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*Useful Gardening Guides
from Paul tradingpost@lobo.net

*This page has an unusual planting/harvesting timetable, scroll to the bottom. It's for Iowa so adjust for your frost dates:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm534.pdf

*This webpage has some technical info on Vegetable Maturity Dates, Yields and Storage requirements. From North Dakota:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/hortcrop/h912w.html

*Vegetable planning & planting guide, Arizona:
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/vegetable/guide.html

*Here's a ripeness guide:
http://www.almanac.com/garden/vege/ripeness.php

*When to Harvest Vegetables, from New Mexico:
http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-216.html

*Planting and Harvesting Guide North Carolina:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/plantingguide.html

*Vegetable Garden Calendar, useful chart:
http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/veg_garden_calendar.html

*Guides to 58 garden vegetables, from Cornell, good details
Each profile contains a detailed description and growing instructions, site and soil requirements, varieties, and solutions for managing pests and diseases:
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/sceneb771.html

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*Recipe for Sustainability & Success: Blend substantial portions
of knowledge, prayer, long-term thinking, good work, personal responsibility,
stewardship & conservation with fitness of body, mind, spirit, family & community.
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*MAY GOD BLESS America, California, our families, 
peacekeepers, firefighters, teachers, food growers,
caregivers, conservationists, scientists, artists,
water aquifers, forests, climate, oceans, and wildlife habitats;
GUIDE US to keep our land, air and water clean, safe and healthy
for future generations and the future use and pleasure 
of our grandchildren's children. LEAD US to be
responsible, grateful, and loving stewards of ALL CREATION...