University of California Resources

The University of California provides many useful resources for home gardeners.

Growing Guides

• Lawn Guide - Managing lawns at home as well as in parks, sport fields, school grounds.
• Home Vegetable Gardening - On growing and harvesting vegetables
• Backyard Orchard - Gardening calendars, home orchard prep & maintenance, much more

Publications

• UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Catalog - Publications catalog
• Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) free pubs - Free publications from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR)
• UC Press - Publisher of books and journals for academic and general readers in all fields of inquiry
• UCTV on Gardening - Free online gardening lectures

Pest Management

• UC IPM - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programdescribes least toxic options for managing garden pests
• UC Pest Notes - Free printable information about specific pests and pest management
• Toxic/Poisonous Plant List from UC Davis - Information on Toxic and poisonous plants

California Master Gardener Program

• California Master Gardener Program - Information about Master Gardener programs throughout California
• California Master Gardener Handbook - Handbook used in California Master Gardener training, available to the public for purchase through our office or the Agriculture and Natural Resources publications site.