Keeping Container Plants Warm In The Winter
For gardeners without a lot of space, container gardening is the answer! Roses, shrubs, and perennials can happily thrive in …
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A Grower’s Guide To Cost-Effective Crop Nuisance Control
I am fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world for growing outdoor cannabis. Our …
Spooky Plants And Halloween Horror In The Garden
I love Halloween and everything about it, from tales of scary witches and eerie haunted houses to costumes and trick-or-treating …
H20 And Your Indoor Grow: The Differences Between Hard And Soft Water
Do you know if you have hard or soft water and the difference between the two? And how can it …
Plant A Native Garden Your Neighbors Will Love
Many believe native plants lead to an unkempt and messy garden full of unwanted insects. For these reasons, some municipalities …
Save Some Green At The Nursery With These Plant Shopping Tips
For some of us, a trip to the local garden center or nursery is one of the most exciting times …
Nothing But Love And Appreciation: What Does Your Garden Mean To You?
As Canadians continue to celebrate the Year of the Garden (YOTG), the Canadian Garden Council encourages all garden enthusiasts, from …
September Garden Tips: There’s Still Plenty To Do For Your Plants!
There’s always something to do in the garden! Every month, there are new things to plant, prune, and nurture. September’s …
Water, Light, And Controlled Environmental Agriculture
Formed through an exothermic reaction powerful enough to launch rockets into space, the elemental combination of two hydrogens and one …
5 Cool Ways Gardening Experts Harvest Their Plants
You’ve worked hard in the garden this season, nurturing your plant babies from seed to harvest! But before heading out …
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 …
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 …
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 …