Let's compile Online Gardening resources

[tempus vernum]

Please add resources and I will edit them in and keep a master list. Please also feel free to add stuff you find in other posts here in case I miss them. I'll try to always add them in as they come up in our forum :)

Seed and Supply Companies

Seeds of Change (Certified organic products)
http://www.seedsofchange.com

Garden's Alive (environmentally responsible products that work - organic fertilizers, pesticides, and other stuff) www.gardensalive.com

Wayside Gardens (mostly trees, shrubs and perennials from what I can tell)
http://www.waysidegardens.com

Burgess Seed and Plant Co (don't appear to have online catalogue but you can request mail catalogue)
http://www.eburgess.com/About.asp

Lee Valley (so much stuff that can be hard to find: tools especially.)
*note they also have other cool divisions for the woodworker and kitchen
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/index.aspx?c=


Growers SUpply (division of farmtek -- greenhouses, canopies, and other products)
http://www.farmtek.com


Online Informational resources


Organic Gardening
http://www.organicgardening.com

I am posting this blank and editing it cuz I lost a bunch of stuff when I tried this last time (cheap ISP :rolleyes)

[katiekind]

Garden Web forums (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/)
bottomless well of gardening advice (my favorites are the roses and antique roses forums)
:rose

[Stonebeck Farm]

Seed source- organic and heirloom seeds

Johnny's Selected Seeds (Maine)
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

[Maggie]

http://www.tomatofest.com/
Organic Heirloom Tomatoes

http://www.heirloomseeds.com/
All seeds open-pollinated (non-hybrid) and untreated. None are genetically engineered. (Great prices and customer service!!!)

[purstrength]

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/
http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

[lenswyf]

http://www.windowbox.com is fun. They have an interactive questionnaire (http://www.windowbox.com/cgi-bin/floracle/index.asp) that helps you figure out what plants will work for a given location based on the sun, rain, etc.

[tree_hugger]

www.yougrowgirl.com

:)

[Nancy]

Awesome site for ordering perennials and they have a half price sale going now! They also have a "questionnaire" to fill out to determine what will grow best giving lighting conditions, soil conditions and your heat/cold zone.

http://www.bluestoneperennials.com

[ShangriLewis]

This one is local for me. But, they put out the best gardening guide for the Maritime Northwest!
http://www.seattletilth.org/

Maybe you could type in your local city and tilth and get something similar?

Another local. Western Washington Master Gardening Program and extension office.
http://gardening.wsu.edu/index.htm

[Lady TS]

My top 3 seed catalogs for this year(so far):

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds http://www.rareseeds.com/
Seed Savers Exchange http://www.seedsavers.org/
Seeds of Change :tu http://www.seedsofchange.com/

[lmgeenw]

http://www.heirloomseeds.com/
All seeds open-pollinated (non-hybrid) and untreated. None are genetically engineered. (Great prices and customer service!!!)


We got all our seeds from here this year. They had great service and everything came up really quick. So far I am very impressed. :)

[Soliloquy]

www.directgardening.com

I got their flyer in the mail and thought their prices were too good to be true. We placed a large order as we're in a new house. Everything is doing really well and is growing faster than the neighbor's plants from Lowe's. We bought trees, shrubs, perennials, & groundcovers. Next year we're going to try their fruit bushes.

If you need a lot of plants, trees, and/or shrubs but don't have a lot to spend, go here!!!

Shipping is $9 no matter how much you order. 1 year warranty.

[Drew]

www.directgardening.com


:yes I was going to suggest this site as well. I read about it in a post by someone else here and we ordered a bunch of trees for our new house. I just planted them a week or so ago, so I can't comment on how well they are growing yet, but you can't beat the price and warranty.

[LadybugSam]

How to find what gardening zone you're in by zipcode (no guesswork!)

Canada: http://www.myplantzone.com/canada.aspx

U.S.: http://www.myplantzone.com/usa.aspx

[rosesnsnails]

http://www.oldhousegardens.com/

[Macky]

www.veseys.com
Organic seeds available in some varieties. I always get near 100% germination with veggie seeds from these guys. They ship to Canada and the States.

www.terraedibles.ca
Organically grown heirloom seeds. These folks have an absolutely INCREDIBLE selection of tomato seeds. Really.

Lee Valley is awesome, but somebody already listed it.

[Punkie]

http://www.pathtofreedom.com/

These pages are especially good - http://www.pathtofreedom.com/urbanhomestead/garden.shtml

[naturemama1]

http://bioarray.us/Skippy%27s%20planting%20calendar.html

Spring planting calendar -- you plug in your last frost date, and it spits out when to start your seedlings!

[jan]

http://www.joegardener.com/
http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm
http://www.organic-gardening.net/

[naturemama1]

www.directgardening.com

I got their flyer in the mail and thought their prices were too good to be true. We placed a large order as we're in a new house. Everything is doing really well and is growing faster than the neighbor's plants from Lowe's. We bought trees, shrubs, perennials, & groundcovers. Next year we're going to try their fruit bushes.

If you need a lot of plants, trees, and/or shrubs but don't have a lot to spend, go here!!!

Shipping is $9 no matter how much you order. 1 year warranty.



:ty

Thank you for this endorsement! I had never heard of this company. We just ordered a huge ton of flowers and plants, including a bunch of thornless berries and grapes and eight new fruit trees. I'm so excited! :jump

[Macky]

Great little summary of companion planting strategies. :tu http://www.new-self-sufficient-living.com/companion-planting.html

[Blue-EyedLady]

http://www.grit.com/garden/gardening-tips-for-beginners-zm0z12sozgou.aspx?newsletter=1

An article on getting started that covers the basics nicely.

http://www.underwoodgardens.com/ - A Christian seed company that is local to me, but they ship everywhere. Open-pollinated, heirloom seeds.

[ruhama]

List of Monsanto-free seed companies.
http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/06/monsanto-free-seed-companies/

[RoseOfGrace]

You've already listed 2 of my three favorite companies (Johnny's Select Seeds and Baker Creek), so here's the other company in my top 3: http://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/

One of the things we bought from Annie's last year was heirloom potatoes. They performed great, even in our clay soil. We saved most of them for replanting this year. But, the few we indulged in eating were fantastic.