If available, your county extension staff can be a great source of help and information. The extension service is a cooperative effort of you county government, the land-grant university of your state, and the federal government. For example, the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service web-site is full of information and brochures on all aspects of gardening and agricultural information you can download. In addition, many of Colorado's major cities have clinic sites staffed with Master Gardeners during weekends. Go to the public library.
Most libraries have a good selection on gardening books.
There is a really great web site from Ohio State University called Plant Facts with a database of fact sheets from many of the land grant university extension services from around the county. The Rot Web is an excellent source of composting information. The Campaign for Food Safety has a web site with information on organic standards and other concerns for organic gardeners. All text and photos copyright 1996-1999 by Back Gate Information Systems, Inc .