January Library Talk Resources
Our January Library Talk on Getting Your Garden Going included many resources. We could only offer a few of them at the welcome table. Here is a complete list of PDFs and Books to check out to begin planning your garden.
FREE PUBLICATIONS
Vertical Gardening Using Trellises, Stakes, and Cages SPES-450
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/HORT/HORT-189/SPES-450.pdf
Intensive Gardening Methods PUB 426-335
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-335/426-335.pdf
Sheet mulching — aka lasagna composting — builds soil, saves time
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/soil-compost/sheet-mulching-aka-lasagna-composting-builds-soil-saves-time
Vegetable Garden Planting Guide SPES-170
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-331/SPES-170.pdf
Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide: Recommended Planting Dates and Amounts to Plant
Comparison of Raised Bed Methods, Materials, and Costs SPES-425
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/spes/spes-425/spes-425.pdf
Container and Raised-Bed Gardening Vegetable Gardening in Containers PUB 426-020
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-020/426-020.pdf
Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook
https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/emgtraining/
BOOKS
The American Horticulture Society Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening – CONTAINER GARDENING
LASAGNA GARDENING – Home & Gardening Information Center (Aug. 29, 2019)
STRAW BALE GARDENS Complete. Cool Springs Press Joe Karsten
The Vegetable Container Gardener’s Container BIBLE by Edward C. Smith
