The following sites offer a broad spectrum of general gardening information and links. (Check out additional sites for specific topics in the upcoming sections.)

Backyard Gardener
(
www.backyardgardener.com/veg
): Extensive garden encyclopedia, blogs, articles, and links about many aspects of gardening. Special sections on tomatoes and vegetable gardening.

Dave's Garden
(
davesgarden.com
): Articles, videos, and more than 200 discussion forums on all aspects of gardening. The site's Garden Watchdog gives customer feedback on many gardening companies.

Garden California
(
www.geocities.com/~jimclatfelter
): A detailed monthly calendar of gardening chores for Californian gardeners. The site also has links to other sites.

Garden Guides
(
www.gardenguides.com
): This site provides good information on vegetable and herb gardening and descriptions of and links to selected Internet gardening sites, Web pages, garden forums, and discussion groups.

Kitchen Gardeners International
(
kitchengardeners.org
): This Web site is devoted to growing and eating good food. It has articles, blogs, video, and information on kitchen gardening from around the world.

National Gardening Association
(
www.garden.org
): My personal favorite (but, of course, I work at the NGA)! Look to this site for everything from the largest national association of home gardeners, free regional report e-newsletters, gardening information for kids, applications for garden grants, and more.

USDA Gardening Page
(
www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=GARDENING&parentnav=CONSUMER_CITIZEN&navtype=RT
): This site has multiple sections, including a horticultural solutions section, lawn and garden care, a hardiness zone map, and more.

Veggie Gardening Tips
(
www.veggiegardeningtips.com
): Gardening tips and techniques on growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs.

Weekend Gardener
(
www.weekendgardener.net
): A site dedicated to all aspects of gardening, including seed starting. The site features videos, blogs, and lots of how-to information.

State sites

Many state Cooperative Extension Service offices have great information on home vegetable gardening. Here are some of my favorites:

Ohio State University:
extension.osu.edu/lawn_and_garden/vegetables_herbs.php

Oregon State University:
extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/ec/ec871.pdf

Purdue University:
www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/garden_pubs.html#Vegetables

Texas A & M University:
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/TCEHomeVegFruitNut.html

University of Arizona:
ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/vegetable/index.html

University of California:
anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/HomeVegetableGardening

University of Florida:
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Vegetable_Gardening

University of Illinois:
web.extension.uiuc.edu/vegguide

University of Maryland:
www.hgic.umd.edu/content/onlinepublications.cfm#Vegetable%20and%20Herb%20Gardening

Cyber veggies

The following Web sites have information just on the specific vegetables mentioned. Some are company sponsored (such as Peas.org), some are organizations (such as the Leafy Greens Council), and others are just personal sites (such as B's Cucumber Page). Many have great links to other sites as well. The following list is only the beginning, but if you have a favorite vegetable and need to know more. . . .

Beans:
Green Beans n'More,
www.greenbeansnmore.com

Cabbage:
The Cabbage Page,
discworld.imaginary.com/lpc/links/cabbage

Carrots:
The World Carrot Museum,
www.carrotmuseum.co.uk

Cucumbers:
B's Cucumber Page,
www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucumbers/info.html

Garlic:
Garlic Central,
www.garlic-central.com

Greens:
Leafy Greens Council,
www.leafy-greens.org

Peas:
Peas.org,
www.peas.org

Peppers:
How to Grow Hot Peppers,
howtogrowhotpeppers.com

Potatoes:
The Potato Museum,
www.potatomuseum.com

Pumpkins:
World Class Giant Pumpkins,
www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp

Tomatoes:
Growing Big Tomatoes,
www.njtomato.com/indice.htm
; Power Tomatoes,
www.ars.usda.gov/is/tom
; and On-Line Tomato Vine,
www.kdcomm.net/~tomato

BOOK: Vegetable Gardening