Medicinal Plants And The Thorny Issue Of Mold
We’re all familiar with the blight of thrips, mites, aphids, green flies, black flies, whiteflies, and even caterpillars. Still, an …
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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 …
COP15 Strives To Protect Animal and Plant Diversity, Create A Nature-Positive World
You’ve likely heard of COP26, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, held last fall in Glasgow, Scotland. Equally as …
Growing Technology: The Evolution of LED Lighting
My first memories of Light Emitting Diodes are the HAM radio kit from RadioShack I put together in the third …
Seasonal Spotlight: Lovely Leeks Offer Cold Weather Flavor
Leeks strike me as among some of the most humble yet elegant vegetables out there. Part of the onion family, …
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. …
Satisfy Your Plants And Rebellious Side With Super Cropping
Super cropping is a high-stress plant training technique. It is used for several reasons, including reducing height, repositioning branches, encouraging …
5 Cool Ways To Super Cropping Success
Super cropping involves stressing plants in various ways to push them to their maximum potential. By pinching, cutting, training, and …
The Case For Calcium: Why It’s Essential To Your Garden
When many people think of helping plants achieve big yields, the prominent three NPK supplements often come to mind. Growers …
SOS! Preventing and Controlling Whitefly Infestations
Whether growing indoors or outdoors, likely, you’ve already encountered the whitefly. A typical garden pest, whitefly reproduce rapidly and are …
How Plants Produce Their Own Pest Control
Plants are robust and adaptable organisms capable of producing a chemical arsenal of compounds to defend themselves, all the more …
Phytomicrobiom: What The Hell Are Mushrooms Doing In My Pots?
Phytomicrobiom, or phytobiome, is a complicated word for a straightforward thing: the community of fungi, bacteria, and destructors that live …
Helping Your Houseplants Get The Light They Need
Houseplants don’t have only one time to shine; they’re a beautiful addition to the home year-round. But what if your …
How Your Garden Grows: The Impact Of Sound On Plants
There’s a theory that you can give your gardens a boost by singing or talking to your plants. When my …
Closeup: Microscopic World of Plants
We’ve all seen unrealistic drawings or digital facsimiles of chloroplasts. The cells responsible for creating chlorophyll in plants, which are …
4 Amazing Facts About Plants
A gardener spends a lot of time tending to their patch of plants grown for food or beauty. There is little of …