Fruits and berries
Bay Laurel Nursery, 2500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422; phone 805-466-3406; Web site www.baylaurelnursery.com. This nursery offers a good selection of apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, pears, and plums for the Southwest.
Burnt Ridge Nursery & Orchards Inc., 432 Burnt Ridge Rd., Onalaska, WA 98570; phone 360-985-2873; Web site www.burntridgenursery.com. Burnt Ridge specializes in unusual and disease-resistant trees, vines, and shrubs that produce edible nuts or fruits and Northwest natives.
Edible Landscaping, 361 Spirit Ridge Ln., Afton, VA 22920; phone 800-524-4156; Web site www.ediblelandscaping.com. Through Edible Landscaping, you can choose from a good selection of unusual fruits such as kiwi, fig, and citrus.
Indiana Berry & Plant Co., 5218 W. 500 S., Huntingburg, IN 47542; phone 800-295-2226; Web site indianaberry.com. At Indiana Berry, you can find varieties of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, asparagus, grapes, and other unusual berries.
Ison's Nursery & Vineyards, 6855 Newnan Rd., P.O. Box 190, Brooks, GA 30205; phone 800-733-0324; Web site www.isons.com. This company offers mucho muscadines (grapes for the southern U.S.) and dozens of other fruits, large and small.
Johnson Nursery, 1352 Big Creek Rd., Ellijay, GA 30536; phone 888-276-3187; Web site www.johnsonnursery.com. Johnson Nursery sells hardy and antique fruit trees as well as grapes, berries, persimmons, pomegranates, and supplies.
Just Fruits & Exotics, 30 St. Frances St., Crawfordville, FL 32327; phone 850-926-5644; Web site www.justfruitsandexotics.com. This company offers a good selection of tropical fruits, citrus, persimmon, and many other fruit varieties adapted to warm growing regions.
Miller Nurseries, 5060 West Lake Rd., Canandaigua, NY 14424; phone 800-836-9630; Web site www.millernurseries.com. Through Miller Nurseries, you can choose from a complete selection of fruiting plants, including many varieties of antique dwarf apples.
One Green World, 28696 S. Cramer Rd., Molalla, OR 97038; phone 877-353-4028; Web site www.onegreenworld.com. This company offers a wide selection of exotic fruits from around the world as well as native Northwest fruits, nuts, and berries.
Raintree Nursery, 391 Butts Rd., Morton, WA 98356; phone 360-496-6400; Web site www.raintreenursery.com. This nursery sells fruits, nuts, vines, berries, unusual edibles, and bamboo.
Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co., P.O. Box 1800, Louisiana, MO 63353; phone 800-325-4180; Web site www.starkbros.com. At Stark Bro's, choose from fruit trees, berries, and landscape plants.
Womacks Nursery, 2551 State Hwy. 6, De Leon, TX 76444; phone 254-893-6497; Web site www.womacknursery.com. This company specializes in fruit and pecan trees.
Tools and supplies
A. M. Leonard, Inc., 241 Fox Dr., P.O. Box 816, Piqua, OH 45356; phone 800-543-8955; Web site www.amleo.com. This company offers professional nursery and gardening supplies.
Arbico Organics, P.O. Box 8910, Tucson, AZ 85738; phone 800-827-2847; Web site www.arbico-organics.com. Through Arbico Organics, you can purchase beneficial insects and other environmentally friendly products for pest control.
Charley's Greenhouse Supply, 17979 State Rt. 536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273; phone 800-322-4707; Web site www.charleysgreenhouse.com. This company has a good listing of small greenhouses and greenhouse supplies.
Fungi Perfecti, P.O. Box 7634, Olympia, WA 98507; phone 800-780-9126; Web site www.fungi.com. This company offers a full line of mushroom-growing kits and supplies.
Gardener's Supply Company, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington, VT 05401; phone 888-833-1412; Web site www.gardeners.com. This supply company sells hundreds of innovative tools and products for gardeners.
Gardens Alive, 5100 Schenley Pl., Lawrenceburg, IN 47025; phone 513-354-1482; Web site www.gardensalive.com. A large supplier of organic pest control products.
Gempler's, P.O. Box 44993, Madison, WI 53744; phone 800-382-8473; Web site www.gemplers.com. Gempler's offers an extensive listing of tools and products for the professional and amateur gardener.
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery, 3244 Hwy. 116 North, Sebastopol, CA 95472; phone 707-823-9125; Web site www.harmonyfarm.com. For drip and sprinkler irrigation equipment, organic fertilizers, beneficial insects, power tools, and composting supplies, check out this supply company.
Hoop House Greenhouse Kits, P.O. Box 2430, Mashpee, MA 02649; phone 800-760-5192; Web site www.hoophouse.com. This company specializes in hoop house greenhouse kits for every level of gardener, from home hobbyists to professionals.
Hydrofarm, 2249 S. McDowell Ext., Petaluma, CA 94954; phone 800-634-9990; Web site www.hydrofarm.com. One of the largest selections of indoor growing lights and hydroponic supplies available.
Kinsman Company, P.O. Box 428, Pipersville, PA 18947; phone 800-733-4146; Web site www.kinsmangarden.com. This company offers gardening supplies and quality tools.
Lee Valley Tools Ltd., P.O. Box 1780, Ogdensburg, NY 13669; phone 800-871-8158; Web site www.leevalley.com. Lee Valley Tools sells quality tools and products for home gardeners.
Natural Gardening, P.O. Box 750776, Petaluma, CA 94975; phone 707-766-9303; Web site www.naturalgardening.com. This company offers organic gardening supplies, seeds, and transplants.
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply, P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945; phone 888-784-1722; Web site www.groworganic.com. Through this farm, you can choose from a large selection of organic gardening fertilizers, pest controls, cover crop seed, supplies, and quality tools.
Planet Natural, 1612 Gold Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715; phone 800-289-6656; Web site www.planetnatural.com. This company offers environmentally friendly products for your lawn, garden, or farm.
The Urban Farmer Store, 2833 Vicente St., San Francisco, CA 94116; phone 415-661-2204; Web site www.urbanfarmerstore.com. This store sells garden lighting, ponds, and drip irrigation supplies.
Walt Nicke Co., P.O. Box 433, Topsfield, MA 01983; phone 978-887-3388; Web site www.gardentalk.com. This company provides a good selection of fine and unusual gardening tools.
Worm's Way Garden Center, 7850 N. State Rd. 37, Bloomington, IN 47404; phone 800-274-9676; Web site www.wormsway.com. Worm's Way sells a wide variety of gardening supplies, including irrigation supplies, pest controls, organic fertilizers, and of course, worms for composting.
U.S. and Canadian Master Gardeners
The umbrella organization for all the regional master gardener programs is the International Master Gardener Committee (www.hort.purdue.edu/img/default.html). This committee disseminates information and helps organize international master gardener conferences. Individual state master gardener programs often have conferences, newsletters, and gatherings as well. Following is contact information for each state and participating province:
Alabama: Kerry Smith, www.aces.edu/mg
Alaska: June Riley, www.uaf.edu/ces/michele/program.html
Alberta: Devonia Botanic Garden, www.ales.ualberta.ca/devonian/master_gardener.cfm
Arizona: John Begeman, cals.arizona.edu/extension/mastergardener/index.html
Arkansas: Janet Carson, www.arhomeandgarden.org/master_gardener.htm
British Columbia: MG Coordinator, Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, www.bcmastergardeners.org
California: Pam Geisel, camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu
Colorado: Dave Whiting, cmg.colostate.edu
Connecticut: Leslie Alexander, www.ladybug.uconn.edu
Delaware: Susan Barton, ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/index.htm
District of Columbia: Sandy Farber, www.dc-urban-gardener-news.com
Florida: Tom Wichman, hort.ifas.ufl.edu/mg
Georgia: Marco T. Fonseca, www.caes.uga.edu/departments/hort/extension/mastergardener
Hawaii: Rhea Hubbard, www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc/master.asp
Idaho: Robert Tripepi, www.ag.uidaho.edu/mg
Illinois: Monica David, www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg
Indiana: Rosie Lerner, www.hort.purdue.edu/mg
Iowa: James Romer, www.mastergardener.iastate.edu
Kansas: Ward Upham, www.oznet.k-state.edu/hfrr/MG
Kentucky: Rick Durham, ces.ca.uky.edu/grayson/Master%20Gardener%20Association
Louisiana: Robert Souvestre, www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/master_gardener
Maine: Dick Brzozowski, www.umext.maine.edu/mgmaine/welcome.htm
Maryland: Robin Hessey, mastergardener.umd.edu
Massachusetts: www.wmassmastergardeners.org
Michigan: Mary McLellan, www.msue.msu.edu/mastergardener
Minnesota: Dr. Mary H. Meyer, www.mg.umn.edu
Mississippi: Dr. Lelia Scott Kelly, msucares.com/lawn/master_gardener/index.html
Missouri: Mary Kroening, www.mg.missouri.edu
Montana: Cheryl Moore-Gough, gardenguide.montana.edu/mgardener/mgardenerindex.asp
Nebraska: Anne Streich, mastergardener.unl.edu
Nevada: Kerrie B. Badertscher, www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/mastergardener
New Hampshire: Marcy Stanton, extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGMastGD.htm
New Jersey: Nicholas Polanin, njaes.rutgers.edu/mastergardeners
New Mexico: Curtis Smith, cahe.nmsu.edu/mastergardener
New York: Lori Bushway, www.gardening.cornell.edu/education/mgprogram
North Carolina: Erv Evans, www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/masgar
North Dakota: Ron Smith, www.ag.ndsu.edu/mg
Nova Scotia: www.atlanticmastergardeners.com
Ohio: Pam Bennett, mastergardener.osu.edu
Oklahoma: Davis Hillock, www.hortla.okstate.edu/hortla/mastergardener.htm
Ontario: Wendy Chrystian, www.mgoi.ca
Oregon: Gail Langellotto, extension.oregonstate.edu/mg
Pennsylvania: Ginger Pryor, horticulture.psu.edu/extension/mg
Rhode Island: Rosanne Sherry, www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc/ceoc_programs_mgp.html
Saskatchewan: Patricia Hanbidge, ccde.usask.ca/mastergardener
South Carolina: Tim Davis, www.clemson.edu/sandhill/page.htm?pageId=2303
South Dakota: Rhoda Burrows, hflp.sdstate.edu/mg/mgarden.htm
Tennessee: Beth Babbit, mastergardener.tennessee.edu
Texas: Douglas F. Welsh, aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/mastergd/index.html
Utah: Debbie Amundsen, utahmastergardeners.usu.edu/home/homeMain.htm
Vermont: Nancy M. Hulett, www.uvm.edu/mastergardener
Virginia: David D. Close, www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener
Washington: Tonie Fitzgerald, mastergardener.wsu.edu
West Virginia: John Jett, www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/master
Wisconsin: Susan E. Rice Mahr, www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener
Wyoming: Karen L. Panter, www.uwyo.edu/mstrgardener/info.asp?p=6258
Web Sites about Vegetables
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
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