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Informational Resources for Texas Gardeners

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Last tended to on October 19, 2024
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Texas AG Extension - Main Page

• Texas Master Gardeners Association

Fall / Winter Gardening in Texas:

• Fall Gardening Guide Index

Recommended Books:

• “Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, 2nd Edition: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles for Texas Gardens,” by Greg Grant. Growing in Texas isn’t easy. It’s either too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry. The state ranges from a cold winter climate in the north to an almost tropical one in the south. And it goes from very alkaline limestone soils in the Hill Country to extremely acidic soils in East Texas. That’s why this region-specific garden guide is a must-have for every Texas gardener! Includes more than 60 fruits, vegetables and herbs suitable for the diverse growing conditions of Texas gardens. It addresses the climate, soil, sun, and water conditions that affect growing success. Each plant profile highlights planting, growing, watering, and care information. Helpful charts and graphs assist gardeners in knowing when to plant and harvest.

• “Neil Sperry’s Complete Guide to Texas Gardening,” by Neil Sperry. This new, completely revised edition has over 500 new photographs, 400 new illustrations, 400 new plants and trees, the latest pest control recommendations, fruit and vegetable recommendations, new tips and plants specifically for Southern Texas, plus everything in the first edition.

• “Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way,” by J. Howard Garrett and C. Malcolm Beck. This book shows you how to have healthy soil and recommends environmentally safe products and even some homemade remedies to control pests and diseases in your garden. It describes more than 100 food plants and gives specific information on the growth habits, culture, harvest, and storage of each.

• “Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times,” by Steve Solomon (founder of the Territorial Seed Company and self-sufficiency advocate, he is currently homesteading in Tasmania). This is a more advanced book for those who are serious about raising food. In this volume, Steve explains why intensive gardening methods are not natural and therefore require great amounts of energy and effort to maintain. A lot of information regarding soil health and cover cropping is included.

Organizations:

• Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
• Texas Organic Farmers & Gardener Association
• Native Plant Society of Texas

Places to Visit:

• Amarillo Botanical Gardens – 1400 Streit Drive (In Harrington Regional Medical Center), Amarillo, TX 79106
• Brazos County D. A. “Andy” Anderson Arboretum – 1900 Anderson off Southwest Parkway, College Station, TX 77840
• Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Botanical Gardens – Texas Highway 118, Fort Davis, TX
• Dallas Arboretum – 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218
• Dow Park and Botanical Gardens – 610 E. San Augustine, Deer Park, TX 77576
• East Texas Arboretum – 1601 Patterson Road, Athens, TX 75752
• Houston Arboretum and Nature Center – 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77024
• Japanese Garden: Hermann Park – Houston, TX
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – 4801 LaCrosse Avenue, Austin, TX 78739
• Lubbock Memorial Arboretum – 4111 University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79413
• San Antonio Botanical Gardens – 555 Funston Place at N. Braunfels Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78209
• Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center – 2001 West Park Avenue, Orange, TX 77630
• South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center – 8545 S. Staples Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
• Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum – 13000 - SFA Station (Wilson Drive), Nacogdoches, TX 75962
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Park – Box 696, FM Road #2852, West Columbia, TX 77486
• Zilker Botanical Garden – 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78746

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