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NMSU Gardening Advisor

Selected gardening information compiled from NMSU Cooperative Extension Puplications

Chapter I: Environment

Section I.A: Weather and Climate for New Mexico Gardeners
Section I.B: Soil and Water
Section I.C: Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers
Section I.D: Home and Market Garden Fertilization
Section I.E: Introduction to Soil Salinity
Section I.F: Appropriate Analyses for New Mexico Soils and Interpreting Soil Test Results
Section I.G: Backyard Composting
Section I.H: Vermicomposting
Section I.I: Determining Amounts of Fertilizer for Small Areas

Chapter II: Plant Science

Section II.A: Botany and Basic Plant Science
Section II.B: Plant Propagation

Chapter III: Plant Problems

Section III.A: Plant Disorders and Diseases
Section III.B: Managing Weeds in Lawn, Turf, and Ornamentals
Section III.C: Apple Disease Control
Section III.D: Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
Section III.E: Arthropods Associated with Turf and Ornamentals
Section III.F: Concepts of Integrated Pest Management for Ornamentals and Turf

Chapter IV: Ornamental Horticulture

Section IV.A: Landscape Design and Ornamental Horticulture
Section IV.B: Landscape Water Conservation Principles of Xeriscape
Section IV.C: Landscaping With Native Grasses
Section IV.D: Ornamental Grasses for New Mexico
Section IV.E: Lawn and Turf
Section IV.F: Lawn Care for Disease Control
Section IV.G: Selecting Ornamental Trees for New Mexico
Section IV.H: Common Conifers in New Mexico Landscapes
Section IV.I: Tree Pruning Techniques
Section IV.J: Ground Covers for New Mexico
Section IV.K: Ornamental Vines for New Mexico
Section IV.L: Ornamental Shrubs for New Mexico
Section IV.M: Growing Roses
Section IV.N: Caring for Plants In the Home
Section IV.O: New Mexico Plant Lists
- Section IV.O.a: City of Albuquerque Plant List
- Section IV.O.b: El Paso/Las Cruces, and Southern New Mexico Plant List.
- Section IV.O.c: Mountain Communities and Northern New Mexico Plant List
- Section IV.O.d: Annuals for New Mexico
- Section IV.O.e: Perennials for New Mexico
- Section IV.O.f: Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes for New Mexico

Chapter V: Vegetables and Herb Gardening

Section V.A: Home Vegetable Gardening in New Mexico
Section V.B: Growing Zones, Recommended Crop Varieties, and Planting and Harvesting Information for Home Vegetable Gardens in New Mexico
Section V.C: Vegetable Variety Recommendation for New Mexico Backyard and Market Gardens
Section V.D: When to Harvest Vegetables
Section V.E: Growing Peppers in New Mexico Gardens
Section V.F: Spices and Herbs for the Home Garden
Section V.G: Starting Plants Early Indoors / En Español

Chapter VI: Fruits

Section VI.A: Fruit Species and Varieties for Home Orchards
Section VI.B: Growing Grapes in New Mexico
Section VI.C: Blackberry Production in New Mexico
Section VI.D: Raspberries for the Home Garden
Section VI.E: Home Garden Strawberry Production in New Mexico
Section VI.F: Minor Small Fruit Crops for New Mexico Gardens

Chapter VII: Diagnostic Process

Section VII.A: The Diagnostic Process