Home Vegetable Gardening
The WVU Extension Service horticulture and gardening program emphasizes sustainability of agricultural practices and quality of life for West Virginians. Some major areas addressed under this program are included on this site.
General Home Gardening Information
Home Horticulture from the Ground Up… (PDF) – Landscaping your home may be a major challenge, but following a well thought out plan or design will help you create the landscape you want. Illustrations addendum (PDF).
Gardening With Raised Beds – This growing technique, centuries old, remains popular and useful to the home gardener to get maximum crop yields from input…
Did You Test Your Soil? – If you didn’t get a soil test, your garden plan has omitted a vital step…
Seed Saving Tips – Seed saving is not always feasible with all types of vegetables, but collecting your own seed can be an exercise in self-sufficiency and a lesson in plant biology…
Plants
Asparagus - An Early Spring Treat – Asparagus is an attractive and delicious perennial vegetable that can thrive in the home garden for 25 years or more…
Asparagus in Your Garden – Asparagus is a delicacy that should be in more West Virginia gardens. It is one of our earliest spring vegetables… Growing Broccoli – Broccoli is one of the best liked dark green vegetables and is delicious if properly prepared. It is a good source of vitamins A, C, and riboflavin…
Growing Brussels Sprouts – Brussels sprouts is a cool season vegetable that is considered a delicacy by many people. It is a crop that is exacting in both its soil and climatic requirements.
Growing Onions in the Home Garden – The onion is probably grown in more home gardens than any other vegetable. It is one of the earliest vegetables that we can get from our garden in the spring.
Growing Cauliflower – Cauliflower is a cool season vegetable that is considered a delicacy by many persons. It is a crop that is exacting in both its soil and climatic requirements.
Yes, you can grow shiitake mushrooms – Learn how to easily grow these gourmet grocery store items.
More Home Gardening resources
- Soil Test Contamination
- Asparagus - An Early Spring Treat
- Asparagus in Your Garden
- Beat Gardener's Winter Blues - Grow Sprouts For Your Salad and the Birds
- Did You Test Your Soil?
- Gardening With Raised Beds
- Get Yard, Garden Ready for Winter
- Growing Broccoli
- Growing Brussels Sprouts
- Growing Cauliflower
- Growing Onions
- Growing Tomatoes
- Lasagna Gardening
- Prepare Drought-plagued Lawns and Gardens for Winter
- Recycling Greywater
- Seed Saving Tips
- Shiitake Mushrooms
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