Resources You Can Use to Start Your Own Food Garden
Created in part for Solidarity Gardens CU
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