Re: Re: Re: Re: plants... the last of them for this year....

teh classification part comes in handy when propogating (at least I know
how many seeds I need for restoration usage)or if it will be effected
during a burn, and other information that most folks don't ever use.


Home gardener, yep kemper is the best (Missouri site, can't think of initals at the moment)

Donna

----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 7/16/2004 12:55:04 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] plants... the last of them for this year....

> I've never bookmarked the usda site because every time I did check a plant

> there (via google), there was virtually no useful info.  Maybe just the luck

> of the draw.  Pretty much all I found was classification, distribution, and

> type.  Sometimes a picture.

> 

> However, WOW, while trying to actually find the site, I came across their

> cross reference of introduced plants - very helpful!

> http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/introduced.cgi?sorder=comname&startChar=H

> 

> So, while there I checked a few plants and, while there may have been a

> little more info than I thought, not useful as in cultivation requirements,

> growth habit, etc.  Still, a helpful site when combined with other

> references so I did bookmark it.  Thanks Donna.

> 

> Kitty

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 12:13 PM

> Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] plants... the last of them for this year....

> 

> 

> > Agree Kitty.... maybe Chris Lindsey is paying attention and could add

> something like this at hort.net....(probably not:( )

> >

> > I also like the USDAplant site too. Not all plants have the addtional

> > sheets of info, but those that do are a great indepth information area.

> > Of course, no one needs that much info all the time.

> >

> >

> > Donna

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Kitty

> > Sent: 7/16/2004 11:10:43 AM

> > To: gardenchat@hort.net

> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] plants... the last of them for this year....

> >

> > > I just printed one and it does take a full page.  But this would be a

> nice

> >

> > > way to make a booklet of info on plants specific to a garden.  The

> sheets

> >

> > > could be comb-bound.  One thing I'd like, though, would to be able to

> add

> >

> > > info to it.  However, since it prints in the middle of the page, there's

> a

> >

> > > good 2 inch margin one could either write notes in or type into and run

> >

> > > through the printer a second time.  I also might have liked each plant

> tag

> >

> > > to be a graphic so you could copy and resize it.  But well, it is their

> >

> > > copyrighted material.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > They make sure you get Armitage or Dirr's picture everytime, even if

> they

> >

> > > don't give you one of the plant ;+(

> >

> > >

> >

> > > For more detailed info on many plants I like MOBOT.  These almost always

> >

> > > print on a single page.  Easy to give with a plant or to make a

> notebook.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > Kitty

> >

> > >

> >

> > > ----- Original Message ----- 

> >

> > > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>

> >

> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> >

> > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 9:22 AM

> >

> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] plants... the last of them for this year....

> >

> > >

> >

> > >

> >

> > > > why not-- I did

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > too bad you can't print them.

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > Kitty

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:02 AM

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] plants... the last of them for this year....

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > Now that is awesome!

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > Donna

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > > While looking for one of your plants, I came across this:

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > > Virtual Plant Tags:

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > > http://www.giyp.com/plantsL.htm

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > > For other plants just change the one letter:

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > > http://www.giyp.com/plantsG.htm

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > >

> >

> > > >

> >

> > > > > > > Kitty

> >

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