DUES ARE DUE!
Annual dues of $20 should be sent to
Bonnie Garcia
28224 Bass Blvd
Harlingen, Texas 78552
Checks can be made to:  Master Gardening Operating Fund

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Mark Your 2010 Calendars!

Membership Meetings:
February 11th, Thursday
Nominating Committee will present their slate
Election of 2010 officers
Program - 6:30:
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllis - presented by Dr. Raul Villanueva

April 15th, Thursday

May 13th, Thursday

All meetings will begin promptly at 6:30 pm

Other Important Dates!
February is All Valley Arbor Month
April 24 - EarthKind Gardening Seminar
June 5th - Annual Picnic

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MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Thursday, January 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the Extension Meeting Room, San Benito County Annex, the corner of Expressway 77 and Williams Road.

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The Sixth Edition of the Texas Master Gardener Handbook is now available!
New Features: EarthKind ^TMLandscaping
Weed Management
Updated plant list. For specific info

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2010 Texas Master Gardener State Conference
Hosted by Dallas County Master Gardeners April 8 -10, 2010 www.2010tmgaconference.org

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HELP WANTED
Publicity Chairman for the Cameron County Master Gardeners
Pay: Making new friends in the media, Eternal gratitude of the Executive Committe, and All the volunteer hours you could possibley dream of

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TOURS FOR SCHOOLS
The Arboretum will be available for guided tours for schools each week on Tuesday mornings.
Gardening for Butterflies and Composting Information will be shared.

Propagating Roses
Thanks to Master Gardener Jennifer Wilson (of Lucy's Garden) for a great hands-on workshop.   Participants were able to roam her beautiful garden and take many cuttings from her large number of rose bushes.  If you missed it, you can still check out her info on the Master Gardener blog. 

The title is a link to The Brownsville Herald's article on lettuce gardening. Cameron County Master Gardener Deborah Cox is quoted and pictured.

Plants Needed for Arboretum

Please help fill up our garden. We need many more plants in the Arboretum and we would like every Master Gardener to donate at least one plant or $15.00 toward the purchase of a plant so that this fall we can continue with this project. Below you will find a list of plants needed. Please sign up for plants you are willing to donate. These can come from your garden or be purchased. We will be having a planting day in November (date to be announced)

The design committee will be meeting in October to make plans for the fall planting. Please let us know as soon as possible what you will be donating. Anyone interested in participating in the design process is encouraged to get involved.

For more information call Colleen Catlett - or email  colcatlett1@excite.com 

PLANT LIST
Jacaranda Tree
Palo Verde Tree
Kapoc Tree
Lime Prickly Ash Tree
Guava Tree
Strawberry Guava Tree
Coyotillo - 3
Texas Kidneywood - 2
White Brush - 3
Thyrallis - 7
Cape Honeysuckle - 10
Bougainvillea (Red) - 5-7
Bougainvillea (Purple) - 5-7
Purple Sage (silver leaf) - 20
 Red Yucca - 5
Barbados Cherry - 7
Mexican Oleander (yellow) - 2
Mexican Oleander (orange) - 3
Cecalpinia (yellow) - 2
Cecalpinia (red) - 3

Any other native shrub or tree that would add interest to the garden - snake eyes, pigeon berry, chile piquine, partridge pea, etc.  

Our Master Gardener blog, called The Arboretum, is full of educational and fun gardening information.  Check it out at www.thearboretum.info
There's a great new post on growing potatoes . . . 

The Master Gardener Association of Cameron County is a non-profit educational and charitable association working with the AgriLIFE Extension to improve gardening skills throughout our community. Program objectives are implemented through the training of local volunteers known as Master Gardeners. We collaborate with AgriLIFE Extension to conduct community & youth education; establish and maintain demonstration gardens; and provide a speakers bureau.

Our demonstration garden, The Arboretum is located at the corner of Williams Road and Expressway 77 in San Benito at the County Annex. It contains Butterfly Gardens, a Self-guided Compost Demonstration, and labeled trees that grow well in deep South Texas.

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TUESDAY IN THE ARBORETUM
List of Activities
   Weed, Weed, Weed!
   As always, turn the compost piles, adding water as needed. 
   Water the planted trees every Tuesday.  If you think they may not be dry yet, check the soil 6-12" deep  
      
Time
   8:30 am - 11:30 am
   Master Gardeners can always work when it is most convenient for their schedule.  Key to the tool shed is kept in the Extension Office. 
What to Bring
   Gloves, Water, Sunscreen, High Energy!

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Have a gardening question? 
Send it to cameroncountymastergardeners@gmail.com   Click here for all the questions we've received and our answers.

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Support the Texas Master Gardeners by displaying specialty license plates on your vehicle. More than 70 percent of the specialty plate fee is dedicated toward a scholarship fund for future Master Gardener Coordinators.

The specialty plate fee ($30 or $40, depending on the plate) is collected in addition to the regular registration fee and any other applicable fees. Place your order online at http://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us

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Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.