Research-based gardening help
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Aggie Horticulture
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Aggie Horticulture provide practical gardening, food-growing, landscape, soil, pest, and water guidance for Texans.
What they do
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension connects university research with county-level education. For gardeners, that means access to horticulture specialists, county Extension agents, fact sheets, classes, diagnostic resources, and practical guides written for Texas conditions.
Aggie Horticulture organizes many of those resources by topic, including vegetable production, fruit and nut resources, Earth-Kind landscaping, ornamental plants, small acreage crops, plant problem solvers, soil testing, water tools, and Master Gardener programs.
Why it matters for Lockhart gardens
Texas-specific advice
Central Texas gardening is shaped by heat, variable rainfall, clay soils, intense sun, and pest pressure. AgriLife materials are built for these conditions.
Better project planning
Research-based guides help volunteers choose sites, prepare soil, water efficiently, and select plants that are more likely to thrive.
Trusted public education
Extension resources give the Collective a consistent source for workshops, handouts, and answers to common garden questions.
Start with these links
Aggie Horticulture is the main hub. Easy Gardening is especially useful for home and community vegetable growers.