what i do is put them in my bookmark, then i copy them, they come out as links. LOL i think i opened my page to clean it out, then i copied them all!! LOL i do love trudi's!! i had some that i made from my print artist, BUT my hard drive fried some how, so now, i'm pretty much lost all that. ~Medo

Davin, I am definitely a DIY person. Self proclaimed experts who know it all drive me crazy. There are a lot of them out there and I rarely bother with anyone who announces their way is the only way. Over the years I have filled one binder after another with printouts from the net and articles about various ponding methods, products, styles and systems as well as the fish and plants. Many amateurs have good info to share so they are represented as well as the professionals. Even with all the info I have collected, there is always something new to try out or research. Some of the Extension services have good handouts although it is more directed to plants rather than hardware. They are not permitted to endorse products for the most part. The DNR and Universities are good resources too.I try to read reviews when they are available for hardware. Too many products don't live up to the claims and my budget is too limited to waste time and money on them. So far I find the simplest, most basic is the best. Less to go wrong and I don't need a lot of support. If you are running a business to sell hard goods, make sure you know what you have and what the competition has. Be honest with your customers and they will come back. If you over sell top of the line or sell less than what is needed, they won't.

ridgetop01, The Journal of the New Alchemists is full of information. Maybe to much. Eric Here is a link that might be useful: New Alchemy

There are so many that I hardly know where to start. For organic info, Dirtdoctor.com. For regional horticultural info, Neilsperry.com. For crape myrtle info on variety selection/growing: crapemyrtletrails.org. To track the purple martin migration in spring: purplemartin.org. For monarch butterfly info/migration tracking: monarchwatch.org. For wildflower seeds, wildseedfarms.org. For Oklahoma weather info, a wealth of info can be found at the Oklahoma Mesonet, mesonet.org. For Oklahoma climate info, there's the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, at http://climate.ok.gov. I use the Sam Roberts Noble foundation at noble.org for Oklahoma-specific agricultural and horticultural info. They have lots of stuff, but sometimes you really have to search for it. They're the best source for info on growing strawberries here using plasticulture, and have done a lot of research with "homemade" hoophouses. To track the hummingbird migration in spring: hummingbirds.net. For OSU fact sheets on all kinds of agricultural and horticultural topics: http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-297. This takes you to the beginning of the index pages. A quick link to several tomato problem solver websites is to go to Tomato Pest and Disease Forum here at Garden Web, and search for Tomato Problem Solver 2 and search the resources linked there. For Texas A&M University's extensive veggie question and answer website, go to: htp://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/veg.html. I order seeds from quite a few websites. Someone already mentioned rareseeds.com which is the website for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and it is my favorite source for many heirloom vegetables. Sandhill Preservation Center is a great source not only for heirloom seeds, but also heirloom poultry, and they have the best prices on seeds that I've ever seen. Seed Savers Exchange is great and anyone interested can buy from their public catalog, but the best thing is to buy an annual membership which gives you access to the many thousands of seeds their members save and perpetuate. Other favorite seed sources include Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Harris Seed (for some tomatoes they developed that are only available through them), Victory Seed (the BEST info avail. on the heirloom seeds they carry and high-quality seeds and packaging), and--for heirloom flowers of all kinds--Select Seed. I like allrecipes.com but also use recipezaar.com too. For "freebies" there are the many Freecycle sites across the country. To find the one nearest you, go to freecycle.org us. Membership is free and members can post messages about stuff they want to give away to someone who'll use it (better than sending stuff to the landfill!) and also members can post messages about stuff they are looking for. NO SELLING allowed, only free stuff. I believe there is a related Cheapskate organization to. For used merchandise, DS uses Craigslist. Find the Craigslist nearest you at Craigslist.org. Just this year, DA has found great buys: a fishing boat, a boat motor, a 125 gallon aquarium and a refrigerator. The refrigerator, for example, was in great condition and was only $50. For books, especially used books, I use Amazon.com but also use Half.com, which is where Kristine just bought books for the upcoming fall semester for $140 instead of spending $500 at the college campus bookstore. Every major retailer in the USA has a website and I shop at a lot of them, but I usually restrict myself only to the "Outlet" section of the website because the prices there are so much better even than sale prices. I also look online for coupon codes to get further discounts and free shipping. I just google the retailer name and words coupon codes because there are tons of coupon code websites. And, because it is always cool to find a cheaper way to feed our gardening habit, I love the ideas you can find at Garden Web's Frugal Gardening forum. I use DG's Garden Watchdog as well. For organic supplies I use a lot of different sites, including Planet Natural, Arbico (beneficial insects) and Worm's Way among others. When DS was younger and I was doing a lot of room mother type stuff, carnival type stuff and Cub Scout den leader type stuff, I always shopped at Oriental Trading Company (Orientaltrading.com) for theme merchandise, novelties, art and craft supplies, holiday decorations, etc. AND, if you're planning a wedding, they even have oodles and oodles of wedding favors, supplies, decorations, etc. That's all I can think of at this moment, but I can always post more later. Dawn