General Info

Container gardening North Carolina State U. Great info on growing a few vegetables in containers.  For the patio garden or those with limited space. Best things to try. 

Cornell Cooperative Extension   Fact sheet on diseases that commonly affects vegetables and herbs.

 Growing Vegetables U. Of Wisconsin Extension  Great info on some basic vegetable crops,  growing tips and problems.

Growing vegetables in the home garden from the USDA    Great basic info on choosing a site and preparing soil... and info on specific crops.  Lots of pages here. 

Guide to common vegetables  From The Singapore Science Centre Homepage. Good basic reference with pictures and brief info on 'wet crops'  ie. cabbage, lettuce, radish, potatoes, etc. If you want to know the Chinese name for your common veggies... that's here too.

Horticulture Solution Series,  U. Of Illinois. Nice list of specific Vegetable info and good info on composting specific vegetable crops. 

Organic Gardening  You know, the magazine people. This is a link to their Organic Gardening basics. How to set up your organic garden. 

Strawberry Fact Page http://www.jamm.com/strawberry/facts.html  Everything you always wanted to know about strawberries. Lots of links to strawberry info, some fun stuff too.

Unusual Vegetables  Reprint of Rodale article.  Good info on strange veggies. 

USDA Vegetable Lab Homepage   On line copy of Agricultural Research Magazine. side bar features some brief veggie facts and a nice feature for Kids Sci-4-Kids.

Vegetables  from U. of Saskatchewan   Nice info on harvesting vegetables... you gotta pick 'em after you grow 'em.

Vegetable Crop Info. U. Of California at Davis,   Very detailed information.  Technical info on growing crops in CA.  But click on the Home Garden information to view PDF documents with very detailed info. that farmers and home owners alike may benefit from.   

Vegetable Crop Menu/Pests U. Of Kentucky. Pesitcide reccommendations for veg. crops and tips on beneficial insect use.  

Veg Net Ohio State U.  Good info on vegetable crop problems.  Research results on new varieties. Nice library on problems.

Watch your garden grow, U of Illinois  Great basic and useful info on a wide range of vegetables. 

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