Bookmarks for Hans Koch
A collection of lawn and garden links © 2009 by Hans Koch, Minneapolis MN.
- Gardening Information - Minnesota Extension
- Google
- Google Images
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Minnesota Extension Service - Univ of Minnesota
- Minnesota Extension Service
- Gardening - Minnesota Extension
- Gardening Information - Minnesota Extension
- Consumer Horticulture - Minnesota Extension
- Yard & Garden Briefs - A-Z List - Minnesota Extension
- Yard & Garden Briefs - Category List - Minnesota Extension
- Yard & Garden News - Minnesota Extension - monthly Minnesota gardening newsletter - nine years of issues online - search or browse
- Sustainable Urban Landscape Information - Univ of Minn - many articles on design, creation and maintenance of gardens, lawns and landscapes
- Ask a Master Gardner - Q & A Library - browse thousands of answered questions
- Plant Disease Diagnostics - Minnesota Extension
- What Insect Is This? - Minnesota Extension
- Soil Testing Lab - Univ of Minn
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
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- Public Gardens of Minnesota
- US National Arboretum
- PlantFacts - Ohio State
- Plant Information Online - Minn Landscape Arboretum - subscrip-based reference info and plant sources
- Iowa Extension Service - extensive landscaping, yard and garden information; strong on organic
- Iowa Extension Service - publications listing
- Wisconsin Extension Service
- Illinois Extension Service - extensive; incl Watch Your Garden Grow
- Ohio Extension Service
- North Dakota Extension Service
- South Dakota Extension Service
- Nebraska Extension Service
- Cooperative Extension Resources - US
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- Gardening in Minnesota - extensive libarary of gardening in Twin Cities area - excellent search function - Bachmans
- Northern Gardening - gardening in upper midwestern US
- Everyday Gardener - Monthly Mpls Gardening Column - Meleah Maynard, Linden Hills Master Gardener
- Northern Garden - gardening in Canada - mostly seed and plant suppliers, some gardening info
- Resources for Minnesota Master Gardeners
- Minnesota State Horticultural Society
- North Star Lily Society
- Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Assoc
- Tangletown Gardens - Mpls
- Bachman's Nurseries - Metro area
- Tonkadale Greenhouse - Mtnka
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- Gardening - Kare11
- Gardening - Star Tribune
- Gardening - Pioneer Press
- Minnesota Midmorning Garden Guru Deb Brown - MPR programs - first Fridays
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- Gardening - Wikipedia
- Horticulture - Wikipedia
- You Grow Girl - very large quantity of articles and forum posts by dedicated gardeners
- Online Gardener - extensive selection tutorials and guides, tree care library, and "plant knowledge" encyclopedia with versitile search engine
- Fine Gardening - magazine's website with excellent articles and illustrations
- Organic Gardening - growing and harvesting techniques for veg, fruit, herbs, flowers and houseplants
- Vegetable and Ornamental Gardening - Illinois Extension
- Watch Your Garden Grow - Illinois Extension
- Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide - Illinois Extension
- National Gardening Association - numerous articles for the home gardener
- Old House Web - In the Garden - large selection of articles and features, plus access to over 1,000 Michigan University Extension articles
- DIY: The Do It Yourself Network - Gardening & Landscaping
- How Stuff Works - Lawn & Garden - numerous articles
- Dummies.com - Home, Garden, Landscaping - all articles
- P. Allen Smith
- ZipHarvest - vegitable gardening articles, glossary, recipes and more
- Arizona Master Gardener Manual - geared to desert southwest, but majority of content applies to all areas
- GardenWeb - extensive forums, blogs, expert panel, directories, botanical db and other info resources
- eHow - Home & Garden
- Plant.am - a garden wiki and plant encyclopedia
- Gardening - Wikibooks - A Wiki Manual of Gardening - currently empty
- ThriftyFun - extensive forum posts on gardening, and many other homeowner topics
- Organic Gardening Basics - organicgardening.com
- Organic Agriculture - Iowa Extension Service
- Organic Gardening - alternatives to herbicides and pesticides - Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Gardens Alive - organic gardening supplier (recommended by Wendy Burnett, hand therapist)
- American Garden Museum - heritage gardens and gardeners across America
- Botanical Archive - American Garden Museum
- Horticulture Publications - U of Nebraska
- Selecting and Using Plant Growth Regulators on Floricultural Crops - Virginia Coop Ext
- Using Plant Growth Regulators on Containerized Herbaceous Perennials - Virginia Coop Ext
- Perennials for Every Purpose - L Hodgson - Rodale - Mar 2003 ** (rec MPR Garden Guru)
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- Hardiness Zones in Minneapolis - ER Sys
- North Midwest Hardiness Zones / Avg Min Temps - US National Arboretum
- Hardiness Zones in Minnesota - google
- The Old Farmers Almanac - weather, climate, gardening and more
- Weather Norms - Minnapolis
- Weather Forecast - Mpls
- Weather Forecast - Midwest
- Weather History - Mpls - Monthly
- Weather History - Mpls - Custom
- Weather Derivatives - Growing Degree Day
- Median Frost Dates - Minnesota State Climatology Office
- First and Last Frost Dates - National Climatic Data Center
- Map of Minnesota Spring Frost-Free Dates - Minnesota State Climatology Office
- Frost Chart for United States - The Old Farmers Almanac
- Agricultural Climate Information - Minnesota State Climatology Office
- Twin Cities Climate Page - Minnesota State Climatology Office
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- Weekly Gardening Guide - gardening schedule and phenology for Twin Cities area based on current weather conditions - archived - Bachmans
- Garden Time Table - monthly garden task schedules in brief for Twin Cities area - Bachmans
- Larry Pfarr's Garden Blog for Twin Cities area - what he's doing now - Bachmans
- Soil Temperatures for Germination - veg - optimum, minimum, range, optimum, max, duration - Arizona Extension
- Seed Starting Schedule for Minnesota - from Planting the Vegitable Garden - Minnesota Extension
- Spring Planting Dates For Vegetables - based on avg last frost dates - Heirloom Seeds
- Air Temperatures for Field Transplanting Plants Started Indoors - veg - day, night, time grown indoors - Arizona Extension
- Soil Temperatures for Germination - veg, cereal and field crops - minimum, preferred, measuring technique - Alberta Agriculture
- Soil Temperatures for Germination - veg - optimum, duration - Heirloom Seeds
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- Gardening Glossary - You Grow Girl
- Landscape Design Glossary - Univ of MN/SUSLIS
- Glossary of Botanical Terms - GardenWeb
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- Native Landscaping in Minnesota - DNR
- Minnesota Native Plant Society
- Backyard Stewardship - Gardening with Native Plants, plus other landowner info - MN DNR
- Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program - NWF
- Creating Backyard Wildlife Habitat - the online course - NWF
- Prairie Restorations - Princeton MN, other locations - natural landscaping with native grasses and wildflowers
- Prairie Restoration and Gardening - Star Tribune - 29-Sep-1999
- Establishing and Maintaining a Prairie Garden - Univ of Minn Extension
- Plants in Prairie Communities - Univ of Minn Extension
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- Insect and Pest Series Index - Ohio State Extension
- North Central Plant Diagnostic Network
- Information About Deer - Behavior and Motives - McGregor Fence Co.
- Oh Deer: Good Fences for Deer - OldHouseWeb
- Managing Deer Damage - U of Nebraska Inst of Ag. and Nat. Res.
- Wildlife & Habitat Mgmt and Damage Control - U of Nebraska Inst of Ag. and Nat. Res.
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- How Trees Work - elmcare.com
- Tree Info - National Arbor Day Foundation - extensive planting, maintenance and ID info
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- Lawns - Minnesota Extension/Gardening Information
- Lawns - U of M Turfgrass Science
- Lawns - Sustainable Lawncare - U of M/SUSLIS
- Lawn Maintenance and Horticulture Glossary - U of M/SUSLIS
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- Seed Starting - You Grow Girl
- Starting Seeds Indoors - Minnesota Extension - H236
- Vegitable Seed Germination and Indoor Growing Charts
- Start Healthy Tomatoes - You Grow Girl
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- Vegitable Gardening - Planting, Disease, Pest, and Seed Saving Instructions - High Mowing Seeds
- Planting the Vegitable Garden - Minnesota Extension
- Pruning Tomatoes - Fine Gardening
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- Composting101.com
- Backyard Magic: The Composting Handbook - New Brunswick Dept of Environment
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- Building a Soil Sifter - HammerZone.com
- Homemade Compost Sifter - Nifty-Stuff.com
- Compost Screen - City of Glendale CA Public Works
- Our Soil Sifters - The Garden Grapevine
- Sifting Screens - Stoney Knoll Archaeoligical Supplies
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- HammerZone.com - better living through handy-man-ly-ness - yard and garden projects
- Nifty-Stuff.com - home and garden projects, among others
- This Old House - the show and magazine
- Old House Web - In the Garden
- DIY: The Do It Yourself Network - Gardening & Landscaping
- HowStuffWorks - Lawn & Garden
- Family Handyman Magazine
- OPE On The Net - Outdoor Power Equipment Forum - reviews and discussions
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Seminars and Classes
- Gardening School - Minnesota Landcape Arboretum
- Horticulture Techniques - Minnesota Landcape Arboretum
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Seed and Stock Vendors - Mail Order
- Cyndi's Catalog Of Garden Catalogs - extensive listing for US and Canada, with ratings
- Mailorder Gardening Association - garden and seed catalogs in US
- Northern Garden - garden and seed catalogs in Canada
- Seed Savers Exchange - Decorah IA - 563-382-5990 - Non-profit distributor for growers dedicated to preserving and exchanging heritage varieties
- Heirloom Seeds - West Elizabeth PA - 412-384-0852 - lg selection of varieties, with gd info for each; gd selection of books, supplies, pest control, etc.
- Hope Seeds - Knowlesville NB - 506-246-5570
- High Mowing Seeds - Wolcott VT - 802-472-6174
- Johnny's Selected Seeds - Winslow ME - 877-564-6697 - also sell lg selection of tools and supplies, incl row covers and seed starting supplies
- Select Seeds - Union CT - 800-684-0395
- Stokes Seeds - Buffalo NY - 800-396-9238
- Jung Seed Co - Randolph WI - 800-297-3123 - many var. of veg, esp. pumpkins, squash, beans, toms, peppers. Gd flower, plant stock, & supplies, incl. composting.
- Vermont Bean Seed Company - Randolph WI - 800-349-1071
- Totally Tomatoes - Randolph WI - 800-345-5977
- Bluestone Perennials - Madison OH - 800-852-5243
- White Flower Farm - Litchfield CT - 800-503-9624
- Bluestem Nursery - Christina Lake BC - 250-447-6363 - cold climate prairie plants - field perennials, willows and many ornamental grasses
- North Creek Nurseries - Landenberg PA - 877-326-7584 - North American natives - perennials, ornamental grasses, ferns and shrubs, incl. Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
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- American Garden Museum - Sebastian FL
- The Garden Museum - London
- Gertrude Jekyll Estate
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