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Grow the healthiest plants possible by following our easy tips and tricks. From seed starting to finally getting plants into the ground, we’ve got you covered.

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How a Topdressing of Easily Accessible Mycelium Can Raise Your Growing Game

…together and fruit again. Oyster mushrooms, the easiest and most common mushroom you’re likely to find as a tabletop “fruit your own” kit, enjoy eating up all the landscaping woodchips,…

Grow Lavender For Its Many Wonderful Medicinal Properties

Lavender is often associated with scented candles that encourage restful moods and relaxation. But these beautiful purple flowers are good …

Hopping Mad! What To Do When Grasshoppers Move Into The Vegetable Garden

If you have a garden, then chances are you have grasshoppers! This common pest is easy to spot, jumping from …

Hell No To Nasty H20! Water Quality And Garden Plants

“Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink,” the rhyme of the Old Mariner reads, coined because out at …

Rain Gardens Are A Climate-Friendly Solution To Heavy Downpours

The Problem With Rainwater Runoff When it rains, much of that water ends up in storm drains, ponds, streams, and …

Garden Advice: Ways to Feed your Plants Naturally

All plants need 17 naturally occurring elements to grow, flower, fruit and reproduce successfully. However, they require different quantities depending …

How Water Quality Impacts Your Garden: Water Sources, Potential Issues, and Solutions

Every water source has a distinctive profile that interplays with your soil/substrate and plants. It can be complicated to unravel …

Growing Herbs In A Spiral Guided By The Sun

Adding fresh herbs from the garden to any dish elevates its flavor level. But growing these tasty plants can be …

How To Build A Mini, Low-Maintenance Terrarium Garden

When COVID-19 spread around the globe in March 2020, something changed in the world of gardening. Online nurseries and garden …

Protecting Pollinators With The Dandelion Challenge

There’s plenty to worry about when it comes to the environment. But the good news is there’s always something you …

Keeping It Simple With These Low-Tech Gardening Hacks

Before apps and garden gadgets were available, gardeners used tried and true techniques to grow their food and gardens. I admit I …

5 Cool Ways To Jumpstart The Growing Season

Spring has arrived, and many of us are excited to get into the outdoor garden! But even though the winter …

My Fascination with Germination: A Grower Shares Some Tips And Tricks

After a long winter slumming it in our grow tents, ensuring the lack of humidity doesn’t kill the tropical plants …

Growing Advice: Is pH impHortant?

There are very few hot button topics that get indoor gardeners more riled up than the concept of “perfect pH”. …

Rosemary: A Culinary Gem and Flavourful Herbal Medicine

More people are jumping into the world of growing aromatic herbs, either on the balcony or in the garden. Home …

Soil vs Substrates: How One Difference Changes Everything

Plants evolved over 600 million years ago into a microbial world. Their roots extended into soils teeming with microbial life. …

All You Need Is Love And Cut Flowers: How To Grow A Kindness Victory Garden

What’s the last kind thing you did for somebody? It doesn’t have to be a grand gesture; even something small …

Jumping On The Regenerative Gardening Bandwagon: Q&A With Stephanie Rose

Hot off the presses this month is a beautiful book every gardener should have! The Regenerative Garden 80 Practical Projects …

Want To Save The World? Start By Saving The Soil

What is “Living Soil”? It seems like a concept that has been gaining momentum in the 21st century. I won’t …

Making The Environment Happy With Low-Carbon Gardens

As we look forward to the 2022 growing season, sustainability and sound environmental practices are again trending amongst gardeners worldwide. …

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