Looking for reference books on home gardening? Here are some good options:

• Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky (ID-128) is a 50-page free publication, produced by the UK Extension Service. Copies are available at county extension offices.

• Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit, and Illustrated Encyclopedia, (Firefly Books Ltd. $29.95 hardcover) by English authors Matthew Biggs, Jekka McVicar and Bob Flowerdew, has information on 100 herbs, 70 vegetables and 100 fruits, illustrated with 1,800 photographs. This encyclopedia is filled with everything you want to know, including varieties, cultivation, companion planting and culinary uses. To order call 1-800-387-5085, or visit www.fireflybooks.com/.

• Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners is a handy publication filled with plans for small, homemade, backyard greenhouses and cold frames. To order a copy of the 200-page, 81/2-by-11-inch softcover, send $30, plus $6 postage and handling to: NRAES Cooperative Extension, Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14853-4557, or call (607) 255-7654.