Master Gardener Class Assignments
The assignments for this session are listed under "Related Files."
Supplemental Reading and Resources
Purdue Master Gardener Manual, Chapters 13 (and 7 if you haven't already)
Purdue Master Gardener Vegetable Encyclopedia (see Related Files near bottom of page)
Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky, part of Kentucky Master Gardener Manual (Consult Purdue information first.)
Vegetable Gardening, Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual (Consult Purdue information first. Some information may not be suitable or recommended for Indiana.)
Watch Your Garden Grow: A Guide to Growing, Storing and Preparing Vegetables, University of Illinois
Frequently Asked Vegetable Questions, University of Missouri
Growing Vegetables at Home: Questions & Answers, University of Wisconsin
Pollination of Vegetable Crops, University of Georgia
Vegetable Seeds and Seed Information, Texas A&M University
Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Colorado State University
Making a Raised Bed Garden (video), National Gardening Association
Growing Vegetables in Pots, Kansas State University
Organic Gardening, Kentucky Master Gardener Manual
Organic Vegetable Production (Intro & Links), Purdue University
Food Safety in the Garden, North Carolina State University
NewCROP Website, Purdue University
Savory Herbs: Culture and Use, USDA
Herb Gardening, University of Illinois
Plant Categories: Herbs, North Carolina State University
Purdue Extension FoodLink, Purdue University (How to Select, Prepare & Care for Fruits & Vegetables and More)
Safe Produce Indiana, Purdue University
Purdue Tomato Doctor App, Purdue University
Purdue Publications Related to the Topic
Home Gardener's Guide (HO-32)
Indiana Vegetable Planting Calendar (HO-186)
Protecting Pollinators in Fruit and Vegetable Production (POL-2)
Container and Raised Bed Gardening (HO-200)
Growing Herbs (Purdue publication HO-28)
Additional Vegetable Publications
Food Preservation and Storage Publications
Key Pest Publications
Insects: Managing Insects in the Home Vegetable Garden (E-21), Purdue University
Diseases: Common Diseases in the Home Garden, University of Missouri Extension
Diseases: Five Steps for Healthy Garden Tomatoes (BP-184), Purdue University