Thursday, October 13, 2022

For My Idaho Readers: U of I "Master Gardener Program Handbook"

This is a course book for a course on gardening. This is the link to a PDF of the whole book. For information on ordering a physical copy of the book or to download individual chapters, go here. The basic sections are as follows:

Chapter 1 — Introduction and policies 

Chapter 2 — Introduction to horticulture and plant physiology 

Chapter 3 — Basic botany 

Chapter 4 — Plant propagation 

Chapter 5 — Soils and fertilizers 

Chapter 6 — Horticultural equipment management 

Chapter 7 — Plant management 

Chapter 8 — Backyard composting 

Chapter 9 — Pesticide management and safety 

Chapter 10 — Basic entomology 

Chapter 11 — Insect management 

Chapter 12 — Rodents, birds and other pests 

Chapter 13 — Plant disease diagnosis and management

Chapter 14 — Weeds

Chapter 15 — Turfgrass establishment and management

Chapter 16 — Landscaping

Chapter 17 — Landscape plants

Chapter 18 — Woody Landscape plants

Chapter 19 — Herbaceous ornamentals

Chapter 20 — Principles of vegetable culture 

Chapter 21 — Vegetable crop recommendations

Chapter 22 — Fruit trees

Chapter 23 — Small fruits

Chapter 24 — Houseplants and home greenhouses

Chapter 25 — Organic gardening

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