General Links for the Backyard Grower

General Horticulture

• University of California:
  • Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
  • The California Backyard Orchard

• State of California:
  • Organic Materials Management
  • Xeriscaping - Establish a Waste Efficient Landscape
  • Home Gardening
  • Compost and Mulch
  • Compost Resource Links

• Pennsylvania State University
  • The Consumer Horticulture Center
  • Fruit Production for the Home Gardener
  • Fruit Pathology Extension
  • Fruit Pathology Fact Sheets
  • Tree Fruit on the Web - Links from Penn State
  • PSU Wine Grape Network

• From Ohio State
  • Ohioline - a wealth of information
  • Yard & Garden - Factsheets and Bulletins
  • Fruit Factsheets
  • Home, Yard, and Garden Horticulture Factsheets
  • Plant Disease Fact Sheets
  • Fruit Crops
  • Plant Facts

• University of Illinois
  • University of Illinois Plant Clinic Links
  • University of Illinois Extension Horticulture

• Good Sources of Information
  • The Tree Fruit Library from WSU - General cultural practices, pests and problems, links and information
  • Selecting Trees for Your Home by landscape, size, exposure,tolerance of various conditions from University of Illinois Extension
  • Landscape IPM Diagnostics from University of Minnesota Department of Entomology
  • Diagnosis by Tree Species
  • The Paul Evans Library of Fruit Science: has some General Fruit and Horticulture Links

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  • Grafting Fruit Trees in the Home Orchard - University of Georgia
  • Gardening Resources from the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University
  • Consumer Horticulture from Purdue University

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  • Cornell Fruit Resources...trees, vines & berries! Check it out...
  • Fruit Crop page (includes Tropicals, Berries, Nuts & Exotics) from Mark Rieger at the University of Georgia
  • Ag Info Resources from Texas A&M
  • Urban Agriculture Notes from Vancouver, BC.

United States Department of Agriculture

• USDA: PLANTS Database
• NRCS: National Plant Data Center
• USDA: Home Gardening Page
• Agricultural Research Service
• National Agricultural Library...one of four National Libraries in the United States
• The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)

Fruit And Nut Interest Groups

• The Western Cascade Fruit Society — Fruit in Western Washington, orchard tours & fruit shows
• California Rare Fruit Growers — Famous place, exotic stuff
• California Tropical Fruit Trees
• MidFEx - Midwest Fruit Explorers - backyard fruit growers in the counties surrounding Chicago
• NAFEX - North American Fruit Explorers
• The Home Orchard Society

Farmers Markets

• California Federation of Certified Farmers' Markets from U.C. Davis
• Ditty's Saturday Market... aka: the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market
• The Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association
• Farmers Markets from the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA
• Guide to Farmers Markets from The Seasonal Chef