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General Gardening Books
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From complete master gardener manuals to beginner guides, these books cover the basics of growing your own food and keeping a healthy garden. Pick one and start planting.
Comprehensive 394-page training manual covering plant science, soils, pest management, vegetables, fruits, and landscape design. Used by the Oklahoma Master Gardener program.
Beginner-friendly guide to organic vegetable, flower, and herb gardening. Covers weeds, soil, composting, and seasonal planning with clear illustrations.
Community gardening guide covering food security, nutrition, composting, and raised bed techniques. Practical resource for starting a neighborhood garden.
Grow your own vegetables with these step-by-step guides. They cover everything from soil preparation and composting to pest control and harvest, whether you have a backyard plot or a small container garden.
FAO self-instruction manual for family vegetable production. Covers plot planning, soil management, irrigation, pest control, and crop rotation across 269 pages.
Training course on sustainable vegetable production covering bag gardening, floating gardens, seed extraction, and grafting techniques for disease management.
Comprehensive guide from LSU covering garden sites, raised beds, container gardening, soils, fertility, irrigation, weed and pest management for home vegetable growers.
Compilation of 58 research-based fact sheets covering individual vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Each entry includes planting, care, and harvesting instructions.
Peace Corps manual on intensive vegetable gardening techniques for food security and income. Covers soil fertility, composting, irrigation, pest management, and marketing.
Practical guide to designing, planting, and maintaining herb gardens. Covers storing culinary herbs, drying techniques, seasonal herb care, and winter growing tips.
Extension guide covering herb garden design, propagation methods, companion herbs, container growing, and indoor herb gardens with detailed growing instructions.
Detailed guide to growing 15+ common herbs including basil, rosemary, thyme, and cilantro. Covers soil, light, water needs, and both ground and container production.
Extension guide covering herb culture, propagation, harvesting, and preservation. Includes detailed growing information for culinary and medicinal herbs.
Learn how to grow and care for flowers with these guides on floriculture and ornamental gardening. From choosing varieties to commercial production techniques.
Monthly planting guide organized by USDA hardiness zone. Covers 50+ popular flower varieties, annuals vs perennials, mulching, and troubleshooting common garden issues.
Professional floriculture production guide covering integrated pest management, greenhouse sanitation, biological and chemical pest control for commercial growers.
These handbooks cover the science behind plant cultivation. Ideal for students and serious growers who want to understand crops, soils, and plant biology.
Reference guide for establishing horticulture enterprises covering water management, climate requirements, crop selection, legislation, and business planning.
USDA manual on urban forestry covering site and tree selection, tree biology, dendrology, urban soils, and working with communities on tree management.
Professional tree climbing safety guide covering equipment, rope systems, hazard assessment, team coordination, and rescue procedures for forestry workers.
Best management practices for tree care that protects wildlife. Covers nest buffers, pre-work inspections, US wildlife laws, with state-specific appendices.
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