Growers’ Guide
Connect with the resources that best fit your needs!
New Gardeners
Welcome!
We are so excited you are here! Gardening can be as easy or as complicated as you want it to be. Check out these resources for getting started. Don’t forget to have fun!
“There are no mistakes in gardening, only experiments” ~ Janet Kilburn Phillips
Crop Production
Seasoned Cultivators
Hey Gardener!
We hope you can find some useful information here for your garden adventures. We know there is always something new to learn about the art of gardening. These are the resources we know and trust. If you have additional resources to share, contact us at finlouisville@gmail.com.
“All gardeners know better than other gardeners” ~ Chinese Proverb
Crop Production
UK Home Vegetable Growers Resource Page
Intensive Production Techniques
Soils
University of Maryland Extension: Soil Amendments & Fertilizers
Fruit Production
VCASFS Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
Pests
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education: Pest Management
Advocates
Agriculture Experts
Hi farmer/gardener extraordinaire!
Welcome to our resources page for agricultural experts. If you want to dig a little deeper in your knowledge of agriculture, these are the resources we know and trust. If you have additional resources to share, please contact us finlouisville@gmail.com.
“To most people this is just dirt, to a farmer this is potential” ~ Someone once said somewhere
Pests
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education: Pest Management
Crop Production
uK Commercial Horticulture Homepage
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Crop Production
The Lean Farm, Small-Scale Intensive Production for Maximum Profit
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Business
The Carrot Project Webinar Series
Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development
Soils
Advocates
Vegetable Directory
Here are some articles and growing tips for vegetables you might grow in Kentucky. They are sorted alphabetically, but you can also search for a crop by pressing the CONTROL key and the F key at the same time on your keyboard and use the search field to type in plant names that you’d like to find.
Do you have a favorite resource for a certain crop? Email us at finlouisville@gmail.com!
Vegetables in Kentucky
Vegetable Cultivars for Kentucky Gardens (University of Kentucky)
Basil
Growing, Harvesting and Using Basil (Mother Earth News)
Cole Crops & Brassicas
Cole Crops and Other Brassicas: Organic Production (ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture)
Garlic
A Guide to Garlic Varieties (Storey)
Onions
Onions for the Garden & Good Health (Eco-Farming Daily)
Peppers
Growing Peppers 101: Know More and Grow Better (Mother Earth News)
Pumpkins
Organic Pumpkin and Winter Squash Marketing and Production (ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture)
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potato: Organic Production (ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture)
Check out even more resources in our Resource Library