Resources for Urban Gardeners and Farmers

Conservation Practices for the Garden

• Intro to Cover Crops for Urban Gardens (HCSWCD)
• Plant rotation in the Garden Based on Plant Families (PennState Extension)Building Soil Organic Matter (SOM)
• Increasing Winter Soil Temperatures: How Gardeners Can Respond (HCSWCD)
• Organic Material that Can Be Used to Build a No-Till Garden (NRCS, Sheila O'Reilly)
• Basic No-Till Garden Recipe (NRCS, Sheila O'Reilly)

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Material Resources: Top Soil and Compost Resources

• Topsoil and Compost Sources and Costs within Hamilton County (HCSWCD)

Weed Management

• Identifying Seedlings (so that you don't pull them!) (HCSWCD)
• ​Introduction to Weed Management (HCSWCD)
• Deepening Our Appreciation of Poison Ivy, Identifying, and Eliminating (HCSWCD)
• Indicator Weeds and Weed Management (PowerPoint Presentation - HCSWCD - Updated 5/3/2017)
• Likely Indicator Weeds for Gardens of Hamilton County, IN (PDF - HCSWCD - Edition 1, Updated 5/3/2017)

Fruit and Vegetable Growing

• Indiana: Vegetable Planting Calendar (Urban Farmer)
• Containing Mint (HCSWCD)
• Grow Potatoes in a Bucket (The Great Grub Club)
• Beginners Guide to Growing Strawberries in Your Garden (HCSWCD)

Fruit and Vegetable Care​

• Peach Care (National Gardening Association)

Pest and Disease

• Brown Rot (caused by Monilinia fructicola) on Stone Fruits (Purdue Extension)
• Cytospora Canker of Stone Fruits - Care, planning, and removal (Penn State)
• Cytospora Canker (Fort Collins Tree Care)
• Identifying Caterpillars Eating Your Tomatoes
• Integrated Management of Strawberry Diseases (The Ohio State University)
• Managing Pests in Home Fruit Plantings (Purdue Extension, ID-146-W)
• Managing Pests with Healthy Soil (SARE)
• ​Organic Control of Tomato Hornworms
• About Insecticidal Soaps Link 1 and Link 2

Raised Beds

• Introduction to Raised Beds (HCSWCD)
• Components of a Raised Bed (HCSWCD)
• Wall Assembly and Fasteners for Raised Beds (HCSWCD)
• 18 Raised Bed Ideas (Notey.com)

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