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September 7, 20220

Container Hydroponic Systems are Great for Beginners

Container hydroponics systems are small vessels holding a growing medium and one or more plants, such as a tomato plant in a bucket filled with p

September 5, 20220

Many, including myself, have hopped on the ubër-chic trend of gardening. Which basically means lots of dismal failures have and will continue to

September 4, 20220

For many folks, spring hasn't truly arrived until the first tulips and daffodils have begun to bloom. But despite the early springs in growing zo

September 3, 20220

Plant propagation in a hydroponics system is easy. Whether you are rooting a plant from a cutting or growing from seed there are many commerciall

September 2, 20220

There is a simple method for growing rose plants from seed. Fall is a good time to start this project, and it's especially good to wait until aft

September 1, 20220

Pesticides such as insecticides, miticides and fungicides are still primarily used to deal with insect and mite pests, and diseases in gardens an

August 30, 20220

Many gardeners have a limited amount of space to work with; be it an urban garden or a hobby greenhouse. Enthusiastic gardeners tend to quickly run o

August 29, 20220

As with all plants, the life of an orchid is also closely related to the changes between periods of growth and rest and how these periods influen

August 28, 20220

Purslane A farmer friend and I were having a discussion about weeds in fields and he astounded me by telling me about a bunch of foragers who regu

August 27, 20220

All living things need magnesium to sustain life, from the smallest single-celled organisms to the largest creatures on land or on sea. Plants ar