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Plant Steering: How To Successfully Transplant Cuttings

Doug Jacobs

Helping your plant cuttings transition into the next stage of growth is critical and will impact the speed of growth, final yield, and quality. It is essential to manage climate, select a suitable substrate, and irrigate properly after transplant and well into the vegetative growth stage.  Climate Conditions Climate conditions have a significant influence on…

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Keeping Mothers And Cuttings Uniform Critical In Plant Steering

  They say variety is the spice of life. While that is undoubtedly true for many things, when it comes to growing mother plants and cuttings in a greenhouse or elsewhere indoors, uniformity is critical for quality. The farm design and plant care plan should be developed with consistency in mind.  Uniformity starts with mother…
October 12, 2020
Doug Jacobs

Medicinal Weeds: The Many Benefits Of Wild Violets

Wild violets are some of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, covering lawns with tiny lilac and white flowers. Those who strive for golfing green lawns consider them weeds, but wild violets are incredibly useful and delicious to boot!   There are more than 500 species in the viola family, and most of them…
September 14, 2020
Caroline Rivard

Every Action Matters: The Ins And Outs Of Crop Steering

As indoor gardeners, we have the benefit of controlling climate and irrigation, which play significant roles in how our plants grow. From temperature and humidity settings, light intensity, irrigation volumes, and frequency to the way we defoliate our plants, every action matters.  
August 31, 2020
Doug Jacobs

Medicinal Weeds: The Many Virtues Of Mullein

You almost can’t miss it; mullein, or Verbascum Thapsus, is a lovely plant with yellow spikes as flowers that can grow up to seven feet tall! The bi-annual weed begins its life cycle as a low-growing rosette with fuzzy, felt-like leaves. Quite the transformation! 
July 6, 2020
Caroline Rivard

Seed Saving Part 4: Storing And Testing

Seeds, like all living things, have a lifespan. How long they last depends on factors including the seed variety and conditions during growth and processing. However, the way seeds are stored has an enormous impact on their vigor and longevity. Correctly preserving them will ensure your efforts to save seeds reaps long term rewards. 
June 1, 2020
Anne Gibson