Resources for Better Gardening (07)

Hydroponics Grow Light Systems
This website offers practical information about which hydroponic grow light to use for your hydroponic garden. Sizing and other information of grow lights noted, as is information about metal halide lamps, high-pressure sodium lamps and conversion lamps. A practical how-to guide that will help you choose a hydroponic grow lamp.

Kid's Gardening Tips
On this site titled "Kids' Turn Central" (KTC), gardening tips are posted ever week, along with advice and questions and answers from KTC gardeners. Also, watch plants such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, sunflowers, carrots, pepper, potatoes, turnips, squash, strawberries, zucchini, green onions, yellow onions, lettuce, pumpkin, beans, cabbage, kohl rabi, radishes, chives and parsley grow. A list of gardening links called "gardening fun sites" also appears on the site. The site even features garden poetry.

Gardening Tips Index
From A-Z, you will find a whole host of gardening tips on this useful website. Thinking about pruning your apple tree? Considering growing garlic? Not sure what to do about ground squirrels? Well, this site has all the answers. The tips are arranged alphabetically and each tip lists the month. Once you click on a tip, the site will take you to another page that is filled with information and extra resources pertaining to that particular tip. Go ahead, check it out; it's almost guaranteed that you'll find what you are looking for here! The site also features garden events, best picks, publications, garden links and projects.

A Miracle in Hydroponic Growth
Miracle farms is a hydroponics complex in Canada. The main goal of the company in charge of the hydroponics project has been to create a commercially-viable hydroponics greenhouse complex capable of energy-efficient, year-around fresh food production in severely cold or hot climates. All of the scientifical research and monitoring information is updated on this website. The website includes a tour of the hydroponics complex, and the company running it also offers hydroponic complex consulting. Visitors to the site can take a tour of the hydroponics complex, which uses the Nutrient Film Technique.

Planting Tips and Gardening Advice
The Northwest Builders Network work offers some really helpful and useful planting tips on this site. Planting tips include removing the plant from its container and gently freeing its roots and keep the plant well watered for the first year, but be careful not to drown it. Related topics include home improvement books, landscape and gardening books, sustainable design and building books and home and garden magazines. An environmental guide on this site contains a long list of choices—everything from Ask the Expert to Solar information.