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Re: creating online plant database




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> Careful, we'll be asking you to re-create PFAF if we generate enough
> suggestions... ;-)
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> Complete cross-referencing of common and Latin names would be nice to
> have.
> Hardiness will be in degrees F and/or C?

this is geared toward plants that we grow in wisconsin...  so F is the answer to
that.

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> Other thoughts, mostly for perennials:
> growth pattern/rate (e.g. typ. size/shape and time to get there)
> time to bearing
> years of bearing
> longevity
> shade percentage under canopy
> N-fixer or not?
> Soil/nutrient preferences

these are good suggestions but I wonder if they are necessary for the particular
application, which will be just a section of our website where visitors can look to
see what we are growing.  I think it will be a lot of general users as opposed to
visitors who are looking for specific design information.  & in particular to use it
as a way for interns here to get a good handle on what we have going in our different
planting projects.



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> OK, I'll stop now...
> What technology are you using to implement the online DB?



mySQL & php 4


thanks for yr answers John



mIEKAL