Idaho Master Gardener Handbook
Gardeners throughout Idaho use this basic gardening handbook as their text in the increasingly popular Master Gardener classes. The 25 how-to chapters cover everything from soil fertility to insect management. Gardeners use the large three-ring notebook to add specialized and localized information.
The Idaho Master Gardener Handbook is provided during training.
Idaho Master Gardener Handbook (pdf) — 15 mb
- Credits (pdf)
- Gardening publications and DVDs (pdf)
- Table of contents (pdf)
- Chapter 1 — Introduction and policies (pdf)
- Chapter 2 — Introduction to horticulture and plant physiology (pdf)
- Chapter 3 — Basic botany (pdf)
- Chapter 4 — Plant propagation (pdf)
- Chapter 5 — Soils and fertilizers (pdf)
- Chapter 6 — Horticultural equipment management (pdf)
- Chapter 7 — Plant management (pdf)
- Chapter 8 — Backyard composting (pdf)
- Chapter 9 — Pesticide management and safety (pdf)
- Chapter 10 — Basic entomology (pdf)
- Chapter 11 — Insect management (pdf)
- Chapter 12 — Rodents, birds and other pests (pdf)
- Chapter 13 — Plant disease diagnosis and management (pdf)
- Chapter 14 — Weeds (pdf)
- Chapter 15 — Turfgrass establishment and management (pdf)
- Chapter 16 — Landscaping (pdf)
- Chapter 17 — Landscape plants (pdf)
- Chapter 18 — Woody Landscape plants (pdf)
- Chapter 19 — Herbaceous ornamentals (pdf)
- Chapter 20 — Principles of vegetable culture (pdf)
- Chapter 21 — Vegetable crop recommendations (pdf)
- Chapter 22 — Fruit trees (pdf)
- Chapter 23 — Small fruits (pdf)
- Chapter 24 — Houseplants and home greenhouses (pdf)
- Chapter 25 — Organic gardening (pdf)
- Glossary (pdf)
- Index (pdf)
If you would like to order more copies, please order online from the publications catalog or by email at calspubs@uidaho.edu.