Resources for Better Gardening (04)

Gay Gardening Index
This unique site says it is a collection of gardening knowledge wit and wisdom. This beautifully laid out site features monthly tips and information, along with a column by the Adequate Gardener. Every month this site chooses a plant to profile. The Tip of the Month feature is another extremely useful tool. There is much to learn here at this site, so grab a drink and keep surfing. You'll come across a monthly to-do list, garden links and resources, home and garden news, garden poems & quotes, garden FAQ and even a garden forum. Check out the events calendar and the features articles if you want more information. This is the site that just keeps on giving!

Personal Hydroponic Systems
If you're interested in a first-hand account of creating and running hydroponic systems, this website has a wealth of information about one person's journey with hydroponic growing. Each year he updates the page and you can view all sorts of hydroponic systems and his experiences. In 2005, he is running the Star System and the Star Burst. These are dense systems with a lot of tubes close together.

Garden Tips
This homemade site of garden tips has a lot of great information. Quality information with a colorful layout, makes for a useful site. Learn about how to water the plants in your garden properly, learn what plants would go best in your garden, find out when to plant, and read up on cultivation. Or, click on over to the annuals, perennials, terms or garden links sections. Each one with more information to help you grow a wonderful garden. The terms section is especially helpful for new gardeners. Wander on in to this neat site and prepare to learn a lot.

Winter Hydroponic Gardening Lights
An informative article about using grow lights in the winter to grow plants. Like heating systems, greenhouse lighting offers undisputed benefits to the growth of crops in winter. Recreating summer's warmth and sunlight via artificial means, can trick most crops into continuing production right through their usual dormant season. For growers, however, the lights can be pricey, so this article discusses whether it's worth the money to invest in indoor lighting technology.

Do You Want to Install a Garden Fountain or a Pool? Get the 411 Here!
When you want to get the facts about installing outdoor fountains, pools, ponds, or streams, Ortho's All About Garden Pools and Fountains is a great resource. This book covers how to choose the best location for these important parts of your garden, how to accent your water accessories with vegetation, and how to design a waterfall that will best complement the layout in your yard. Along with advice from professionals, you will see a list of resources for purchasing supplies for your water garden.

Gone Gardening's Tips & Tricks
Gone Gardening, an online gardening resource, features Tony's tips and tricks for each season. You can even look at tips and tricks that are archived. Read Tony and Daisy's Gardening Journal, get up to date on gardening news, or try out seasonal tasks. Browse the garden glossary or look something up in the garden library. Talk about gardening and your experiences at the discussion board. This simple site packs in a lot of information in an easy-to-use format. Log on and start your garden education.