Area residents can learn how to grow fruit from apples and oranges to guava and moringa by attending a free class next month offered by Fort Bend County Master Gardeners just before their annual fruit tree sale.
The free “Fruit Tree” class will be held on Saturday, February 7, from 9-10:30 a.m., in Building B at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, 4310 Texas 36 in Rosenberg. Registration is required at eventbrite.com/e/1825871353369?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Attendees will learn about fruit trees, including subtropicals/tropicals, which are suitable for and thrive in Fort Bend County. The class will look at how and when to plant trees, common problems and how to resolve them.
The Master Gardeners 26th annual Fruit Tree sale will be held on February 14. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to noon or until trees are sold out in Barn H at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. The sale will feature an estimated 75 different varieties of fruit trees, berries, tropicals/subtropicals and pecan trees. Learn more at fbmg.org/events/fruit-and-citrus-tree-sale.
The free class is part of the Grow Your Own Series offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Fort Bend County, along with the Fort Bend County Master Gardeners. The seven-class series focus on helping homeowners creating an edible productive garden. Learn more at fbmg.org/grow-your-own-2026.
For questions and information, contact Brandy Rader at 281-342-3034 or brandy.rader@ag.tamu.edu.
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