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  Plant Growth

  Soil Testing for the Garden: Selecting the Most Appropriate Soil Test

  There are three main principles to follow to get the best soil test data for interpretationKnow what kind of growing substrate you haveKnow what kind of extraction is...

  By: Joanna Berg | Co-Owner & Certified Professional Soil Scientist

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  Plant Growth

  Growing Your Own Cannabis? Don't Forget These 3 Additives

  Water-based organic fertilizers are easily absorbed by plants and make providing nutrition to cannabis plants easy and convenient.Different growers use different methods...

  By: Megan O'neill

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  Plant Growth

  Mediums and Methods to Maximize Your Indoor Grow

  You’ve decided to start an indoor grow and now it’s time to design your setup. The first thing you need to choose is the type of medium you’ll be...

  By: Monica Mansfield | Homesteader, Owner & Writer of The Nature Life Project

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  Plant Growth

  4 Easy Steps to Super Soil for Thriving Cannabis Plants

  There are two ways to feed your cannabis: feed your plants or build your soil. You can buy bottles of fertilizer with impressive labels that you mix up in a nutrient...

  By: Monica Mansfield | Homesteader, Owner & Writer of The Nature Life Project

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  Cannabis

  Why Some Cannabis Growers Are Turning to No-till Farming

  Undisturbed soil, often teeming with beneficial microbes, can power plants just as well as soil that’s been tilled and fertilized.For many growers, soil amending...

  By: Ember Edwards | Content Writer

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  Growing Methods

  Want To Go From Hydroponics To Soil? Here's a Quick Guide

  Agriculture is an unpredictable affair, and occasionally cultivators are forced to change their approaches to gardening without much notice or planning. These forced...

  By: Kent Gruetzmacher | Writer, Owner of KCG Content

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  Plant Growth

  Choosing the Right Growing Medium for Larger Results

  Everyone at one point in their life potted up a plant and for most, it was a straightforward operation: put soil in pot, plant in soil, water and enjoy. Those who enjoy...

  By: Maximum Yield | Publisher

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  Plant Growth

  How to Boost Living Soil with Organic Amendments

  If a plant is to reach its full potential, it must be provided with specific nutrients at various times throughout its life cycle. Plants grown outdoors and in soil rely...

  By: Eric Hopper | Writer, Consultant, Product Tester

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  Plant Growth

  Soup Up Your Soil with Kelp, Molasses & Guano

  Rick Weller, the founder of Organically Done in Michigan, likes to talk about “souped-up soil”—soil that’s loaded with organic amendments...

  By: Diane Young

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  Cannabis

  What’s Better: Growing Cannabis in Soil or Hydroponics?

  Hydroponics is a catch-all term which may literally translate to “water working,” but is generally understood to mean “any gardening method that...

  By: Grubbycup | Indoor Gardener, Owner & Writer of Grow with Grubbycup

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  Growing Methods

  How to Create a Bag Garden

  To the harvester, nothing is more satisfying or paints a prettier picture than an array of home-grown, fresh garden vegetables on the table. Experiencing everything from...

  By: Alan Ray

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  Plant Growth

  The Importance of Good Soil Health

  “T’is more to this than meets the eye” is an old saying which never rang more true than when referring to the earth beneath our feet. Consider this...

  By: Alan Ray