A Guide to Common Gardening Questions

This user-friendly guide provides basic, research-based recommendations for successful vegetable and fruit production in Northern Utah. Sections include Garden Preparation, Garden Soil, Garden Maintenance, and Nutritional Benefits. CLICK HERE to order your copy!

The publication includes a chapter on garden preparation, including sections on getting started and site selection, variety selection, garden layout and planting, starting garden plants from seed, container gardening, raised bed gardening and season extension. Chapter two, garden soil, includes sections on garden soil and soil testing, three common soil problems, organic matter, soil amendment, backyard composting and compost pile construction. Chapter three, garden maintenance, includes sections on garden fertilization, garden irrigation, pest control and disease avoidance, weed control, insecticide and herbicide application and fall-time garden turn down. The final chapter, nutritional benefits and resources, includes information on nutritional benefits of a garden and USU resources and cited fact sheets. Pages: 116 | Size: 8.5 in x 5.5 in