This year I conducted an impromptu experiment on gardening under glass vs. outdoors. The was mainly because we moved and had to breakdown my existing greenhouse,...
In the business of growing orchids, there are various things that need to be checked to ensure that the practice is efficient and fruitful. Supplies play...
I have been gardening in a greenhouse for several years and I have several greenhouse tools that are essential to keeping my plants happy. At first...
It is becoming more and more popular to use natural insecticides, for home gardeners and commercial greenhouse gardeners alike. Botanical insecticides are among this group and...
The idea of keeping small livestock — chickens, rabbits, even worms, in the greenhouse for mutual benefit of plants and animals is not a new concept....
Harvest season is upon us and the Grape Family just spoke to me. Consider how many things the fruit of grapes are connected to in our...
A rising interest in urban agriculture is sprouting more than just seeds. Enthusiastic entrepreneurs are popping up all over the country with innovative ideas to address...
In most scenarios, we would do all we could to steer bees in the opposite direction. However if your goal is to grow a beautiful and...
Hydroponic gardening, or gardening without soil, is not a new phenomenon. In fact, some forms of gardening that could be considered hydroponic date back to the...
Composting is a great way to help preserve the environment while creating fertilizer for your garden and lawn. Having collection services haul your green waste away to...
There is much world-wide controversy regarding the ever increasing level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere that has occurred from 1968 to the present, increasing...
Watering plants is one process that can be somewhat confusing especially since it can be a very easy thing to either under or over water a...
There are several ways of growing plump and luscious strawberries and one of those ways is by growing them hydroponically. Hydroponic systems enable strawberries to be...
Aster yellows are a phytoplasma, which were previously considered a “mycoplasma-like organism” residing in the phloem (food-conducting tissues) of plants. The causative agent of aster yellows...