Resources You Can Use to Start Your Own Food Garden

For information about the Solidarity Gardens CU initiative, how to volunteer, or how to request supplies, go to solidarity-gardens-cu.org, send an email to info@solidarity-gardens-cu.org, or call 847-306-9442.
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Planting Calendar for CU
- Fruit and Vegetable Resources
- Ten Steps to a Successful Garden
- Garden Problems and How to Control Them
- Tips on Growing Specific Vegetables
- Container Gardens--How to Select, Plant and Maintain
- Starting Seeds Indoors
WANT TO TALK DIRECTLY TO A PERSON?
- Champaign County Master Gardeners
- Fill out this webform
- The Urbana Free Library
- Send an email to reference@urbanafree.org or call 217-367-4057
PHYSICAL COLLECTION
EBOOKS- LIBBY
EBOOKS- HOOPLA
VIDEOS ON KANOPY
How to Grow Anything (6 videos, 199 minutes)
- Plan the Garden of Your Dreams
- Get the Right Plant for the Right Place
- Prepare Healthy Soil and Plant for Spring
- Design for Light, Water, and Microclimate
- Refresh Your Summer Garden
- Add New Color in Fall and Prep for Winter
The Science of Gardening (24 videos, 722 minutes)
- Garden Science: Weeding Out the Myths
- Site Analysis: Choosing the Right Spot
- Soil Analysis: What Makes Soil Great?
- Living Soils: Bacteria and Fungi
- Plant Selection: Native versus Non-Natives
- Plant Selection: Function and Form
- Plant Selection: Finding Quality Specimens
- Soil Preparation and Protection
- The Truth about Mulch
- Planting for Survival
- Aftercare for New Plants
- Plant Nutrition: Evidence-Based Fertilizing
- The Art and Science of Pruning
- Creating Safe Food Gardens
- Water-Wise Landscaping
- Diagnosing Diseases and Disasters
- Gardening CSI: Case Studies
- Integrated Pest Management
- Understanding Pesticides
- What to Do about Weeds
- What to Do about Insects
- What to Do about Herbivores
- Tackling Garden Myths and Misinformation
- Applied Garden Science: Success Stories