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The Compost Bin, a monthly publication of the Travis County Master Gardener Association membership, offers gardening advice for Travis and surrounding counties.

• Included are: The Almanac shows Moon Phases, Important Holidays, What To Do and What to Plant each month.
• The Events Page lists upcoming garden and nature related events in and around Austin.
• What’s New in gardening highlights special events, new web sites and more.
• Information on the Master Gardener Program.
• Web Resources for online garden mail order seed/plant/supply catalogs, magazines and useful garden web sites.

• The Altitude ranges from 400 to 1300 feet above sea level
• Rainfall averages 33.78 inches per year, concentrated in the spring and fall.
• The Growing season (days without frost or freezes) averages 270 days
• The Average last spring freeze is March 3
• The Average first fall freeze is November 28
• USDA Hardiness Zone 8b (average lowest temperature is 10 to 20 degrees)
• AHS Heat Zone 9(Number of days per year temperature is above 88 degrees ranges from 120 to 180 days)

• What to do and plant this month?
• What Garden-related events are going on around town?
• What garden books are best for this area?
• Where can I buy the Garden Guide locally?
• Where can I learn more about the Master Gardener Program?
• What are some of the other garden web sites?
• Where can I order seeds/plants/supplies on the web?
• Whats new in gardening?

Who is the local Horticultural Agent?

Contact Skip with your Horticultural questions:
Skip Richter, Horticulture Extension Agent for Travis County
1600-B Smith Road, Austin, TX 78721|
Phone: 512-854-9600
Fax: 512-854-9611
Email: r-richter@tamu.edu
A & M site: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu

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