Cornell University has a website where you can find out how other people have rated over 5,000 vegetable varieties. If you create a password you too can rate some of your favorite (or not so favorite) varieties.
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/
Ohio State University Plant Facts database is full of incredibly useful information about numerous plants. The Internet search engine includes information from the land grant universities in the United States and some from Canada, the most comprehensive tool for gardening information from these universities I have found. There is also a section of high quality images and another section of short how-to videos. You will also find some 800 frequently asked questions answered for you.
http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/
You Grow Girl was started ten years ago by Canadian Gayla Trail. If you enjoy a bit of humor with your organic gardening then you should check out this web site.
http://www.yougrowgirl.com
As a federal depository librarian I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the United States Department of Agriculture website. Fact sheets and plant guides as well as over 40,000 images are just some of the items you can find within this web site.
www.usda.gov
A federal depository library is a library that receives publications from the federal government (specifically the Government Printing Office) and makes them available to the citizens of the United States. In a democracy people need to know what their government is doing, hence the Statutes at Large and all that other good stuff coming out of Washington are available to you at your local depository library.
Not sure where to find a depository library? Call your public library and they can help you. Hoyt Library in Saginaw,Michigan where I work is celebrating 120 years of federal depository library service this year. I haven't been here quite that long, although some folks think I have. Happy Birthday Hoyt!
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