Frost dates are the most important information for a gardener to know and understand if they want to have success when planting an annual vegetable garden. You can look up your frost dates for free here.

Your local extension office is a wealth of resources in itself. They can help with gardening, soil testing, livestock advice and canning. Many will test canning equipment and provide soil tests for a small fee. Locate your local extension office here.

Ball is my preferred source of canning information, rules and recipes. You can purchase their books but they provide almost all of the information from their books on their website.

If you are growing perennial plants, bushes, flowers or trees, you will need to know your USDA Hardiness Zone. You can find that information here.

To save you having to search, I created an idea list on Amazon with all of the garden tools, soil amendments, fertilizers and pest control treatments I use and love. You can shop that all in one place here.

Sow Right Seeds is a Missouri based company selling high quality, heirloom seeds. They have been kind enough to partner with me to provide you a 10% discount by using this link.