Cucumbers and Tomatoes from the garden, photo by Lucy Bradley
NC State Vegetable Gardening Resources
Index of NC State Extension Vegetable Publications
- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - VEGETABLES
- Extension Gardener Handbook: Vegetables. Organic Gardening
How to Grow Vegetables
- Beginner's Guide to Vegetable Gardening
- Calendars for Vegetable Planting
- Organic Gardening: NC Organic, Organic Crop Production
- Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crops Handbook
- The Vegetable Production Chart by Michigan State University How Much to Grow: includes feet of row per person and per family, for both fresh consumption and preservation.
- Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden
Recommended Vegetable Varieties
- Cornell Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners
- Review ratings by other gardeners in NC and add your own experience
- Growing Small Farms, Chatham County Extension
- NC Extension Master Gardener Disease Resistant Tomato Variety Trial
Pest Management in Vegetable Gardens
Gardening in Containers
Soil Testing
Cover Crops
Season Extension: shade in the summer, frost protection in winter
Food Safety
Home Food Preservation, Canning
Gardening with Children
- Grow For It (NC 4-H Gardening Site)
- Composting with Kids
- Vermicomposting with Kids
- Natural Learning Initiative Resources for Preschools
- USDA Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit Featuring My Plate
