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lafko06 Brimfield, MA(Zone 5a) Oct 10, 2006

Hi Dave and Terry,

I sometimes wonder why there is not a drop down menu in PlantScout like the drop down menu in Plantfiles? I ask because you have to know exactly what you want to buy in order to use the PS feature. Often, I am looking for vendors who sell bulbs, veggie seeds, other gardening items, etc. and I want to look at other places besides the Top 40 because I like to check pricing and variety.

Sometimes, I try and narrow my search using Plant files (again you need to know the item name), then I look over the pictures to find the right one, then I click on the picture and then I look to see which vendors sell that product and then I cross reference it in Watchdog. Just wondering...

P.S. - Also, maybe I keep missing it, but I don't think PlantScouts has the drop down option for "bulbs" either.

Thank you for your time.

Megan

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 11, 2006

Megan, you might be better off doing your searching in Garden Watchdog instead for some of what you're doing--for example if you want to find a bunch of vendors who sell bulbs but you're not looking for a specific one, you can do a search for bulb vendors in GW, then you'll get a whole bunch of listings which you can sort by ratings, etc. When you go to a vendor's listing in Watchdog it'll tell you if they have stuff in Plant Scout, and if they don't you can go directly to their website to order stuff instead. I find Plant Scout most useful when I already know specifically what I want to buy, then I look for it in PF and see who sells it. But if you're shopping for general stuff sometimes GW is a better bet.

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lafko06 Brimfield, MA(Zone 5a) Oct 11, 2006

You are absolutely right ecrane and I thank you very much for pointing that out to me. You don't know how many times I took all those steps and then got so frustrated I just gave up in discouragement. Boy do I feel foolish... well it won't be the last time I feel that way, ha, ha, ha. At least I'm among friends.



Edited for spelling.

This message was edited Oct 10, 2006 8:34 PM

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