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The Foliar Frontier: Give Your Plants The Edge

Rich Hamilton

Many growers are searching for nutrients that can give plants a certain edge. Is there something that can make them bigger, stronger and deliver higher yields? There are always new products and fertilizers on the market, but very few of them are original. The wheel is constantly being reinvented. If you want an edge in the world of growing, consider foliar feeding.  

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The Three Stages Of Flower – Understanding the Flowering Cycle

Every stage of a plant’s growth demands a specific, balanced mix of nutrients and minerals. Flowering is busy; a period when plants direct all of their energy and resources away from overall growth and focus on producing the best flowers and fruits possible.
March 2, 2020
Rich Hamilton

Phytomicrobiom: What The Hell Are Mushrooms Doing In My Pots?

Phytomicrobiom, or phytobiome, is a complicated word for a straightforward thing: the community of fungi, bacteria, and destructors that live in the root area of your plants. An intact phytobiome supports plants in many different ways, but science is only just beginning to understand the connections between them. Optimizing the phytobiome is the key to sustainable agriculture, satisfying our needs in harmony with nature.
February 24, 2020
Florian Henrich

Do Your Plants Have A Drinking Problem? Understanding Uptake

This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK32 & US30. A common misconception when feeding plants is that they consume everything we give them at once. Standard plant feeds are a mix of nutrient and additive concentrates, diluted to the required strength. The measurement of strength is referred to as EC (electric conductivity) or…
February 19, 2020
Rich Hamilton

The 7 Deadly Sins of Growing

This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK32 & US30. Many of us are familiar with the seven deadly sins. First outlined by Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century, they are vices or negative character qualities that, if left unchecked, will result in a host of other sins and eventually kill a…
January 17, 2020
Rich Hamilton

Chlorine and Plants

This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK32 & US30.  Chlorine has been used as a disinfectant in city drinking water since the turn of the century, initially in the American city of New Jersey. As cities expanded and needed a longer-lasting disinfectant that would reach even the farthest tap, chloramines were introduced for…
January 6, 2020
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