Green Gardener Tips

Here are some tips we have learned from our gardening experiences and class hand-outs at the Coppell Community Garden. Click on topic for link or pdf.

VEGETABLE GARDENS

• Build the Soil and Learn How to Compost
• Small Backyard? Build a Square Foot Garden
• Use CCG Planting Calendar to Plant at the Right Time:
  Chronological Sort | Alphabetical Sort
• Fall and Winter Gardening
• Start Your Own Transplants
• Use Organic Products on this List
• Got Bugs? Here is a resource on veggie pest management. Veggie IPM from Texas AgriLife
• Attract Beneficial Insects to your Garden Beneficials in the Garden
• Howard Garrett's Basic Organic Program
• Start with fresh, high-quality seeds- Links to recommended seed sources
  • Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
  • Johnny's Selected Seeds
  • Renee's Garden Seeds
  • Seeds of Change
  • Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
  • Territorial Seeds
  • Willhite Seeds

TEXAS SMARTSCAPE

• Plant Native Plants from this List
• Build a Rain Garden Handout