NC State Vegetable Gardening Resources

• Index of NC State Extension Vegetable Publications
• Frequently Asked Questions - VEGETABLES

How to Grow Vegetables

• Beginner's Guide to Vegetable Gardening
• Calendars for Vegetable Planting
  • Eastern NC
  • Central NC
  • Western NC
• Organic Gardening:  NC Organic, Organic Crop Production
• Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crops Handbook
• Vegetable Varieties

How Much to Grow

• Vegetable Production Chart by Michigan State University, includes feet of row per person and per family, both for fresh consumpution and for preserving.

Pest Management in Vegetable Gardens

• Images of Insect Pests of Vegetables
• Disease Fact Sheets
• North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual

Gardening in Containers

• Container Gardens for Edibles
• Planting Calendar for Edible Container Gardens

Soils

• Soil Testing:  How To, NCDA&CS Information
• Cover Crops

• Season Extension:  shade in the summer, frost protection in winter

Food Safety

• Food Safety in the Garden
• Fresh Produce Safety

• Home Food Preservation, Canning

Gardening with Children

• Grow For It
• Composting with Kids
• Vermicomposting with Kids
• Natural Learning Initiative Resources for Preschools
  • Benefits of Gardening with Children

  • Children’s Vegetable Gardens: Introduction

  • Preschool Gardening Activity Guide
  • Resources
• USDA Grow It, Try It, Like It!  Nutrition Education Kit Featuring My Plate

• Asparagus
• Collards
• Kale