Browse our curated selection of the best gardening websites for Fluvanna gardeners.
Virginia Tech & Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE)
Virginia Tech/VCE Website
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VT Plant Clinic - Insect and Weed Identification
Instructions for Submitting Plant Samples
Soil Testing - Instructions and Fees
Pest Management Guide: Home Grounds and Animals
THE source for pest management recommendations
Fluvanna Virginia Cooperative Extension Website
Frequently Asked Questions
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Deer & Animal Pests
Deer: A Garden Pest - VCE/VT publication, 2013
Deer Resistant Plants - Rutgers
Insects and Treatment
Identification of Insects and Mites at Virginia Tech
Insect Identification Laboratory at Virginia Tech
USDA - ScaleNet - database of scale insects
Iowa State University - Bug Guide
Biorationals: Ecological Pest Management Database
Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs
Plants
Piedmont Virginia Native Plant Database (interactive)
Landscape Plants Images, Identification, and Information
Missouri Botanical Garden - Plant Finder
University of Wisconsin - Plant Database
Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden - Plant Database
2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
National Science Foundation - Lifecycle Data of Plants
Native Plants of Virginia - Resources - Interested in plants native to Virginia and want some more information? Go to our new FMG website page at https://www.fluvannamg.org/natives/
Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden Using Native Plants -Copy and paste link into your browser - http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/AttractingPollinatorsV5.pdf
Plant Diseases
Cornell University - Vegetable Diseases
Seeds
Images of Seedpods, Seeds and Seedlings
Articles about seeds and seed starting
Trees
Virginia Tech - Native Tree ID
Weeds
Weed Identification - Illinois - Council on Food and Agriculture Research
N.J. Weed Gallery: N.J. Weed Gallery Thumbnail Images - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Invasive and Exotic Species of North America
Invasive Plants in the Mid-Atlantic
Least Wanted: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
Invasive Plant Atlas of the USA
Weed Identification Guide Virginia & Southeastern USA
Everything Else
Lake Health Education
Lake Monticello Owners' Association publications on how to keep Lake Monticello healthy.
Extension Urban Horticulture, Myths and Product Research, Washington State University