Gardening Resources

Gardening Resources:

Garden Planning Tool through Farmer’s Almanac

Gardenate: what to plant, when

Preparing Soil for Planting

Collection of gardening databases

Soil amendment

Crop Rotation Made Easy

Organic integrated pest management

Tips for raised bed maintenance throughout the season by Jennifer Carpenter

Winterizing raised beds tips by Jennifer Carpenter

Local sources of soil, mulch, straw:

Frederick County Landfill: cheap compost and mulch; pick up yourself

Get Chip Drop: get a free (large) delivery of wood chips when a landscaping company cuts down a tree

Bussard Brothers: get soil, compost, mulch, straw bales delivered