Soil Health
ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture – Tipsheet: Compost
US EPA Backyard Composting Basics
UCSC Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems – Making Quality Compost
USCS Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems – Vermicomposting
University of Kentucky (UK) publication – Benefits & Challenges of Cover Crops in KY
USDA Agricultural Research Service – Cover Crops Chart
Northeast Cover Crops Council – Cover Crop Decision Tools
Johnny’s Selected Seeds – Selecting a spring cover crop
UK publication – Winter cover crops for KY gardens & fields
Pest & Disease Management
UK publication: Diagnosing Plant Problems
ATTRA publication: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Build It Up (BIU) East TN’s organic pest control guide
BIU East TN’s guide to organic pest control sprays
BIU East TN’s guide to common garden pests
ATTRA publication on botanical control formulations for aphids
UCSC’s Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems on controlling small animal pests
ATTRA publication on grasshopper management
UK publication: Diseases & pests in cole crops in Kentucky
UK publication: Guide for insects & diseases in cucurbits in Kentucky
UK publication: Bacterial wilt of cucurbits
ATTRA publication on cucumber beetles
ATTRA publication on squash bugs & squash vine borers
UK publication: common pests & diseases in legumes in Kentucky
UK plant pathology fact sheet: bean diseases
ATTRA publication: Disease and Insect Management in Organic Small Grains
UK publication: Common Pests & Diseases of Solanaceous Crops
UK plant pathology fact sheet: Bacterial Spot of Pepper & Tomato
UK plant pathology fact sheet: Blackleg & Bacterial Soft Rot of Potato
UK plant pathology fact sheet: Bacterial Canker of Tomato
UK publication: Common Pest & Diseases of Sweet Corn in Kentucky
Irrigation
Irrigation Resources from UK’s Center for Crop Diversification
Grow Appalachia’s introduction to drip irrigation video series
Grow Appalachia’s irrigation kit installation instructions
Grow Appalachia’s online Small-Scale Drip Irrigation Workshop
North Carolina State University – Vegetable Crop Irrigation Chart
Mulching & Weed Management
Compost Education Centre: Factsheet Series on Mulching Techniques
The many benefits of mulching by Australia’s Department of Energy & Conservation
UK publication: Mulch Myths
Oregon State University: An overview of sheet mulching
Organic Weed Control by Organic Growers School
ATTRA publication: Sustainable Weed Management for Small and Medium-Scale Farms
Pocket Field Guide to Kentucky’s Common Weeds and Other Unwanted Plants, by the Louisville Water Company
Trellising
Florida Weave – Staking your tomatoes
Vertical Vegetable Gardening – Various trellising designs for vegetable crops
Tools and Repair
A guide for caring for your tools
Another guide for tool maintenance
