Our Collection of Garden Resources
Please browse the links below to learn more about organic gardening and related subjects. We are constantly updating our garden resources page as we find new information that pertains to our garden. If you know of a good source that we have not yet listed, please contact us so that we may review it for inclusion.
Starting and Saving Seeds
- Starting Seeds – overview with links
- Saving Seeds – overview with links
- Seeds: “Miracles in Tiny Packages”
- Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors (Mother Earth News)
- Starting Seeds Indoors (Organic Gardening)
- 14 Tips for Starting Your Own Seeds (Organic Gardening)
- Seed Starting Chart (Organic Gardening)
- Seed Starting Made Simple (Mother Earth News)
- Seed Starting Basics (Mother Earth News)
- Seed Starting Tips and Techniques (Farmer D Organics)
- Winter Sowing
- Advice on Ordering Seeds (Kitchen Gardeners International)
- Seed and Plant Finder (Mother Earth News)
- Basic Seed Saving (ISSI)
- Seed Saving Instructions by Plant Type (SSE)
- Saving Tomato Seeds (HPCG)
- Sources of Organic and Untreated Non-GMO Seeds
- Safe [GM-free] Seed Resource List
- Expected Life of Vegetable Seed
General Gardening
- Water: How Much and How Often? (HPCG)
- Gardening in the Southeast Blog (Mother Earth News)
- Growing Garlic (HPCG)
- Garlic & Perennial Onion Growing Guide (SESE)
- Companion Planting (Mother Earth News)
- Plant Companions
- Crop Rotation (HPCG)
- Growing Fall Broccoli (HPCG)
- The Beauty and Bounty of Blueberries (HPCG)
- Growing Vegetables Organically (UGA CAES)
- Organic Gardening, Overview (HPCG)
- Sustainable Agriculture (ATTRA)
- Succession Planting (Organic Gardening)
- Cover Crop Basics (Organic Gardening)
- Planting with Cover Crops (HPCG)
- Home Garden Blueberries (UGA CAES)
- Grafting Tomatoes (Mother Earth News)
- Nurturing and Transplanting Your Tomato Suckers (HPCG)
- Best Vegetables to Grow in the Shade (Mother Earth News)
- No-Dig Garden Beds (Organic Gardening)
- Notes from Bill Yoder’s Class on April 3 (HPCG)
- Winter Hoop House Design and Fabrication (HPCG)
- Plant Communities of the Georgia Piedmont (GNPS)
Planting Charts and Calendars
- Vegetable Planting Guide (Hastings)
- Indoor Spring Edible Sowing Guide (Botanical Interests)
- Indoor Spring Ornamental Sowing Guide (Botanical Interests)
- Outdoor Spring Edible Sowing Guide (Botanical Interests)
- Outdoor Spring Ornamental Sowing Guide (Botanical Interests)
- Late Summer/Fall Sowing Guide (Botanical Interests)
- Fall Vegetable Gardening (Hastings)
- Planting Calendar (Georgia Organics)
- Vegetable Garden Calendar (UGA CAES)
- Vegetable Planting Chart (UGA CAES)
- Summer Sowings
- Second Chance Plants
Harvesting
- When to Harvest Vegetables (UGA CAES)
- Picking at the Peak (Organic Gardening)
- Harvesting and Storing Your Vegetables (Hastings)
- Georgia Harvest Calendar (Georgia Farm Bureau)
Cooking and Preserving
- Cucumber Recipes
- Tomato Recipes
- Okra Recipes
- Eggplant Recipes
- Escarole Recipes
- Malabar Spinach
- Radish and Beet Recipes
- Radish Top Soup
- Oven-roasted Tomatoes
- Zucchini “Apple” Pie
- Basil Banana Pepper Jelly
- Freezing Basics
- Home Canning Basics
- Tips for Preserving Basil
- What to Store in a Root Cellar
- Garlicky Green Beans
- Recipes from Georgia Chefs
- Freezer Jam Recipes
- Preserving Herbs (HPCG)
Composting and Soil
- Composting Overview (HPCG)
- Composting 101 (Organic Gardening)
- Making Compost (video) (Fine Gardening)
- Compost Ingredients (Organic Gardening)
- Composting Q&A (Organic Gardening)
- Compost and Fertile Soil Building (Mother Earth News)
- Getting the Dirt on Soil (Hastings)
- 10 Easy Soil Tests (Organic Gardening)
- Soil Testing (HPCG)
- How to Get an Accurate Soil Test
- Soil Testing
- Soil Testing in Georgia
- DeKalb County Extension Office Soil Testing
Disease and Pest Control
- Good Bugs (HPCG)
- Bad Bugs (HPCG)
- Early Blight on Tomatoes (HPCG)
- Tomato Hornworms (HPCG)
- Squash Vine Borer (HPCG)
- Squash Bug (HPCG)
- Spotted Cucumber Beetle (HPCG)
- Mexican Bean Beetle (HPCG)
- Nematodes – Friend or Foe? (Organic Gardening)
- Organic Garden Pest Control (No Dig Vegetable Garden)
- Organic Pest Controls (HPCG)
- Organic Remedies for Garden Pests (Mother Earth News)
- Biological Control of Bean Beetles (HPCG)
- Gardens Alive