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The Buzz

Welcome to the Buzz where you can find out what’s happening in the Gonzales Master Gardeners and learn more about our activities as an organization.  One thing for sure, we are always busy!

Buzzzzz!, Buzz! Buzz!

5/14/2016

 
May 10th we held our 2nd annual Gonzales Master Gardeners Home Garden Tour! This year we toured three homes outside of Gonzales.1st stop, Nixon, where I happily showed off my little vegetable garden and I had the opportunity to pick David's brain with various issues. He has so much knowledge to share this quickly became a learning tour for all. I also welcomed visitors into my 1900 Victorian Farmhouse for a snack and tour of our never ending restorations. 2nd on the tour, Belmont, where we saw Gail and Jim's beautiful oak tree filled ranch, gardens, orchard, awesome renovated home and enjoyed a delicious lunch topped off with an ice cream treat. Next we went to Shiner and toured Jim M's very whimsical garden and sweet historical Victorian home filled with many antiques and treasures. Wow! Truly a wonderful day! Our gardens are all so different and show our unique personalities, so much fun to see and explore!

May 12th we enjoyed a very informative and entertaining Compost class with Gail! We learned much about the various types and methods of making compost and compost tea. Most importantly how to make compost correctly! We also learned about farming composting worms for their nutrient rich castings to collect and add to our garden soil! Jennifer received a cool door prize of an actual worm farm! 

On the 17th. we will celebrate our new graduates with a tour of the Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farm and a ceremony followed by a burger lunch served at Fran's home! All members welcomed but please RSVP Fran if you will attend.

On the 18th there will be a planning meeting for next years MG training class #7 starting at 9:30 am at the PACE bldg. All members welcomed for your input!

Buzzzzz! Buzz! Buzz!

5/4/2016

 
So we had a great class with Baron Rector! He had everyone’s attention and kept us guessing and laughing with his sarcastic humor.  I have to admit though, I could not remember much of his class from last year, not much to say about my short term memory, but I will not forget this one!  He speaks with so much passion about environmental horticulture.  Wow, have we, “as in” human made so many mistakes with this awesome land God has provided for us!  One thing for sure—he is the perfect speaker for our final class.  We may not have learned everything there is to know about gardening, but what we did learn are real, proven, up to date, researched facts about gardening.  And yet there is soo much more to come.  Live, learn and keep growing!

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