Virginia Cooperative Extension-Prince William

Environment and Natural Resources Publications

Looking for publications on lawn care, general horticulture, insects, plant diseases, water quality and the environment? The Environment and Natural Resources team of Virginia Cooperative Extension provides these links for your convenience. Most of our Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tech publications can now be found on the Internet. We suggest viewing and printing the PDF version of a publication, when available.

Links to Virginia Cooperative Extension publications

Gardening Topics
Growing Fruits and Vegetables
Pest Management Guide - Home, Grounds and Animals 
Pest Management Guide - Field Crops 
Pest Management Guide - Forest Crops

Publications on General Gardening Topics:

Publications on Insects and Plant Diseases:

Entomology Fact Sheets	Plant Disease Fact Sheets
Japanese Beetles	VT Insect ID Laboratory

Publications on Lawn Care, Turf Grass, and Soil Testing:

• 2008-09 Turfgrass Variety recommendations
• VT Turfgrass Publications
• Our popular Turf Care Calendar is now available for download.
• Three Options for Fall Lawn Renovation
• Lawn Best Management Practices
• Simple Lawn Care Schedule by the Holidays
• Mulch Out, Not Up

Weed Identification resources

Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide - identification of grasses and photos of weeds common to pastures, roadsides, lawns, and gardens

Virginia Tech Turf Weeds page - weeds common to lawns, with and identification key

Turf and Garden Podcasts

Virginia Tech Turf and Garden Podcasts

Publications on Trees and Shrubs:

Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar
Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar
Shrub Pruning Calendar
Trees Native to Virginia

Publications on Water Quality (including well and septic):

VT Information Resources for Water Quality

General Information on VCE Programs (Web Sites):

Master Gardener Volunteer Program Info (State)
Virginia Cooperative Extension Web Site
Virginia Cooperative Extension - Prince William County Office 
Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District 

Pesticide Information:

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services