Plant Biology
Understanding How Plant Roots Take In Water and Nutrients
Roots play an integral part in plant survival, whether it’s as an anchor or providing life-sustaining water and nutrients. Chris Bond...
Infused With Life: How Microbes Work in Your Plant Growing System
Gone are the days when hydroponics was a solely synthetic system—growing successfully in an organic system is impossible without the use of...
Understanding Genetically Modified Organisms
The debate over whether genetically engineered crops should be allowed in the human food supply continues. Grubbycup shares some positives...
A Plant's Circle of Life
A basic knowledge of the different stages of growth and development plants go through can help growers know what to expect from their...
Gardening for Geeks: By the Numbers
Some gardeners are very artistic in their approach to gardening, in that they are content to estimate and remember which years had good...
10 Common Marijuana Leaf Problems and How to Fix Them
A closer look at how to tackle 10 of the most common problems cannabis growers may face in the grow room.
Harpin Proteins: Enhancing your Plant’s Natural Defense Systems
What if you were able to naturally boost your plants immune system resulting in increased diseases resistance, photosynthesis and overall...
Trichome Chemistry: The Key is CBG
There are several terpene-moderated variations of CBG acid molecules that determine the amounts of the various cannabinolic compounds found...
Hydroponic Leeks: A Not so Dirty Business After All
Growing leeks is traditionally a dirty business, but hydroponics is about to change all that.
The Complexities of Defining and Measuring Light Energy
Light energy is an extremely complex property to measure. In order to better understand light energy and its relation to our world, we have...
Are Cannabis Plants Monecious or Dioecious?
Knowing that there are male and female flowers on marijuana plants is important for the successful cultivation of cannabis.
Anatomy of a Cannabis Plant
Alan Ray provides a brief biology lesson on the cannabis plant to keep you in the loop.
Critical Perspectives on Bloom Boosters for Flowering
Advanced horticulturists have the knowledge and experience to achieve results without the use of bloom boosters. Kent Gruetzmacher tells us...
The Driving Force: Transpiration
We all know that water and nutrients move through a plant from roots to shoots, but do you know how that happens? Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr....
Not Just for Upset Tummies: Calcium Carbonate and Healthy Plants
Calcium carbonate is just as useful to your plants as it is for you. Here are a few of the ways you can integrate this natural product into...
Roots, Shoots and the Party of Six
In this article, William DeBoer dispels some of the misgivings people have about hydroponics and breaks down a few complex ideas into...
Prescribing Cannabinoids: The Terpene Connection
The terpene fragrance compounds that modify the effect of the cannabinoid compounds for different medical applications can be helpful when...
I’ve Got You Covered: Leaf Area Index
Leaf area index can be a little complex to understand, but it can be a useful tool once grasped.
Defend Your Roots: Dissolved Oxygen
Maintaining a high level of dissolved oxygen in hydroponic nutrient solutions is one of the most important steps an indoor gardener can...
