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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La investigacion ha demostrado que la aplicacion de calcio soluble con urea, una forma de nitrogeno de amonio, puede mejorar la produccion de cultivos. Esta publicacion reporta los resultados de investigaciones con pasto bermuda, arroz y varios cultivos de hortalizas. Se discuten los metodos de aplicacion y las tasas de calcio. (4 paginas)
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can be used to control weeds, keep lawns healthy and protect the environment. This publication explains the steps to take in an IPM program and the importance of calibrating equipment and making proper calculations when pesticides need to be applied. (4 pages)
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This 4-page publication explains how to keep a St. Augustine grass lawn healthy and attractive.
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The buildup of phosphorus in lawns, gardens, pastures, and croplands can cause plants to grow poorly and even die. Excessive soil phosphorus reduces the plant’s ability to take up required micronutrients, particularly iron and zinc, even when soil tests show there are adequate amounts of those nutrients in the soil. Phosphorus buildup is caused by […]
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This 5-page publication offers information on selecting the most suitable variety of bermudagrass; preparing the land; planting seed, sprigs, stolons, or tops; renovating bermudagrass fields; and managing and harvesting the crop.
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This publication explains how to keep a bermudagrass lawn healthy and attractive with tips on: Mowing Fertilizing Watering Controlling weeds Insects and thatch Eliminating compacted soil. (4 pages)
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This 2-page factsheet describes the three methods for establishing cool-season annual grasses.
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Use this checklist on fertilization to make your lawn healthy and attractive while minimizing the costs and damage to the environment. (3 pages)
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This publication explains how to fertilize your lawn effectively, economically and in an environmentally sound way for Texas warm-season grasses. (10 pages)
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When contracts for the Conservation Reserve Program expire, landowners must find profitable ways to manage their properties. These management decisions affect wildlife and habitat. Former CRP land can be returned to crop or livestock production and still be managed to benefit wildlife, and wildlife enterprises themselves can be viable options. (4 Pages)