Resources for Home Gardening (2)

Gardening Tips from Gardening Jones
This really useful website lists a variety of gardening tips that are sure to help you create a wonderful garden. You can even submit a tip of your own. The bullet pointed tips include: don't plant basil with tomatoes, throw a few earthworms in your compost ever so often, and the peak time to pick herbs is first thing in the morning. Think those are interesting, click on over to see over a dozen more. The list is constantly growing and being updated. You can also check out the area of the site that gives you tips on starting seeds.

Hydroponics Information
A guy named "Jack" runs this website, which includes a lot of information about hydroponic gardening and growth. The site features information about the benefits of hydroponic food production, hydroponic growing techniques, modern greenhouse production, and hydroponics science projects. Also included is a section about hydroponic basics, the history of hydroponics, beginning hydroponic gardening, aquatics, science projects, tips, preparing a hydroponic garden for winter, pH acid bases, nutrient mixing and common problems with hydroponic gardening. Great resources and a useful hydroponic gardening question and answer section.

Hydroponic Propagation Success Rates
This website includes information to increase propagation success rates. Successful propagation is, in essence, simplicity, however there are some guidelines that when followed, can dramatically improve the ultimate success rate. These are listed on this website, including information about conditions and equipment, as well as using rockwool propagation block, light, jiffy pots, temperature and humidity and vermiculite seed-raising mix.

Gardening Information
The Jackson & Perkins company has put together this page of Gardening tips for beginning or advanced gardeners. The front page offers garden planning tips to keep in mind. There is also a section titled Grower's Corner, which contains gardening information and ideas form a horticulturist. Season rose advice is offered, and a variety of many other articles and sections are also featured prominently. Through this site you can learn about container gardening, hanging basket plants, and fall bulb gardening. If you feel you have read up enough on gardening tips, check out the gift ideas section.

Summary of Hydroponic Gardening Information
This website includes a summary of gardening tips, pros and cons of hydroponic gardening. Tips include information about NFT systems, which are used around the world. Rockwool based systems are more mechanically forgiving, while ebb and flow systems have lower startup costs and take up smaller space. Aeroponic systems provide the best root aeration of any system, which results in faster room development and vegetative growth.