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Adaptive Gardening: Gardening with Limitations

By Hook or By Crook: Gardening with Disabilities    
Tools for Easier Gardening    
Ergonomic tools were originally designed for senior citizens and those with physical ailments, both young and old.
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Backyard Livestock

Good Neighbor Guide to Horse Keeping: Manure Management    
Hay Quality    
Guide to quality hay for livestock.
History of Chicken Flocks in the US    
Information on raising backyard poultry. Includes topics such as housing and management practices, care of eggs, nutrition requirements, disease and parasite control, chicken terms and additional sources of information.
Housing and Space Guidelines for Livestock    
Producing Eggs     
Raising Broilers     
Raising Pigs at Home     
Raising Turkeys     
Small flock Poultry management; Cannibalism    
Fact sheet on prevention and control of cannibalism in small poultry flocks.
Small Flock Poultry Management; Disease    
An introduction to Poultry Disease and discussion of causes of diseases
Small Flock Poultry Management; External Parasites    
Identification and Management of common External Parasites of Small Poultry Flocks.
Small Flock Poultry Management; Marek's Disease    
Fact sheet on Marek's Disease a common disease of small poultry flocks.
Small Flock Poultry Management; Newcastle Disease    
Fact Sheet on the causes and prevention of Newcastle disease of poultry.
Small Flock Poultry Management; Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid    
Fact Sheet on Pullorum and Fowl Typhoid, two diseases of importance to the small flock.
Small Flock Poultry Management;Bumblefoot    
Bumblefoot disorder of poultry - symptoms, causes and treatment.
Small Flock Poultry ManagementSeries; Brooding Chicks    
Fact Sheet for getting day-old chicks off to a good start.
Small Flock Poultry Mangement; Internal Parasites    
Fact sheet on internal parasites in small flocks.
Wild Bird Food Recipe    
Recipe for wild bird food
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Flowers

African Violets Can Bloom All Year Long    
African Violets can bloom all year long. They make great houseplants, with their cheerful flowers brightening up a windowsill even in the dead of winter.
Container Gardening    
Creating Dish Gardens    
A dish garden is a miniature landscape in an open, shallow container.
Cut Flowers    

A guide to purchasing, caring for and growing cut flowers.

Dividing Perennnials    
Growing Ferns    
Fern classification, potting, planting, propagation and more.
Growing Flowering Perennials    
Growing Roses    

Hurry Spring Along: Bring the Outdoors In    
forcing spring-flowering bulbs
Landscaping with Flowers    
Lily Leaf Beetle    
Description, life-cycle and control of the Lily Leaf Beetle on garden lilies
October is the time to Dig and Store Summer Bulbs    
Plan Now for Indoor Spring Flowers    
Forcing spring bulbs is easy to do and far less expensive than buying pots of
flowers from retail establishments that do the growing for you.
Poinsettias: Care and Reflowering    
A brief history of poinsettias and instructions on the process of reflowering a plant year after year.
Winter Protection of Roses    
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Forage Crops

Establishing Forage Seedings    
Hay and Haylage    
Haymaking    
Guide to hay making.
Improving Pastures and Hayfields    
Pasture Production with Selected Forage Species    
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General Gardening

10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases    

Beneficials Insects    
Choosing a Home Garden Site    
DEET    
Do You Need An Exterminator?     
Fertilizing the Organic Garden     
Five Steps to Food Safe Fruit and Vegetable Home Gardening     
This two-page fact sheet highlights five steps home gardeners can take to keep food safe.
Garden Mulches    
Garden to Table: Five Steps to Food Safe Fruit and Vegetable Home Gardening    
This longer booklet form of the two-page fact sheet - Five Steps to Food Safe Fruit and Vegetable Home Gardening - provides in-depth food safety information and fruit/vegetable storage charts for the home gardener.
Garden to Table: Storing Fresh Garden Produce    
This two-page fact sheet/chart for the home gardener provides information on fruit and vegetable storage methods, times, and tips. 
Growth Stages in Fruit Trees from Dormancy to Bloom     
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Home Fruit Spray Schedule     
How Insecticides Work    
Integrated Pest Management    
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Key Vegetable Problems    
Mixing Small Amounts of Pesticides    
Home Garden Equivalents
October is the time to Dig and Store Summer Bulbs    
Pesticide Questions or Concerns?     
Planting and Mulching Trees and Shrubs    
Purchasing Compost    
Purchasing Topsoil    
Slime Molds    
Slow-Release Fertilizers for Home Gardens and Landscapes    
Starting Plants Indoor From Seed    

Think Before You Buy A Pesticide    
Understanding Your Soil Test Results    
Using Your Compost     
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General Pest Control

Using Refined Horticultural Oils on Home Fruit Trees    
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Home Lawns

Broadleaf Lawn Weeds    
Choosing Seed for the Lawn    
Fall is a Great Time to Lime    
Lime is applied directly to the soil of your lawn to increase the soil pH. Soil pH, a
measure of the soil’s acidity or alkalinity, can directly influence the vigor and quality of
your home lawn.
Fertilizing Home Lawns    
How Much Fertilizer Do I Need For My Lawn?    

Proper Application and Amounts of Lawn Fertilizers
Insect Pests of Home Lawns    
Installing and Maintaining a Sod Lawn     
Lawn Diseases    
Leave Those Clippings On The Lawn    
Low Input Lawn Care-14 ways you can protect the environment    
Moss and Mushrooms in Home Lawns    
Powdery Mildew in Lawns    
Preventing Lawn Disease: General Recommendations    
Starting and Overseeding Home Lawns    
The Scoop on Alternatives for Grubs    
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Home Water Supply

Drought Tolerant Plants for NH Landscapes    
Is Your Well Water Safe To Drink?     
Saving Water Makes Sense    
Using Water Efficiently in the Landscapes    
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Houseplants

Caring For Your Christmas Cactus    
Common Houseplant Problems During the Winter Months    
Houseplants from the Kitchen    
Poinsettias: Care and Reflowering    
A brief history of poinsettias and instructions on the process of reflowering a plant year after year.
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Indoor and Yard Pests/Human Health

Bed and Bat Bugs     
Biology and Management of Ticks in New Hampshire    
This publication will help you learn what ticks look like, how they
live, and how to protect yourself from tick-borne disease.
Black Flies    
Carpenter Ants    
Cluster Flies    
Controlling Wasps, Bees & Hornets Around Your Home    
Earwigs    
Eastern Equine Encephalitis    
Updated in 2009, a comprehensive resource on Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Fruit Flies    
Insect Repellents    
Insect repellents or "bite-preventing substances" for mosquitoes, gnats, no-see-ums and other insects.
Kitchen Pests    
Multicolored Asian Ladybug    
Spiders    
Springtails    
Western Conifer Seed Bug    
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Insect Pests of Plants

Aphids    
Asiatic Garden Beetle     
Beetles on Ornamental Plants    
Blueberry Maggot    
Cabbage Maggot    
Colorado Potato Beetle    
Cutworms    
European Corn Borer    
Flea Beetles    
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid    
Imported Cabbage Worm    
Insect Pests of Home Lawns    
Lily Leaf Beetle    
Description, life-cycle and control of the Lily Leaf Beetle on garden lilies
Raspberry Cane Borer    
Slugs    
Striped Cucumber Beetle    
Tarnished Plant Bug    
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Landscape Design

A New Hampshire Plant Palette    
Trees and shrubs that work well in New Hampshire landscaping.
Drought Tolerant Plants for NH Landscapes    
Integrated Landscaping: Following Nature's Lead    

Landscaping with Flowers    
Landscaping Woodland Areas    
Using Plants in the Landscape    
Using Water Efficiently in the Landscapes    
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Landscape Topics

A Low-Tech Water Garden    
Picture yourself sitting in the shade on a hot summer day, lazily sipping iced tea,
listening to the gentle trickle of water into a lovely pond of water lilies—in your very own
garden. Impossible, you say. Just think of all those pumps, filters, liners, running
electricity to the pond, digging the pond, maintaining the pond! Not so, I say. With the
basic equipment of a pool liner and an outside water faucet you can have exactly what I
have described at modest expense.
Alternatives to Invasive Landscape Plants    
Drought Tolerant Plants for NH Landscapes    
Efficient Water Use in Landscapes and Nurseries    
Looking for Burning Bush?    
Burning Bush is prohibited from sale and planting in NH. Consider using these alternatives.
Looking for Japanese Barberry?    
Japanese Barberry is prohibited from sale or planting in NH. Consider using these alternatives.
Looking for Norway Maple?    

Norway Maple is prohibited from sale or planting in NH. Consider using these alternatives.

 

Planting and Mulching Trees and Shrubs    
Pruning Evergreens in the Landscape    
Pruning Shade Trees in the Landscape    
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Nuisance Wildlife

Dealing with Woodchuck Damage     
Moles in Home Lawns    
Nuisance Wildlife in and Around the Home    
Pesky Winter Critters    
The culprits of winter damage are generally pine voles, meadow voles, and moles.
Tree Guards for Tree and Shrub Protection    
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Plant Diseases

Black Knot on Plums and Cherries    
Lawn Diseases    
Powdery Mildew in Lawns    
Preventing Lawn Disease: General Recommendations    
Relative Tolerance of Selected Tree Species to Air Pollution Injury    
Rose Diseases: Cultural and Chemical Controls    
Tomato Leaf Spots    
Turfgrass Diseases: Cultural Management Recommendations    
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Small Fruit

Blueberry Varieties for NH Growers    
Recommended blueberry varieties for New Hampshire growing
Grapes in the Home Garden    
Guide to growing grapes at home in NH.
Growing Currants and Gooseberries    
Growing Grapes    
Growing Highbush Blueberries    
Growing Raspberries and Blackberries    
Prune Fruit at the Right Time    
Raspberries - A Guide to Growing Raspberries    
Guide to growing raspberries.
Raspberry and Blackberry Varieties for NH    
Recommended raspberry & blackberry varieties for New Hampshire growing.
Selling at a Farmers' Market    
Small Fruit Cultivars for Home Gardens in Coös County    
List of recommended small fruit cultivation in coos country.
Small Fruit Cultivars for New Hampshire Gardens    
A guide to strawberries, blueberries, brambles and grape varieties for NH. Includes a list of nurseries in NH.
Strawberries - A Guide to Getting Started    
The NH Fruit and Vegetable Harvest Season    
A chart that shows the availability of locally grown fruits and vegetables based on harvest dates.
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Tree Fruit

Black Knot on Plums and Cherries    
Care of the Mature Backyard Apple Tree    
Choosing the Right Apple Rootstock    
Dwarf Apple Trees for Home Gardens    
Guide for growing dwarf apple trees at home.
Fertilizing Fruit Crops    
Growing Fruit Trees    
Growing Peaches    
Growing Pears    
Pears for New Hampshire Home Gardens    
Guide for growing pears in New Hampshire.
Selling at a Farmers' Market    
The NH Fruit and Vegetable Harvest Season    
A chart that shows the availability of locally grown fruits and vegetables based on harvest dates.
Training and Pruning Young Apple and Pear Trees    
Tree Fruit Cultivars for New Hampshire    
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Trees and Shrubs

A New Hampshire Plant Palette    
Trees and shrubs that work well in New Hampshire landscaping.
Drought Tolerant Plants for NH Landscapes    
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs    
Growing Lilacs    
Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas in Northern New England    
Planting and Mulching Trees and Shrubs    
Propagating Trees and Shrubs    
Propagating from cuttings is a relatively simple way to make new plants at virtually no cost. It’s also a great way to replicate sentimental favorites. Plant pieces are clipped from the parent plant and rooted to form new plants; these are called rooted cuttings. If all goes well, you should be able to produce tiny,new plants in 6 to 8 weeks.
Pruning Deciduous Shrubs in the Landscape    
Pruning Evergreens in the Landscape    
Pruning Shade Trees in the Landscape    
Selling at a Farmers' Market    
Steps to Follow When Planting Trees and Shrubs    
Tree Guards for Tree and Shrub Protection    
Using Water Efficiently in the Landscapes    
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Vegetables and Herbs

10 Steps to Success with Your Vegetable Garden    
Basket Weave Tomato Support     
Butterfly Garden    
Common Container Gardening Problems    
Fall Vegetable Garden Activities    
Fertilizing Vegetables    
Growing Asparagus and Rhubarb    
Growing Beans    
Growing Cole Crops    
Growing Potatoes    
Growing Root Crops    
Growing Sweet Potatoes in New Hampshire    
A guide to growth requirements, mulching, pests, harvesting, varieties and more.
Growing Tomatoes    
Growing Vegetables in Containers    

 
Herbal Tea Garden     
Intensive Vegetable Gardening     
Kitchen Garden Herbs    
Pepper Varieties wih Resistance to Bacterial Leaf Spot (Xanthomonas campestris)    
Planning a Winter Vegetable Garden     
Planting and Maturity Dates of Vegetables in NH    
Powdery Mildew-resistant Pumpkin and Squash Varieties    
Selling at a Farmers' Market    
Some Common Tomato Problems    
Possible problem when growing tomato.
Starter Solutions for Vegetable Crops    
Sweet Corn Production    
The NH Fruit and Vegetable Harvest Season    
A chart that shows the availability of locally grown fruits and vegetables based on harvest dates.
Timing Vegetable Transplants    
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Weeds

Broadleaf Lawn Weeds    
Crabgrass    
Poisonous Plants in Pastures    
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Wood Heat

Heating with Wood and Coal    
Woodburning Safety     
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