez Park, Schertz, Texas – Work Day Thursday at 8:30 am to 10:00 am
1231 Borgfeld Road, Schertz, TX

Marion Veteran’s Memorial Park – Work Day Tue at 8:00 AM
100 West Huebinger Steet, Marion, TX

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.

The Master Gardener of Guadalupe County is an educational and volunteer program offered by the AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System. It is open to people of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, handicap or national origin. The program is designed to increase the availability of horticultural information and extend horticultural projects throughout the community. These goals are implemented through the training and employment of local volunteers known as Master Gardeners.