Your State's
Cooperative Extension Service:
A Gardener's most valuable resource!!
What is it and what can it do for me?
Extension services provide a wealth of free (or very inexpensive) information for the home gardener. The best part is that each state has a county office which may be just down the road from you! They provide information which is specific to your location on everything from lawn maintenance, the best varieties to grow in your area, flowers, trees, vegetable planting dates, composting, pest control, soil testing and soil amendments to name a few. (Did you know you can have a lab test your soil often times for less than the cost of a store kit?) And here are even more sources for state soil testing information.
Check out your state's Cooperative Extension Service Website and check out the "horticulture" and "home gardening" sections. The information you've been looking for may not be far from you. In most cases, printed publications are available free for you to download, pick up from your local office, and in most cases, they will send you the information for free if you need to know something specific. Or just call them and ask your question, most of them have a free hotline to answer any questions you might have.
To find them, check the web sites below for links to your county or look under the "County" section of your phone book.
For additional sources, check the bottom of this page. Also, check out where fresh local garden produce can be found near you by supporting your local farmers at the Farmers Market nearest you.
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Vegetable Research and Information Center
Gardening
By County
Planting times for Sonoma County(PDF)
Publications
Gardening
Fruits and Vegetables Publications
University of Connecticut Plant Database
Soil Testing
Home & Garden Education Center
Horticulture Fact Sheets Online
Connecticut Gardens
Publications
Garden Crops
Florida Institute of Food and Sciences
Florida Gardening
Soil Testing
County Offices
Publications
Vegetable info
Georgia Native Plant Society
Georgia Perennial Plant Association
Middle Georgia Rose Society
Georgia Botanical Society
Georgia Gourd Society
The Georgia Hosta Society
Garden Club of GA
More for Georgia
Publications
Publications
Garden Publications
Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News
Horticulture Solutions
Horticulture Solutions lawn care, fruits and vegetables, insects, seasonal issues, and also offers an ask an expert area about any of these topics
Gardener's Monthly Checklist for Peoria County
Publications
Gardening
Publications
Indiana Fall Vegtable Gardening(PDF)
Horticulture
Iowa State Horticulture & Home Pest News
Publications
Publications
Horticulture
Lousiana Lawn and Garden
Publications
Home, Garden and Backyard
Vegetable Varieties for Maine
Publications
Home and Garden Information Center
Gardener Resources
Soil Testing
Soil Testing
County Offices
Publications
More
Suggested vegetable varieties for Minnesota
Gardening and Commercial Horticulture
Vegetables
Lawns and Gardens
Vegetables
Home Gardening
Harvesting the Garden
Horticulture Publications
Vegetables
Home and Garden
Vegetables
Missouri Environment Garden Newsletter
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Plants
Missouri Native Plant Society
Center for Plant Conservation in St. Louis.
Grow Native!
Missouri Flora Website
Missouri Wildflowers
Missouri Prairie Foundation
Missouri Alternatives Center Library
Mid-Missouri Wild Ones
Shrubs And Woody Vines Of Missouri
Missouri Botanical Garden Press
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Lawn and Garden
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plants
Lawn and Garden
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Visit your County Web Site
Department of Horticulture: Gardening Resources
First Frost Dates
Vegetables: Resources for commercial growers
Home Gardening
Garden Resource Center For Northern NY
Seed Starting in NY
Average freeze dates
Guides including vegetable planting guides
Gardening
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Resources
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Agriculture
Publications
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Oklahoma Fall Planting Calendar (PDF)
By County
Eastern Oregon Vegetable Garden Guide(PDF)
Publications
Collecting and Storing Seeds from Your Garden
Monthly Garden Calender
Publications
Horticulture
Vegetables
Vegetable Publications
Select your County and click on horticulture
Gardening Publications
Vegetable planting dates
Gardening Fact Sheets
Vegetables, Fruits & Nuts
Heirloom Vegetables
Publications
Yard and Garden
Horticulture
Vegetable Guides, Planting Dates
Vegetable Resources
Vegetable Grower's Handbook, Web Edition
Texas Home Gardening Guide
Garden and Yards
Publications
Vegetables
Planting Guide
Vegetable Planting Dates
Publications
Horticulture and Gardening
Home Gardening
Suggested Commercial Vegetable Varieties
Gardening
Publications
Vegetable Planting Guide(PDF)
Vegetables in Wyoming (PDF)
A searchable database of high quality images featuring Ornamental plants, Turf, Plant Diseases, and Insects.
Guides for answering plant-related questions from 46 different universities and government institutions across the United States and Canada. Over 59,000 pages of Extension fact sheets and bulletins provide a concentrated source of plant-related information.
Find answers to your Gardening Questions on a wide range of topics
A dynamic, online, searchable resource. This site represents the work of Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station professionals at Land Grant and Sea Grant universities throughout the United States.
NAL is a major international source for agriculture and related information. This Web site provides access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions. Part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NAL is one of four National Libraries in the United States.Ê
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03/28/03
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