Where to Find Fruit, Vegetable, Ornamental, and Viticulture Resources on Aggie Horticulture

Aggie Horticulture (aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu) is the Texas A&M AgriLife horticulture site, and its four subject areas each have a dedicated entry point from the home page: Fruit & Nut Resources for fact sheets and new-variety information, Vegetable Resources for fact sheets and problem solvers, Ornamental Production for nursery, floral, and greenhouse material, and Viticulture & Enology for growing grapes and making wine. Use the section that matches your crop; if you are unsure which applies, the descriptions below tell you what each one covers.

Section-by-Section Guide

Fruit & Nut Resources

Choose this section when your question is about tree fruit, small fruit, or nut crops. The site describes it as fact sheets, new varieties, and resources, so it is the place to start for crop-specific guidance and for information on newer cultivar releases. If you are deciding what to plant rather than diagnosing a problem, begin with the variety material before the fact sheets.

Vegetable Resources

This section pairs fact sheets with problem solvers. Use the fact sheets for general crop guidance and the problem solvers when something is going wrong in the garden and you need to narrow down a cause. It is the most task-oriented of the four areas.

Ornamental Production

This area covers nursery, floral, and greenhouse information. It is aimed at production-oriented readers as well as home gardeners looking for ornamental guidance. Related links on the site point to Texas Superstar® recommended plants for Texas, which is useful when you want a plant list rather than production detail.

Viticulture & Enology

This is the grape and wine section, covering both growing grapes and making wine. It is the only one of the four areas that extends past the field into processing.

How to Navigate the Site

1. Open the home page and locate the topic links in the main navigation or the section blocks describing each resource area.
2. Select the area matching your crop: Fruit & Nut, Vegetable, Ornamental Production, or Viticulture & Enology.
3. Within the area, choose the resource type you need — fact sheet, problem solver, variety information, or production guide.
4. If your question crosses topics, use the related programs linked from the home page: Earth-Kind® Landscaping for environmentally friendly landscaping, Texas Master Gardener and Junior Master Gardener® for volunteer and youth programs, and Small Acreage for grower information and webinars.

Expected result: you land on a topic page with fact sheets or guides specific to that crop group, rather than a general search results list.

Common Stumbling Points

• The home page is a hub, not a search tool. It lists featured sites and program links; the actual fact sheets sit one level down inside each topic area.
• Problem solving is separated from general guidance. In the vegetable area, look for the problem-solver entry rather than browsing fact sheets when diagnosing an issue.
• Plant recommendations live elsewhere. If you want a list of proven plants for Texas conditions, the Texas Superstar® link is the more direct route than the ornamental production pages.
• Some content is aimed at different audiences. Academics, Master Gardener agents, and home gardeners each have their own links; pick the one matching your role so you do not end up in internal or agent-only resources.

The site also lists online courses, including Learn, Grow, Eat & Go!, Tomato 101, and a floral design certification, if you want structured instruction rather than reference material.