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Just a friendly reminder:
- We still have many Recruiting packets available. They are available on the table upstairs in the MG Office. These packets have everything you need to help advertise for our next Master Gardener Class coming up in January. If you run out of flyers or any of the materials, please let Paul Carter greenthumbcarter@gmail.com know and/or go by the MG Office and you can grab another packet and/or leave you prior envelope there for us to refill. You can claim volunteer time distributing these flyers and materials.
- Kingsbury Fall Fest on November 8th, 2025. There will be lots to do for both kids and adults, including a MG Booth selling jams, plants, and baked goods. The Kingsbury Fall Fest is from 12 noon until 6:00 pm on the main street of downtown Kingsbury. Volunteer spots are still available for the MG Booth. Watch your email for SignUpGenius or contact either Pam Malone or April Rippel to volunteer.
- Volunteers are needed to help with the Beginning Gardening Class on Saturday’s from ~8:15AM-12:45PM September 20th – November 1st – Contact Karen Brkich karenbrkich@yahoo.com or call/text 210-663-4840
- Volunteers are urgently needed to film MG Classes (Tuesday’s 9am-1pm January-May), Lunch & Learns (2nd Wednesday’s 12-1 pm)and the Monthly Membership meetings (3rd Thursday’s 6-8:30pm). No experience is necessary, you will be trained in everything you need to know. Please Reach out to Paul Princephrogtoo@yahoo.com if you can help out with this need.
- FYI Paul Prince will be retiring from doing the filming at the end of 2025, so we not only need volunteers to help with the filming, but we also need a lead to take over from Paul in the new year.
- TheSeed Exchange has a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flower seeds on hand. If interested, stop by on Wednesdays from 2-4 PM, or feel free to reach out to one of the Seed Exchange POC’s.
- Many in our community are depending on our local food distribution pantries to put food on their table. If you are able, please consider contributing food items to our local Christian Cupboard Food Bank. Items especially needed at this time:Boxed cold cereal
Canned green beans, carrots, corn, mixed vegetables, etc.
Pasta sauce (no pasta please)
Canned tuna and chickenMaster Gardeners that have an abundance of produce are also encouraged to bring any extras.Chirstian Cupboard open days and hours are:Tuesday
9 AM – 11:30 AM
Wednesday
9 AM – 11:30 AM
Thursday
9 AM – 11:30 AM
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9 AM – 11:30 AM
Thank you all for your generosity, your willingness to volunteer, and for your continued support of the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners.
• New recertification requirements of 20 hours Volunteer time and 10 hours Continuing Education became effective on 1/1/2025. 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
Click the following link to see the State level Texas Master Gardener Association News and TMGA Webpage here
Our next plant sale will be on November 8th downtown Kingsbury at the Kingsbury Fall Fest.
The GCMG on-line plant sales are ongoing with some beautiful plants. These plants have been hardened off and are ready to put in the ground NOW.
Shop on-line to reserve yours today: https://gcmgtx.org/
Or shop in person at 4037 Stockdale Hwy., Seguin, TX 78155. Hours are Wed-Sat, 9am – 5pm. Don’t delay, buy today!
Be sure to check out the dedicated Plant Sale page under the Projects for Volunteer Hours for more details.
The GCMGs be jammin! A fall selection of jams and jellies are now available. By popular demand and as a part of our fund-raising efforts, you can purchase any or all of the delicious selections of jams and jellies, made by some of our own Master Gardeners, online and at upcoming GCMG events.
To view and purchase online: https://www.gcmgtx.org/
To purchase in person:
Kingsbury Fall Fest at the GCMG booth, 11/8/2025: Downtown Kingsbury, TX, 12 noon – 6:00 pm
Before the GCMG Lunch & learn, 11/12/2025: AgriLife Bldg., 210 E. Live Oak St., Seguin, 11:30 am – 12:00 pm, Lunch & Learn lecture begins at 12 noon
Before the GCMG Membership Meeting & Lecture, 11/20/2025: AgriLife Bldg., 210 E. Live Oak St., Seguin, 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm, meeting begins at 6:15
Yulefest at the GCMG Booth, 12/7/2025: Seguin Events Center, 950 S. Austin St., Seguin, TX, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, admission is free to Yulefest
4037 Stockdale Hwy., Seguin, TX, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Wednesdays – Saturdays
These make great Christmas gifts! Get yours today!
Interested in signing up for our next Master Gardener class? Click here: https://www.gcmgtx.org/Class_41/index.html
2026 Guadalupe County Master Gardener CALENDAR
New GCMG T-Shirts, Available now!
To order, CLICK HERE:
www.gcmgtx.org/TShirts.html
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
November Membership Meeting Food Theme is Thanksgiving Style. Dishes you like to have or share during your Thanksgiving Feast! We all like to eat, so please be generous and bring what you can. See you there.
If you can bring a dish, or forgot what you signed up for? Contact Karen Carrell carrell1708@msn.com (432) 208-2891
Also you can find the monthly meeting Food theme information on the Monthly Membership Meeting Refreshments & Food project page.
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 now 20 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 AgriLife events and other related information:
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
July 17 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
August 20 Monthly Membership Meeting and Lecture
September 18 Monthly Membership Meeting
September 18 Monthly Membership Lecture – Mushroom Culture At Home
October 16 Monthly Membership Meeting
October 16 Membership Meeting Lecture: Good Bugs Bad Bugs
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:
Download the GCMG Approved Projects for 2025 Rev 10282025 Rev 1 here. It is also available on VMS or see the images of it below.
(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.