LED lights are beginning to flood the market in and for every lighting application, including greenhouses. Many of these are low priced plastic systems that produce...
This is my favorite time of year. Not because I like snow, freezing rain or sub-zero temperatures, it’s because the tomatoes, strawberries and pepper plants really...
People who grow plants are touted as having a green thumb. Those who kill plants think the green thumbs know magical secrets that keep their plants...
Grooming orchids is lot like grooming kids. It’s not only for appearance sake; they also need it to stay healthy. In fact, a well groomed orchid...
As a natural result of importing more than we export the United States takes in far more shipping containers than we fill. The imbalance leaves our...
A fun and easy way to get started in hydroponic gardening is the bucket system. This system is a great way for a beginner to get...
Perhaps the easiest, oldest and most traditional means of heating a greenhouse is with passive solar energy. As the name implies, the heat source is solar...
When you are designing a perennial flower garden or landscaping make sure that you have something that is blooming in each season. Each of the seasons...
Most soils are teaming with microorganisms, sometimes referred to as microflora, their variety and population depending on: climatic conditions (temperature and rainfall) soil physical characteristics (texture,...