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How to Grow Your Own Fruits, Vegetables, Honey and More!

How to Grow Your Own Fruits, Vegetables, Honey and More!

Growing your own food is easy - if you know the tricks and tips. Preparing the soil in advance of planting is vital, as is knowing when to plant. These guides will give you the knowledge you need to do it right!

California's Small Farm resource website (blueberry page) has loads of great pages:

Growing your own fruit:

• Asian Pears
• Avocados (Avocado Handbook)
• Blueberries
• Exotic Fruits
• Kiwifruit
  

Growing your own vegetables:

• Asparagus
• Edamame (fresh vegetable soybeans
• Fava Beans
• Mushrooms (Shiitake)
• Pumpkins
• Specialty Corns
• Specialty Potatoes
• Specialty Vegetables
  

Growing your own animals and honeybees:

• Angora Goats
• Bees
• Cashmere Goats
• Exotic Livestock
• Sheep
• Aquaculture

Growing your own specialty crops:

• Capers: A New Crop for California?
• Foliage Plants
• Herbs
• Jicama
• Prickly Pear Cactus
• Specialty Flowers
• Wildflowers
• Woodlots

Pest Control:

• Use of Commercial Biological-Control
• Agents for Insects and Mites

Newsletter:

• Small Farm News newsletter archives

Other Resources:

• Penn State Agricultural Alternatives Free Publications
• Penn State Cooperative Extension Agricultural Alternatives Free Publications
• Small Farm Center Topic Links

 

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