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2022 CITRUS & FRUIT TREE SALE
Presented by Brazoria County Master Gardener Association. 17th Annual Citrus and Fruit Tree Sale. The sale will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. February 4 & 5 from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Free admission, open to the public and plant sale prices available at the event. The Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association celebrates home orchard production with over 1,000 citrus and fruit tree varieties for sale. Citrus will include varieties of oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, satsumas, limes and lemons. Additional species include different varieties of… Read More →
Floral Fridays: Citrus up-close
Floral Fridays takes an up-close look at the different varieties of citrus: mandarin, calomondin, and navel oranges. Brazoria County Aggie Horticulture brings you Floral Fridays, a weekly live video exploration of plants and flowers from Texas Upper Gulf Coast Bend. No longer than 30 minutes, County Extension Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff will showcase plants that can be grown successfully in Texas Upper Gulf Coast Bend. The programs are broadcast live from the Brazoria County AgriLife Facebook page each Friday at 11 am: https://www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension
CANCELLED – 2021 Citrus and Fruit Tree Sale
With deep regret, we are cancelling the 2021 Citrus and Fruit Tree sale scheduled for February 6 and 7 due to concerns for public health and safety related to COVID-19 pandemic. We thank you for your support, and look forward to serving you with signature education programs that best serve our community. Sales support Master Gardener educational outreach programs in our local community in support of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Brazoria County. To find out more about education programs or additional information, visit the Brazoria County Master… Read More →
Gulf Coast Gardening Series: Native Plant Gardening
Free with registration. October 7, starting at 10 am. Gardening on the Gulf Coast Lecture Series: Gardening with Gulf Coast Native Plants with Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Southeast Region. Make a direct connection to nature and explore gardening with Texas native plants just right for the Gulf Coast. Free with registration, browse online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-on-the-gulf-coast-tickets-106812198160
Gulf Coast Gardening Series: Citrus
Free with registration. September 30, starting at 10 am. Gardening on the Gulf Coast Lecture Series: Citrus with Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Southeast Region. Stephen will discuss varieties of citrus appropriate for the Upper Gulf Coast Bend.. Free with registration, browse online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-on-the-gulf-coast-tickets-106812198160
Keep Pearland Beautiful Lecture: Patio Citrus
Keep Pearland Beautiful presents a FREE lecture – Patio Citrus with Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff. This will be a Facebook Live! event, and browse to Brazoria County AgriLife Extension Facebook page to join in: www.facebook.com/brazoriacountyextension/ Patio Citrus. Discover growing tips and outstanding varieties for your home patio. This lecture is broadcast live and starts at 7pm. KPB garden lecture series promotes best practices in home garden development and management. Instructed by Brazoria County AgriLife Horticulture Agent Stephen Brueggerhoff and Brazoria County Master Gardener experts, topics will include vegetable production… Read More →
Citrus, A Love Affair for the County
Residents of the Texas Gulf Coast have a long-standing love affair with citrus. There is a diversity of tastes, texture and colors among the different varieties of citrus that we can grow successfully in our own backyards. And fall is the season when many different varieties begin to ripen, whetting our imaginations of toasting a successful growing season with a tall glass of harvested crisp, sweet citrus juices. Organizations like our very own Brazoria County Master Gardeners will host citrus tasting events this time of year in December… Read More →
Citrus Leaves Looking Bad: Asian Citrus Leaf Miner
There are many reasons to love gardening along the Texas Gulf Coast, one being the ability to successfully grow a variety of citrus trees in our landscape. Urban gardeners to small-scale orchard operators in Brazoria County have natural resources of temperate weather and access to full sun to entice sun-colored fragrant fruit from their trees. Citrus is a general term for fruit that includes the familiar lemon, key and persian lime, the unusual thick-skinned citron, the delectable sweet orange, easy to peel tangerine, huge pomelo, grape-sized kumquat and… Read More →