Useful downloads

Since I started gardening I have been constantly looking for information. Along the way I stumbled upon many useful resources. I understand not all of you have the time to surf the web in search of revelant information, after all most of you are working and have other commitments. Below is a list of links for downloads (in pdf format) I find useful for gardening in UAE. And though most of the links are not specific to UAE but for hot climates so with little adaptations you can adjust them to our climate:

Gardening in UAE and Sub/Tropical Climates

This one is a very useful an has been compiled by Saqer Bin Zayed Al Nehayyan. It's got the UAE growing calendar. Growing Vegetables & Useful UAE Information

How to grow vegetables in the tropics year round A tropical guide to year round vegetables gardening

Vegetables for Florida, it's climate is similar to ours Vegetables for SW Florida for summer months

Square Foot gardening
I use this method in my garden. Below are some pdf's to get you introduced:

Square foot gardening Intro Class Notes (Harvest Farm Community Garden)
Square foot gardening intro by John Bird Winthorp University
Square foot gardening Intro by Bonnie Schaschek

Container Gardening

Iowa State University Extension - Container Gardening

AgriLife Extension Vegetable Gardening in Containers

Alabama Cooperative Extension System Container Gardening

Salad Table and Salad Box, I tried the salad box method last year, it works but in winter because most of salad greens will grow in winter
University of Maryland Extension How to Build a Salad Box and Salad Table

Others

The minimum and maximum temperature for starting seeds Seed starter chart by temperature 

Organic gardening ebook, it's free but you have to submit your email to download, it's worth it Holistic gardening handbook


Please check the permanent downloads page to see any new links.