Essential Garden Guide - Comprehensive Guide to Gardening

The Essential Garden Guide helps you learn how to garden and unlock the secrets of a great backyard garden. This information, originally created for professional and educational purposes, is the result of over 15 years of contributions from renowned agricultural institutions and extensions. There’s a wealth of knowledge here.

Start by learning about the basics! Find out what every gardener should know about soil preparation, watering, and garden care.

Explore a wide variety of garden fruits and vegetables. From Asparagus to Watermelons, you’ll find essential information for planting, plant spacing, care, and pest and disease identification and control.


- VEGETABLES -

Explore over 30 common garden vegetables to improve your gardening and create great harvest results. Each vegetable category provides you with in-depth information on how to properly plant, care for, and harvest your produce. Additionally, you’ll find information on common problems that occur with each individual plant.

Asparagus
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Chinese Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Endive
Garlic
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Lima Beans
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Radish
Salsify
Spinach
Summer Squash
Winter Squash
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Turnips

- FRUITS -

Explore 8 common garden fruits to improve your gardening and create great harvest results. Each fruit category provides you with in-depth information on how to properly plant, care for, and harvest your produce. Additionally, you’ll find information on common problems that occur with each individual plant.

Blackberries
Blueberries
Grapes
Muskmelon, Melon and Cantaloupe
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Watermelon