Intro to Horticulture : Horticultural Resources

Horticultural Resources

General

Cornell Production Guidelines (Various crops) available on hardcopy through Cornell Media Services and some online at http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hp/publications.html
Cornell Horticulture Resources online at http://www.hort.cornell.edu/
Country Folks (and Country Folks Grower) Lee Publications, Inc. $35.00 ($18.00) www.leepub.com (518) 673-3237 weekly newspaper (monthly newspaper)
Growing for Market P.O. Box 3747, Lawrence, Kansas 66046
Phone: 785-748-0605, Toll-free Phone: 800-307-8949, Fax: 785-748-0609
email: growing4market@earthlink.net website: http://www.growingformarket.com/
Metrofarm (0963787608) Olson, Michael. TS Books $29.95 Book
The New Organic Grower (0930031229) Coleman, Eliot. Chelsea Green $19.95 Book
Refrigeration and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Horticultural Crops Bartsch, James A. Blanpied, G. David. NRAES #22 $4.00 Book

Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree Growers of NY
646 Finches Corners Road, Red Creek, NY 13143
315-754-8132 Fax: 315-754-8499 http://www.christmastreesny.org/
Christmas Trees- Growing and Selling Trees, Wreaths, and Greens. (0882665669) Hill, Lewis. Storey Books $12.95 Books
National Christmas Tree Association
1000 Executive Parkway, Suite 220, St. Louis, MO 63141-6372
314-205-0944 Fax: 314-576-7989 http://www.realchristmastrees.org

Disease and Pests

Biological Control: A guide to Natural Enemies in North America by Cornell University found online at http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (0801415179) Sinclair, Lyon, and Johnson. Comstock Publishing Associates $69.95 Book
Garden Insects of North America (0691095612) Cranshaw, Whitney. Princeton University Press $29.95
Greenhouse Pests and Beneficials Gill and Sanderson $66.95 Book .
Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs (0801426022) Johnson, Warren T. Lyon, Howard H. Comstock Publishing Associates $69.95 Book
Insect Identification from Texas A&M http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/insctans/identification/
IPM for Bedding Plants Casey, Christine Cornell University IPM # 407 $15.25 Cornell Media Services 117 Book
Natural Enemies of Vegetable Insect Pests Hoffman, Michael P. Frodsham, Anne C. Cornell Cooperative Extension $15.70 Cornell Media Services 607-255-9946 63 Book
NJ Weed Gallery from Rutgers Cooperative Extension http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/weeds/default.asp
Northeast IPM Center http://nepmc.org/
Vegetable Diseases and Their Control
(0471058602) Sherf and Macnab. John Wiley and Sons $225.00 Book
Vegetable Farmers and their Weed-Control Machines Grubinger, Vern and Else, Mary Jane University of Vermont $15.00 Video 802-656-5459
VegMD online
by Cornell University http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/Home.htm
Weeds : Control Without Poisons
(0911311580) Walters, Charles. Acres U.S.A. $25.00 Book
Weeds of the Northeast
(0801483344) Uva, Neal, and DiTomaso.Cornell University Press $29.95 Book

Fruit

The Backyard Orchardist: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden (0963452037) Stella Otto. Ottographics $14.95 Book
Bramble Production Guide (0935817212) Pritts and Handley. NRAES #35 $45.00 Book
Highbush Blueberry Production Guide Pritts and Hancock. NRAES #55 $48.00 Book
Small Scale Fruit Production from Penn State Extension online at http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/
Strawberry Production Guide (0935817239) Pritts and Handley NRAES #88 $45.00 Book
Temperate Zone Pomology (0716701960) Westwood, Melvin. W. H. Freeman. Book

Greenhouses

Greenhouse Engineering (0935817573) Aldrich and Bartok. NRAES #33 $30.00 Book Greenhouse Systems NRAES #72 $30.00 (Proceedings) Book
High Tunnel Production Manual From Bill Lamont, Penn State $25.00 Book http://plasticulture.cas.psu.edu/manual.htm produced by the Penn State Plasticulture Institute online at http://plasticulture.cas.psu.edu
The Hoophouse Handbook: Growing Produce and Flowers in Hoophouses and High Tunnels by Growing for Market 800-307-8949 $15.00 Book

Ornamentals

Armitage's Garden Perennials $49.95 Armitage, Allan M. Book
Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (0881925055) Armitage, Allan M. Timber Press $39.95 Book
Ball Red Book 20 1997 1883052157 Ball, Vic. Ball Publishing $71.95 Book
Field Grown Cut Flowers (096530650X) Stevens, Alan. Avatar's World $24.95 Book
Flowers for Sale : Growing and Marketing Cut Flowers 49 1992 0962163511 San Juan Naturals $15.00 Small Farms soft 12/31/02 197 Book Sturdivant, Lee
Growing Profits : How to Start and Operate a Backyard Nursery (0965456773) Harlan and Harlan. Moneta Publications $17.95 Book
Herbaceous Perennials Production (0935817298) NRAES #93 $14.00 Book
Integrated Pest Management for Floriculture and Nurseries (1879906465) University of California IPM $44.95 800-994-8849
Modern Arboriculture (0943563097) Shigo, Alex. Shigo and Trees $55.00
Pirone's Tree Maintenance (0195119916) Pirone and Hartman. Sall, M.A.Oxford University Press $51.95 Book
Specialty Cut Flowers (0881925799) Armitage et al. Ironwood Press $64.90 Book

Propagation

The New Seed Starter's Handbook (0878577521) Bubel, Nancy. Rodale Press $16.00 Book
Public Seed Initiative USDA—ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY 14456-0462
PH: 315-787-2396 http://www.plbr.cornell.edu/psi/
Seed Savers Exchange 3094 North Winn Road, Decorah, IA 52101. Ph: 563-382-5990
http://www.seedsavers.org
Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners (1882424581) Ashworth and Whealy. Seed Savers Exchange. $24.95 Book
Seed Sowing and Saving: Step-By-Step Techniques for Collecting and Growing More Than 100 Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs (1580170013) Turner, Carole. Storey Books. $19.95 Book

Soils

Building Soils for Better Crops (1888626054) Magdoff and van Es. Sustainable Agriculture Network. $19.95 802-656-0484 Book
Hands on Agronomy (0911311394) Kinsey and Walters. Acres U.S.A. $24.00 Book
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Room 4250 South Building, 14th & Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250. 202-720-1820 http://soils.usda.gov/
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (1888626046) Sustainable Agriculture Network $19.00
802-656-0484 Book
The Nature and Properties of Soils (0130167630)Brady and Weil, Prentice Hall $117.00

Turf

Ecolological Golf Course Management (1575041545)Sachs and Luff. John Wiley and Sons. $59.95 Book
Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management (0471454788) Christians, Nick. John Wiley and Sons $70.00 Book
Turfgrass Problems (093581762X) Gussack and Rossi. NRAES#125 $31.97 Book

Vegetables and Herbs

100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden (3719990761114009) Male, Carolyn J.Workman Publishing Company $18.00
Ball Red Book (1883052157) Ball, Vic. Ball Publishing $71.95 Book
Ball Perennial Manual (1883052106) Nau, Jim. Ball Publishing $64.95 Book
Farmers and their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies Grubinger, Vern. University of Vermont $15.00 802-656-5459 Video
Farmers and their Ecological Sweet Corn Production Practices Grubinger, Vern and Hazzard, Ruth. University Of Vermont $15.00 Video 802-656-5459
Fresh Culinary Herb Production Morgan, Lynette. Suntec, New Zealand (800) 888-6785 Book
Growing and Selling Fresh-Cut Herbs (188305236X) Shores, Sandie. Ball Publishing $34.95 Book
Growing Great Garlic (0963085018) Engeland, Ron L. Filaree Productions $14.95 Book Hydroponic Food Production (0880072229) Resh, Howard M. Woodbridge Press Publishing Company $55.00 Book
Introduction to Micro-irrigation by Aung K. Hla and Thomas F. Scherer, North Dakota University Extension online at http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/
Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers (0471852406) Lorenz and. Maynard. John Wiley & Sons. Book
Manual for northern herb growers Halva and Craker. HSMP Press, Stockbridge Hall, Amherst, MA 01003, 412-545-2347 Book
Medicinal Herbs in the Garden, Field, and Marketplace 44 1998 $25.00 soft 375 Book Sturdivant, Lee Blakley, Tim
Pumpkin Production Guide and other resources available from NRAES www.nraes.org or 607-255-7654
Sustainable Vegetable Production From Start-Up to Market (093581745X) Grubinger, Vernon P. NRAES #104 $19.00 Book
University of New Hampshire Vegetable Enterprise Budget Workbook (Microsoft Excel Workbook , Explanation PDF)
Vegetables - Characteristics, Production, and Marketing (3719870471850225) Pierce, Lincoln. C.John Wiley and Sons $133.50 Book


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