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Earthly Pursuits Garden Tips
This site had an idea: publish old-fashioned gardening tips, tricks and wisdom from the 18-20th centuries. These tips were taken from books, magazines, pamphlets and other writings. The index of tips includes four categories: vegetable tips, organic insect & weed control tips, miscellaneous tips, and handy devices. For instance, there is a 1918 article on making pumpkins grow fast and a 1888 article on driving nails into hard wood. This site offers a unique way to tackle a problem or improve your garden. This site also has features on companion planting, recipes, and has a list of flowers and their meanings. This is a simple site with a lot of information.

Hydroponics Grow Lights 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.

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.

EmilyCompost.com
This cleverly titled site (EmilyCompost.com) features a variety of information about gardening. This special site, dedicated to the memory of Evy McGinness, who started it, features a plant of the week and wildflowers and weeds of the week. In the FAQ, many gardening hints are provided as are answers to many gardening questions. A photography section features information on how to photograph flowers. There are interviews with famous gardeners, a garden glossary, plant search, and a whole host of tips, hints and suggestions. It is obviously that Evy took pride in her gardening and wanted to pass along her knowledge to others who shared the same passion.

Hydroponic Systems Basics
What follows on this website is a hydroponics primer covering the basics of the systems and methods commonly used. Our hope is to give enough information to start evaluating the different systems and choosing the right one for you. This website discusses the types of hydroponic systems available. Media-based systems and water culture systems are included. The specifics about different systems and techniques are also included, as in nutrient film drip watering systems, ebb and flow systems, cloning machines and aeroponics.