A plant started from seed receives its genetics in a manner similar to the way humans receive genetics. Just as we are made up of a...
Beat the Cost of Grocery Store Produce One of the best reasons for a greenhouse of your own is to beat the escalating price of food....
Lighting, atmospheric conditions and nutrition are some of the most important garden variables that new growers must master in order to be successful. After a grower...
Reason #7 – Get Out of the Wind and Harsh Weather Greenhouses shield you and your plants from the damaging effects of a storm that might...
Reason #5 – Extend the Season Get started earlier than normal and garden longer than your normal summer season. Unless you are growing plants that are...
Of all the components that make up a successful indoor garden none are as important as the horticultural lighting. Although it is a combination of many...
For years commercial horticulturists have been taking advantage of the multiple advantages offered by asexual propagation. These advantages are now being reaped not only by the...
Light emitting diodes, or LEDs, have been steadily gaining acceptance since their introduction within the horticultural community roughly ten years ago. Unlike other lighting technologies used...
Reason #3 – Choose Your Own Design A homemade greenhouse provides you the opportunity to design it yourself. It can be as wide, as long, as...
High intensity discharge lighting includes both metal halide (MH) and high pressure sodium (HPS). HID lighting consists of three components: the ballast, the reflector or socket,...
