Vegetable Gardening at Home

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Pine tree needles
Do pine trees and pine needles make soil more acidic?
Squash bug laying eggs. Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
What bug is eating my squash plants?
Oriental beetle
How can I control the beetles that are eating my garden?
store shelf
Are organic pesticides safer for my garden?
Yellow wood sorrel
What can weeds tell me about my garden soil?
Tomato
Tomato Troubles: Cultural Practices to Combat Insects and Diseases
Pumpkin
How can I successfully grow my own pumpkins for Halloween?
landscape fabric
Should I use landscape fabric to keep weeds out of my perennial garden?
pea plants
Cool Season Vegetables
raised beds
What are the benefits of raised beds and how can I construct one myself?
hot peppers
What is the best way to start growing my own hot peppers?
Vine Tomatoes
Preventing Pesky Tomato Diseases
White-tailed deer
Keep The Deer Out Of Your Garden This Winter
Pouring seeds from packet into hand
Are My Leftover Seeds From Last Year Still Good, or Do I Need to Buy New Ones?
Raking Leaves
Putting the Garden to Bed
Slug on a marigold
What can I do to control the slugs in my garden?
Early blight lesions develop concentric rings as the disease progresses. Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
How can I keep my tomatoes from getting leaf spots?
Japanese beetle, parastitized
How to Control Japanese Beetles in my Garden
Zucchini plant with male flower
Zucchini Plants Flowering But Not Producing Fruit
garden
10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases [fact sheet]
Sprouting seeds
Organic & Natural Fertilizers for the Home Ground & Garden [fact sheet]
What is a soil test?
Understanding Your Soil Test Results [fact sheet]
Blossom end rot
Growing Vegetables: Managing Blossom End-Rot [fact sheet]
Cherry tomatoes
Pruning Tomato Plants [fact sheet]
fertilizer medley
Fertilizing Vegetable Gardens [fact sheet]
hornworm larva
Hornworms on Tomatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Beautiful garlic
Growing Garlic in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
lettuce grown in containers
Growing Vegetables In Containers [fact sheet]
pesticide
Think Before You Buy a Pesticide [fact sheet]
Carrots in the garden
Growing Vegetables: When to Plant Your Vegetable Garden [fact sheet]

News & Blogs

Leafhopper time! - June 25, 2019
Cool Season Vegetables - April 4, 2019

Resources

10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases [fact sheet]
Guidelines for Using Animal Manures and Manure-Based Composts in the Garden [fact sheet]
Organic & Natural Fertilizers for the Home Ground & Garden [fact sheet]
Understanding Your Soil Test Results [fact sheet]
Growing Vegetables: Managing Blossom End-Rot [fact sheet]
Growing Vegetables: Tomatoes [fact sheet]
Growing Sweet Corn [fact sheet]
Growing Vegetables: Asparagus [fact sheet]
Growing Sweetpotatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Three-Lined Potato Beetle [fact sheet]
Pruning Tomato Plants [fact sheet]
Preparing a Vegetable Garden Site
Fertilizing Vegetable Gardens [fact sheet]
Starting Plants From Seed [fact sheet]
Dealing with Woodchuck Damage [fact sheet]
Striped Cucumber Beetle [fact sheet]
Purchasing Top Soil [fact sheet]
Garden Mulches [fact sheet]
Research Report: Using low tunnels for overwintering crops - lessons learned
Hornworms on Tomatoes in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Growing Garlic in New Hampshire [fact sheet]
Growing Vegetables In Containers [fact sheet]
Think Before You Buy a Pesticide [fact sheet]
Colorado Potato Beetle [fact sheet]
Growing Vegetables: When to Plant Your Vegetable Garden [fact sheet]

Past Events

Twilight Meeting: Permanent Raised Beds at Fat Peach Farm
November 14, 2019 - Madbury
UNH Spring Greenhouse Open House
April 6, 2019 - Durham
UNH Spring Greenhouse Open House
April 5, 2019 to April 6, 2019 - Durham
Getting to Know Your Garden (in Littleton): Practical Knowledge for People Who Grow Stuff
August 8, 2018 - Littleton
Getting to Know Your Garden (in Ossipee): Practical Knowledge for People Who Grow Stuff
July 25, 2018 - Center Ossipee
Getting to Know Your Garden (in Holderness): Practical Knowledge for People Who Grow Stuff
July 18, 2018 - Holderness
Getting to Know Your Garden (in Keene): Practical Knowledge for People Who Grow Stuff
July 11, 2018 - Keene
Getting to Know Your Garden (in Bow): Practical Knowledge for People Who Grow Stuff
June 27, 2018 - Bow
Twilight Meeting: Focus on organic vegetable transplants
April 26, 2018 - Brentwood