Gardening on the Moon ( GOTM )

This page provides links of interest to readers of GOTM!

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A good source for compost and mulch in the Valley:

Singh Farms
Rte 101 & Thomas St.
Scottsdale, AZ 86250
(480) 225-7199

Gardening

An Illustrated Guide to Arizona Weeds

Cal’s Plant of the Week – http://www.plantoftheweek.org/

HelpMeFind – An index of plants that can be searched by a number of characteristics with many photos; designed especially for clematis, roses and peonies
http://www.helpmefind.com/plant/plants.php

P. Allen Smith Garden Home – http://www.pallensmith.com

Desert Gardening

Javelina resistant plants – A University of Arizona publication (PDF format) listing plants that are less likely to be eaten by Javelinas – http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1238.pdf PLEASE NOTE – Resistant does not mean the animals will not eat that plant. It simply means they are less likely to eat that plant or some varieties of a particular plant. Javelinas have eaten our seed dahlias even though they are listed.

Arizona Department of Agriculture List of Prohibited, Regulated and Restricted Noxious Weeds – http://www.azda.gov/psd/quarantine5.htm

Roses

• Earth Kind Rose Program – If you are just starting with desert rose gardening, I would recommend this web site as a good place to start. Almost fail proof hints about plants and techniques – http://www.walterreeves.com/landscaping/the-earth-kind%C2%AE-rose-program/
• Mesa-East Valley Rose Society – http://www.roses4az-mevrs.org/
• Yearlong Arizona Minimum Rose Care Calendar – http://www.roses4az-mevrs.org/downloads/Articles/roseCareCalendars/Yearlong%20Arizona%20Easy%20Rose%20Care%20Calendar.pdf
• Best Roses for Arizona – http://www.roses4az-mevrs.org/downloads/Articles/choosingRoses/Best%20Roses%20For%20AZ%202010%20MEVRS.pdf

Sonoran Desert Museum Digital Library - http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/

University of Georgia -Best of the Best: Trail Gardens
http://ugatrial.hort.uga.edu/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.bestOfBest/index.htm

Water: Use it Wisely! – Free Pamphlet to help plan a watering schedule for desert and xeriscape gardens.

The Desert Botanical Gardens - A living museum of desert and garden plants. If you enjoy these amazing plants, this is a must see! – http://dbg.org/

Technology

The Great Battery Shootout – http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM

Thomas Distributing (Batteries and Supplies) – http://www.thomas-distributing.com/index.htm

Flower and Garden Photographs/Pictures

Park Seeds has very nice desktop images: