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One of the best sources for free or inexpensive info is the University Extension Offices: Here's a link for UC, Offices in other states that are similar to your zone can also be quite useful sources of free info:

http://ucanr.edu/County_Offices/

Here's some links regarding sq. foot gardening in case you are interested in that method:

http://squarefootgardening.org/
http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/

Basics for organic gardening:

http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/how-to/organic/basics

Bountiful gardens has a booklet Food for the Future,Now: A survival garden and others that will give you illustrations and directions for a comprehensive garden - catalog is free

http://www.bountifulgardens.org/

This free catalog has illustrations of plants with diseases/pests/nutritional deficiencies and advice for treatment :

http://www.gardensalive.com/

Free catalog has some of the most beautiful pictures. All their seeds are GMO free, open pollinated, and headquarters is in Missouri - my home state.LOL :

http://www.rareseeds.com/request-catalogus/

Seed tape is used for tiny seeds - they are spaced equally apart inside a gauze like material. So you just snip the length that you want. It is a bit more expensive than individual seeds, and great to use.

However if you don't want to spend the extra money, I have found that using tweezers also is useful to manage the planting of small seeds. My winter gardening is somewhat limited due to the possibility of harsh winters. I plant mostly cover crops or winter wheat. Sometimes, I can grow arctic king lettuce, carrots, spinach.