Web Resource Guide July August 2009

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Web Resource Guide July/August 2009Garden Variety, page 10West County Gardener, Guilderland Center, NY, 800-475-0567, www.westcountygardener.com.Site Specific, page 22Resource for Northeast:American Meadows, Williston, VT, 877-309-7333, www.americanmeadows.com.Resources for Southeast:Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Winslow, ME, 877-564-6697, www.johnnyseeds.com.Park Seed, Greenwood, SC, 800-213-0076, www.parkseed.com.Resources for Southwest:For Echinacea spp.:W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Warminster, PA, 800-333-5808, www.burpee.com.For Rudbeckia spp.:Dayton Nursery, Norton, OH, 330-825-3320, www.daytonnursery.com.Resource for Pacific Northwest:High Country Gardens, Santa Fe, NM, 800-925-9387, www.highcountrygardens.com.Resource for Midwest/Mountain:Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester, VA, 877-661-2852, www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com. 10 Heirloom Tomatoes to Try Now, page 30For sources of heirloom tomatoes:Seed Saver’s Exchange, Decorah, IA, 563- 382-5990, www.seedsavers.org.Victory Seed Co., Molalla, OR, www.victoryseeds.com.W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Warminster, PA, 00-333-5808, www.burpee.com. UPCLOSE answerLawn Care 101, page 42For sources of buffalo grass:High Country Gardens, Santa Fe, NM, 800-925-9387, www.highcountrygardens.com.For sources of mixed fescues:Prairie Nursery, Westfield, WI, 800-476-9453, www.prairienursery.com.Wildflower Farm, Warminster, ON, Canada, 866-476-9453, www.wildflowerfarm.com. Tool Shop, page 52For sources of battery-powered mowers:Black & Decker, 410-716-3900, www.blackanddecker.com.Neuton, Vergennes, VT, 800-798-2921, www.neutonpower.comRyobi, www.ryobitools.com.Sears Craftsman, 800-349-4358, www.craftsman.com.Yard Machines, www.yardmachines.com.For sources of robotic mowers:Husqvarna Automower, www.automower.com.LawnBott, Lawrenceville, GA, 877-465-9636, www.lawnbott.com.Robomow, 212-239-8230, www.friendlyrobotics.com.For sources of reel mowers:Lowe’s, www.lowes.com.Sears Craftsman, www.craftsman.com. UpClose, page 64For sources of ‘Loreto’:Carmel Country Gardens, Carmel, NY, 845-228-9170, www.carmelcountrygardens.com.The Lily Garden, Vancouver, WA, 360-253-6273, www.thelilygarden.com.Michigan Bulb Company, Lawrenceburg, IN, 513-354-1497, www.michiganbulb.com.For sources of ‘Orange Art’:B&D Lilies, Port Townsend, WA, 360-765-4341, www.bdlilies.com.Hallson Gardens, Brooklyn, MI, 866-568-1474, www.perennialnursery.com.

Five More Terrific Tomatoes

SuperUser Account — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:10:12 GMT

In our July/August 2009 issue, author Teresa O’Connor listed 10 great heirloom tomatoes. Here are five more that are well worth trying:‘Amana Orange’ Large, light orange beefsteaks reach 2 pounds or more. Excellent sweet flavor. 90 days.‘Aunt Ruby’s German Green’ Along with a great name, this heirloom has light greenish-yellow beefsteak tomatoes with a superb sweet and fruity flavor. The variety comes from Tennessee and tolerates hot climates. 80 days.‘Banana Legs’ This prolific heirloom yields bright yellow, banana-shaped fruit that grows up to 4 inches long. The determinate variety doesn’t need pruning or staking. 72 days.‘Mortgage Lifter’ "Radiator Charlie" Byles developed this popular variety in Logan, West Virginia. Legend has it Byles paid off his mortgage by selling the prolific plants. Deep pink beefsteaks have a sweet, rich flavor. 70 days.‘White Wonder’ Mild-tasting, creamy white tomatoes grow on indeterminate plants. Good for canning and slicing. 85 days.

More stories about members’ first plants

SuperUser Account — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:44:55 GMT

In the July/August 2009 issue, National Home Gardening Club members shared stories about the first plants they ever grew. Here are more memories from NHGC members:melon mix-up When I was 10, I asked if I could plant a watermelon seed. We live in northeastern Pennsylvania, so watermelons are hard to grow to maturity, but by Labor Day there was a single melon on the vine. When I cut it in half, it was an odd shade of orange. It turned out that my watermelon plant had been eaten by rabbits, so my parents planted a pumpkin seedling to replace it. They thought I wouldn’t notice. ?Jim Rogowski, Scranton, PArescue mission Twelve years ago, a philodendron in my classroom kept getting knocked over by my students, so I brought it home, and I still have it. I take cuttings from it every year to pass along to family and friends. ?Michele Persak, Mechanicsburg, PAmemories of Mom The first plant I grew was lily of the valley. When my mother moved into a senior residence, I dug up those flowers and planted them at my home so I could remember my mom and our old home. I love looking at them when they’re in bloom. ?Elma Spacht, Ripley, NY the popcorn winter There are seven kids in my family, and every year my mother would plant a vegetable garden and can the produce to help feed us. One year I planted rows of popcorn seeds. To my surprise and delight, the corn stalks grew. I harvested the seeds, and through the winter we enjoyed popcorn from home-grown seeds. ?Beverly Watry, Colorado Springs, COred is for remember The first flowers I ever planted were bright red tulips. My mother and I planted them together at her home. She’s gone now, but I plant several red tulips in my home garden in remembrance of her. ?Karina Rowe, Weston, WVa gardener at 10 My first plants were blue and violet morning glories. At 10 years old I was responsible for them from beginning to the end: I turned the soil, placed manure water in the hole, planted them, placed a trellis for them to grow on, and watched them grow. It brought back memories of my grandmother’s gardens and flowers. ?Sharon J. Morvay-Slike, Union City, PA

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