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General Info

www.MotherEarthNews.com - a wealth of information on all kinds of subjects from the urban to the rural

Ventura Produce Cooperative - a free neighborhood produce cooperative in Ventura

What To Plant Now: Southwest - a good month-by-month approach to what seedlings to plant in your garden, from Mother Earth News

Four Season Growing: Planting for Fall - from Seeds of Change's information section

Identifying Plant Nutrient Deficiencies - basic information on nutrient-based plant issues and sources to correct them

Manage and Identify Pests - from the U.C. Davis Extension office; a very thorough garden encyclopedia and full of helpful pictures for identifying. My new favorite for figuring out any issues that come up in our garden and greenhouse.

Fall's Arrival Doesn't Spoil A Vegetable Garden - good fall garden inspiration 

Plant Now For Fresh Fall Garden Produce - based out of Mississippi, but still relevant fall gardening information

The Fall Vegetable Garden - from Purdue University; good information on prep for fall garden and a nice chart about the hardiness of fall plants

Permaculture Institute

Permaculture Portal

Permaculture Landing at Seeds of Change

 

 

Preservation

Ball's Guide to Preserving

National Center for Home Food Preservation

Sunset's Guide to Canning Fruits and Vegetables

Hobby Farm's Guide to Canning Fruits and Vegetables

 

Seed Saving

Saving Seeds - from Mother Earth Magazine, a long but thorough article on seed saving basics

Collecting and Storing Seeds From Your Garden

Saving Seeds Successfully

Seed Saving - from About.com

Seed Saving Procedures - great intensive information, including access to videos, if you get really into it

 

Composting

What Not To Compost - good site about what to compost and what NOT to compost.

Compost A to Z - from Gaiam Life, a pretty thorough site on composting

Composting 101 - a simple guide to composting

 

Rain Gardens

Rain Garden Network

Rain Garden Design Templates 

The Smaller Rain Garden -  an example of a rain garden installation and growth

Rain Garden PDF - from Alabama Cooperative Extension Services, but still relevant and a downloadable PDF

 

 

Tip of the Month:  To lessen the chance that  your plants will accidentally cross-breed, make sure to put plant families (i.e. Brassica, Cucurbit, Solanum) one or two crops apart from each other (to see a good table, click here)