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How To Combine Organic Growing With Hydroponics

Doug Jacobs

The idea of having an organic hydroponic system might seem like an oxymoron, but it is possible to achieve the terroir of soil growing with the sustainability of hydroponics. Before we find out how this works, it is essential to understand the terms organic and hydroponic.   What Is Organic? The legal definition of organic certification…

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Grow Year-Round By Creating A Windowsill Garden

With the weather starting to cool down, some of you might be thinking that the gardening season has come to an end. But do you have a window in your house or apartment? Does it get a decent amount of sun? Does it have a sill? Well, then your gardening season isn’t over; it’s just…
September 23, 2020
Jesse Singer

Study Finds Climate Change Will Expand Globe’s Agricultural Land

Living in the Canadian province of Quebec, I’ve dreamed of having a longer outdoor growing season. Like many places, our summers are beautiful here, but far too short. A new study says I might one day get my wish, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.  Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the findings suggest…
March 11, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs

Merging Hydroponics With Organics In Korean Natural Farming

This article was originally published in Garden Culture Magazine US24 & UK26. Segregation is not usually synchronistic with peace and prosperity. I can’t really think of any point in history when separating and isolating peoples and things have ever had anything other than a negative impact on the overall success of a people. To name…
June 24, 2019
Nico Hill

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…
April 9, 2018
Michelle Whyte

The Many Advantages To Freight Container Farming

It wasn’t too long ago when freight container farming captured the world’s attention. It was more of an upcycling concept, and if memory serves correctly, first came to life in Scandinavia in 2012. The following year, Kate Hoffman brought the style to London with aquaponics in the box and a greenhouse on the roof. Her…
April 4, 2018
Amber