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Links to Virginia Tech Publications for Home Gardeners

ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, TROPICALS AND BULBS
Annuals, Perennials and Bulbs - http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/annuals-perennials-bulbs.html - vt-skipto-menu
Introduction to Cold Hardy Tropicals for Virginia Landscapes- http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/3005/3005-1446/3005-1446.html - vt-skipto-menu

BEEKEEPING
http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/beekeeping.html - vt-skipto-menu

DISEASES/GARDEN AND PLANT - http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/garden-plant-diseases.html - vt-skipto-menu
Selected Vegetable Diseases - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-363/426-363.html - vt-skipto-menu
Rose Rosette Disease - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/450/450-620/450-620.html - vt-skipto-menu

ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE
Gardening and the Environment - pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/gardening-the-environment.html
Environmental Horticulture – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/.../environmental-horticulture-res.html
Environmental Horticulture – Guide to Nutrient Management - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-613/426-613.html - vt-skipto-menu

GARDEN DESIGN AND CREATING HABITATS
Garden and Landscape Design - http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/garden-landscape-design.html - vt-skipto-menu
The Effect of Landscape Plants on Perceived Home Value – http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-087/426-087.html - vt-skipto-menu
Problem-Free Shrubs for Virginia Landscapes –http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/450/450-236/450-236.html - vt-skipto-menu
For the Birds, Butterflies and Hummingbirds: Creating inviting Habitats - http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-59/HORT-59.html - vt-skipto-menu
Feeding Wild Birds - http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-006/420-006.html - vt-skipto-menu

GRAPES & WINE
Grapes & Wine - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/grapes.html
Wine Making for the Home Gardener – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-213/HORT-213.html - vt-skipto-menu

LAWNS
For all lawn related topics go to -  pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/lawns.html
Lawn and Garden - http://www.ext.vt.edu/topics/lawn-garden/ - vt-skipto-menu
Establishing Lawns – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-718/426-718.html - vt-skipto-menu
Fall Lawn Care - http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-520/430-520.html - vt-skipto-menu
Fall Lawn Weed Control Strategies- http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-520/430-520.html - vt-skipto-menu
Spring Post-emergent Lawn Weed Control – http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-532/430-532.html - vt-skipto-menu
Lawn fertilization in Virginia – http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-011/430-011.html - vt-skipto-menu
Lawn Moss, Friend or Foe? - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-536/430-536.html - vt-skipto-menu

HEALTHY GARDENING
Gardening and Your Health - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-065/426-065.html - vt-skipto-menu
Gardening and Your Health - Protecting your Knees and Back - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-065/426-065.html - vt-skipto-menu
Tools & Techniques – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/tools-techniques.html - vt-skipto-menu

PESTS
Garden Insects/Pests – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/garden-insects-pests.html - vt-skipto-menu
Scale insects – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2808/2808-1012/2808-1012.html - vt-skipto-menu
Reducing Pesticide use in the Home Lawn and Garden - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/450/450-725/450-725.html - vt-skipto-menu
Deer: A Garden Pest – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-62/HORT-62.html - vt-skipto-menu

PRUNING
A Guide To Successful Pruning; Shrub Pruning Calendar - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-462/430-462.html - vt-skipto-menu
Pruning Crapemyrtles - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-451/430-451.html - vt-skipto-menu
Pruning Basics And Tools - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-455/430-455.html - vt-skipto-menu

SOIL
Soil Sampling for the Home Gardener - pubs.ext.vt.edu/452/452-129/452-129.html
Building Healthy Soil - pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-711/426-711.html
Using Compost in your Landscape - pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-704/426-704.html
Irrigating the Home garden - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-322/426-322.html - vt-skipto-menu

TREES, FRUIT AND SHRUBS
Trees, Shrubs and Groundcovers – pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/trees-shrubs-groundcovers.html
Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-295/430-295.html - vt-skipto-menu
Small Fruit in the Home Garden - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-840/426-840.html - vt-skipto-menu
Tree Fruit in the Home Garden - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-841/426-841.html - vt-skipto-menu
Physiology of Pruning Fruit Trees - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/422/422-025/422-025.html - vt-skipto-menu

VEGETABLE AND HERB GARDENING
Vegetables recommended for Virginia - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-480/426-480.html - vt-skipto-menu
Intensive Gardening Methods - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-335/426-335.html - vt-skipto-menu
Tomatoes - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-418/426-418.html - vt-skipto-menu
Asparagus – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-401/426-401.html - vt-skipto-menu
Weeds in the Home Vegetable Garden – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-364/426-364.html - vt-skipto-menu
Mulches for the Home Vegetable Garden - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-326/426-326.html - vt-skipto-menu
Fall Vegetable Gardening – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-334/426-334.html - vt-skipto-menu
Vegetable Gardening in Containers - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-336/426-336.html - vt-skipto-menu
Herb Culture and Use – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-420/426-420.html - vt-skipto-menu
Home Hydrophonics - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-084/426-084.html - vt-skipto-menu

WATER QUALITY
Home Landscape Practices to Protect Water Quality - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-723/426-723.html - vt-skipto-menu
Urban Water Quality Management – Rain Garden Plants – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-043/426-043.html - vt-skipto-menu
Urban Water Quality Management: Wildlife in the Home Pond Garden - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-045/426-045.html - vt-skipto-menu
Groundwater Quality and the Use of Lawn and Garden Chemicals – https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-059/426-059.html - vt-skipto-menu
Pest Management for Water Quality - pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-615/426-615.html

WEEDS 
(extensive documentation available)
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Weeds - https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/weeds.html - vt-skipto-menu
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