Alan Ray
Alan Ray has written five books and is a New York Times best-selling author. Additionally, he is an award-winning songwriter with awards from BMI and ASCAP respectively. He lives in rural Tennessee with his wife, teenage son, and two dogs: a South African Boerboel (Bore-Bull) and a Pomeranian/Frankenstein mix.
Articles by Alan Ray
Canines & Cannabis
While it has become popular to give dogs cannabis to ease a variety of ailments, there is little research to back up how Fido might react....
Picture Perfect Purple
Purple: the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow and historically the most significant and interesting color. It’s rarity in nature has...
Personal Food Computers: The Ultimate Community Garden?
The Personal Food Computer (PFC) could have us creating our foods like a Star Trek replicator. Learn more about it here.
Tips for Starting a Windowsill Garden
Though limited in size and variety, windowsill gardens still provide the satisfaction of growing your own food during the cold winter...
Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics: Which One is Right For You?
It can be difficult to get consensus on whether aquaponics or hydroponics is better. Let’s look at the two systems and learn what some...
Do Your Plants Need Pinching or Pruning?
While trimming, pruning, and pinching sound like painful procedures, they are exactly what your plants need to grow big and strong.
How to Select the Right Soil for Your Bonsai Tree
After the tragic death of his bonsai tree, Alan Ray did some research on which soil he should have used.
Gardening and the Internet of Things
For many, growing food is an opportunity to escape technology and pursue a simple and natural pastime. But what happens when technology...
Setting Up Your First Grow Tent
Ok, while perhaps not the most intense form of gardening, housing plants in tents is fast becoming one of the more popular ways to grow....
FarmScrapers: Vertical Gardening that Combines the Past and Future of Agriculture
Enter farmscrapers: skyscrapers with veggies on the inside and even some with trees on the outside. This revolutionary approach takes its...
Make Room for Mint
Forget any preconceived notions you may have about mint, and get to know this versatile, fragrant plant.
The Facts on Fogponics
Many growers are already well-acquainted with the various ways in which to set up a growing system. While hydroponics, aquaponics and...
5 Reasons to Bring Your Garden Indoors
With indoor gardening, the possibilities are endless when the elements play no role in deciding the type of garden you choose to grow.
How to Get Rid of Aphids, Brown Fungus, and Early Blight
People are looking more and more for chemical-free options to control pests and diseases. Alan Ray has some ideas on how to combat aphids,...
Introducing Aquaponics: Grow Your Own Fish Sandwich
With the advent of aquaponics, you can create your own self-sustaining ecosystem on a mini scale. Alan Ray reveals what aquaponics is and...
How to Create a Bag Garden
Whether you’d like to grow a few vegetables, herbs, spices or maybe just some pretty flowers, a bag garden is a simple, yet brilliant way...
Composting...Where a Breakdown is a Good Thing
Composting is not only satisfying for gardeners and beneficial for your garden, it helps take the pressure off your local landfill. Alan...
Reap What You Sow: Beginning Your Crop from Seeds
Unless you plan to clone your garden or buy young plants, you’re going to be growing your plants from seeds. Here are some reasons why...
Growing Basil Indoors
Most herbs can be grown indoors in a small area that is easy to maintain. No rakes, no hoes, no weeding, no weather—it’s a beautiful thing.
Seasonal Greenhouse Maintenance
Greenhouses are an effective way to control the environment of your plants and protect them from a host of ill fates. The downside is that...
Q&A by Alan Ray
What is required for plants to breathe?
Much goes on in a single breath. When we humans breathe, the body inhales oxygen through the lungs. The oxygen is then circulated to cells...
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