Review Presentation Slides
Fall Gardening in Containers 2022
Vegetable Seed Starting (2022)
Cool Season Crops for Vegetable Gardens (2021)
Cool Season Crops for Vegetable Gardens Part 1
Cool Season Crops for Vegetable Gardens Part 2
What's the Matter with My 'Mater? (2025)
Whats the Matter with My Mater
Soil and Nutrient Management in Vegetable Gardens (2020)
Properties of Soils, Bed Preparation
Warm Season Crops for Vegetable Gardens (2025)
Warm Season Vegetable Gardening Matt Jones 2025
Pest, Disease and Weed Management in Vegetable Gardens (2020)
Extension Gardener (2019)
Sustainable Vegetable Gardening
The Extension Gardener Handbook is your source for practical, research-based information on gardening, lawn care, and landscaping in North Carolina. It is available for free online, or as a book from UNC Press
Chapter 2: Soils and Plant Nutrients
Chapter 16: Vegetable Gardening
Chapter 18: Plants Grown in Containers
The NC State Extension Community Gardening Handbook is a great source of knowledge and advice for all gardeners.
Raised Bed Gardening- Raised Beds (Clemson HGIC)
- Raised Bed Gardening (ACES)
- How to Build a Raised Bed with Concrete Blocks (UF IFAS)
- Toxicity Concerns about Raised Bed Construction Materials (Iowa State Extension)
Soils and Fertilizers
- Chatham County Soil (Chatham EMGV Newcomer's Guide)
- Fertilization of Lawns, Gardens, and Ornamentals (NCDA)
- Organic & Natural Fertilizers for the Home Ground & Garden (UNH Extension)
- Fertilizer Conversions (UConn Extension)
- Fertilizing the Home Vegetable Garden (Rutgers)
Cover Crops
- Cover Crops for Sustainable Production
- Winter Cover Crops
- Summer Cover Crops
- Cover Crops for Organic Farms (NCSU CEFS)
- Understanding Inoculants for Cover Crops (USDA-NRCS)
Vegetable Planting Calendars
- Optimal Planting Dates for Chatham County
- Central NC Vegetable Planting Calendar
- Planting and Harvest Guide for Piedmont Vegetables and Herbs
- Container Garden Planting Calendar
References for Starting Vegetables from Seed
- Starting Seeds Indoors (Clemson Extension)
- Soil Temperature Conditions for Vegetable Seed Germination
- Life Expectancy of Vegetable Seed
- Lights for Seed Starting
Seed Sources
Many garden centers stock a wide range of flower and vegetable seed during the growing season. View a list of garden centers and nurseries in Chatham County.
Download a copy of our Garden Center and Nursery Directory for Chatham and surrounding counties.
If you can’t find what you are looking for locally, try one of the many seed companies that allow you to shop online or will send you a mail-order catalog. Here are a few possibilities:- Johnny’s Seed - flowers, vegetables, herbs, cover crops, and excellent information.
- Sow True Seed - based in Asheville, NC. Specializing in heirloom and open-pollinated varieties.
- Burpee Seed – one of the oldest seed companies in the U.S., offers many varieties of flowers and vegetables.
- Park Seed – located in Greenville, SC, offers a full range of vegetable and flower seed.
- Seed Savers Exchange – dedicated to preserving heirloom varieties.
- Seeds of Change – specializing in organically-produced seed.
- Pinetree Garden Seed - offers small, inexpensive seed packets of many flower and vegetable varieties.
Container Gardening
- How to Create a Container Garden for Edibles in the North Carolina Piedmont
- Container Garden Planting Calendar for Edibles in the Piedmont
Specific Vegetable Crop Resources
- Asparagus
- Home Production of Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Collards
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Bulb Onions
- Time to Plant Onions and Garlic
- Peppers
- Spinach
- Sweet Corn
- Tomatoes in the Home Garden
- Fresh Market Tomato Production
Vegetable Problem Diagnosis
