| Resource |
Category |
Country |
Province/State |
Description |
|
Manitoba Agriculture:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Manitoba
|
Fact sheets covering soil, weather, climate, vegetables, and diseases.
|
|
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Though most information is intended for commercial grower, some which may be of interest to home gardeners are articles on blight disease on tomatoes and potatoes, fruit tree diseases, insect pests and weeds.
|
|
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Alberta
|
Fact sheets on many topics, including diseases, insects, weeds, grasses, trees, fruits, vegetables, and houseplants.
|
|
Newfoundland and Labrador Agrifoods Website
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Newfoundland
|
Lawn and garden fact sheets on topics such as lawn and garden nutrition, insect pests, and pesticide safety.
|
|
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Nova Scotia
|
Fact sheets of interest to home gardeners, including information on fruit trees, berries, and organic gardening.
|
|
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Fact sheets including information on lawns, most vegetables, fruits and berries.
|
|
Prince Edward Island Agriculture and Forestry:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Prince Edward Island
|
Gardening resources and fact sheets.
|
|
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Saskatchewan
|
Fact sheets on controlling insect pests, Dutch elm disease, woolly elm aphids, and browning of evergreens.
|
|
Yukon Government Agriculture:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
Yukon
|
Information on soil and climate in the Yukon.
|
|
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture:
|
Agriculture Site
|
Canada
|
New Brunswick
|
Weather and fact sheets covering plant diseases, insects, and weeds.
|
|
Gardening Factsheets and Publications
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Arizona
|
|
|
Penn State Cooperative Extension and Outreach
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
|
Oregon State University Extension Services
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Oregon
|
|
|
Oklahoma State University Division of Agriculture Sciences
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Oklahoma
|
|
|
Ohio State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Ohio
|
|
|
North Dakota State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
North Dakota
|
|
|
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
North Carolina
|
|
|
Cornell Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
New York
|
|
|
New Mexico State University Extension/Outreach
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
New Mexico
|
|
|
Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
New Jersey
|
|
|
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
New Hampshire
|
|
|
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Nevada
|
|
|
University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Nebraska
|
|
|
Montana State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Montana
|
|
|
University of Missouri Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Missouri
|
|
|
Mississippi State University Extension Service
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Mississippi
|
|
|
University of Minnesota Extension Service
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Minnesota
|
|
|
Michigan State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Michigan
|
|
|
University of Massachusetts Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Massachusetts
|
|
|
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
South Dakota
|
|
|
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Maine
|
|
|
LSUAgCenter
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Louisiana
|
|
|
K-State Research and Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Kansas
|
|
|
Iowa State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Iowa
|
|
|
University of Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulture
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Indiana
|
|
|
University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Wyoming
|
|
|
University of Idaho Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Idaho
|
|
|
Gardening Factsheets and Publications
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Delaware
|
|
|
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Services
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Delaware
|
|
|
Maryland Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Maryland
|
|
|
Gardening Factsheets and Publications
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Colorado
|
|
|
University of Colorado Cooperative Extension Services
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Colorado
|
|
|
University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
California
|
|
|
Gardening Factsheets and Publications
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Arkansas
|
|
|
Arkansas Cooperative Education Services
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Arkansas
|
|
|
Clemson University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
South Carolina
|
|
|
Arizona Cooperative Education Services
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Arizona
|
|
|
Gardening Factsheets and Publications
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Alaska
|
|
|
University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Alaska
|
|
|
Alabama Gardening Factsheets and Publications
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Alabama
|
|
|
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Alabama
|
|
|
University of Tennessee Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
Texas Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Texas
|
|
|
Utah State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Utah
|
|
|
Virginia Cooperative Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Virginia
|
|
|
Washington State University Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Washington
|
|
|
Extension Service West Virginia State University
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
West Virginia
|
|
|
University of Wisconsin Extension
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Wisconsin
|
|
|
University of Illinois Extension Horticulture
|
Extension Services
|
US
|
Illinois
|
|
|
Horticulture Solutions (Illinois Cooperative Extension Service).
|
Fact Sheets
|
US
|
Illinois
|
Quick answers to common gardening questions; organized by topic. Includes a glossary.
|
|
Fact sheet Database (Ohio State University).
|
Fact Sheets
|
US
|
Ohio
|
If every gardener could have only one bookmark, this would be it. OSU’s specialized search engine searches only through the fact-filled publications of university and Cooperative Extension Web sites around the country
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Wyoming
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Wisconsin
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
West Virginia
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Washington
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Virginia
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Vermont
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Utah
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Texas
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
South Dakota
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
South Carolina
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Rhode Island
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Oregon
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Oklahoma
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Ohio
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
North Dakota
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
New York
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
New Mexico
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
New Jersey
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
New Hampshire
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Nevada
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Nebraska
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Montana
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Missouri
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Mississippi
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Minnesota
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Michigan
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Massachusetts
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Maryland
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Maine
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Louisiana
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Kentucky
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Kansas
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Iowa
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Indiana
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Illinois
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Idaho
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Hawaii
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Georgia
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Florida
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Delaware
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Connecticut
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Colorado
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
California
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Arkansas
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Arizona
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Alaska
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
Alabama
|
|
|
The Saskatchewan Master Gardener Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
Saskatchewan
|
|
|
Guelph and Wellington County Master Gardeners
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
|
|
London /Middlesex Master Gardeners
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
|
|
Master Gardeners Of Sarnia-Lambton
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
|
|
Master Gardeners of Ontario
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
|
|
Master Gardeners of British Columbia
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
|
|
Devonian Botanical Garden Master Gardener Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
Canada
|
Alberta
|
|
|
Master Gardener’s Program
|
Master Gardening Program
|
US
|
North Carolina
|
|
|
New Brunswick Agricultural Lab
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
New Brunswick
|
N.B. Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
|
|
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Saskatchewan
|
3085 Albert St., Regina, SK S4S 0B1
|
|
Rene Martineau Insectarium
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, PQ G1V 4C7
|
|
P.E.I. Department of Agriculture
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Prince Edward Island
|
Box 1600, Research Station, Charlottetown PE C1A 7N3
|
|
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Biological Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
|
|
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Nova Scotia
|
Apiculturist/Entomologist. Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture & Fisheries, Plant Industry Branch, Agricultural Centre, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5
|
|
Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
308 Brookfield Rd., Box 39088, St. John’s, NF A1E 5Y7
|
|
Manitoba Agriculture
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Manitoba
|
There are four regional offices and 39 district offices; call 204-239-3375 for the one nearest you.
|
|
Plant Diagnostic Lab, BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Abbotsford Agriculture Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, BC.
|
|
Edmonton Area: Pest Management Lab
|
Pest Identification and Control
|
Canada
|
Alberta
|
River Valley, Forestry and Environmental Services, Box 2359, Edmonton AB T5J 2R7. They can also suggest labs in other areas.
|
|
Norwest Labs
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Alberta
|
9938-67 Ave. Edmonton AB T6H 4P2 Phone: (780) 438-5522 or 1-800-661-7645
|
|
Nutrite
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Quebec
|
Box 1000 Brossard, PQ J4Z 3N2
|
|
PEI Soil and Feed Testing Lab
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Prince Edward lsIand
|
P.O. Box 1600 Research Station Charlottetown PE C1A 7N3
|
|
Enviro Test Laboratories
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Saskatchewan
|
General Purpose Building, 124 Veterinary Rd. Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3
|
|
Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. Food & Rural Affairs. Agricultural Information Contact Center,
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Ontario
|
Will provide a soil testing kit and a list of accredited labs in Ontario
|
|
Government of Nova Scotia
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Nova Scotia
|
Laboratory Services, 176 College Road, Harlow Institute, Box 550 Truro, NS B2N 5E3
|
|
Government of Newfoundland
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Newfoundland and Labrador
|
Soil Plant and Feed Laboratory, Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods, Provincial Agriculture Building, Box 8700, Brookfield Road, St. John’s NF A1B 4J6
|
|
Norwest Labs
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
New Brunswick
|
NB Agricultural Lab, NB Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
|
|
Norwest Labs
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
British Columbia
|
Norwest Labs 104, 19575-56A Ave Surrey BC V3S 8P8
|
|
Norwest Labs
|
Soil Testing
|
Canada
|
Manitoba
|
Norwest Labs Agriculture Services Comples, 203-545 University Crescent Winnipeg MB R3T 5S6
|
|
Environment Canada’s Green Lane
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
Weather for the Atlantic Provinces
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
Atlantic Province
|
|
|
Weather for Quebec
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
QuebecRegion
|
|
|
Weather for Ontario
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
Ontario Region
|
|
|
Weather for the Praries and the North of Canada
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
Prairies and Northern Region
|
|
|
Weather for the Pacific and Yukon
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
Pacific and Yukon Region
|
|
|
FarmZone Weather for Canada
|
Weather
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
Gardening Hotlines
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
Canadian Gardening Online’s GARDENet
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
AgriWeb Canada
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
A list of sites for plant societies, botanical gardens, nurseries
|
|
Gardening (Miningco)
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
GardenNet
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
Book reviews, gardener round tables, and links to other garden sites and companies
|
|
ICanGarden
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
GreenSheets: Keyword Searches for Horticultural FactSheets
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
Answers to gardenening questions and problems
|
|
The Garden Gate
|
Web resources
|
Canada
|
|
Horticultural Sites around the World
|
|
Garden Encyclopedia
|
Web resources
|
|
|
|
|
PlantCare
|
Web resources
|
|
|
|
|
Interactive Plant List (Ohio State University)
|
Web resources
|
|
|
|
|
Plant Information Online
|
Web resources
|
|
|
Mail-order sources for plants and seeds. Membership required.
|
|
USDA National Plants Database
|
Web resources
|
|
|
US Department of Agriculture directory of plant names, symbols, and other plant characteristics. Includes photos
|
