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Just like us, plants need a nutritious diet to grow healthy and strong. We’ve got a rundown of some of the very best organic and veganic ways to feed them.

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The Foliar Frontier: Give Your Plants The Edge

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.  

Do Your Plants Have A Drinking Problem? Understanding Uptake

A common misconception when feeding plants is that they consume everything we give them at once. Standard plant feeds are …

Chlorine and Plants

Written by Rich Gellert Chlorine has been used as a disinfectant in city drinking water since the turn of the …

Top Signs Your Plants Are Starving For Nutrients

Sometimes it’s challenging to understand what’s going on in the garden, even when we think we’re doing everything right. But …

A Guide To Korean Natural Farming

With the current state of world geopolitics being what it is, you’re forgiven for thinking that this is some propaganda …

7 Tips and Helpful Bits on Nutrient Solution Mixology

Nutrient solutions range from straightforward single part feedings to complicated cocktails with recipes that rival those of arcane potion making. …

The Power of Hydrogen (pH)

The pH scale is used to describe how basic (alkaline) or acidic a solution is. Solutions with a pH below …

Organic vs. Synthetic Fertilizers & Nutrients

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light”] [one_half]Plants need nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and other nutrients for healthy growth. These are …

Understanding Enzymes for Plants

What are enzymes? Why are so many fertilizer companies adding enzymes to their ever-expanding list of essential supplements? Enzymes are extremely small, yet powerful proteins made of complex chains of amino acids folded in shapes reminiscent of Pac-Man.

All Fertilizers Are Different

If you have grown a garden then you have used fertilizers. Fertilizer is a human invention that supports the greater …

Plant Hormones: Auxins and Cytokinins

Auxins are plant hormones that help guide plant growth. They work in conjunction with but in opposition to, cytokinin hormones. They are …

What Is Fertilizer, Anyway? Part 1

The technology of farming is what literally started humanity. That’s right, before farming we hunted and gathered with most of our …

Fertilizer from Food Waste

Here’s a concept long overdue – making fertilizer from food waste. Not by composting. The process is much faster, and emits …

Fertilizer Pollution & Your Garden

If it weren’t for the excess nitrogen applied to farmland, there would be no fertilizer pollution. Wrong! What kind of …

Biosolids (a.k.a. Sewer Sludge)

Gardeners and health conscious consumers may be shocked to learn that the organic sounding ingredient “biosolids” found in some potting and …

The Phosphorus Fertilizer Dump

Adding phosphorus fertilizer to soil to correct pH or nutrient balance is commonly done by farmers and gardeners. But it’s normally …

Make Your Own Hydroponic Nutrients

There pros and cons to everything, and it’s no different when you decide to make your own hydroponic nutrient solution. For …

FYI: Banana Peel Fertilizer

There are several reasons that banana waste would be a great source of plant nutrition, but you might be wise …

Plant Nutrition Basics

Keeping your plants healthy and thriving is largely due to plant nutrition, whether your garden is indoor hydroponics, or soil-based …

Is Hydroponic Organic?

The USDA Thinks So The argument over what can and what cannot be called organic food came into sharp focus …

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