CO2 Enrichment, Acclimation, and Efficiency in Hydroponic Growing
Lynette Morgan explains how home hydroponic horticulturists can take advantage of CO2 enrichment.
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How To Set Up Your LED Grow Light
If you've just bought a grow light or are about to pull the trigger, learn how to hang the lamp, at what distance, determine light intensity (PPFD, or PAR), and we also...
The Myth of Drainage Material in Container Plantings
A popular gardening myth out there goes a little something like this: “Add a layer of gravel or other coarse material in the bottom of containers to improve drainage.”...
Red Light, Blue Light: Balancing LED Efficiency with Performance
Why hasn’t LED technology been widely adopted by growers and greenhouses?
Choosing Your First Hydroponic System
For growers trying out hydroponics for the first time, choosing the best system can be a daunting task. Are you up for the challenge?
Differences Between Smoking and Ingesting Cannabis
How you choose to consume your cannabis will have vastly different effects on how your body absorbs it.
Keeping Bugs Off Your Nugs
Follow Alan Ray’s pest control tips for inspection and eradication, and your cannabis plants will live happy and productive lives.
The Myth of Hot-Weather Watering
True or false? Watering plants on a hot sunny day will scorch their leaves. Read on to find out!
Expanding Consciousness with Cannabis, Meditation, and Yoga
A combination of cannabis, yoga, and meditation can reduce stress and increase positive thought and movement.
6 Must-Have Growroom Gadgets
There are tools and instruments that can make your life as a grower a little easier once you have the basic equipment up and running.
4 Tips for a Better Cannabis Harvest
You’ve done everything right and have some great-looking cannabis plants ready for harvest. Don’t blow it now.
Breaking Down Boron: Function and Uses in the Garden
Boron… it's some chemical from the periodic table that plants need, but we don't really need to know much about it, right? Wrong. Author William DeBoer explains more...
Options for Harvesting Industrial Hemp
One of the ways that new technology has improved the processing time for hemp is with the introduction of high capacity buckers and trimming machines suited to the...
Humidity: The Often-Overlooked Climate Factor That Could Be Hurting Your Plants' Growth
Greenhouse humidification is a crucial - yet often overlooked - aspect of maintaining optimal climate conditions for plant growth. Learn more about how to maintain...
Help Your Plants Help Themselves: Enhancing Natural Defenses
Plants have evolved their own natural defense systems to fight pests and disease.
Understanding the Microclimates in Your Summer Garden
While you’re in the thick of performing gardening chores this season, start noting how microclimates work in your landscape.
Experts
What's your opinion on using the 10K bulb during veg?
This is short question with a long answer.It may be true that a 10K finisher lamp adds “lots of UV,” but it is important to ask what this means. Several...
What do plants naturally do with magnesium and what is the bioavailability in food compared to supplements?
This is a rather difficult question as the absorption of magnesium from different magnesium-containing compounds by humans is not only biochemically complex but still...
What is the best way to manicure my plants; bushy or tall?
I have to say there are many different opinions surrounding this issue. I personally do not like trimming any healthy leaves even if it means more light gets to the...
CBD seems to be everywhere now. Given the hype and popularity, are these products safe?
Cannabidiol (CBD) does appear to be everywhere and is poised to become mainstream. Recently, large box pharmacies in the United States like CVS and Walgreens announced...
Why did my little cucumber buds yellow and die?
Cucumber plants have both male and female flowers. On most cucumber plants, the female flowers require pollination from the male flowers to produce cucumbers.At first...
