What are the various topics covered in the Master Gardener course curriculum?
The course will begin in January with a welcome reception for new class members, and the last class will be around May 1st. Unless otherwise noted, all classes will be held on each Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The typical curriculum for the course will be as follows: Botany, Soils & Fertilizers, Plant Propagation, Pathology, Pesticide Safety, Landscape Design & Maintenance, Vegetables, Greenhouse Management, Native Plants, Basic Entomology, Composting, Turfgrasses and Herbs. Two tours are scheduled for every year; one to the Texas A&M Range Science Lab, and the other to the Mercer Arboretum.
