Growing Methods

There are many different ways to successfully grow your own; explore different options and choose what’s right for you with our complete guides.

Air Quality: The Good, The Bad and The Breeze

Tammy Clayton

Before one gets involved in indoor gardening, the term ‘air quality’ is something the pollution levels and pollen allergies. No one really thinks about air and plants, but in your growing space this becomes not just a critical part of the environment, but a crucial one. Since you’re in charge of maintaining the climate here,…

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Could Chicago Feed Itself?

That’s the question architect, Benjamin Kennedy, set out to answer with his Master’s Degree thesis. Before he started looking for a topic, he had never heard of vertical farming. The more Ben thought about it, the more intrigued he became. Was this just a crazy concept, or was it really feasible to feed the entire population of…
October 13, 2012
Tammy Clayton

Fighting Hunger with Aquaponics

Farmers have battled the nature throughout the history of the world.  Bad weather, storm damage, insects, animals and plant disease have taken a toll on food supplies everywhere. Even if you’re not a farmer, any given year could bring feast or famine with traditional crop raising outdoors. Greenhouse crops aren’t always the solution, whether it…

Tammy Clayton

Faux Sunlight – Grow Light Economics

In nature, every plant knows what it wants from the sun. Each task they must perform from sprout to harvest requires a certain spectrum of light. Growing any plant in your indoor garden changes everything. Here they must depend on your grow lights, and you must substitute the spectrum they need to perform at optimum…
October 11, 2012
Tammy Clayton

A Glimpse at Aquaponics

One might call this square foot farming, as it allows you to raise both meat and veg in one small footprint. No bacon or hamburger mind you, but you could definitely smoke the fish and enjoy a delightful feast. Rather than applying fish emulsion to your plants, this symbiotic new growing technology pairs these seemingly…
October 10, 2012
Tammy Clayton