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Managing 10 Common Texas Yard Pests (open access)

Managing 10 Common Texas Yard Pests

Pamphlet describing how to avoid and manage the ten most common yard pests in Texas with the least environmental impact: aphids, caterpillars, fleas, fire ants, chinch bugs, grubs, mosquitos, spider mites, snails and slugs, and beetles.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mulching and Composting (open access)

Mulching and Composting

Guide to mulching and composting describing what mulch and compost are and ways to use them as well as how to compost materials in different ways.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Take Care of Texas (Campaign)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Take Care of Texas" Guide to Yard Care (open access)

The "Take Care of Texas" Guide to Yard Care

Guide to yard care in Texas describing different ways to help improve the environment while keeping the yard beautiful such as water conservation methods, composting and mulching, tool types, and plant types.
Date: October 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Lawn Problems in Texas (open access)

Managing Lawn Problems in Texas

Guide to Managing lawn problems in Texas describing different types of turf, general lawn maintenance tips, descriptions and pictures of fungal diseases and lawn stress types, weed problems, and soil testing. A
Date: September 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels (open access)

Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels

This is a pamphlet published by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on harvesting rainwater in barrels.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landscape Irrigation (open access)

Landscape Irrigation

Pamphlet describing ways to be more water efficient and types of irrigation for use in lawns and gardens.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Take Care of Texas (Campaign)
System: The Portal to Texas History