Jul 18
Gardening Guides – U.S. & International: State/Regional
Click here for world planting zones.
The following links are guides requested by HGEL fans on our facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/myhgel). I have only posted guides from reliable sites (i.e. university horticulture depts. & cooperative extension offices, Master Gardener sites, etc.)
I would like to emphasize that, while these guides offer solid resource material, you will find them less and less necessary as you become familiar with your cool and warm season crops’ CULTURAL requirements (what conditions needed to grow i.e. air/soil temps, exposure, soil type, etc) and build on your own “hands-on” experiences. Once you know what your plants need and are familiar with your own soil, climate and micro-climates in your yard, you’ll find yourself having to refer to these guides less and less often.
If your area isn’t listed, please enter your request (with as much specificity as possible – county, province, etc) in a comment on this blog. I will do my best to find a good guide from a reliable source for you. If any link is broken or obsolete, leave a comment here, on the facebook page or email me at info@groedibles.com.
ALABAMA
Alabama: Birmingham:
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0063/ANR-0063.pdf
ALASKA
Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska – Cooperative Extension
www.uaf.edu/ces/publications-db/catalog/anr/FGV-00040.pdf
http://www.alaskamastergardeners.org/Recommended/Vegetables.htm
Vegetable and Fruit Varieties for Interior Alaska
http://www.gardenguides.com/103177-vegetable-plants-alaska.html
ARIZONA
University of Arizona
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/index.html (one of my favorite guides)
ARKANSAS
Arkansas: Univ. of Arkansas
http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/fruits_nuts_vegs/Vegetables/spring_planting_dates.htm
West Central Arkansas: by Hazel Reed, Extension Horticulture Specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, primarily for residents of southeastern Arkansas.- http://www.menaar.com/Frost_Maps/year_round_home_garden_planting_guide.htm
CALIFORNIA
LA County MG’s (the preferred sources of info):
http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/Common_Ground_Garden_Program/Gardening_Articles/
University of CA, Davis
http://camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu/files/64772.pdf
http://vric.ucdavis.edu/
http://ucanr.org/freepubs/docs/8059.pdf (Vegetable Gardening Basics)
http://camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu/California_Counties_MG_Websites/ Listing of all CA MG websites
http://ucanr.org/sites/gardenweb/Vegetables/ (Vegetable guides for all of CA from the Master Gardener website)
Mission Viejo/Orange County:
http://www.uccemg.com/re04_links_refs.shtml
San Diego: San Diego County Master Gardeners –
http://www.mastergardenerssandiego.org/Vegetable%20Planting%20Guide1.pdf
Santa Clara County: Santa Clara County Master Gardeners
http://www.mastergardeners.org/
This will list links to MG sites in other counties as well!
Sonoma County: Sonoma County Master Gardeners
http://groups.ucanr.org/sonomamg/
COLORADO
Colorado: Colorado State University –
http://www.cmg.colostate.edu/gardennotes/719.pdf
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07220.html
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/menu_garden.html
FLORIDA
University of Florida
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh021
GEORGIA
Atlanta, Winder & No East, Georgia: (GREAT PDFs!)
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C963/C963VegeChart.pdf
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/B1011.pdf
IDAHO
Idaho: Ada County<\strong>
http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/ada/horticulturegardening
ILLINOIS
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, UoI Extension: Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/vegguide/
INDIANA
Indianapolis, IN: TERRIFIC GUIDE FROM PURDUE UNIV.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-32.pdf
IOWA
Iowa: Iowa State University –
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM534.pdf
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm819.pdf
KANSAS
Kansas: Kansas State University –
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf315.pdf
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University Dept. of Ag –
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/vegetables/home_garden_crops/Louisiana+Vegetable+Planting+Guide.htm
MARYLAND
http://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/onlinepublications.cfm
http://www.growit.umd.edu/Food%20Gardening%20Publications.cfm
http://www.growit.umd.edu/
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, Mass: Sorry kiddos, but surprisingly there isn’t any MG program in Boston. This is the closest I could find which should work: http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/homegarden/index.html
MISSOURI
St. Louis, Missouri:
http://extension.missouri.edu/main/DisplayCategory.aspx?C=67 (main page)
http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=MX831 (guide for a fee)
http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6201 (click on the PDF planting guide on the left-hand column) GREAT GUIDE!
MICHIGAN
http://migarden.msu.edu/
East Lansing
http://www.plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/newpublications/PMC_final_Garden%20guide%20Nov%2009.pdf.
MINNESOTA
University of Minnesota:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1422.html
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi State University:
http://msucares.com/lawn/garden/vegetables/index.html
http://msucares.com/counties/index.html (County Master Gardener Offices)
MONTANA
Montana State University –
http://gardenguide.montana.edu/index.asp
NEW HAMPSHIRE
http://extension.unh.edu/HCFG/Plant_Transplnt.htm
NEW JERSEY
Rutgers University –
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/category.asp?cat=5
NEW YORK
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/vegetables/index.html
NORTH CAROLINA
No. Carolina State University:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag-06.html
OHIO
Columbus, OH: http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/vegie.html
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State University
http://osufacts.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1092/HLA-6004web.pdf
OREGON
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/ec/ec1228/
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/calendar/
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/grow/grow/planting.html#anchor1227681
PENNSYLVANIA (ALL AREAS):
Thanks Penn State Horticulture for these great guides!
http://consumerhorticulture.psu.edu/
SOUTH DAKOTA
So. Dakota State University
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/EC668.pdf
TENNESSEE
Antioch & Hermitage:
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP291-O.pdf
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/homeGarden/default.asp#gardening (scroll down to VEGETABLES: GROWING VEGETABLES IN THE HOME GARDEN PDF).
University of Tennessee:
www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP291-P.pdf
Texas Home Gardening Guide from Texas A&M University
TEXAS:
ALL AREAS: Thanks – Texas A&M Univ for these GREAT guides which are split into the states gardening regions:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/homeguide/hmguide1.html
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/earthkind/ekgarden14.html
UTAH
Utah State University –
http://www.extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/HG_313.pdf
VERMONT
University of Vermont
http://www.extension.org/pages/13061/vegetables
VIRGINIA
Southeast Virgina (EXCELLENT GUIDE)
http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-331/426-331.pdf
WASHINGTON
http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/veges.htm
WEST VIRGINIA
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/fruits-vegetables.html
WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin –
http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf/A1653.pdf
Southeast Wisconsin – Master Gardeners Home Vegetable Planting Guide –
http://www.ozaukeemastergardeners.org/gardening_info_&_fact_sheets.htm
INTERNATIONAL GUIDES REQUESTED BY HGELers
AUSTRALIA
Climate map of Australia
All Regions –
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/vegieguide/
http://www.gardenate.com/zones/
http://www.organicgardener.com.au/resources
Victoria – video about
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/video/default.htm?clip=rtmp%3A%2F%2Fcp44823.edgefcs.net%2Fondemand%2Fflash%2Ftv%2Fstreams%2Fgardening_australia%2Fcentralvic_ep22_2010.flv&title=Gardening+in+Central+Victoria
Western Australia –
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/hort/veg/cp/bull4629_part1.pdf.
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/PC_92833.html?s=720974950%2CTopic=PC_92833
Australian Native Plant Guides –
http://asgap.org.au/sgap1a.html
http://www.apsvic.org.au/plants.html
UNITED KINGDOM
Hardiness zone map of UK –
http://www.hardyexotics.co.uk/hardyexotics/map.htm
General Guides –
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Grow-Your-Own/Veg-A-to-Z
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_guides/
http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/Guides/default.asp
http://www.allotment.org.uk/
http://irishgarden.blogspot.com/
CANADA
British Columbia
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/articles/5/
– Stand by…more to come for Canada –
Thank you very much for the article and for publishing a nice website. I have been looking for savvy info on gardening and will put these recommendations to practice. I have found it difficult to locate good suggestions, as there are so many web sites with innaccurate information. Please keep it coming!
Posted by Lane Sollock on October 26th, 2010 at 12:50 am
Hi, I’m an American moving to Porto d’Ascoli Italy in the Marche region.
We have a nice garden and I would like gardening tips on what to plant in a garden that’s so close to the sea. Thanks! 🙂
Posted by Christine Quinones on May 10th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
H Christine,
Please post your question on my Facebook page, facebook.com/myhgel, so that I can post some links for you.
Posted by GeriMiller on May 15th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
I appreciate the guide you posted but that is for Virginia and that area. Our soils here are mostly clay. And in the past year we have had a vast difference in our climates between the two states. I have looked myself maybe i am not looking in the right areas. But if you could find one for West Virginia I would be so grateful. I love your web and fb page thank you for your knowledge and willing to share
Posted by Melissa on August 23rd, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Thanks for your comment Melissa! I will look for West Virginia and post it if I’m successful! Happy gardening! Geri
Posted by GeriMiller on August 25th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Hi, I live in Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa which is the capitol. The area is about 8,000 ft above sea level, and the climate is mild and dry for about 9 months of the year, with a 3, sometimes 4 month rainy season. If you could find anything about planting in this area I would be grateful. The poverty there is devastating, and I was just exploring a few websites with the hopes of maybe starting a gardening project. I’ve noticed that the soil is very fertile and almost anything will grow when you stick it in the ground and water it. BUt a guide would be nice since I am only a beginning gardener.
Thanks!
Posted by Cindy on August 26th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Hi Cindy,
Have you tried http://kitchengardeners.org/? They might be a good partner for you. Really the trick is learning the cultural needs (soil type/temp, weather, exposure, water) of the plants you want to grow, then matching the ones that need the conditions that your environment provides. For that, my “Spotlight Edible of the Day” blog posts will help you. Also join me on my facebook page. I have an international fan base and you can post a question there if you need help!
Good luck and happy gardening!
Geri
Posted by GeriMiller on August 26th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Wonderful website. Plenty of useful information here. I am sending it to several buddies ans additionally sharing in delicious. And obviously, thank you on your effort!
Posted by forex singlas on November 10th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I don’t see Illinois! We are a state with at least two zones!
Posted by Catherine Clark on November 12th, 2012 at 10:55 am
What is your county? It is easier to find the Extension office that is closest to you that way. I’ll ill take a look.
Posted by GeriMiller on November 13th, 2012 at 6:29 am
I believe that I am in Zone 5? ~ 3-4 miles from Lake Michigan.
Posted by Catherine Clark on November 12th, 2012 at 10:56 am
Hi Catherine….added a great guide from U of I Urbana-Champaign. Happy gardening!
Posted by GeriMiller on November 13th, 2012 at 7:05 am
Nothing for Vermont?
Posted by Tom Haley on March 4th, 2013 at 11:46 am
Just found this link to the veggie page of the Cooperative Extension page at Univ. of Vermont: http://www.extension.org/pages/13061/vegetables Just added it to the blog too.
Posted by GeriMiller on March 4th, 2013 at 11:57 am