Class 7 -Greenhouse management and Plant Propagation Noelle, Kay, Sharon, Mary and several other CBMG will present various programs on Greenhouses and hoop houses and growing plants in greenhouses/hoop houses. Thursday more CBMG will need to be available as there will be various types of plant propagation and or transplanting of seedlings/cuttings during this last... Read More →
Class 8 - Greenhouse management and Plant Propagation Noelle, Kay, Sharon, Mary and several other CBMG will present various programs on Greenhouses and hoop houses and growing plants in greenhouses/hoop houses. Thursday more CBMG will need to be available as there will be various types of plant propagation and or transplanting of seedlings/cuttings during this... Read More →
Class 009 Tommy and Rosemary Morgeson will be our instructors for this program: Tommy, Rosemary and Keith will talk about: Introduction to the EarthKind gardening methods and soil prep. History and some examples of EarthKind plantings EarthKind Trials by CBMG, past and present Composting, how, why, and as an element in the EarthKind soil process... Read More →
Class 10 Necessity of pollination of flowers along with windblown pollen such as pecans, grasses, fungi and plants that produce no flowers. Main training will concentrate on the importance of Honey Bees, wasps, beetles, moths and butterflies and or the insects and other creatures that carry and distribute pollen from the flower Anther to the... Read More →
Sawtooth Oak a very fast growing oak from Asia, sets heavy crops of acorns every year beginning at about 8 years of age. Acorns ripen early fall dropping normally the end of Sept. on into October. Excellent mast crop for wild turkeys, squirrels, deer and wild hogs. Cherry Bark Oak: Fairly rare species in this... Read More →
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the Gifts from the Garden workshop to share methods for creating skin creams, scrubs and tea from natural products.  The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building, Room 101, at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant... Read More →
CBMGA Regular Monthly Meeting Speaker Topic: Watch to see what the training class will cover. Featured Speaker/s: Social time of pot luck supper begins at 5:30pm followed by the business meeting. The theme for this month’s pot luck supper is TBA. Dave Miller will be available to take a member photo if you wish to... Read More →
Class 12 Tonight is CBMGA regular meeting. After the meeting Regina Clark will present a program on butterflies, caterpillars and their host plants. She will share her passion on these colorful insects highlighting some of the many different species that we have locally as now is the time to begin clearing out beds and planting... Read More →
Class 13 Dr. Joe Masabni TAMU expert on everything edible will present a short program on Aqua Culture beginning at 5:30, note this is a TIME CHANGE food/snacks will need to be served at 5PM. Joe is no longer traveling at night to present programs! We want this to be a night to have a... Read More →
Class 14 Lisa Egner TXMG and TX Master Naturalist will present a program on Etymology. How to identify the various beneficial and harmful pest insects that we all have each year. She will present different methods of controlling pest insects from natural biological controls to timing of planting, to least harmful chemical controls. How to... Read More →
Class 15 - Light meal at 5:30 pm, class starts at 6:00 pm CBMG Linda Whiting teaching about planting and using herbs. Linda was the Bed Head, and took care of the annual and perennial herbs in the west facing raised bed along the west side
Class 16- Light meal at 5:30 pm Class starts at 6:00 pm Kelby Wolfe from the Camp county Pittsburg office of the Texas Forest Service will talk about some aspects of forestry, using fire management/controlled burns in pine forests and pasture lands to reduce dense over growth and encourage fresh growth of perennial grasses and... Read More →
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