Botany
How Plants Breathe: The Stimulating Story of Stomata
Evolutionary wonders, stomata are vital to plant health. Knowing how they work and what they do for the plant is important knowledge for...
Plant Sex: Dioeceous and Monoeceous Reproduction
Genetic exchanges have been going on since bacteria ruled the earth. In time, special structures developed to get genes from one individual...
Methyl Jasmonate: Plant Defender and Communicator
For centuries, methyl jasmonate has been used in perfumes and teas as a component of the fragrance jasmine. It wasn’t until the middle of...
What a Plant's Internodal Spacing Reveals About Its Health
The distance between nodes can tell us quite a bit about how a plant is doing. Here’s how to decipher it.
Manipulating Flowering in the Grow Room Using Photoperiods
Plants that use the duration of their dark periods to signal flowering are said to be subject to photoperiodism and are classified as...
The Soil Food Web: How to Build Healthy Soil
There is soil and then there is dirt. They look alike to the untrained eye, however, there is a huge difference between the two.
How Plant Hormones Work
Plants, just like humans and all other living things, make hormones to fulfill their natural functions.
Seed Germination: How to Give Your Seeds a Strong Start
Planting seeds ends in either the thrill of that first tiny green shoot or the disappointment of a failed germination.
Improving the Flavor of Crops with Photoperiodism
Understanding your plants’ photosynthesis requirements and matching them to proper lighting affects taste and nutrition in your hydroponic...
Gardening Under Artificial Light: What You Need to Know
Are your indoor plants hungry for more light? While your house may look well-lit, it's quite possible your plants are actually starving for...
Understanding Circadian Rhythms in Plants
Here is why understanding your plants’ circadian rhythms is beneficial.
10 Facts on Brassinosteroids
Did you know there is a sixth, lesser-known class of plant hormone? Brassinosteroids promote or enhance apical dominance, seed germination,...
Self, Cross, and Open Pollination - What's Going On?
Unlike in the animal kingdom, there are a few different ways that plants “get busy” to pass along their genes.
From Imperfect to Perfect: An Introduction to Different Types of Flowers
Here are 16 different types of flowers to serve as an introduction to the world of flowering plants.
Setting the Record Straight: Primary vs. Secondary Plant Nutrients
There can be confusion sometimes when growers talk about nutrients. Our own Chris Bond takes us through the differences, and when we should...
10 Facts on Abscisic Acid
Abscisic acid is one of the classic plant hormones, and although it is an acid, its role in plants is not directly related to regulating pH.
How Spectral Light Influences Plant Growth
Whether growing indoors or outdoors, color temperature can have a major impact on your plants’ height, leaf size, and harvest.
How to Identify the 5 Most Common Plant Diseases
While there are many more plant diseases out there than the ones outlined here, here are the top five plant diseases you should be familiar...
10 Facts on Auxins
Among the first plant hormones to be discovered, auxins serve a variety of roles within plant activities and development.
