RESOURCES for GROWING

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Welcome to the Let’s Grow Akron’s Resources for Growing!

General Resources

Master Gardeners of Summit County: www.summitmastergardeners.org

Summit County Ask a Master Gardener Call-back Service: (234)-226-6639 Email: FAES-SummitMG@osu.edu Leave a question any time and we will call you back

Ask a Master Gardener: https://extension.osu.edu/ask-an-expert/ask-master-gardener

Growing Teachers Throughout the Seasons online module: https://cfaesosu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/growing-teachers-throughout-the-seasons

Ohioline Yard and Garden: https://ohioline.osu.edu/topic/home-yard-and-garden

Michigan State University Smart Gardening Tip Sheets: https://www.canr.msu.edu/home_gardening/tip_sheets/

Cornell Vegetable Growing Guides: http://gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene0391.html

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/

Native Plants Finder – National Wildlife Federation: https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org/

Let’s Grow Akron: http://letsgrowakron.org/

Growing Teachers Throughout the Season

Planning Your Garden

Where to Put Your Vegetable Garden: https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Where-to-Put-Your-Vegetable-Garden

Sample Planting Guide for Raised-Bed Garden: https://www.slideshare.net/Fayina19z/sample-planting-guide-for-raisedbed-garden-colorado-master-gardeners

Planting and Harvesting Times for Garden Vegetables: https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Planting-and-Harvesting-Times-for-Garden-Vegetables

Johnny’s Selected Seeds Interactive Tools Interactive Tools: Calculators and Resources to Help You Plan Your Growing Season: http://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/online-tools-calculators.html Includes Seed Calculator; Target Harvest Date Calculator; Fall-planting Calculator; Seed-starting Date Calculator; and Succession Planting Calculator.

Frost/freeze Maps: https://mrcc.purdue.edu/VIP/frz_maps/area_160.html

Vegetable Seed and Transplant Schedules for Garden or Container: https://apps.msuextension.org/montguide/guide.html?sku=MT199308AG

Self-Watering Wicking Container: http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/AEN/AEN157/AEN157.pdf

Sound Agricultural Practices

Food Safety in Gardens: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1153

Safe Use of Rain Barrel Water: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/vegetables/rain-barrel-watering-edible-plants.aspx

Rain barrels in the home landscape: https://extension.umn.edu/water-wisely-start-your-own-backyard/rain-barrels

Pallet safety: Many pallets are treated with chemicals which make them unfit for use in the garden, as kindling or for craft projects. When in doubt, don’t use the pallet. Here is a site with some guidance: http://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/

Pests & Diseases

Organic Herbicides: https://extension.sdstate.edu/organic-herbicides

Tomato Problem Solver: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vegetable/problem-solvers/tomato-problem-solver/

Cornell Disease Factsheets: https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/pest-management/disease-factsheets/

IPM: Smart pest management for the vegetable garden: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/resources/ipm_smart_pest_management_for_the_vegetable_garden

Insect Management in the Home Vegetable Garden: https://ag.umass.edu/sites/ag.umass.edu/files/fact-sheets/pdf/insect_mgt_home_veg_garden.pdf

Home Vegetable Garden Insect Pest Control: http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1317/F-7313web.pdf

Seed Starting

How to Succeed at Seed Starting: https://www.library.nd.gov/statedocs/NDSUExtensionService/h1139.pdf

Starting Seeds at Home: https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2751e/

Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds: http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/storing-vegetable-and-flower-seeds-7-221/

Hot Water and Chlorine Treatment of Vegetable Seeds to Eradicate

Bacterial Plant Pathogens: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/8/3691/files/2017/09/OSU-Seed-trtmnt-fact-sheet-1o77s15.pdf

Plans for light stands for seed starting: https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2751e/

Soil

OSU Extension Office has Soil Test Kits available for sale for $15. 440 Vernon Odom Blvd, Akron 44306

Preparing the smart vegetable garden: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/preparing_the_smart_vegetable_garden

Smart Soil Management Plan: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/resources/smart_fertilizer_use_a_vegetable_garden_begins_with_a_soil_management_plan

Fertilizer basics for the smart gardener: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/resources/fertilizer_basics_for_the_smart_gardener

Cover Crops in the Garden: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5814

Compost

Edible Landscaping

Sustainable Edible Landscapes: https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/sustainable-edible-landscapes/

Kiwifruit and Hardy Kiwi: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1426

Growing Hardy Figs in Ohio. https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1439

Pruning Blueberry Bushes in the Home Garden: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1430

Cornell Nursery Berry and Small Fruit Guide: https://blogs.cornell.edu/berrynurseries/

Herbs

Herb Gardening for Beginners: https://extension.wvu.edu/lawn-gardening-pests/gardening/gardening-101/herb-gardening-for-beginners

Growing and using herbs: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/growing_and_using_herbs

Selecting, Storing, and Using Fresh Herbs: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5520

Preserving Herbs: Freezing and Drying. https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5360

Uses for Herbs from Anika Wild: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19-wPy28kIrup4PpH-siy4jY9dQbhozh7/view?usp=sharing

Click the flyer above to visit the Community Tool Library on The Well CDC’s website.
Click the flyer above to visit the Seed Sharing Library page on Akron Summit County Public Library’s website.

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Water Sources

Click the link below to read about water sources for community gardens in Akron: http://letsgrowakron.org/watering-the-gardens/