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Gardening basics

From Denton County Gardeners to Denton County Gardeners

The DCMGA Gardening Basics Series provides actionable information written by Denton County Master Gardeners to get you started and to keep you going in all your gardening and landscaping endeavors. These publications cover a wide range of topics and all include references to additional reliable resources. Our gardeners will continue to produce and update the information you need for successful horticulture practices.

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Animal & Bird Pests

PDF iconPreventing Bird Damage To Fruits (Garden Basics Series)

Grasses

PDF iconTurf Inquiry (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBrown Patch in St. Augustine Grass (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBrown Patch in Zoysia Grass (Gardening Basics Series)

Insect Pests

PDF iconAphid Control in Vegetable Gardens (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconAsian Giant Hornets or Cicada Killers? (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBagworms (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconCrapemyrtle Bark Scale (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconEmerald Ash Borer (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconFall Armyworms (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconFire Ant Control (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconGrubworms (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconHow to Identify Bugs (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconInsect Inquiry (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconOak Gall Insects (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconPine Bark Beetles (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconScorpions (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconSpider Mites (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconTwig Girdlers (Garden Basics Series)

Plant Diseases

PDF iconBlack Spot on Roses (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBlossom End Rot (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBoxwood Blight (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBrown Patch in St. Augustine Grass (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBrown Patch in Zoysia Grass (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconBrown Rot in Plums (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconCotton Root Rot in Rose of Sharon (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconDormant Season Fruit & Nut Spraying (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconFairy Rings in Lawns (Gardening Basics Series)

Plant Identification

PDF iconPoison Hemlock vs. Wild Carrot (Queen Anne’s Lace) (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconVirginia Creeper vs. Poison Ivy (Gardening Basics Series)

Trees & Shrubs

PDF iconTree Inquiry (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconWhat’s Wrong with My Tree? (Gardening Basics Series)

Weeds

PDF iconControlling Dallisgrass (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconPre-emergence Herbicide in an Established Rose Bed (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconUsing Broadleaf Weed Herbicides (Gardening Basics Series)

PDF iconWeed Control without Chemicals (Gardening Basics Series)

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