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Department of Horticulture

N-318 Ag Sciences Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0091

859-257-2909

Fax (Lexington): 859-257-2859
       (Princeton): 270-365-2667 

For questions about home gardening, landscaping or commercial horticulture production, please contact your county extension agent. Click here, then click on your county either on the map or from the list of counties below it. For general undergraduate student information, contact Dr. Rick Durham at (859) 257-3249, or rdurham@uky.edu. For undergraduate student information regarding the Sustainable Agriculture program, contact Dr. Krista Jacobsen at (859) 257-3921, or krista.jacobsen@uky.edu. For graduate student information, contact Dr. Mark Williams at (859) 257-1758, or mark.williams@uky.edu.

 

 

 

  

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Getting Started

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    Blossom End Rot (CCD-FS-11)
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    Gardening in Small Spaces (ID-248)
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    Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)
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    Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky (ID-128)
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    Homeowner's Guide to Fungicides (PPFS-GEN-07)
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    Insect Problems
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    Kentucky Pest News
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    Off the Grid: Ultra-low Pressure Drip Irrigation and Rainwater Catchment for Small Plots and High Tunnels (HO-120)
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    Pesticides Calculations for Homeowners
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    Residential Rain Gardens (HENV-205)
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    Submitting Plant Specimens for Disease Diagnosis (PPFS-GEN-09)

Cover Crops

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    Winter Cover Crops for Kentucky Gardens and Fields (ID-113)

Cultivars

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    Vegetable Cultivars for Kentucky Gardens (ID-133)

Diseases

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    Click here for additional information about diseases.
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    Bacterial Spot of Pepper and Tomato (PPFS-VG-17)
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    Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (PPFS-VG-11)
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    Cucurbit Diseases (ID-91)
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    Damping-off of Vegetables and Herbaceous Ornamentals (PPFS-GEN-3)
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    Early Blight & Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato - Disease Management for Residential Growers
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    Tomato Wilt Problems (PPFS-VG-15)

Organic Gardening

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    Organic Manures and Fertilizers for Vegetable Crops

Propagation

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    Starting Plants from Seeds at Home (HO-56)

Small Space Gardening

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    Gardening in Small Spaces (ID-248)

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