Yard & Garden

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Season Extension
Extend growing seasons in New Mexico with high tunnel construction.

Irrigation Management

Drought Resources
Publications to assist New Mexico's ranchers, farmers, and homeowners cope with our current extreme drought conditions.

Urban / Small Farm Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
A website dedicated to providing information on managing pests in the urban and small farm environments of New Mexico.

Bernalillo County Extension Master Composter Program
Provides basic composting classes for the general public and trains volunteers to teach these classes.

Desert Blooms
A collection of NMSU's Extension and research resources to help you learn how to use your resources to create the ideal garden or landscape environment perfectly suited to your lifestyle.

Southwest Yard & Garden Columns
Weekly column, written by Marisa Thompson, Extension horticulture specialist, that addresses garden and landscape questions.

Melon Patch Columns
Gardening columns

Low Water-Use Landscape Plants for the Southwest

Chile Pepper Institute
Research based information for growers, processors and anyone wanting to learn about chile peppers.

Plant Diagnostic Clinic
Services include analysis of plant material for plant pathogens and environmental stresses as well as suggesting appropriate control measures when available.

Soil, Water, and Agricultural Testing

New Mexico Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners assist their local Cooperative Extension Service office in providing accurate, research-based gardening information to county residents.

Pesticide Safety Education Program