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PLANNED SCHEDULE
Planned Gonzales Master Gardeners 2022-2023 Class Schedule
8:30am-12:30 pm.  At the Plantatarium: A Center for Exploration (PACE), 623 N. Fair Street, in Gonzales.

9-13       Introduction and Tour- - Dwight Sexton, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Gonzales                    County; Gail Johnson, Carolyn Parratt, Marcia Lambert, Gonzales Master Gardeners
              Chapter 1 – Introduction
9-27       Botany- David DeMent, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Chapter 3 - Plant Growth & Development
10-11     Plant Propagation- Fran Saliger, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Chapter 4 – Plant Propagation
10-25     Plants and the Underground Economy – Gail Johnson, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Chapter 5 & 6 - Soils, Water and Plant Nutrients
11-1       Field Trip to the San Antonio Botanical Garden
11-15     Starting Seeds-Sandy Llewellyn, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Ornamentals – Dee Sengelmann, Gonzales Master Gardener
11-29     Home Fruit Production- Gail Johnson, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Chapter 11 – Home Fruit & Nut Production
12-6       How to Plant a Tree and Tree Diseases- Carolyn Parratt, Gonzales Master Gardeners
12-13     Greenhouses – Fran Saliger, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Containers – Shirley Frazier, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Christmas Break
1-10       Rainwater Harvesting & Water Conservation- Marcia Lambert, Gonzales Master                            Gardener Chapter 7 – Water            
1-24       Vegetable Gardening –  Bill Nodine,  Guadalupe Master Gardener
              Chapter 10 – Vegetable and Herb Gardening
2-7         Entomology and Integrated Pest Management- Carolyn Parratt, Gonzales Master                          Gardeners Chapter 13 & 15 – IPM & Insects
2-21       Compost – Gail Johnson, Gonzales Master Gardener
3-7         Plant Pathology – Carolyn Parratt, Gonzales Master Gardeners
              Chapter 14 – Plant Diseases
3-21       Landscape Concepts and Design – Gail Johnson, Gonzales Master Gardener
              Chapter 2 & 12 – Landscape Horticulture & Design
4-11       Turf Grass – Dennis Hale, Retired Texas A &M Extension Agent
              Chapter 9 - Lawn Care      
4-18       Field Trip to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center-Austin- --David DeMent, Gonzales                  Master Gardener
5-2         Field Trip to Luling Foundation, Agricultural Demonstration Farm – - Dwight Sexton,                  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Gonzales County
              Graduation