Improving the quality of life through horticulture education.
Visit This Month’s Featured Garden.
- Ask a Master Gardener your garden related questions.
- Request a speaker from our Speaker’s Bureau for your meeting or event. (Adult events)
- Request a talk or demo through our Youth Activities Committee. (Youth/School events)
- Request an “Ask a Master Gardener” booth for your fair or event.
- Attend fun and educational gardening events.
- Find online garden information, specifically for Fort Bend County.
- Request a Garden Tour guided by a Master Gardener. Taking Reservations Now for Tours Starting March 2020!
- Become a Master Gardener!
- Texas Master Gardener Association
Grow Your Own
The Texas A&M AgriLife® Extension Service in Fort Bend County, along with the Fort Bend County Master Gardeners, present Grow Your Own, a six-class program on creating a productive edible garden in the home landscape. Participants will learn how to start a garden, the keys to success, what to plant and when, and how to reap the benefits of year-round food production in Fort Bend County.
Please register in advance – $15 per class or $60 for the entire series if payment is made in advance of the first class on February 15. Advanced payments must be received two days prior to the start of each class to ensure enrollment confirmation.
All classes will combine indoor and outdoor lessons, and be held from 9:00 am – 11:00 am, as follows:
| Date | Class Topic |
|---|---|
| Saturday, February 15, 2020 | Edible Garden Planning |
| Saturday, March 21, 2020 | Warm Season Vegetables |
| Saturday, April 18, 2020 | Vegetable Pests and Diseases |
| Saturday, September 19, 2020 | Cool Season Vegetables |
| Saturday, October 17, 2020 | Fruit Trees |
| Saturday, November 14, 2020 | Composting |
Class Location: Bud O’Shieles Community Center, 1330 Band Road, Rosenberg, Texas 77471
For more details about the Grow Your Own program, registration information, and class fees, please click HERE.
To register online click HERE
Planting and Care of Fruit Trees
Deborah Birge, Fort Bend County Master Gardener
Winter is the season of planning. Our attention is drawn to the newly greening trees and we begin to think of our spring gardens. Imagine a crisp, sweet apple or soft, juicy peach ready for the picking. Our location provides us the opportunity to grow fruit varieties not generally found at grocery stores. More information …