| Vol.
I, No. 3 | Winter
Solstice & Holidays | Dec.
15th, 2000 |
Links
to Farm & Garden On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Farm & Garden to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think
we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ... Winter Gardening
This
month's selections include sites devoted to winter gardens & gardening
... Flower
& Garden Magazine Winter shapes, colors and textures This
article actually comes via FindArticles.com
... an interesting on-line resource. But the original appeared in
Flower & Garden back on the late autumn of '98.. The
article -- some 3+ on-line pages -- is fairly full and informative,
extending on the info we offered in this month's Gardening:
Indoors & Out. It includes some recommendations for flowers,
grasses, and trees. However, like many general articles on gardening,
the recommendations may be moot for up here in the North Country. {On
that score, you may want to check last month's Gardening: Indoors & Out
article on Hardiness
Zones.} Still, despite the generalist approach, it's an
article worth perusing. ...
Rating: ***1/2 [3-1/2 stars]
Spring
Ahead Step By Step Instructions For Forcing Bulbs This
offering comes, like one of last month's, from Better Homes & Gardens
on-line. ... It's a simple and straightforward sequence of 4
Step By Step Instructions For Forcing Bulbs. ... Many
folks probably already know these basics. But if you're a first-timer,
then the simple instructions, with accompanying photos, will help you get it
right the first time. Of course, the real value of this link
is that it leads to lots of other BHG info on-line. And during
the long, cold evenings of winter, you may just find yourself going back for
more. The BHG site is definitely worth a visit, and this
article, like most of the others, is gardening plain & simple.
Rating:
**** [4 stars]
Mother
Earth News: A GARDEN FOR ALL SEASONS Remember
Mother Earth? ... No, not the planet. The magazine.
... Well, Mother
Earth News is on-line, and, as you might expect, the site is just a
little slow. But we wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't
intentional. After all, Mother Earth always did want us to slow
down and smell the roses. ... In any case, this
offering is another article that actually comes via FindArticles.com.
It appeared in Mother Earth last winter, but it may actually be more
helpful now, while you still have time to prepare. The basic premise
is that there's no good reason not to be eating fresh, home-grown veggies
all year long. The author, Elliot Coleman, began his winter gardening
"back in 1981, when [he] took on the job of farm manager at a private
school in Vermont that grew most of its own food." So you know he
knows whereof he speaks.
The article is some seven on-line pages, and
much is anecdotal, so if you're looking for 'nothing but the facts', you may
have to read at a less than leisurely pace. But it's interesting &
informative, and worth a portion of one of your winter evenings.
Rating:
***1/2 [3-1/2 stars]
*******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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