Lunch-N-Learn Series Continues March 12

The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn educational program is a series of nine informational meetings designed to provide gardening or general landscaping information for homeowners. Fayette County Master Gardeners plan and present a variety of programs from experts in the area and across the state. This series is designed with the homeowner in mind. Bring your lunch and learn about a variety of topics that help you have a more productive garden, prettier flower beds, or how to better understand your landscape ecosystems.

The topic this month, “Chemicals in the Garden,” is scheduled on Tuesday, March 12, and the guest speaker is Donnie Dippel – CHB Land Management. Avoiding pests, diseases and weeds by good practices in cultivation methods, cultivar selection, garden hygiene and encouraging or introducing natural enemies should be the first line of control for the gardener. If chemical controls are used, they should only be used in a minimal, safe and highly targeted way. “The Label is the Law.” Learn how to use common pesticides and herbicides in the landscape and garden safely.

Registration is from 11:50 a.m. until 12:05 p.m. and the program lasts till 12:50 p.m..

The Lunch-N-Learn Series are held at the Fayette County Agricultural Building, 255 Svoboda Lane in La Grange. All Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn programs are free to the public and you are encouraged to bring your own lunch and drink. Light refreshments are available by Master Gardener hospitality hosts.

For more information, contact the Fayette County Extension Service at (979) 968-5831 or visit the Fayette County Extension Service website at http://fayette.agrilife. org.