Websites & Podcasts for General Gardening Know-How
A Way to Garden – website dedicated to organic gardening published by Margaret Roach.
Culinary Breeding Network – Learn more about Celeriac, Radicchio, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collards, Winter Squash, Garlic and Purple Sprouting Broccoli in these FREE YouTube videos about assorted winter vegetables.
Joe the Gardener – published by Joe Lamp’l, nationally known gardening expert and media professional. Website, podcast, PBS show. See also Growing a Greener World.
You Bet Your Garden – Mike McGrath, former editor in chief of “Organic Gardening;” Podcast available through the Apple Podcast app.
Natureworks – local shop in Northford that sells plants, runs classes and hosts a blog.
Plant Identification and Insect information
Uconn Home and Garden Education Center
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
Helping Pollinators – USDA National Resources Conservation Service
Soil Testing
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station – free soil testing
UConn Soil Testing Lab – $12/sample
UMass Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory– a fee is charged per sample
Branford Community Gardens 