Korean Natural Farming: Seed Soak Solution
Let’s face it; the early stages of life are most crucial for pretty much any species on Earth. If the start of your life is all stress and turmoil, chances are you’re going to suffer for it at various points throughout your life. On the flip side, if you’re born with a silver spoon in your mouth and given all the opportunities you could ever desire, you are much more likely to become highly successful. Everyone might hate you for the unfair advantage you’ve had, but at least you will be warm and smug come winter while sleeping on your pile of money.
Thinking Ahead: 5 Tips For Helping The Garden Survive The Heat
There are many indications that climate change is upon us, and the crippling heat waves taking place across the globe is one of them. The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions says our days will only be getting hotter; if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t significantly reduced by midcentury, scientists expect 20 record highs for every […]
Fiddlehead Ferns A Seasonal Superfood
Fiddlehead fern season is upon us; enjoy it while it lasts because it’s only just a few weeks long! Appreciated by many gardeners for their green, feathery plumes, fiddlehead ferns, or ostrich ferns, are also popular in many kitchens this time of year. They get the name ‘fiddlehead’ because before the fern’s foliage opens up, […]
A Guide To Growing Edible Plants For Protein
A flexitarian is someone who limits his consumption of meat, but who is not exclusively vegetarian. The flexitarian diet can be practised in a variety of ways: some people do not eat meat every meal or regularly choose to make an entire day meatless, while others are vegetarians most of the time, but occasionally eat meat.
How Space Gardening Might Affect How We Grow Things On Earth
I determined at a young age I could never be an astronaut because of what they eat in outer space. There’s something so unappealing about freeze-dried space food, don’t you think? Of course, there are many reasons for why I can’t be an astronaut. But let’s pretend the food thing is why I’m not on […]
New To Hydroponic Gardening? What Beginners Need to Know
Hydroponics is a technique used to grow plants in a nutrient-rich, water-based solution. There is no soil involved; instead, the root systems of the plants are supported in inert mediums like vermiculite, moss, perlite, peat, Rockwool, or clay pellets. The basic idea behind starting a hydroponic garden is to allow the roots of a plant […]
Getting To Know Growing Media
You might think of a plant’s roots as feet because the plant can’t stand up without them. But really, roots are more like the brain. Since this is where your harvest is being programmed, you definitely want to make sure you’re growing in the right medium. Indoor Gardening with Potting Soil The components of standard […]