The Texas A&M Extension Service is the defacto standard when it comes to research and answers to plant and gardening questions.  Offices are in most counties in Texas, and the central brain is located in College Station.  San Antonio's own Dr. Jerry Parsons is fabled among Extension Service agents.  Here are many .PDF files and links to Extension Service documents that will help you in your quest for horticultural success and excellence.

General:

Growing African Violets

The Art of Drying Flowers

Air Layering

Vermiculture - Earthworm Culture

Starting Seeds at Home

Follow Proper Pruning Techniques

Seasonal Color

 

Vegetable Gardening:

Home Vegetable Gardening Guide

Vegetable Gardening in Containers

Earth Kind Gardens

Earth Kind Nematode Control During the Summer

Great Garden = Great Soil

Growing a Fall Garden

Recommended Vegetable Seed Varieties

Raised Bed Gardens When Your Yard is on Top of a Rock

 

Deer Proofing:

Gardening in Deer Country

Deer Proof Plants

 

Herbs:

Growing Herbs in Texas

Fall is for Herbs

 

Fruit and Nut Trees:

Pests of Peaches, Plums, Pears and Pecans

Disease Control Products for Fruit Trees

Evaluating Pecan Problems

Home Fruit Production Pecans

Texas Walnuts

Rabbiteye Blueberry Production in Texas

 

Composting Principles:

Composting for Kids

USDA Composting Backyard Conservation

Compost Brings Life

Recycling Leaves

Earth Kind Compost

Don't Bag It Leaf management Plan

Composting Introduction

Composting Chapter 1

Composting Chapter 2

Composting Chapter 3

Composting Chapter 4

Composting Chapter 5

Composting Chapter 6

 

Insect and Disease Control:

Beneficial Insects

Entomosporium Leaf Spot of Photinia and Indian Hawthorn

Oak Canker Disease - Hypoxylon

Vegetable Disease Control Products

Lantana and Verbena Problems

Leafspot Red Tip Photinia

Plant Disease Control

Controlling Grasshoppers

Insects in the Vegetable Garden

Fall Webworm

Defoliation of Oak Trees

Insect Control Around the Home

 

Weed Control:

Going Nuts Over Nutsedge

How to Control Sandburs in Lawns

 

Anything to Do With Roses:

Earth Kind Roses Brochure

Common Rose Diseases

Old Roses

 

Landscaping:

Earthwise Guide to Landscaping

Low Maintenence Landscaping Tips

Planting a Tree

Protecting Existing Landscape Trees from Construction

Favorite Xeriscape Plants

Hummingbird Gardening

Tree Planting Guide

 

Fertilizer:

Fertilizer Recommendations

 

Lawns:

Improving Turfgrass in the Shade

Lawncare

Lawn Problems

How to Select and Install Sod

Simple Steps in Lawn Care

Takeall Patch Disease in St Augustine

Turf Establishment

Turf Selection

Iron Chlorosis in Turfgrass

Turfgrass Fertilization

Lawn Maintenence Safety

Maintaining Bermuda Grass Lawns

Maintaining St. Augustine Grass Lawns

Spreader Calibration Lawns

Thatch Management

Weed Management in Lawns

White Grubs in Turf

 

 Rainwater Harvesting:

Rainwater Harvesting Manual

 

Water Gardening

Water Gardening