This is an in-between time for gardening in the Midwest. Most garden crops have been harvested, the garden cleaned, spring-flowering bulbs planted, and the lawn mowed for the last time. The garden catalogs have not begun to arrive and its far too early to start seedlings for next year. This used to be the time to reflect on the last garden season and dream about the next. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of sites on the web related to gardening and horticulture.
Gardeners can find all kinds of valuable information on the web.
For example, I learned from the World Class Giant Pumpkins home page that the world's largest pumpkin in 1996 was grown by Bill Greer in Picton, Ontario and weighed 1,006 pounds. The largest pumpkin in Iowa this year, grown by Bob Ruff of Garnavillo, weighed 742.2 pounds. This home page also gives inside tips on how to grow those giant pumpkins. There is gardening information available for just about all interest areas. The problem is finding the best sources of information.