The Shangri-la of sustainable agriculture is increasingly thought to be found in local food production. With the growing popularity of urban warehouse gardens, farmer’s markets, and...
It’s time to get seedlings going, be it indoors under artificial light, outdoors in a cold frame, or by direct seeding in the garden. That means...
Gardeners tend to become borderline obsessive with seed starting, especially those with a greenhouse. The beauty of a greenhouse is the fact that you can start...
Salix babylonica is the scientific name for the weeping willow, a fast-growing, wide-spreading tree found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. The willow family, a group of...
The growing season is half over and the beauty of your garden reflects all the hard work you have put into it; all the planning and...
Caring for orchids can be a very daunting task, even for the most skilled gardener. Orchids are very expensive plants to purchase, and since they come...
There are three types of hydroponics pump available; submersible, non-submersible and what I term, semi-submersible. A submersible hydroponics pump sits and pumps completely submerged in the...
The primary basis for selecting a nutrient solution formulation is its elemental content. The trick is to match a nutrient solution formulation to the plant specie/growing...