Research

This offers a glimpse into my mind and what topics are on my radar. This page also lets me gather together some links for further research. If you have a particular topic you would like me to research or answer, please let me know by sending an email to tyler@mychicagogarden.com

Future Topics

  • Chemical Free Pest Control
  • Bee’s
  • Seeds
    • Harvesting and saving seeds
    • Seed Trading / Heirloom Variates
      • http://www.seedsavers.org
  • U-Pick Farms
    • http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fresh/
  • Four Season Gardening
    • Green House / Building a green house
      • http://hfgh10×12.blogspot.com/
  • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
    • http://www.localharvest.org/csa/
    • http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/
    • http://www.wellhausengroup.com/
  • Composting
    • Building a Bin
      • http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/homecompost/
    • Compost Tea
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost_tea
  • Building a Kid Friendly Garden
  • Native species garden
    • http://chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/spring2006/backyard.html (getting started)
    • http://www.chicagowilderness.org/wildchi/landscape/index.cfm (native species list)
    • http://www.dupageforest.com/ (government)
    • http://www.thenaturalgardeninc.com (company)
    • http://www.for-wild.org/chapters/dupage/ (club)
    • Prairie Sun Consultants - Patricia Armstrong (landscaper)
  • Watering Techniques
    • Irrigation Systems
    • Installation of a Drip Irrigation System
      • http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/homelandscape/water/water.html
    • Collecting Rain Water
      • The basics
      • How to Build a Rain Barrel / Where to Buy
        • http://www.ne-design.net/

Tours/Interviews

  • Garden Stores
    • http://www.thenaturalgardeninc.com
  • Farms / CSA
    • http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/
    • http://www.wellhausengroup.com/
  • Farmers Markets
  • Garden Tours
    • Chicago Botanical Garden