Karen Wilkinson is a budding gardener with previous experience working in the hydroponics industry. Her background includes daily reporting, technical writing, marketing and promotions. After spending years living along California’s northern coast, she made her way to Sacramento where she currently lives and breathes the yoga lifestyle.
Articles by Karen Wilkinson
Three years ago, Vanessa Shim’s cupboards were filled with more processed foods than fresh produce. Today, she has turned her family’s diet...
It may take a bit of experimenting to find the balance between overwatering and under-watering, but once you've got that down, you can...
Windowsill gardening is also a great way to bring color and texture to a room.
In order to be successful in cloning, temperature is of the utmost importance.
Even though they’re slow, snails, slugs and caterpillars are sneaky little pests that can leave massive destruction in their wake.
Transplanting plants from an aeroponics system into another growing medium can be risky business.
Cloning is the best way to grow uniform, pest-free plants. There’s no wrong way to go about it, but some ways are certainly better than...
Getting rid of weeds in the garden can be an arduous task for growers who want to try to stick with natural remedies. Karen Wilkinson has...
Succulents are plants with thick, fleshy water storage organs that have adapted to survive arid, desert-like climates throughout the world.
Feeling like you can never take a vacation now that you’re an indoor gardener? Guess again! Other than the initial installation and...
A greenhouse is the perfect place to germinate seeds and allows you to extend the natural growing season. So if you want to grow vegetables...
It’s said that transplanting is one of the most stressful times of a plant’s life—for many, it can be a matter of life and death. And while...
Rising temperatures means peak growing season is finally here. However, heat can turn deadly for plants if we’re not careful. Here’s how to...