Resources by Alex Hessler
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Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide: Recommended Planting Dates and Amounts to Plant | Selecting appropriate planting dates is a critical component of successful vegetable gardening. Vegetables vary widely in their preferred growing conditions and tolerance to temperature extremes, both cold and hot. Understanding the local frost-free period aids in selecting appropriate planting dates. This publication uses U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones for guidance in selecting planting dates for spring- and fall-planted vegetables for the home garden in Virginia. |
May 30, 2025 | 426-331 (SPES-673P) | ||
Guía para cultivar una huerta de hortalizas en Virginia: Fechas de cultivo y cantidades recomendadas para plantar (Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide: Recommended Planting Dates and Amounts to Plant) | Jan 21, 2020 | 426-331 (SPES-170P) | |||
Vertical Gardening Using Trellises, Stakes, and Cages | Dec 12, 2022 | HORT-189NP (SPES-450NP) | |||
Stone Burier Implement | Demonstration and explanation of operation and use of a stone burier implement for tractor. The tool buries stones in a field and makes raised beds at the same time. Burying stones prevents cultivation and planting equipment from skipping and causing loss of production. The stone burier can also be used to bury cover crops allowing quicker field turnovers. |
Feb 26, 2024 | SPES-572NP |