Growing food, trust, and belonging across Lockhart.
Lockhart Gardening Collective connects neighbors through volunteer action, community learning, and shared stewardship of neighborhood gardens.
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Build local resilience through shared gardening and neighbor-to-neighbor mutual aid.
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How to Plant a Winter Vegetable Garden in Central Texas
A month-by-month guide to planting, protecting, and harvesting a productive winter vegetable garden in the Lockhart area.
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Seed bank update
Since the June adoption and maintenance of the seed bank at the Dr. Eugene Clark Library here in Lockhart, over 700 seed packets we…
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Plant a Central Texas Pollinator Patch for Fall
Native and well-adapted flowers can provide food and shelter for butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.
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Mulch and Water Wisely Through the Late-Summer Heat
A practical mulch and irrigation routine can protect soil, reduce weeds, and help Central Texas gardens handle heat.
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Planning a Productive Central Texas Fall Vegetable Garden
Late August is the right time to prepare beds and choose crops for Central Texas fall gardens.
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Garden installation guide
See how a garden project moves from site assessment and planning through materials, installation, irrigation, and long-term care.
Read the guideCentral Texas vegetable planting calendar
Use a crop-by-crop and month-by-month calendar based on the Texas A&M AgriLife planting guide for the Austin area.
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Learn how the TXMG program trains volunteers to share research-based gardening help in their own communities.
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Find horticulture, vegetable, fruit, landscape, pest, soil, and water guidance from Texas A&M specialists.
Explore AgriLifeSix Texas gardening guides
Quick local takeaways from Aggie Horticulture on soil, raised beds, vegetables, compost, water, and plant selection.
Read highlightsCentral Texas Master Gardener resources
Travis County Master Gardeners articles and publications on drought, vegetables, compost, fruit, pests, and resilient gardens.
Browse TCMG picksGardening 101 Starter Guide
Core starting points for soil, sunlight, watering, seeds, and first volunteer garden projects.
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