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presentations (see more info below) or contact us at GCMGTX@gmail.com

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.

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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.

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Click the following link to see the State level Texas Master Gardener Association quarterly newsletters (now called eBlasts) or view the TMGA Webpage here

 

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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

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Interested in signing up for our next Master Gardener class?  Click here:  https://www.gcmgtx.org/Class_41/index.html

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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. 

 

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Continuing Education Opportunities

Procedure for Documenting CEU Hours for a Master Gardener in VMS

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 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

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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.

 

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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

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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.

 

Other Local Area Offerings:

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AgriLife Seminar Offerings:

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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/

 

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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

January 2024 Monthly Meeting

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

June 8 Lunch & Learn

July 18 Monthly Meeting and Lecture

Aug 14 Lunch & Learn

August 15 Monthy Meeting and Lecture

September 19 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture

October Lunch & Learn

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 14, 2025 Lunch and Learn

May 15, 2025 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture

 

 

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Volunteer Opportunities!

Seed Exchange – In the MG Library

We need your saved seeds!

Wednesdays @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm FREE event

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.

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Be sure to Check out our Social Media page!

 

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 Link to Seguin Extension Office Map 

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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.

The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is implied.

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June 4 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

Master Gardeners Seed Exchange Please note the new time (2-4 PM) effective Wednesday December 10th, 2023. Most of us have our Fall planting complete or nearly so by now.  Time... Read More →

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Native Plant Society of Texas Guadalupe Chapter – June Meeting

June 10 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Native Plant Society of Texas Guadalupe Chapter – June Meeting

The Guadalupe Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday June 10th, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, FM 465, Marion, Texas.... Read More →

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Lunch & Learn – Visual Presentation Top 10 Veggie Pests

June 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn – Visual Presentation Top 10 Veggie Pests

This month's Lunch & Learn on June 11th is Visual Presentation Top 10 Veggie Pests hosted by our own William Nodine, Advanced Master Gardener Bring your favorite lunch and learn... Read More →

Free
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Seed Exchange In the MG Library

June 11 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

Master Gardeners Seed Exchange Please note the new time (2-4 PM) effective Wednesday December 10th, 2023. Most of us have our Fall planting complete or nearly so by now.  Time... Read More →

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4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

GCMG Board of Directors Meeting – All Members Encouraged to Attend

June 12 @ 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

GCMG Board of Directors Meeting – All Members Encouraged to Attend

This month the Board of Directors meeting will start at 4:00 PM in the second floor kitchen classroom at the AgriLife office.  Please be on time. Board members: please post... Read More →

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Lunch & Learn – Hydroponics 101 – @ the Schertz Public Library – Beth Smith

June 14 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn – Hydroponics 101 – @ the Schertz Public Library – Beth Smith

Join Beth Smith, Advanced Master Gardener, Welcome to Hydroponics 101! This course is perfect for anyone new to hydroponics or those who want to explore soilless gardening. Led by experienced... Read More →

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Lunch & Learn @ Seguin Public Library – Growing Wildflowers – Karen Brkich

June 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch & Learn @ Seguin Public Library – Growing Wildflowers – Karen Brkich

This month's Lunch & Learn on June 14th is on Growing Wildflowers presented by Karen Brkich, Advanced Master Gardener Join Karen and discover the joy of cultivating wildflowers and transform... Read More →

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

June 18 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

Master Gardeners Seed Exchange Please note the new time (2-4 PM) effective Wednesday December 10th, 2023. Most of us have our Fall planting complete or nearly so by now.  Time... Read More →

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GCMG Summer Social 2025

June 21 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

GCMG Summer Social 2025

Please join the Master Gardener's Summer Social and celebrate Class #40's graduation, bring your appetite and a guest and and enjoy an evening of comradery and stay for the music.... Read More →

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June 25 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

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Seed Exchange In the MG Library

Master Gardeners Seed Exchange Please note the new time (2-4 PM) effective Wednesday December 10th, 2023. Most of us have our Fall planting complete or nearly so by now.  Time... Read More →

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Seed Exchange In the MG Library

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June 10
June 10 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Native Plant Society of Texas Guadalupe Chapter – June Meeting

June 11
June 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn – Visual Presentation Top 10 Veggie Pests

June 11 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

June 12
June 12 @ 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

GCMG Board of Directors Meeting – All Members Encouraged to Attend

June 14
June 14 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn – Hydroponics 101 – @ the Schertz Public Library – Beth Smith

June 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch & Learn @ Seguin Public Library – Growing Wildflowers – Karen Brkich

June 18
June 18 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

June 21
June 21 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

GCMG Summer Social 2025

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June 14
June 14 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn – Hydroponics 101 – @ the Schertz Public Library – Beth Smith

June 14 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch & Learn @ Seguin Public Library – Growing Wildflowers – Karen Brkich

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June 18 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

Seed Exchange In the MG Library

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June 21 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

GCMG Summer Social 2025

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June 25 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Event Series

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Mr. Travis W. Franke
Guadalupe County Extension Agent
210 East Live Oak St.
Seguin, TX 78155
830-303-3889
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