RESOURCES
Below you’ll find a list of resources from campusfarmers.org. Whether you’re trying to figure out which tools you need for your garden, or how much you should be watering your plants, we’ve got you covered.
Inground and Raised Bed Gardening
One Yard Revolution | Youtube Channel Entertaining and useful raised bed gardening tips and how tos
Cornell Cooperative Extension | How To Make A Raised Bed Garden
USDA | Agricultural Zone map
Garden Tower Project | Last Frost Date Chart
University of California | Tarp Solarization
Oregon State University | Harvesting Rainwater For Use in the Garden
Pennsylvania State University | Building and Operating a Home Garden Irrigation System
The Old Farmers Almanac | Watering Guide
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Growers Library
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Winter Cover Crops
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Tools and Supplies Library
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Garden planning tools.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Hardiness zones.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Guide to making compost.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Guide to controlling pests and disease using IPM
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Weed management basics
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Basic information on soil health
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Guide to Controlled Environment Growing
High Mowing | Resources Page
High Mowing | Controlling Japanese beetles
High Mowing | Fall soil amendments
High Mowing | Tomato blossom end drop
ATTRA | Publications
International Seed Saving Institute | Comprehensive guide to saving seeds
Book | The New Organic Grower: Eliot Coleman
Book | The Market Gardener: Jean Martin Fortier
Book | Four Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long by Elliot Coleman
Book | Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work Reissue Edition by Mel Bartholomew
Book | Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza
Container Gardening
Garden Know How | How Much and How Often to Water Outdoor Plants
USDA | USDA Agricultural Zone map
Garden Tower Project | Last Frost Date Chart
Seed Savers Exchange | Organic Container Gardening Guide
High Mowing | Growing Organic Microgreens
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Controlling pests and disease using IPM
Mother Earth News | Guide to Organic Container Gardening
Book | The Vegetable Gardener’s Container Bible by Edward C. Smith
Hydroponics and Aquaponics
USDA | Full resource page on Aquaponics
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Introduction to hydroponics
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Guide to hydroponic seed starting
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | Guide to pests and diseases in greenhouses/hydroponics operations
Book | DIY Hydroponic Gardens: How to Design and Build an Inexpensive System for Growing Plants in Water by Tyler Baras
Book | Aquaponic Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Vegetables and Fish Together by Sylvia Bernstein