Useful Links

I thought it might be helpful to some to share informational links. Perhaps we could keep this thread as a sticky. It would also keep the size down if we limit our comments with no CHATTING. Perhaps directing a question via dmail? Also, instead of adding a new thread for additional links you have already contributed, just edit your existing entry?

Here are a few of mine.
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/ - Information from the dept of Horticulture - Cornell University
http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html#ALFALFA: - A Companion Planting Guide
http://invasivespecies.blogspot.com/ - Invasive Species - plants and animals - USA
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Alpha.asp - Plant finder from the Missouri Bontanical Garden
http://www.monrovia.com/PlantInf.nsf/269905a1fb059eb48825683c0080938a/$searchForm?SearchView - Monrovia Plant Finder
http://www.provenwinners.com/ce_main.cfm?pwMainPage - Proven Winners - these plants are sold in most garden centers
http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html - Seed Germination Database from Thompson and Morgan
http://wor710.com/pages/975079.php - The Garden Hotline - Ralph Snodsmith
http://www.nynjctbotany.org/ - botany in the greater New York City Metropolitan Area
http://tomclothier.hort.net/ - Seed Germination Information
http://plants.usda.gov/ - Plant Database from the USDA
http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/article/0,20633,845218,00.html - Sunset Climate/Garden Zones
http://www.perennialresource.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.main - Perennial Database -lets create a shopping list too.
http://www.farm-garden.com/growing-vegetables - Great info on growing vegetables
http://www.tinkersgardens.com/vegetables/ - another good veggie info source
**new** http://www.hummingbirds.net/


Please Share your information. If this gets big enough, we can always categorize the thread.

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This message was edited May 23, 2008 7:02 PM

Brilliant!!! Thank you so much Anita! Great idea for a thread, too!

Hey, I have a question. Where do I go to find out how much snow we had this year so far?

Great idea for a thread, and THANK YOU for the terrific links. I've bookmarked them all!

Below is a site that I go to when I don't want to sound like a complete newbie (which I pretty much AM!) when I attempt to pronounce botanical names. It's from Fine Gardening magazine, and it provides an audio pronunciation guide.

http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pguide/pronunciation-guide-to-botanical-latin.aspx?

Here is a site that gives images of seeds, seedpods, and seedlings, along with some info of=n germination.

http://theseedsite.co.uk/db1.html

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Yeah, that's a good one Emily.

Here are a few useful ones for reference.
http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/extras/pdf/60dividing.pdf Dividing perennials
http://www.arborday.net/trees/treeguide/browsetrees.cfm Trees


This message was edited May 17, 2008 6:18 PM

Thanks Emily!

Great idea Anita! We can keep them all in one sight. We should probably not chat here. (I'm shutting up)

Uconn Extension service: http://www.extension.uconn.edu/
American Hort Soc. http://ahs.org/
Royal Hort Soc: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
soil PH: http://www.countrybrookfarms.com/Soilph.html
orchidmania; http://www.orchids.org/culture/FAQs.html#cutSpike


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Growing vegetables in all kinds of containers: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/grownet/vegetable-garden/vegcontn.htm

Here are a few more:
Weed picture IDs. http://njaes.rutgers.edu/weeds/thumbnail.asp
Ave temps and precip. charts http://www.climate-charts.com/index.html
Seed propagation charts http://earthnotes.tripod.com/seeds_a.htm

Thank you for the wonderful links; they sure will come in handy,

UMass Fact Sheets on local bugs. http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/insectsandmites_alph.htm

http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/veggie_chart.htm

Vegetable seed planting guide.

Brugs and Datura seeds, planting and other info. http://www.abads.net/seed/
http://www.abads.net/Rich_Sanders/rich_grow_datura.htm
Click on site map square for more info.

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Neither link worked for me, ngam, but thanks for trying.

Try a google for American Brugmansia and Datura Society Inc. Maybe you can get it that way Pirl.

Thanks. rcn posted on another thread so I'll check out all I can find.

Floridata: http://www.floridata.com/index.cfm

Great Clematis site:

http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemlistsearch.cfm

Pinching Back Tips http://www.perennials.com/seehowto.html?item=9

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Seed germination info for wildflowers & grasses
http://www.prairienursery.com/pdf/seed_tricks.pdf

I buy seeds from here. Also lots of good info in the "news and info" and "onsite resources" sections
http://www.victoryseeds.com/

National Gardening Association
http://www.garden.org/home

Garden-helper.com; I like the "plan" section for its when to plant what info and gardening tasks calendars
http://www.garden-helper.com/plan/plan_home.asp

Tons of info on gardening
http://www.ourgardengang.com/ (home page)
I like navigating from the sitemap better because it's arranged by topic
http://www.ourgardengang.com/sitemap.htm?Sitemap=OGG+Sitemap


Edited to say: GREAT IDEA FOR A STICKY THREAD! THANK YOU!


This message was edited May 27, 2008 9:32 AM

Plants and ideas for step stone pathways http://www.stepables.com/

Mid-Summer garden tune up hints with other links to summer flowers, watering, etc. http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/mid-summer-garden-tune-up.html


White grub insects info. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~hamilton/obeetle.jpg&imgrefurl=http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~hamilton/lecture16.htm&h=841&w=593&sz=293&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=PePX_crAdh1XwM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=102&prev=/images%3Fq%3Doriental%2Bbeetles%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ie%3DUTF-8

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To order Pyola (all natural and organic) to eliminate lily beetles: http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=8101&bhcd2=1216121290

This is awildlife camera site, birds primarily. This one is psprey cam and has many other cam sites if you scroll down. Season is almost over but there is always next year. Still chicks at Woods Hole site.
http://puleston.osprey.bnl.org/index.php
http://128.128.32.108/view/view.shtml

DW doesn't let me go to chick-watching sites.

LOL

Here's on worth consideration if you have DEER -- it's been my go-to place:
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/deerresistance/

Thanks, Rev. That will surely come in handy out here!