Lawn & Garden
We have lawn and garden resources for everyone from the hobby gardener to the athletic field turfgrass manager. County-based AgriLife Extension horticulturists and statewide specialists share their expertise through workshops, webinars and online information to assist those Texans with, and without, a green thumb.
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Aggie Horticulture has served the gardening and horticultural crop production industry for over two decades. Our goal is to serve the students, producers, professionals and gardeners of Texas…and the World.
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Once you finish this course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate of Completion shows that you have completed the course, but does not qualify for continuing education credit, or CEU. A separate version of this course will be made available for CEU credit. Once the CEU version of the course is available, a link will be added here.
This course is intended for professional turfgrass parks and recreation managers, sports field managers, or landscaping specialists. - Publication
Turfgrass lawns are a resource. They can provide soil erosion control, filter chemical pollutants, produce oxygen and sequester carbon dioxide, stabilize dust, dissipate heat, enhance property value, and much more. This guide will discuss several different adapted species of turfgrass and different cultivars within those species.
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It is important to select a turfgrass species that is adapted to the climate in your area and to the conditions of the site where it will be planted.
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El césped de St. Augustine es una gramínea estolonífera de textura gruesa o robusta que se encuentra en el Estado de Texas y en el sur de los Estados Unidos.
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An efficient irrigation system starts with proper design. The most important irrigation design principles are sprinkler head spacing and operating pressure. Manufacturers publish product specifications that provide the recommended operating pressure of sprinklers and the spacing where each sprinkler should be installed.
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Runoff from landscape irrigation systems is a major source of water loss in Texas. Runoff is most common in compacted and clay soils, and on slopes, but it may occur on any soil if the irrigation system is run too long or if it applies water faster than it can infiltrate into the soil. The […]
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Runoff from landscape irrigation systems is a major source of water loss in Texas. Runoff is more common in compacted and clay soils, and on slopes. To prevent runoff and water waste, it is best to divide long, daily runtimes into two or more shorter cycles. Multiple shorter cycles during the day are better than […]
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Performing a prescribed fire is a serious undertaking, and a burn plan is key to the safest and easiest way to accomplish a prescribed burn. Leading up to the day of the prescribed fire, a checklist should be thoroughly reviewed and assessed to determine critical elements such as: The weather conditions during which the burn […]
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Rosemary is an easy-to-grow, evergreen shrub that can be grown in any low-maintenance landscape or home herb garden. The plant is 18 to 48 inches tall when mature and produces small flowers in the spring, summer, and fall. This factsheet instructs gardeners on the care of rosemary plants and provides two recipes that showcase the […]
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Abstract: Diverse cucurbit vegetables (e. g., watermelon, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and melon) are produced across all growing regions of Texas. However, diseases caused by viruses can be major limiting factors to their sustainable and profitable production. There are two major types of cucurbit virus diseases (based on foliar symptoms): mosaics and yellowing diseases. Cucurbit varieties […]