An official website of the United States government.
Farmers and gardeners grow crops, plants, vines, or trees in home gardens, farms, orchards, groves, greenhouses, and nurseries. On this page, find curated resources and information available from NAL on gardening, growing specialty crops, seeds, and plant breeding.
Key Tools and Products
Organic Roots Collection
The documents in this NAL digital collection were specifically chosen for their relevance to today’s sustainable and organic farmers.
Terrestrial Invasive Plants
NAL's National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) provides species profiles on non-native plants that grow in non-aquatic habitats.
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases facilitate plant, chemical, bioactivity, and ethnobotany searches.