Requests for information resources
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Resource for plant anatomy/lifecycle vocabulary
I've been curious about a lot of vocabulary words in the world of botany. I've had quite a bit of trouble finding somewhere online to help me out, but I'm having some trouble finding a resource like ...
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2answers
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What books would be most useful as a reference for (vegetable) gardening?
There are a few main subjects such a book should cover, such as:
the seasonal dependence of various plants (which can grow when, and
when can one grow what),
descriptions of the specific care ...
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3answers
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Building a DIY greenhouse - where to start?
I'd like to build an inexpensive, removable greenhouse over the back deck. The deck is approximately 20' x 8'. I'd like to build it for easy disassembly and storage in the summer.
I've never seen ...
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2answers
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What are some good landscape design planning softwares?
My goal is to create a landscape plan/map for my yard. So, basically, the first step is to create a scale drawing of my lot. I recently attended a couple of local workshops on "site planning". In the ...
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Where can I find a fruits and vegetables planting schedule for Southern Oregon?
I'm just getting started on my first vegetable garden so forgive the noobie questions. I live in Southern Oregon and having a hard time finding a list of fruits and vegetables, and the correct time to ...
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2answers
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Where can I find credible information about companion planting/intercropping
If you do a search for "companion planting", you get millions of hits. However, it's hard to separate out the real legitimate information from the muck. There's a lot of misinformation based on ...
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How do I link a specific garden plant to its native plant community?
If I have a garden plant, say for example, Herniaria glabra, and I want to identify its native plant community, i.e. the dominant species, associated species, soil, climate etc., how do I go about ...
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How do I go about identifying all the plants in my backyard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you identify a plant?
I just moved to a new place but do not know what all plants are there in my small backyard.
How can I identify them all?
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Resources for region-dependent planting schedule/calendar?
Is there a website that has planting calendars for various regions? Is this sort of information more typically acquired through books, or just by word of mouth? I'd like to have a list of crops, ...
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How can I best get an alert if overnight frost is predicted?
What's the best way to get warned if there's going to be a frost? Is there website or online service which will email me?
My priority would be a service which emails only in the event of frost ...
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What is a good resource for identification of useful weeds that grow in North Central USA?
One of my favorite books in the entire world is "Weeds of the North Central States". I have an exceptionally long commute and 65 mph weed identification is something more than a pastime.
However, ...
