Nutritive Value of FoodsDESERT GARDENING

Publications, Articles and links about Gardening

2009 All America Selection Winners
All America Selection Winners Home Page

Recommended Online Seed and Garden Supply Catalogs

A. M. Leonard Gardener's Edge
Dixondale Farms
Drip Works
Filaree Farms (Garlic)
Gourmet Garlic Gardens
Home Harvest Garden Supply
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
Plants of the Southwest
Purcell Mountain Farms
Ronniger Potato Farm, LLC
South Road Garlic Farm
Territorial Seed Company
Tomato Growers Supply
 

Sites for Heirloom or Open-Pollinated Seeds

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
▪ FEDCO Co-op Garden Supply
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Native Seeds/SEARCH
Nichols Garden Nursery
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
Seeds of Change
Seed Savers Exchange
 

Other Online Seed Catalogs

▪ Burpee
Park's Seeds
Pinetree Seeds

 

 

Botanical Gardens, Parks, Museums

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Chiricahua National Monument
Glendale Xeriscape  Garden
Organ Pipe National Monument
Desert Botanical Garden
Saguaro National Park
Tucson Botanical Garden

 

Arizona CES - Sites, Articles and Publications

Ask a Master Gardener
Southwestern Desert Gardening
Maricopa County Home
Page
Maricopa County Monthly Guide
T. Mikel Newspaper Columns
J. Begeman Newspaper Columns
Jeff Schalau Newspaper  Articles

Cochise County's Gardening
Pima County Arid Plant List

 

Links to Other Gardening Publications and Information Sites

·     California: University of California Integrated Pest Management

·     Pests of Commercial Agriculture & Horticulture

·     Pests of Home Landscapes

·     Beneficial Insect Photo Gallery

·     Insect Pest Identification

·     Weed Photo Gallery

·     Turf Identification Key
·     Gardening & Horticulture in Denver
·     Colorado State University Gardening Publications

·     Conserving Water in and Around Your Home

·     Florida: University of Florida Electronic Data Information Source

·     Insects, Plant Diseases, Pesticides, and Weeds

·     Lawns and Landscapes (including Ornamental Plants)

·     Georgia: University of Georgia Horticulture Publications

·     Illinois: University of Illinois Horticulture Solutions Series

·     Indiana: Purdue University Consumer Horticulture

·     Iowa State University Plant Disease Clinic

·     Nebraska Horticulture Resources

·     Nevada: Master Gardeners (geared for High Desert)

·     New Mexico State University: Yard & Garden

·     North Carolina State University Home Gardening Leaflets

·     Ohio State University: Horticulture and Crop Science in a Virtual Perspective

·     Ohio State University Yard and Garden

·     Oregon State University Plant Disease Control
 ▪ Purdue Extension

·     Texas A&M University Horticulture Program

·     Texas Plant Disease Handbook

·     Washington State University - Gardening in Western Washington

 

 

Articles, PubLICATIONS and Tips

 U of A Hort. Pubs. for Maricopa County

Citrus and Deciduous Fruit (MG Journal Special Supplement)

Citrus
Desert-Adapted or Native Plants
Disease
Design
Fire
Flowers
Fruits & Nuts
House Plants
Insects & Pests
Lawn
Miscellaneous
Ornamentals
Soils and Water
Vegetables
Weather
Weeds

 USDA H&G Pub. 72, Nutritive Value of Foods

Links to Online Gardening Books and Manuals

E-Book: Gardening in the Sun

▪ Master Gardener Manuals
     ▪ Arizona 
     ▪
illinois 
     ▪ Missouri 
     ▪ New Mexico
     ▪ Ohio 

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More Articles and Publications,

Cacti and Succulents

Cactus Culture

Citrus

MC8 Recover Neglected  Trees
▪ MC91 Fertilizing Citrus Chart
Alteneria Rot

Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB)
Citrus Disease Handbook (TAMU)
Citrus in the Home Landscape - TAMU
Citrus Management Q & A (UC Davis)
Citrus Nematode
Citrus Pest & Disease Mgmt (UFL)
Citrus Pest Mgmt (UC Davis)
Citrus Problems (UFL)
Florida Citrus Quarantine, TAMU
Florida Citrus Quarantine, UofA
G
rowing Citrus- IFAS Extension
Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening)
Lemon Heartwood Rot
Orange Nutrient Content
Phytophthora foot rot or gummosis
Sooty Canker
UCDavis_Q&A_to_Citrus_mgmnt_2489
Diseases

Container Vegetable Gardening

Container Plants & Patio Gardening
Container Vegetable Gardening, Cathy
Container Vegetable Gardening, osu
Container Vegetable Gardening, iastate
Vegetable Gardening In Containers, tamu





Diseases

 

Flowers

▪ AZ1100 Flower&Bedding Plant Table
Bulbs For Spring Bloom

Deciduous Fruit

MC59 Backyard Grapes
MC66 Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees
Q276 Growing Grapes at Home
▪ Q303 Pecans
Grape Crown Gall
Grape Powdery Midew
Grape Pierce's Disease
Grape Root Knot Nematode
Olive Ganodermaa Root Rot
Olive Verticillium Wilt
Olive Root Knot Nematode
Pecan Mistletoe

Pecan Cotton (Texas) root rot
Pecan Inonotus heartrot
Pecan  Powdery mildew

Pistachio Cotton (Texas) root rot
Pistachio Verticillium wilt
Pistachio Septoria leaf spot
Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees
Pruning Trees When

Insects - Beneficial

Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees
 

Judging

Criteria
Show Schedule

Irrigation

Drip Irrigation Guidelines, AMWUA  (1.5 MB PDF)
Irrigating Desert Landscapes
▪ Irrigation Guidelines Tables,  AMWUA
Landscape Water Use, Rymer

Landscapes & Maintenance

Arid Zone Trees (AZT)
Cold Hardiness
Landscape Plants for the AZ Desert (AMWUA)
Plant List - MSWN
▪ Trees-Pruning for Freeze Damage
Trees-Shrubs, When to Prune Cathy
Trees-Shrubs, When to Prune Pat Greer

Palms

▪ AZ1021.htm Landscape Palms
▪ Publ 8330 Growing & Processing Dates

 

Pests - Diseases

Ash Ganoderma
Oleander Leaf Scorch
Oleander Leaf Scorch
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

 

Pests - Insects

Blister Beetle

Pests - Vertebrates

Pocket Gopher Control
Rabbits, Repelling & Resistant Plants
 

Propagation

Air Layering
Growing Transplants from Seeds
▪ MT199905 Saving Garden Seeds
Seed Propagation in the Winter

Roses

Trees and Shrubs

          ▪ ANA Specs For Boxed Trees
          ▪ Horticultural Myths
          ▪ Listing of Desert Trees & Shrubs (M. Irish)
          ▪ Oleander Substitutes

         

Turf

           ▪ West Coast Turf
           ▪ Phoenix Daily Lawn Watering Guide

Seeds

How to Save Seeds

Soil & Fertilzer

▪ AZ1413 Using Gypsum
Compost: As I See It,
By R. K. Gross
Caliche, Coping With by Cathy Cromell
Manure Compost Compost (Health & Safety Issues)
Mulch - Cocoa Bean
Mulch - COIR
Soil Solarization Alabama Coop. Ext.
Symptoms of Nutrient Deficiencies
Nutrient Deficiency Guide

 

Vegetables

Asparagus in Home Gardens
Herb Planting Schedule
Herb Tips, AHA
Onion Growing Tips
Onion Planting Guide-Dixondale Farms
Melon Ripeness Tests
MC4-Vegetable Planting Guide
Peanuts
Peppers: Scoville Heat Ratings
Potatoes
Square Foot Garden - Plant Spacing
Superstitious Gardenins - Article
Superstitious Gardening - Moon Sign List
Sweet corn
Tomatoes - Seven Steps
Tomato Diseases and Problems
Tomato Problem Solver (TAMU)
Vegetable and Herb Planting Calendar
Vegetable Gardening
Winter Squash
 

Weather

AZMET
After the Freeze Recommendations

AHS Heat-Zone Finder
KFYI Weather Center for Phoenix
z USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone Finder

Weeds

An Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds
Dodder, Description
Dodder, Illustration