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VEGETABLES

Vegetables Varieties for Brazos County (PDF)
Vegetable Planting Dates in Brazos County (PDF)

Easy Gardening Series:

Easy Gardening Series – Planning your Garden (PDF)
Easy Gardening Series – Como Planear un Huerto (Planning your Garden) (Spanish) – (PDF)
Easy Gardening Series – Planting your Garden (PDF)
Easy Gardening Series – Watering (PDF)
Easy Gardening Series – Tomatos (PDF)

Tomatoes – Vegetable Gardening Tips (PDF)
10 Steps to Vegetable Garden Success (PDF)
Everything Texans Ask About Gardening (PDF)
Fall Vegetable (and Herb) Gardening Guide (PDF)

RAISED VEGETABLE BEDS

Vegetable Gardening in Containers (PDF)
Raised Garden Beds (PDF)
Treated Wood in the Landscape (PDF)

HERBS

Suggested Herbs for Brazos County
Fall Vegetable (and Herb) Gardening Guide (PDF)
Growing Herbs in Texas
Herbs for Texas Landscapes

SOIL

Easy Gardening Series – Soil Preparation (PDF)
Soil PH and The Home Landscape or Garden (PDF)
Great Gardens Begin with Great Soil (PDF)
Soil Test Form
(Note: This is a downloadable form and instructions on how to submit soil samples to Texas A&M.  A basic soil test measures nutrient content and pH.  Don’t guess, soil test.)

COMPOSTING

Easy Gardening Series – Composting (PDF)
Easy Gardening Series – Composting to Kill Weed Seeds (PDF)
Mulching Composting – Take Care of Texas (PDF)
Composting and Mulching UGA (PDF)
A Comprehensive Description of How to Compost

MULCH

Easy Gardening Series – Mulching (PDF)

DISEASES

Plant Disease Diagnostic Form & Instructions (PDF)
Insect Management for Organic Vegetable Gardens Kansas Extension (PDF)
Squash Vine Borer
Early Blight  (PDF)
Submit a Plant Sample for Testing by the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab at Texas A&M University.
Plant Disease Handbook — This resource is a product of AgriLife Extension at Texas A&M University.

TOMATO DISEASES & DISORDERS

Tomato Diseases and Disorders Clemson Extension (15 page PDF)
TAMU Tomato and Squash Problem Solver

WEEDS

Weed Identification

NUTS, FRUITS & CITRUS

Fruit and Nut Fact Resources

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