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 | | | Gardening is one of Americans' favorite leisure activities. Use these resources to learn how to make your garden healthy, productive, and delicious. |
|  |  | California Rare Fruit Growers Home Page
California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Provides information on subtropical and tropical fruits. Fruit list provides cultural data for more than 700 individual fruits. Offers Q & A service and a list of member nurseries and fruit sources. |
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 | Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home (PDF|1886 KB)
Cornell Cooperative Extension.
This 104 page book covers site selection, soil preparation, planting, pruning and training, pest and disease management, and choosing varieties of tree fruits, grapes, and berries. |
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| Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
University of California. Department of Plant Sciences.
Information from almond and apple to strawberry and walnut. Covers insects and diseases, irrigation and nutrition, organic production, pesticides and alternatives, weather, soil, and more. |
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 | Fruits and Vegetables
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.
Topics include vegetables, fruit, nuts, home citrus culture, composting, container gardening, home preserving, specific crops, weed management, and many more. |
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| Growing Herbs: Selected Information Sources
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Lists and describes organizations, web sites, and publications about growing herbs, both commercially and in the garden. Provides a guide to seed and plant sources and an automatic search for herbs books in the NAL catalog. |
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 | Growing Vegetables in the Home Garden (PDF|30.6 MB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Though dating from 1986, this USDA bulletin discusses the site, soil, plan, seeds, planting, and care required for a vegetable garden. Includes information on specific vegetables. |
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 | Henriette's Herbal Homepage
Kress, H.
Gives information on growing, harvesting, gardening with, and using herbs. Also provides photographs, discussion forums, full text of classic herbal works, and extensive links. |
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| The Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop
Cooperative, including Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, University of Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers.
Gateway to hundreds of resources on growing fruit. Content includes information on pests, diseases, bees, cultivars, and research. Links to USDA's Appalachian Fruit Research Station. |
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 | The National Herb Garden
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Briefly describes the largest designed herb garden in North America. |
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 | Northwest Berry & Grape Information Network
Cooperative of Oregon State, University of Idaho, Washington State University, and USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
For grapes and all types of berries, provides growing guides, fact sheets, and information on commercial production. |
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 | Vegetable MD Online
Cornell University. Department of Plant Pathology.
Provides access to the many Vegetable Disease Fact Sheets produced over the years by Media Services at Cornell. Includes color photos which are helpful for disease diagnosis. |
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| Vegetable Research and Information Center
University of California. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Provides a nationally-recognized source of research and information in support of the vegetable industry. Includes information geared toward the commercial grower and also the home gardener. |
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| Vegetables of the World Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden. Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
Provides information about less common vegetables such as ginger, Asian greens, radicchio, etc. Tells how to use plants in the garden and in cooking. Includes contacts for seeds or stock. |
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