Garden Manual

A basic manual for beginning organic gardeners in Wisconsin. Includes information on many subjects, including:

• How to start gardening for the first time
• Planning your garden through the year
• What it means to be organic
• Tips on managing weeds and insects
• Fertilizers, mulch, and compost: what they are and why you should use them
• Buying seeds and plants

How To

• Using row covers to keep out pests and extend the season
• Gardening with plastic to keep down weeds and help warm-season crops
• Late blight: what it is and how to deal with it – under construction
• Quality gardening resources on the web – under construction



• Growing Guides
• Vegetables
• Salad greens
• Herbs
• Flowers
• Fruit – under construction



• Recipes, Canning and Drying
• Pesto handout