Resources

• Web sites
• Vegetable gardening
• Horticulture columns
• Publications

Web sites

• Plant Diagnostic Clinic

Vegetable gardening

Home Vegetable Gardening in New Mexico

George W. Dickerson, Extension Horticulture Specialist

This publication provides general information for growing vegetables in home gardens. Use this publication with its companion, Circular 457-B, Growing Zones, Recommended Crop Varieties, and Planting and Harvesting Information for Home Vegetable Gardens in New Mexico. Circular 457-B includes a map showing New Mexico growing zones, as well as a table providing crop variety recommendations, recommended planting dates, days to harvest, planting instructions, and yield information.

• Circular 457

• CES Horticulture publications listing

Horticulture columns

• Southwest Yard and Garden Columns
  Southwest Yard & Garden is a weekly column, written by Curtis W. Smith, Extension horticulture specialist, that addresses garden and landscape questions.

• Melon Patch Columns
  The Melon Patch archive contains a wealth of information on gardening issues. The columns, written by George Dickerson, retired horticulture specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service, span more than six years of Dickerson's 31 year career.

Publications

• Establishing Fruit and Shade Trees

• Shade Trees for New Mexico