Are you new to food gardening? View our list of resources on how to start a successful food garden in Central Texas.
Classes
- SFC Food Gardening Classes
- Subscribe to updates about free City of Austin Grow Green Gardening Classes
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Horticulture Education in Travis County
Gardening Information
- Integrated Pest Management – Grow Green Fact Sheets for Pests
- Vegetable Planting Guide – Texas A&M AgriLife
- Travis County Master Gardeners – resources and free helpline!
Garden Centers in the Austin Area
| Barton Springs Nursery Bastrop Gardens Organic Garden Center Countryside Nursery Garden Ville| Geo Growers The Great Outdoors It’s About Thyme The Natural Gardener Shoal Creek Nursery Sledd Nursery Tree House |
bartonspringsnursery.net bastropgardens.com countrysideaustin.com garden-ville.com geogrowers.net gonursery.com itsaboutthyme.com naturalgardeneraustin.com shoalcreeknursery.com/ sleddnursery.com treehouseonline.com |
Composting Resources
| Break It Down City of Austin–Composting Compost Pedallers Ecology Action GeoGrowers Green Bucket Composting Microbial Earth Organics By Gosh The Natural Gardener Your Compost Resource |
breakitdownaustin.org austintexas.gov/department/composting compostpedallers.com/ ecology-action.org geogrowers.net greenbucket.net microbialearth.com/composting organicsbygosh.com naturalgardeneraustin.com howtocompost.org |
Rainwater Harvesting Resources
| City of Austin–Rainwater Harvesting Rebates
Tanks For Less Online Rainwater Harvesting |
www.austintexas.gov/department/water-conservation-rebates |
Soil Testing
| City of Austin Brownfield Revitilization Office – Soil Kitchen (annual free soil testing event)
Texas Plant and Soil Lab Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service |
www.austintexas.gov/soilkitchen
txplant-soillab.com
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