Lead in Home Garden Soil
Lead in garden soil can pose health risks to gardeners and to those who eat the garden’s produce. Here’s how to reduce contamination and submit samples for analysis.
Site Selection & Preparation
El plomo en la tierrade huertas domésticas
El plomo en la tierra o huerta puede presentar riesgos de salud para los horticultores y para las personas que comen los productos de esa huerta.
Sampling Garden Soils and Turf Areas for Testing
Save money and protect the environment by having your soil tested before applying lime and fertilizer. This concise publication tells you when and how to sample and where to send it for testing.
Beginning Vegetable Garden Basics: Site Selection and Soil Preparation
Starting a vegetable garden may seem overwhelming to a first-time gardener, but it can be quite easy. This fact sheet focuses on how gardeners can select and prepare their garden site to ensure success.
Reducing Soil pH
Proper soil pH allows plants to efficiently take up nutrients. Learn how to reduce high soil pH in this factsheet.
Growing Vegetables at Home: Questions and Answers
Here are answers to the questions gardeners ask most often about growing vegetables. From asparagus to watercress, this guide covers over 50 vegetables plus other basic gardening topics.
Growing Vegetables in Containers
This article provides practical tips on growing plants in containers. With a few tips, growing plants in containers can be easy!
Safely Using Manure in the Garden
Manure can be a valuable soil additive, but can also contain bacteria that can contaminate vegetables and cause human disease if not composted properly. Learn how to use manure safely here.
Using Cover Crops and Green Manures in the Home Vegetable Garden
Cover crops are plants grown to improve soil structure and fertility, reduce weeds, and provide habitat for beneficial insects. Learn about growing cover crops in your garden in this factsheet.
Raised Beds and Containers for Community Gardens
Above-ground gardening offers access for gardeners of all ages and abilities. This publication highlights key considerations for raised beds and containers, including construction, selection, soil, planting, and irrigation.
The Vegetable Garden
This detailed publication covers all the fundamentals of vegetable gardening, including plant selection, management and harvesting, to help home gardeners be successful.
Starting a Community Garden—How to Put Your Plot on the Path to Success
Learn how to determine what type of community garden to build, identify resources and tools, manage volunteers, educate gardeners and forge community connections in this publication.
