aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu

Aggie Horticulture, the Texas A&M AgriLife horticulture site, lists several online courses, a set of events and workshops, and a group of diagnostic and testing resources for plant problems. The courses cover topics from school gardening to tomato growing, floral design certification, and greenhouse employee training; the events section includes workshops, seminars, and the Taste 360 Conference; and the diagnostic links point to insect questions, a plant disease diagnostic lab, soil testing, and tree resources. These are navigation entries on the site rather than a single service desk, so you reach each offering through its own link.

Online Courses

The site's Online Courses section lists the following programs:

The site does not publish prices, enrollment dates, or login requirements for these courses in the available material. Treat each course link as the place to confirm cost, schedule, and access conditions before planning around it.

Events, Workshops, and Seminars

The Events area is organized into three groups:

• Other Events — a general listing of events.
• Workshops & Seminars — hands-on and instructional sessions.
• Taste 360 Conference — a named conference listed alongside the workshops.

The site also displays a news feed of tweets from @Aggie_Hort, which can carry timely announcements. The available material does not give dates, locations, fees, or registration steps for specific events, so check the individual event listing for those details.

Plant Diagnostic and Testing Resources

The Useful Links section gathers the practical problem-solving entries:

• Insect Questions — for insect identification and related questions.
• Insects in the City — a separate insect-focused resource.
• Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab — for submitting plant disease problems.
• Soil Testing — for soil analysis.
• Tree Resources — for tree-related information.
• Water My Yard — a watering-related tool.

These are links to distinct services, not a single intake form. The site does not state sample submission procedures, turnaround times, or fees for the diagnostic lab or soil testing in the available material, so confirm those on the linked pages before sending samples.

How to Use the Site for These Services

1. Open the Aggie Horticulture home page.
2. Use the Online Courses block to browse course titles; select the course name to reach its page.
3. Use the Events block to choose between Other Events, Workshops & Seminars, and the Taste 360 Conference.
4. Use the Useful Links block for insect questions, the Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, soil testing, tree resources, and Water My Yard.

Expected result: you land on the specific course, event, or service page, where the operational details (dates, fees, submission instructions) should be confirmed.

Common Stops

• The home page is a navigation hub; course and event details live on linked pages, not in the listing itself.
• The diagnostic lab and soil testing are separate services with their own instructions; do not assume one form covers both.
• The page displays a plugin notice about the slide show script; if featured content does not load, the linked sections below it still work as navigation.

Related Resources on the Same Site

If your interest is broader than courses and diagnostics, the site also organizes Fruit & Nut, Vegetable, Earth-Kind® Landscaping, Viticulture & Enology, Master Gardener, Junior Master Gardener®, Small Acreage, Ornamental Production, and Texas Superstar® sections, plus a Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab and Soil Testing under Useful Links. These are the places to go for fact sheets and program information that complement the courses and events above.

Aggie Horticulture (aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu) is the horticulture information site of Texas A&M University, run under AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is a reference and outreach resource rather than a store: it publishes fact sheets, problem solvers, program pages, news, events, and online courses on growing plants, with a strong Texas and Southern U.S. focus. It is most useful if you want university-backed guidance on fruits and nuts, vegetables, ornamentals, grapes and wine, or environmentally friendly landscaping.

Who runs it and what it covers

The site is organized around the university's research and extension work. Its main topic areas are:

• Fruit and nut resources — fact sheets, new varieties, and related resources
• Vegetable resources — fact sheets and problem solvers
• Ornamental production — nursery, floral, and greenhouse information
• Viticulture and enology — growing grapes and making wine
• Earth-Kind® landscaping — environmentally friendly landscaping guidance
• Small acreage horticultural crops — grower information, webinars, and resources

It also hosts academic and staff information, plus links to plant and gardening tools such as insect questions, a plant disease diagnostic lab, soil testing, tree resources, and Water My Yard.

Program sites hosted on Aggie Horticulture

Several well-known Texas A&M programs have their official pages here. If you are looking for one of these, this is the right place:

What you can actually do on the site

• Read fact sheets and problem solvers for specific crops and plant problems.
• Find recommended plants for Texas through Texas Superstar®.
• Follow news and events, including workshops, seminars, and conferences such as Taste 360.
• Take online courses, including Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! (with a virtual class for elementary students), Tomato 101, Floral Design Certification, and food safety training for Texas GAPs and GHPs.
• Use diagnostic and testing links for insects, plant disease, soil, and irrigation scheduling.

When it is the right resource — and when it isn't

Use Aggie Horticulture when you want extension-style, research-based guidance for Texas conditions, or when you need the official page for a Texas A&M gardening program. Its crop and landscaping pages are written for home gardeners, growers, and educators rather than for commercial purchasing.

It is less suited to you if you need plant shopping, current pricing, or advice for a climate outside the southern U.S. The site does not present itself as a retailer, and the available page information shows no pricing or payment details. For region-specific recommendations elsewhere, a local extension service will usually fit better.

A practical example: if you want to know which tomato varieties to try in a Texas garden, start with the vegetable resources and fact sheets, then check Texas Superstar® for recommended plants; if you want structured learning, the Tomato 101 online course is the natural next step.

Both programs are reachable directly from the Aggie Horticulture homepage. The Texas Master Gardener link is labeled as the official site of the TXMG Program, and the Junior Master Gardener link is labeled as the official site of the JMG® Program. From the homepage, look for the main resource menu and select Master Gardener for the Texas Master Gardener program or JMG® for the Junior Master Gardener program.

Texas Master Gardener (TXMG)

The homepage lists Texas Master Gardener™ with the description "Official Site of the TXMG Program." Use this entry when you want the official program site rather than general gardening fact sheets.

What to expect after selecting it

• You leave the general Aggie Horticulture homepage and go to the official TXMG program site.
• The homepage does not describe application steps, county chapter contacts, or training schedules for TXMG, so those details must come from the program site itself.

Junior Master Gardener (JMG®)

The homepage lists Junior Master Gardener® with the description "Official Site of the JMG® Program." A separate JMG® item also appears in the main resource menu.

What to expect after selecting it

• You reach the official JMG program site.
• The homepage also links Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! and a Virtual Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! Class for Elementary Students under Online Courses, which are related youth gardening resources rather than the JMG program site itself.

Quick reference

Common sticking points

• Confusing related youth resources with JMG. The Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! course links are separate online courses; the JMG entry is the one described as the official JMG program site.
• Expecting program logistics on the homepage. The homepage provides the official entry points but not enrollment requirements or schedules. Once on the program site, check its own pages for current participation details.
• Using the general resource sections instead. Fruit & Nut, Vegetable, Earth-Kind®, and Ornamental sections are subject-matter resources, not the Master Gardener program sites.

For background on the site as a whole, see "What Is Aggie Horticulture and What Does the Site Offer?"; for the landscaping program, see "What Is Earth-Kind Landscaping on Aggie Horticulture?"

Earth-Kind® is the environmentally-friendly landscaping program listed on Aggie Horticulture, the Texas A&M University horticulture site. You reach it through the "Earth-Kind® Landscaping" section in the site's main navigation, which the site labels "Environmentally-Friendly Landscaping." Use it if you want landscaping guidance built around reducing inputs like water, fertilizer, and pesticides; if you need recommended plants for Texas conditions, the separate Texas Superstar® section covers that.

What the site actually provides

Aggie Horticulture is Texas A&M's hub for horticultural crops, spanning fruits and nuts, vegetables, ornamentals, viticulture and enology, and related programs. Earth-Kind sits alongside these as one of the featured resource areas. From the site's own navigation, the relevant entry points are:

The site does not publish Earth-Kind's detailed principles, plant lists, or program requirements on the home page itself, so treat the section link as the starting point rather than a complete guide.

How to use it

1. Open aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu.
2. In the main navigation, select Earth-Kind® Landscaping (shown as "Environmentally-Friendly Landscaping").
3. Browse the landscaping guidance there; for plant selection, cross-reference the Texas Superstar® section, which the site describes as recommended plants for Texas.
4. For related practical questions, the site also links a Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, Soil Testing, Tree Resources, and Water My Yard under Useful Links.

Expected result: you land on Texas A&M Extension material aimed at lower-input, environmentally friendlier landscaping, with Texas-adapted plant recommendations available in a companion section.

Limits to keep in mind

• The home page gives only the section labels; specific Earth-Kind techniques, regional adaptations, and program participation details are not stated there and need to be checked inside the section.
• No pricing, registration, or access restrictions are indicated in the available site information, so don't assume the resources are free or open without confirming on the page.
• Earth-Kind is a Texas A&M program tied to Texas conditions; guidance may not transfer directly to other climates.

For a Texas gardener deciding where to start, Earth-Kind is the entry for landscaping approach and Texas Superstar is the entry for plant choices.

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.