Home Gardening
Dive into the world of home gardening in Nebraska! Discover a treasure trove of resources designed to help you grow your own fresh produce right in your backyard. From practical tips on soil preparation and plant selection to guidance on pest management and seasonal planting, we are here to help equip you with everything you need to start and maintain a thriving garden. Embrace the benefits of local gardening, support sustainability, and enjoy the satisfaction of harvesting your own fruits and vegetables.
Top Resources
Backyard Farmer
The First Steps to Vegetable Gardening
Discover the basics from to getting started with your vegetable garden.
Learn MoreCropWatch
Nebraska Fruits & Vegetables-GAPs Overview
Learn more about assessing and minimizing the risk of contamination of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and miscellaneous commodities.
Learn MoreNebraska Tree Service
Avoiding the Top 10 Mistakes of Tree Planting
Learn more about the top 10 mistakes when choosing and planting trees.
Learn MoreInsteading
Gardening at Home with Kids
Great resource with tips on creating a kid-friendly garden, safety tips, kid-friendly gardening tools, and more!
Learn MoreATTRA Sustainable Agriculture
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Find detailed information on production of specific horticultural crops, focusing on sustainable and organic production methods for traditional produce, and also introducing a range of alternative crops and enterprises.
Learn MoreIANR
Backyard Farmer
Helping you find soutions to your lawn and garden questions! Weekly show that airs live on Tuesdays on NET1 or archived on their website.
Learn MoreNebGuide
When to Harvest Fruits & Vegetables
This provides information on the proper ways and times to harvest fruits and vegetables for the best quality and storage.
Learn MorePurdue University
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
The management practices, products, and cultivars discussed in this publication are the research- and experience-based recommendations of the institutions associated with the contributing editors and authors.
Learn MoreIANR
Master Gardener
This program extends the outreach of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by providing volunteers with science-based horticulture education, which prepares them to share their knowledge with the citizens of the State.
Learn MoreLancaster County Extension
Horticulture your Yard and Garden
Links to all plants and trees grown in Nebraska with information on best practices, growing, harvesting, etc.
Learn MoreUSDA
Plant Hardiness Zone Map
This plant hardiness map the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location.
Learn MoreAdditional Resources
NebGuides
- A Gardener's Guide for Soil and Nutrient Management in Growing Vegetables: How to manage soil and nutrients when growing vegetables is discussed here, as is soil testing, soil, pH, organic matter, and the use of commercial fertilizers.
- Vegetable Garden Seed Storage and Germination Requirements: Leftover vegetable seeds can be used next year if stored properly. This publication covers how to select and store seed, and conduct germination tests.
- Garden Guide - UNL Extension-Lancaster County: StartingTransplants Inside
- How to Grow Vegetables & Fruits: Fresh fruits and vegetables are an excellent source of nutrition which can be grown in your garden.The ease of planting, growing and harvesting these crops, along with the health benefits they bring, make fruits and vegetables the ideal gardening project.
- When to Harvest Fruits & Vegetables: This NebGuide provides information on the proper ways and times to harvest fruits and vegetables for the best quality and storage.
Controlling a Safe Environment
- Pest Profiles by University of Minnesota Extension Vegetable and fruit crop pest profiles to help control the unwanted pests in your gardens.
- Nebraska Extension: Pests Diseases, insects, weeds, wildlife-more information.
- Insects, Spiders, Mice & More More information regarding insects, spiders, mice, etc. from Lancaster Extension.
- Biology and Management of Aphids in Organic Cucurbit Production Systems Biology & life cycles, damage from, & management of aphids.