Keyhole Garden: Growing & Composting Combo
A drought-tolerant garden is a must in places where it’s consistently hot and dry through the summer months, making a keyhole garden of huge interest to people in the southwestern US! But there are more benefits to building this kind of garden, like saving precious water and creating perfect organic fertilizer. A keyhole garden is […]
5 Tips on how to Grow an Olive Tree
How to Grow an Olive Tree A garden is a place to escape to; full of color, peace, love and hard work. It’s many homeowners pride and joy, and with countless dreamy images of beautiful gardens filling Pinterest; gardeners have a wealth of inspiration to draw from in order to keep their garden looking good […]
What Are Seeds?
Seeds are amazing storage containers that allow a plant to travel through space and time. Inside each protective casing is a tiny plant held in status until it is exposed to conditions that initiate development and growth, along with some stored energy (endosperm) for the plant to get started with. Seed Leaves The miniature plant […]
Growing Hotel Trend: Urban Beekeeping & Gardens
It might seem an unlikely pairing, but urban beekeeping, rooftop gardens, and luxury hotels are a natural match. The best food comes from incredibly fresh ingredients, and upscale hotels contain restaurants that are the domain of talented chefs. Such culinary artists are well aware that the secret to a tantalizing and memorable repast is bigger […]
Diary of an Indoor Grower: Hydroponics Garden Evolution
The only thing that hasn’t changed in my hydroponics garden is its dimensions. It is just over 70 Sq feet (6.6 X 11.2).with 8-foot ceilings. Otherwise, it is in a constant state of flux. Lights, systems, nutrients, fans, controllers, you name it I have changed it. Part of the reason is that I have, especially […]
Meet GroBucket: Inexpensive Self-Watering Planter
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How to Build a Greenhouse: DIY Tips
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Cannabis Education at Oaksterdam University
Oaksterdam University¹ is a cannabis cultivation and industry educational institution located in the “Oaksterdam” section of Oakland, California. Inspired by the Cannabis College of Amsterdam; Oaksterdam University was founded in 2007 by Richard Lee, and the current Executive Chancellor is Dale Sky Jones. Despite being targeted by the government, and weathering a raid in 2012; it […]
Meet LeGrow Smart Garden System
An indoor meadow… amazing! That’s my first glimpse of new smart garden system LeGrow pictured above. Meadow plants thriving in the depth of winter, or that downtown apartment? Here’s a modular indoor garden designed to let you do that and more. LeGrow isn’t a hydroponic system, and while you can grow lettuces and herbs in […]
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 7 are acidic. Solutions with a pH above 7 are basic, and solutions with a pH of 7 are neutral. A water molecule has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom (H2O). Water molecules are […]
Vegetable Garden Layout Mistakes to Avoid
Every gardener starts the season with visions of plenty, regardless of plot size. But there are situations you really don’t want in your vegetable garden layout because they’ll reduce or ruin your bounty. Maximizing Your Plants’ Energy Be sure to design your vegetable garden layout to make the most of the sun, whose energy makes […]
Diary of an Indoor Grower & Hydro System
Indoor gardening is for sure the coolest hobby in the world. Well maybe not, but it’s super useful, relaxing, and educational for my children. Our connection to food is practically non-existent and my little garden reminds me and shows my kids the work and knowledge that is necessary to grow practically anything. This blog is […]
Huge Urban Farming Complex Coming to Shanghai
Urban farming is no stranger in Shanghai. There are small, soil-based growing operations scattered around the metropolis. In fact, a century ago much of Shanghai’s food supply came from 300,000 hectares of farmland that ringed the city. But like many cities, population growth and urban sprawl did away with most agricultural land on the perimeter. […]
Hydroponics Grows Homeless Teens Futures
A new indoor farm in Anchorage, Alaska is almost ready to launch. There’s far bigger things behind the hydroponics system at Seeds of Change than growing tons of lettuce and herbs. The plans are far more ambitious than growing a bazillion tons of veggies, though when running at full capacity, the facility is equipped to […]
Chinampas: Urban Farming In Mexico City
They’ve been there since long before the day Cortes got his first glimpse the Aztec Empire in 1519. The chinampas have come full circle, from feeding the city’s population to ruin, and finally, restoration brings urban farming and local food back to Mexico City. It’s been a long, bumpy ride. The worst of which appears […]
Rooftop Hydroponic Farms in Tel Aviv, Israel
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Detroit: 1st U.S. Urban Agrihood
The agrihood isn’t new, but they’re all suburban developments. Detroit’s new sustainable urban agrihood, however, is far removed from the suburbs. In fact, it’s in a re-emerging frontier known as the city’s North End district. Few homes left standing in the 4 immediate blocks surrounding the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) are occupied. Many appear beyond repair. But there is change […]
Canada’s 1st Aquaponic Food Bank Farm
Providing healthy foods isn’t easy for food banks, especially in communities with a large disadvantaged population. The aquaponic food bank farm offers these non-profits a solution to the dilemma of an inadequate supply of fresh foods. Not just because of its combination of meat and vegetable harvests, the system is also highly sustainable. So, it’s […]
5 Buggy Grow Room Mistakes
What makes a person a master gardener? One of the greatest attributes of a master is avoiding garden, greenhouse, or grow room mistakes.
Hydroponic Farming Hits the Arctic
While hydroponic farming may already be well established north of the Arctic Circle in some countries, it’s a pretty novel thing in Alaska. Most surprising, given that over 90% of the food in Alaska is transported thousands of miles from California and Mexico, which means truly fresh fruits and vegetables don’t exist there once the […]