K-State Research and Extension

Afraid of running out of food?   Consider growing your own!

SNAP BENEFITS MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS FOR GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD.

Here are some helpful, FREE publications to help you be a better gardener.

Kansas Garden Guide                     Vegetable Planting Guide       

Recommended Varieties

Community and General Gardening Resources:

Bountiful Gardening

Fix it Fresh (cookbook)(pdf)
Food Safety (website)
Food Safety in the Garden (pdf)
Preserving your Bounty (website)
Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Flavor (Link to order or pdf)

Community Gardening Resources

Colorado State U. Gardening Blog "Co-Horts" (website)
Community Gardening Tips (website)
Community Gardening Toolkit (website or download pdf)
Container Gardening (pdf)
Cost Benefits of Home Gardening (pdf)
Drip Irrigation for Community Gardens (pdf)
Edible Flowers -Colorado (website and pdf download)
Food Pantry Donation Info for Growers (pdf download)
Food Safety in Donation Gardens (pdf download)
Growing Vegetables in Pots (pdf)
Horticulture Information Center (website)
Kansas Garden Guide (large pdf)
Kansas Recommended Plants (website and pdf downloads)
Kansas School Garden Guide (website and pdfs)
Physical and Mental Benefits of Gardening (website)
Preserving the Harvest (website)
Raised Bed Gardening (pdf)
Rapid Response Center (website)
Safety in the Garden (website)
Safety for Kids in the Garden part 1 (website)
Safety for Kids in the Garden part 2 (website)
SNAP Participant Gardening Toolkit (website)
Soil Test (website)
Starting a Community Garden  (large pdf)
Starting Seeds Indoors (website)
Topeka Common Ground, Inc. (website)
Using SNAP benefits (EBT) for gardening (website)
Vegetable Gardening Basics (pdf)
Vegetable Planting Calendar and Guide (pdf)
Watering Vegetable and Flower Gardens (pdf)

Dealing with Garden Pests

Kansas Insect Newsletter (website)
Natural Enemies in the Garden (large pdf)
Pests of the week (website)

FREE Webinars

K-State Garden Hour (Registration and Archived Videos)

Gardening Videos

K-State Research and Extension Youtube Videos (YouTube Website)
Kansas Healthy Yards Videos
Soil Tests

Herbs

Growing Herbs for Home Use (pdf)
Herb Growers Handbook (pdf)
Herb Society of America (website)
Herbs, Spices and their Uses (website)
Low-sodium Spice Mixes (pdf)
More Spice Mixes (pdf)

Plant Identification

Plant Identification (website)

Plant Search by State (website)

Pollinator and Companion Gardening

Bee Friendly Yards (pdf)
Gardening for Pollinators (video)
Monarch Butterflies (pdf)
Monarch Watch (website)
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects )pdf)

Veggie Know-How

KSU Horticulture Newsletter (website)
Vegetables and Herbs (website)