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• Better Impact (Login for Master Gardeners only)

• Virginia Tech VCE Publications & Educational Resources Home Page

 

Recommended Vegetable Gardening publications:

• Companion Planting Table

Created by the project lead of the Bracketts Farm Charitable Garden, this table provides a concise guide to companion planting for common fruits and vegetables. It highlights how planting certain crops together can enhance soil health, reduce pest and disease pressure, and improve overall garden vitality.

• Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide

This comprehensive planting guide offers essential information on planting and
harvesting timelines, proper crop spacing, and the recommended number of seeds or
transplants per linear foot for each Virginia hardiness zone.

• Onions, Garlic and Shallots

This publication covers best practices for planting and harvesting garlic, onions, and
shallots, all of which are excellent winter crops that can thrive in Virginia’s climate.

 

Recommended Native Plant Links:

• Virginia Native Plant Society website

• Plant Virginia Natives website

• ​State of VA DCR: Virginia Native Plant Finder website

• Bee City USA: List of Native Plants of Central Virginia

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Some of our other favorite articles/publications:

• VA Tech VCE: Soil Sampling for the Home Gardener

• VA Tech VCE: Making Compost from Yard Waste

• Univ of GA Extension: Poison Ivy Control 

• VA Tech: Boxwood diseases including Boxwood Blight 

 

• Mulch Calculator

• Soil Calculator for a Raised Bed​

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