Resources for Specific Gardening
Types and Garden Locations (02)
Plants for the Western Garden
This site is chock full of information about gardening in the West. High Country Gardens features information from experts, tips on how to plant a low-care lawn, internet specials on products. This site's specialty is Xeriscape gardens. You'll find gardening tips a newsletter you can subscribe to and tons of other information. Don't know what xeriscape gardening is? Check out the principles of Xeriscaping and you'll learn that xeriscaping is creating a garden that doesn't rely heavily on water. Xeriscape comes from the Greek word xeri, which means dry. Peruse this site and learn more about this interesting environmentally aware concept.
Grow Lights
This website offers information about High Intensity Discharge lights. There are two types of HID lights, MH = Metal Halide (Blue Spectrum) and HPS = High Pressure Sodium (Red Spectrum). We carry two main brands of Light Systems which are both HID lights: Sunlight Supply Lighting and Hydrofarm Grow Lights, both offering the same MH and HPS systems but in different styles. The page gives brief information about choosing a metal halide light over a high pressure sodium light.
Bulb Planting Tips and Advice
If you have ever wanted to plant bulbs, this is a great website to start with to learn the ropes and get started. This site advises that if you plant bulbs correctly, you can enjoy them for years to come. This page goes through what you need to consider before you start and then moves into how to get planting. You learn what happens to the bulbs after the blooms are spent and how to deal with the dying greenery.
Hydroponic Lighting Supplies
For information about hydroponic lighting, this site provides a lot. From complete hydroponic lighting systems, reflectors and ballasts to lighting control timers, replacement lamps and accessories; you will find a lot of hydroponic lighting information here. Mostly a commercial site with different products you can look at.
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