Transplanting & Direct Seeding
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Resources
PRINT RESOURCES
Coleman, Elliott. 1995. The New Organic Grower:
A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the
Home and Market Gardener, 2nd Edition. White
River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
The classic introduction to small-scale organic
vegetable production. Includes sections on
direct seeding, transplanting, and using soil
blocks.Maynard, Donald M., and George H. Hochmuth.
- Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers,
5th Edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley &
Sons.
A widely used reference book designed for
commercial vegetable growers. Includes basic
information on planting rates, schedules, and
spacing of myriad vegetable crops.Fortier, Jean-Martin. 2014. The Market Gardener:
A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale
Organic Farming. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society
Publishers.
Includes a section on starting seeds indoors and
direct seeding.Volk, Josh. 2009. Tools That Make Direct Seeding
Easier. Growing for Market. http://www.growingformarket.
com/articles/20090428_6
WEB-BASED RESOURCE
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appear-
ance. Program Aid Number 1619.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/sam/moisture.pdf
Describes techniques for using the “feel and
appearance” method to estimate soil moisture
content and schedule irrigation.Resources