Finding Good Gardening Advice Online
There are many internet sites that have bad or misleading gardening information. UT Extension Horticultural Specialist Carol Reese talks about how to find the good information.
Her first piece of advice: be wary of sites that are trying to sell you something. They may not be telling you the whole truth. National and big box store websites often have information that does not apply to your area or climate.
Carol also recommends going to .edu sites where there is information backed up by scientific research. There is a problem even at a .edu site: the publication you are looking at may be old and out of date. Check web sites from several different states to make sure there is a consensus as to what to do. Another good place to go are the web sites of professional organizations. They have an interest in giving you good information. Along the same lines there are many large plant societies that focus on one species. They are looking to provide accurate information to help their members and others who have in interest in that plant.
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Her first piece of advice: be wary of sites that are trying to sell you something. They may not be telling you the whole truth. National and big box store websites often have information that does not apply to your area or climate.
Carol also recommends going to .edu sites where there is information backed up by scientific research. There is a problem even at a .edu site: the publication you are looking at may be old and out of date. Check web sites from several different states to make sure there is a consensus as to what to do. Another good place to go are the web sites of professional organizations. They have an interest in giving you good information. Along the same lines there are many large plant societies that focus on one species. They are looking to provide accurate information to help their members and others who have in interest in that plant.
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Gardening Resources
Gardening Ergonomics
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Finding accurate information on the Internet
Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources