Soils

• Soil and Plant Nutrition: A Gardener’s Perspective, by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Bulletins

• Applying Fertilizers on Your Home Gardens, Bulletin #2287
• Guidelines for Using Manure on Vegetable Gardens, Bulletin #2510
• Lead in the Soil, Bulletin #2281
• Soil Organic Matter, Bulletin #2288
• Testing Your Soil, Bulletin #2286

Videos

• Garden Safety in Maine
• Putting the Garden to Bed
  
• Soil Testing at the University of Maine

Additional UMaine resources

• Analytical Laboratory and Maine Soil Testing Service
  • Order a soil test box and form directly from the lab
• Interpreting Soil Test Results for Gardens and Grounds, Bruce Hoskins, Assistant Scientist of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine
• Recommended Organic Nutrient Sources for Home Gardens & Grounds [Excel], Bruce Hoskins, Assistant Scientist of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine

MOFGA fact sheets — Look for

• Using Green Manures
• Natural Sources of Plant Nutrients
• An Organic Farmer’s Guide to the Interpretation of a Standard Soil Test from the University of Maine

Other resources

• Measurement Conversion Chart and pH Preference Table (PDF), University of Maryland
• Soil Biology Primer, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Web Soil Survey, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• What Is Organic Matter?, University of Minnesota Extension

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